Sermons by the Monte Vista church of Christ

Who killed a lion and took honey from bees (Judges 14:5-6)? Who killed 300 Philistines warriors (Judges 14:19)? Who broke being in chains and killed 1,000 soldiers with the jawbone of a donkey (Judges 14:14-15)? Who picked up the gates of a city and carried it to the top of a mountain (Judges 16:1-3)? Who […]

Ephesians 3:14-21 Introduction Did you know that scientists now believe that trees “talk” to each other through their interconnected root systems? They share nutrients, exchange chemical signals about danger, and even take extra care of a nearby tree when it’s sick. In Redwood forests, it’s not uncommon to see a mature tree — a “mother […]

Isaiah 20:1-6 Introduction If you’ve ever had a dream where you were standing in public without clothes, you know how terrifying it can be to feel exposed like that. Would it surprise you to know that God once asked one of his prophets to preach for three years BAREFOOT and NAKED?! Isaiah 20:1-6 tells the […]

Do you know who God is? Don’t be so quick to answer “yes” to this question. This is a tough question to answer. It is difficult not because we have no answer to it but because the answer is vast. This is a very profound question to answer. Thankfully, the book of Psalms tells us […]

We will begin reading  Job this week. Job was a great man who served the Lord with all his heart (Job 1:1). He was blessed with great wealth and a big family (Job 1:2-5). Eventually, the devil began assaulting him. God took his protective hedge from Job, and he began to suffer. The book of […]

How much do you know about Priscilla and Aquila? They were a remarkable couple that we can read about in the New Testament. While they wrote no books of the Bible, they still played a significant role in the work of God in the first century. What does the gospel tell us about this couple? […]

Introduction Self-isolation isn’t just a pandemic problem, it’s also a problem for the Lord’s people who insulate themselves from a world who needs them so desperately. It’s easy to pull away from the world, huddle up within the church, and never go out. After Jesus’ death, the disciples hid in a house out of fear […]

Jesus predicted that Jerusalem’s destruction in 70 A.D. would cause men to be overwhelmed with fear (Luke 21:26). We also live in fearful times. What does the Bible have to say about fear and the Christian? The battle with fear is nothing new. Adam hid from God because of his sin (Genesis 3:9-10). Israel feared […]

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool” (Isaiah 1:18). Apocalypse and apocalyptic do not necessarily refer to end-time events. Eschatological events are the happenings at the end of […]