Meadowbrook Church Sermons

Many gift-givers take pride in procuring something at an under-market price. How do you feel when you have to pay full price or when the price seems to be beyond the worth of what you’re buying? Even though God is wealthy His gifts to us cost Him everything.

Have you received or given an extravagant gift? How did it make you feel? Extravagance often stirs feelings of excessiveness or even wasteful. What does it mean that God gives extravagant gifts and how should we feel about that?

Rivers have a current that causes its water and anything in the water to flow in a common direction. Culture likewise has a current that causes people to flow in a common direction unless people are extraordinarily empowered to flow against the current. Christ-followers are so empowered but drift with cultural current when there is spiritual lapse.

Everything is impacted or “shaped” by something. The environment, economy, and communities are all shaped by various factors. So it is with the human life. The question is, “What or who will be the primary factor that shapes your life?”

Is there anything that truly surprises you? Was there a gift, a job promotion or loss, or a relationship change that blindsided you so that you didn’t see it coming? Learn more about how God can and does surprise us with His grace, movement and activities.

To what extent would you go to save the life of a dying person? Would you give all your money? Would you liquidate all your assets? Would you give your own life? Jesus surrendered His life and died so that we may live.

The gift of salvation in Jesus calls for a response; believe and receive life or disbelieve and reject life. Who has heard the call? What is your response?

Jesus’ mission to atone for sin and conquer death is Good News which is announced by His followers to a needy world. However, there is an “enemy” to Christ’s mission with whom followers contend. The Spirit inserts Himself into the battle and prevails.

Jesus is God who is present to save and has the power to save. However, Jesus purposes to involve His followers (the saved) in His saving work. How does Jesus go about involving others in redemption and what does it look like?

The human condition is terminal. Because of our sin nature we are dead to God and condemned. “Fallen-ness” all around us conspires to keep us perishing. God alone has the power to overcome brokenness and the power to save.