Sermons by the Monte Vista church of Christ

Would you do your current job if it didn’t involve a paycheck? Though you might love your career, most folks wouldn’t jump at the chance to work for free. And that’s not a bad thing! We don’t view teachers, police officers, or plumbers with disdain just because they’re getting paid. With that in mind, let’s […]

As someone who took part in establishing many local churches, the Apostle Paul understood the value of scripturally qualified leadership (Acts 20:28). One of the keys to having a spiritually healthy church is having good shepherds (Titus 1:5)! We are blessed to have five wonderful shepherds serving the Monte Vista church. These men do more […]

Many passages clearly teach that baptism is necessary to gain salvation (Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21; Romans 6:1-4; Galatians 3:26-29; Mark 16:16; Matthew 28:19). The strongest passages supporting baptism may be found in Colossians 2:11-13. Last month, we began a series of studies on Colossians. We learned that God expects us to grow and […]

Preaching about sin is becoming a rare occurrence in our society. Most religious folks would rather hear preaching about the Lord’s grace, love, and mercy. Sin is often viewed as a negative topic that doesn’t edify. And yet, a failure to consider the Bible’s teaching on the subject doesn’t make the problem disappear. No matter […]

After preaching the gospel resulted in 3,000 converts on Pentecost, the devil began assaulting the church with persecution. The Jewish Council arrests Peter and John for healing a lame man and preaching about Jesus (Acts 4:1-22). These apostles are also threatened and commanded to stop testifying about seeing Jesus raised from the dead. Peter and […]

Luke’s gospel contains a unique resurrection account. Two disciples saw and talked with the risen Savior on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). Their testimony is the centerpiece of Luke’s resurrection story! Jesus first appears to these disciples as a total stranger. This is because they were “prevented” in some way from recognizing Him (Luke […]

Do you have a God-first family? This family makes God’s will the focal point of all they do. They place God at the center of their marriage and parenting. A God-first family is the produce of planting and cultivating good seeds in the family. This family is capable is important to so many different kinds […]

Sometimes when we follow an instruction manual to build something, we’ll run across some steps that don’t apply. I recently installed a set of ceiling-mounted garage organizers where the manual had a few pages describing how to install them if your studs went parallel to the shelves, and another set of pages described studs that […]