I'll Be Honest

In this sermon from Matthew 20:17–34, we see how Jesus responds to pride—not with harshness, but with humility, patience, and mercy. While His disciples argue over greatness, Jesus reveals a better way: true greatness is found in serving others and following Him to the cross. From proud ambition to blind desperation, this passage shows that Christ is both the humble King and the merciful Savior who opens blind eyes and transforms proud hearts.

In this sermon on Psalm 19, Ryan Fullerton shows how God speaks through both creation and Scripture, calling every person to hear His voice. He explains how the Word of God is perfect, powerful, and able to revive the soul, and he urges believers to cultivate real fellowship with God through Scripture, meditation, and prayer.

How does the wrath of God shape the way a Christian lives? This message explores how a right understanding of God’s wrath—seen in Scripture and ultimately borne by Christ on the cross—transforms the believer’s life. When Christians grasp the wrath they deserved and the grace they received, it humbles them, deepens gratitude for the gospel, and changes how they treat others. It reshapes marriage, softens the heart toward forgiveness, and removes the impulse to keep a record of wrongs. Seeing that Christ drank the cup of wrath for us produces patience, mercy, and humility in every relationship.

On the mountain, Jesus’ glory breaks through as Moses and Elijah speak with Him about the cross. A cloud descends, fear grips the disciples, and the Father declares, “This is My Son… hear Him.” This sermon calls us to see Christ rightly and to listen to Him above every other voice.

The stench of spiritual pride is seen in the rich young ruler’s confidence in his own goodness. He believed he had kept the commandments and needed only one final step to secure eternal life. But when confronted with the cost of true surrender, he walked away. His problem was not open wickedness, but a heart unwilling to bow. Spiritual pride smells like self-assurance that looks righteous on the outside yet refuses full dependence on Christ.

In Romans 14:13–23, Paul moves Christians beyond “don’t judge each other” to a more Christlike call: use your freedom in a way that protects other believers. This sermon explains how liberty can become a stumbling block—either by grieving a weaker brother or by pressuring them to violate their conscience—and why the kingdom of God is bigger than food, drink, and personal preferences. The takeaway: pursue peace, prioritize love, and practice wise restraint so the church is built up rather than divided.

Jesus didn’t only rise from the dead—He ascended, was enthroned, and reigns right now. This sermon looks at what Christ’s rule in heaven means for everyday believers: your assurance, your access to God in prayer, your strength in temptation, and your hope in suffering. Because He lives and reigns, His people are not abandoned—He is at work for them, and He will return in glory.

Jeremy Walker preaches from Psalm 109 and presses the simple, desperate petitions of verse 26—“Help me, O LORD, my God… save me according to Your mercy”—as language God gives His people for seasons when we are weak and our enemies are strong. He warns against formal, rote praying and calls the church (and the Christian at home) to recover urgent, needy prayer—turning the prayer meeting into a true “cry room,” laying hold of the God of heaven for the help He alone can give.

From Titus chapter 2, Stuart Olyott unfolds what it truly means to live as a Christian — not merely to be one. Using vivid illustrations from history and everyday life, he shows that the grace which saves also teaches, shaping believers to deny ungodliness, live righteously, look for Christ’s return, and remember the cross. A message that brings the Christian life into focus — grounded in Calvary and fixed upon Christ’s coming.

Isaiah 49 shows the Servant of the Lord—Jesus Christ—speaking and being spoken of as the merciful Shepherd who gathers sinners, frees prisoners, and leads His flock through a wilderness world. This sermon follows the promise that believers will “neither hunger nor thirst,” and will not be struck down by the heat, because the One who has mercy is personally guiding them by living waters. Drawing the line from Isaiah 49 to Revelation 7, it shows that Christ’s care now is a true foretaste of heaven: the same Shepherd, the same mercy, brought to full and final glory.