Sermons from Seven Mile Road Church in Waltham

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 12. Here, we see God’s invitation to Abram to become a source of blessing for all of humanity. As Abram answers the call he abandons all of his regular sources of comfort and support, leaning wholly on God and his grace. In this chapter, we get a picture of faith and anti-faith -- belief and unbelief.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint wraps up our series, And Justice for All by asking -- How Can We Find Justice? We've considered the weightiest injustices, what God's word has to say about them, and how we are to respond as his people. In this final sermon, we will look toward the day when Christ the King will return and establish justice and righteousness once and for all. What does it mean for us to live in light of this day?

In this sermon Pastor Kevin considers God's heart for the orphan, the widow, and the enslaved. We live in a world filled with 153 million orphans and 245 million widows, many of whom live in conditions of poverty, without the common protections and provisions of a family. Such vulnerability puts these orphans and widows at risk of one of the most wicked industries in our world today- human trafficking. When we look to the scriptures we see a God who is Father to the Fatherless; one who executes justice for the orphan and widow and calls his people to do likewise. While the need is overwhelming, the gospel of adoption equips the people of God to act on behalf of the orphan, the widow, and the enslaved.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at the intersection of justice and poverty. . Proverbs 21:13 says, "Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered." This Sunday we will open our ears and discover how God has called and equipped us to love, serve, and bless the poor from a heart transformed by Christ who became poor for us.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Justice and the Unborn. Thousands of unborn children are aborted each day in our nation. The politicized language surrounding abortion has tempted Christians to remain silent or passive on what scripture makes clear: God is the Author of life. He knits us together in the womb (Psalm 139:13). So how do we think biblically, speak clearly, and act justly for the sake of the unborn?

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at the topic of Justice and Race. Racism is a deeply rooted belief that one race is superior to another. In Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul directly addresses this dividing wall of ethnic hostility and shows how the gospel reconciles us to God and one another. As God's people we oppose racism, seek reconciliation with one another across ethnic divides and celebrate the beautiful diversity of God's kingdom, purchased by the precious blood of Jesus.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at various passages in the Bible to ask the question -- What is Justice. "Justice" is a word we hear often in today's culture, but have we considered what our just God has to say about the matter? Over the next six weeks, we will mine the depths of God's word to discover the biblical definition of justice, and how to respond to the various injustices around us in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 11:1-9. God has always intended for humanity to fill the earth. But, as Genesis 11 shows us, this filling happens in ways God did not intend. In the Tower of Babel story, we see humanity become united in its defiance of the Creator. Devastating things happen when we deny the will of God and seek to replace the pursuit of his glory with the pursuit of our own glory.

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Genesis 8:20-9:28. The flood has subsided. Noah and his family have stepped off the ark into this new world. God makes a covenant with Noah to preserve the earth until the final judgment. But will this new world be free from the corruption of the past? No. Noah took his sin with him into the ark, and he brought it with him out of the ark. God's preserving grace is on display in Genesis 9 alongside the continued corruption of man, pointing to our need for a new and better covenant found in Christ alone.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at The Flood in Genesis 6-8. As the sinfulness of man continues to increase, God intervenes to bring judgment through a world-wide flood. Yet his mercy is evident in choosing a righteous man who walked with God. Noah constructed an ark and led his family and the clean and unclean animals into it. He received the promise of preservation through covenant and waited patiently for the flood to be over; demonstrating what it means to walk by faith in God.