Rocky Creek Sermons

At Christmas time, people are searching for peace in all the wrong places. Christ has come not to bring us peace but to be our peace.

Jesus never reduced any sins to be allowed as acceptable in the life of His followers.  Playing with sin has severe repercussions for our lives and great consequences for those closest to us.

As Jesus proceeded towards the cross, the disciples argued about who was the greatest and about who should be included.  Until we address our pride, we will always see everyone else as the problem.

When a man brought his son to Jesus for deliverance, he uttered three words that should never be used to address the Christ.  When we approach Jesus in our need, He deserves complete faith in His ability.

Jesus allowed some of His disciples to experience His transfiguration, but it caused them to turn what should have been a catalyst into a monument.  Instead of getting a simple glimpse of His temporal glory, Jesus has made a way for us to behold His eternal glory.

Jesus taught His disciples regarding the incompatible nature of following Him halfway.  As He still calls us today, He is expecting us to abandon all this world has to offer for the greater treasure of knowing Him.

While opinions of Jesus were rampant and varied, He desired to know whom His disciples believed Him to be.  Peter’s initial response and subsequent reaction reveal our own desire to edit God when He doesn’t meet our expectations.

For a second time, Jesus leads a faithless group of disciples to help feed a great crowd of hungry people.  Failing to remember Jesus’ power in the past can cause us to question His ability in the present for our physical and spiritual needs.

Jesus broke the status quo as He ministered to those who were on the fringes of society.  Through His example, Jesus reminds us that no one is beyond deliverance.

The legalists of Jesus’ day appeared godly on the outside but were actually ungodly on the inside.  Jesus taught the importance of addressing one’s heart which is the root cause for all of our actions.