Living Faith Christian Church Sermons

We're beginning a new teaching series on the church. In this introductory teachinng we look at the beauty and purpose of the church. The church is called "the bride of Christ" and as such she is chosen, called and loved. In addition, the church is an essential community for all Christians, purposed to put God's beauty on display.

The Christian life requires discipline and faithfulness, but there is also great reward. 2 Timothy 2 gives us encouragment to stay faithful to Christ, for it is all worth it in the end.

If we contributed nothing to our salvation, then we can make no claim to it. If Jesus saved us 100%, our lives are 100% his.

Sometimes we go from joy to despair and wonder how? and why? Psalm 42 walks us through the process of honest heart assessment and refocusing on God's faithful love.

The resurrection of Jesus has radical implications on so many areas of life. One transformative reality is that Jesus is the one man that can be trusted completely. He has risen, just as he said, and his invitation to "come and see" is extended to you today.

Jesus lived a life of love. He cared for the masses and the individual soul. Imagine walking with him during his ministry and seeing and experiencing his love! Imagine then seeing him die on the cross. How the hearts of his disciples must have been crushed. Yet his death on the cross the culmination of his life of love, for them, and for us.

The Bible is clear: love is the most important thing. But what does it mean to love? What does love look like In a world filled with definitions of "love", we look to Jesus who modeled love through his life and death.

Sometimes in the story of God's people, they practice religious devotion but missed the heart of God. What was missing? Love, compassion and mercy. The people of God are called not just to think about love or feel feelings of love, but to do the deeds of love.

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Jesus calls for his church to stand for truth and fight the good fight of faith. But if we lose our love along the way, we're in trouble. In Revelation 2, he called his church in Ephesus to return to their first love, and he wants us to hear him today too.

How we live now is completely controlled by what we believe about our future. We have a true and sure hope of God's coming kingdom ahead and this ought to give us the perspective to influence our faithfulness now.