Living Faith Christian Church Sermons

Mary Magdalene wept on Easter Sunday, mourning the loss of her rabbi and rattled by the empty tomb. But she also was wrestling with what the loss of Jesus meant for her personally. It was Jesus who gave her purpose and meaning, freeing her from a life of torment. If Jesus is gone, is that Mary gone too? Mary Magdalene was one of the faithful few at the foot of the cross and the first to see the risen king and with his resurrection, the real Mary is alive and the old Mary is dead.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

The resurrection of Jesus is not the end of the story, it's just the beginning. When Jesus was raised from the dead, everything changed. We shouldn't just consider these truths on Easter and move on to the next thing but linger and consider and celebrate! In fact, Jesus himself had amazing encounters after his resurrection that teach us about his heart and mission. A look at his post-resurrection appearance to Peter.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Two disciples walk away from the cross, away from the empty tomb, and away from Jesus. But though may have given up on Jesus, Jesus hadn't given up on them. As we journey with these disciples, we will discover that our eyes can be opened to see the risen Christ today.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Sometimes we pray and God does a miracle. Sometimes we pray and we wait. Sometimes we pray and things don't go the way we hoped they would. Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane demonstrates how to pray when times are hard. When we are pressed, we must press in to our Almighty Abba.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

In Jesus' most provocative act, he turns over tables in the temple and drives out those selling in the courtyard. Jesus' zeal for his Father's house inspired this act of removing anything standing in the way of people pursuing God. God's people ought to have a similar zeal for the things in their heart and life that might be obstacles for their own worship of God.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Oh to have a passion and desire God that is comparable to a deep hunger for food or thirst for water. This kind of longing is deep and affects your whole life - like being "hangry" when your body needs food. God offers us something that completely satisfies, unlike anything this world can offer. He offers us himself.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Honesty is an important part of our relationship with God. As loved children of God, we can come to our Father with our real and raw hearts. Christian maturity is not appearing to have it all together on the outside but actually about growing in childlikeness.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

The devil wants to attack and severe the truth that God loves us and we are his children. Knowing that our identity is a critical point in the spiritual battle, we out to be on guard against the things that might target our belief in God's truth about who we are.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

The Christian life is a struggle. We are in a battle against evil spiritual forces. We cannot sit idly by as the devil tries to encroach upon the places God has given us to have authority over. In God's strength, we can stand firm and fight from a position of power - on our knees.

This message was preached by Pastor Victor Gluckin at Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Persistence in prayer is key and challenging at the same time. To teach how important it is for his followers to continue to pray at all times and not lost heart, Jesus teaches a parable about a widow and an unjust judge. This parable teaches us not only to keep asking our Father in prayer, but that the character of the one to whom we pray is generous and just, unlike the judge in the story.