Mercy Hill Church Sermons

Suffering is inevitable. Life is going to be hard. But how do we get through? We need what Paul has here: 3-dimensional grace. Past grace, future grace, and present grace—all coming to us from Jesus!

Suffering is inevitable. Life is going to be hard. But how do we get through? We need what Paul has here: 3-dimensional grace. Past grace, future grace, and present grace—all coming to us from Jesus!

In suffering (and spiritual conflict), Christians can stand firm through humble reliance on God, watchful resistance against Satan, and hopeful confidence in Jesus Christ because of His grace & power.

When it comes to sharing the gospel meaningfully with other people, our goal is not merely to get the message right, it’s also to get the message across—to share the message in such a way that it has a better chance of being heard and understood appropriately. For this, telling our own story of salvation (as Paul does in Acts 22) can be profoundly helpful.

To download the My Story for His Glory Worksheet referenced in this sermon, click here.

It’s tempting to approach God with a “resumé mentality.” We want to show him why we’re good, worthy, deserving of salvation. But there is only one resumé that can commend us to a holy God—and it isn’t ours, it’s Christ’s!

Biblically healthy churches exist when leaders serve selflessly and people follow willingly—all with humility under Christ’s authority.

We all know the world is broken and divided. We want peace in this place, we want a world “as one.” But how do we get it? Some people say we should get rid of religion. But, as Paul in our text shows us: we don’t need to get rid of religion; we need to get the real thing in Jesus!

God wants to be involved in the day-to-day details of your life. He cares about the big and little decisions that lay before you. He wants to help. We can and should seek him for guidance in these things.

I wonder what you would consider to be the most significant words ever uttered in human history? Would you turn to something spoken by a poet or a philosopher, by a politician or a scientist? I’ll tell you where I’d turn: John 19:30—“It is finished!”

We (Christians) should not be surprised by suffering but can face suffering with joy, trust in God and a commitment to keep doing good.