Pastor Simons’ Simple Sermons

Faith is often associated with victory, answered prayers, and visible success. But what happens when obedience leads to suffering, or when God’s promises seem delayed?

In this message from Hebrews 11:32–40, we are reminded that outcomes do not define true faith, but by endurance. Some of God’s people conquered kingdoms. Others endured hardship and loss. All were commended for their faith.

This sermon explores what it means to persevere when circumstances differ, and why lasting faith rests not in what we see, but in the God who keeps His promises.

From the earliest pages of Scripture to the testimony of John the Baptist, God points you to one central truth—His provision of a Lamb.

In this Easter message, we invite you to see how the Bible reveals Jesus Christ as the Lamb who takes away sin. Through key passages in Exodus, Isaiah, and John, you will see that Christ’s death was not an isolated event, but the fulfillment of God’s plan from the beginning.

More importantly, the sermon reminds you that the story does not end at the cross. The resurrection confirms that the Father accepted the sacrifice and that salvation is complete.

This message calls you to behold the Lamb and respond in faith to the One who bore your sin and now lives again.

Hebrews 11:17–31 brings us face to face with a kind of faith that is tested by uncertainty, risk, and costly obedience. This message considers what it looks like to trust God when the future is unclear, drawing from the lives of those who walked by faith before us.

In Hebrews 11:8–16, we are reminded that the life of faith is the life of a pilgrim. Looking at the example of Abraham and the patriarchs, this message explores what it means to follow God when the path is unclear, to trust His power when circumstances seem impossible, and to live with our hearts set on a better, heavenly country. This sermon calls believers to hold loosely to this world and to fix their hope on the promises of God, living each day as citizens of a city yet to come.

In Hebrews 11:4–7, we meet three early witnesses of faith: Abel, Enoch, and Noah. Though they lived in a world marked by sin and corruption, each demonstrated genuine faith differently. Abel worshiped God in faith, Enoch walked with God in faithful fellowship, and Noah obeyed God’s warning when others ignored it. Their lives reveal that true faith is not merely belief—it is a life that worships God, seeks Him daily, and obeys His Word even when the world around us does not.

In this message from Hebrews 11, we examine how endurance in the Christian life is made possible through faith. Hebrews 10 calls believers to persevere; Hebrews 11 explains that perseverance rests upon confident trust in the promises of God. Faith anchors hope, steadies the believer under trial, and fixes the heart on unseen realities that are more certain than present circumstances. This sermon calls us to live by faith as the sure foundation of the Christian life and to press on without shrinking back.

In this message from Hebrews 10:26–39, we consider one of the most sobering warning passages in the New Testament alongside one of its most encouraging calls to perseverance. The author of Hebrews warns against willful apostasy—turning away from Christ after receiving the knowledge of the truth—while also reminding believers of their past endurance and pointing them toward a great and abiding reward.

In an age marked by spiritual “deconstruction,” this passage speaks with clarity and urgency. It calls us to examine our faith honestly, to reform where Scripture requires, but never to abandon the cross. There is no other sacrifice for sins, no better possession than what we have in Christ, and no greater reward than what awaits those who endure.

This sermon challenges us to live by faith—warned by judgment, strengthened by memory, and motivated by eternal reward.

In Hebrews 10:19–25, believers are called to live in light of Christ’s finished work. Because we have confidence to enter the holy places through His blood, we are urged to draw near in faith, hold fast in hope, and stir up one another in love. This message explores what it means to approach God with assurance, remain steadfast under pressure, and actively encourage fellow believers as we await Christ’s return.

Guest Speaker Marty Simons brings us a challenge from Joshua chapters 23 and 24. Here we see that we need to be reminded of the power and glory of our God.

In Hebrews 10:1–18, the author brings his argument about Christ’s sacrifice to a decisive conclusion. The repeated offerings of the Mosaic Law could never remove sin or cleanse the conscience—they only pointed forward to something greater. In contrast, Jesus Christ fulfilled the will of God through a once-for-all sacrifice that truly takes away sin, perfects the believer, and secures the promises of the New Covenant.

This sermon calls believers to move beyond mere understanding and to rest fully in the complete and final sufficiency of Christ’s finished work. Because His sacrifice is complete, nothing remains to be added, and nothing more is required.