Sermons

Our only truly reliable source of hope is God. So we’re told in the Word to put our hope in Him. This sermon looks at two significant reasons why we should: God’s power and His love.

Because we are seated at the Father’s right hand… what? This sermon looks at five results of our spirits being seated next to God in Christ, a concept that it crucial to our perspective as God’s children.

Solomon wrote in the book of Ecclesiastes about his perspective from a place he called “under the sun”. At that point he was viewing life from an earthly perspective, something Paul contradicts in Ephesians 1 and 2 when he speaks of us being “seated at the right hand of the Father in the heavenly places in Christ." This sermon explores what that means to God’s children.

“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” These are the words of a man who had achieved and accumulated everything imaginable. Why would these words be coming from the mouth of a man who had been given so much by God? This sermon looks at this “vanity” theme in the book of Ecclesiastes and the significance Solomon’s discovery has for our lives.

As we enter our study of the book of Ecclesiastes, this sermon introduces Solomon, the author of the text. Who was he? What was his place in life when he wrote the words of Ecclesiastes? What lessons had his father David passed along to him?

Are you prepared to receive the hope that God is ready to give? Something as significant as hope deserves some preparation ahead of its arrival and this sermon looks at 12 things that need to be dealt with before we can expect hope to have the impact it should on our lives.

In a world that is characterized by widespread hopelessness, we are called to be a people of hope. This message is an introduction to a series of messages on hope. It defines hope in biblical terms and introduces our sources of hope as children of God.

Who do you say that Jesus is? This sermon looks at the question Jesus asked his disciples and how Peter’s answer affected his life. Our answer to that question ought to affect our lives as well.

As we approach Christmas we have so much to be thankful for and to celebrate. This sermon focuses on the Giver of the greatest Gift. We are called to follow the pattern set in the Christmas story and give praise to God.

From the beginning, God has had a plan for redeeming His fallen world. This sermon looks at some of the ways in which the Bible pointed to the coming of Christ, the fulfillment of God’s plan. The arrival of the Christ Child in Bethlehem is evidence of God’s perfect plan, and that we can trust Him and His plan.