Sermons by the Monte Vista church of Christ

This week we will begin a six-week journey through the book of Acts. Acts is about the work of Jesus continuing through His people. It is about disciples carrying out the great commission after the Lord had ascended to heaven (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:44-47). The thesis of the book is Acts 1:8. The […]

It was a prophet of God who said the words above. This prophet said these words to the people of Israel when God was very angry with them. This prophet was named Haggai. He went preaching to the people of Israel in about 520 B.C. (about 15 years after Israel had been released from Babylonian […]

One of the great stories told by Jesus is that of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Some see this story as a parable. Others see it as the retelling of a real-life event. Regardless, the lessons Jesus is trying to convey are still there. Consider three powerful lessons to be learned from this story (Luke […]

The death of Jesus is both the darkest and brightest moment in the history of the world. It is an event that was witnessed by disciples, soldiers, and enemies of Jesus (John 19:16-30; Mark 15:31-32). It is also an event that we are watched occur by faith. While we are 2,000 years removed from the […]

In Matthew 21:23-27, we find Jesus’ authority being called into question by the chief priests and elders of Israel. Notice a few interesting things. These men recognized the need for religious authority. Jesus did not casually brush their question aside. Instead, He countered their question about authority with one of His own. His question had […]

In Hebrews 5:11-14, the writer is upset because these Christians were not growing in Christ. He wanted to talk with them about the priesthood of Jesus but couldn’t because they were too spiritually immature to handle it. What about us? Since being baptized, how much have we grown? One thing the Bible emphasizes over and […]

The conquering of the city of Jericho should have been the beginning of a series of victories for the people of Israel. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. After defeating the people of Jericho, Israel encountered a devastating loss in the small city of Ai (Joshua 7:2-9). This happened because someone had sinned by taking […]

In our readings through the New Testament, I have been impressed by the prayer life of Jesus. Prayer played a massive role in the life of the Savior. Jesus prayed all the time. Jesus regularly got away from the crowds and found a secluded place to talk to God (Matthew 14:22-23; Luke 5:15-16). He prayed […]