Sermons

Romans 5:6-11

Big Idea: Look At The Cross Of Christ And See That You Are Loved

1) The Trouble: We are weak and ungodly people. (v. 6)

2) The Truth: Christ died for us. (v. 7-8)

3) The Transformation: We can be changed by the cross. (v. 9-11)

Three Changes The Cross Makes:
-From condemned by our sin to justified by God. (v. 9)
-From enemies of God to reconciled to God (v. 10)
-From hopeless for eternity to rejoicing in God (v. 11)

John 8:12-30

Big Idea: Jesus Offers You Life In His Light. Follow And Believe Him.

In order to have life in Jesus’ light...

1) Follow Him. (12-20)

2) Believe Him. (21-30)

John 7:53-8:11

Big Idea: Jesus Can Totally Cleanse What Sin Has Totally Corrupted

1. Beware your sin when condemning others. (1-9)

2. Behold Jesus’ grace when condemned yourself. (10-11)

John 7:1-52

Big Idea: God’s Enduring Faithfulness Provides Me True Life Through His Sustaining Grace

In Response To God’s Enduring Faithfulness:

1) Remember and rejoice (v. 1-36)

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
- John 1:14

As I Experience God’s Faithfulness:
1) Am I feasting or disbelieving? (v. 3-9)
2) Am I feasting or disparaging? (v. 10-13)
3) Am I feasting or doubting? (v. 14-19)
4) Am I feasting or debating? (v. 20-31)
5) Am I feasting or delaying? (v. 32-36)

2) Come and drink (v. 37-39)

“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.”
– Isaiah 55:1-3

3) Believe and receive (v. 37-52)

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God. You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.”
- Galatians 6:22-25

John 6:60-71

Big Idea: The Words Of Jesus Offer Me Eternal Life And Direct Me In My Daily Life

Because Jesus Has The Words Of Life, Will You Follow Jesus:

1) When His teaching is hard (v. 60-65)?

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
- Galatians 2:20

2) When other people leave (v. 66-69)?

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.”
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Daily submitting to God’s Word:
1) Grow in it
2) Seek it
3) Elevate it
4) Apply It

“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
- Ephesians 4:29

3) When the cost is high (v. 68-71)?

John 6:22-59

Big Idea: Jesus Satisfies Us By Graciously Giving Us Not What We Want But What We Need

Through Feasting On Jesus:
1) Receive grace even when seeking Jesus with wrong motivations (v. 22-27)

2) Receive eternal life through believing in the bread of life (v. 28-44)

God’s grace in our salvation:
1) Reconciliation: God’s grace sent Jesus (v. 32-33)
2) Initiation: God’s grace draws us to Jesus (v. 37; 44)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us.”
- Ephesians 1:3-8a

3) Salvation: God’s grace saves us through our belief in Jesus (v. 29, 35, 40, 47, 51)
4) Satisfaction: God’s grace satisfies His requirements for us through Jesus (v. 47-51)
5) Security: God’s grace secures us through Jesus (v. 37-40)

3) Receive mercy even when grumbling that Jesus isn’t sufficient (v. 41-50)

4) Receive abundant life through the sufficiency of the bread of life (v. 47-59)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.”
- Matthew 5:6

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”
– Psalm 34:8

John 6:1-21

Big Idea: Faith Is Trusting Our Savior And Not Ourselves In Every Season And Situation

2 lessons from the school of faith:

Lesson 1: When the situation is overwhelming depend on Jesus’ provision (v. 1-15)

When a situation overwhelms me, am I?
1. Ignoring and dismissing it (Mark 6:35-36)

“And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, ’This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.’”
- Mark 6:35-36

2 . Applying human reasoning to it (v. 7)
3. Doubting Jesus in it (v. 8-9)
4. Surrendering it (v. 8-9)

Lesson 2: When the storm is raging focus on Jesus’ presence (v. 14-21)

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
- John 16:33

Acts 20:17-25

Big Idea: The Gospel Makes An Audacious Claim!

The Audacious Claim Of The Gospel Is:

1. Go Forth....Uncertain

2. Prepare For.....Difficulty

3. Value The Gospel.....Above All

"No local church can afford to go without the encouragement and nourishment that will come to it by sending away its best people."
- John Piper

John 5:30-47

Big Idea: Jesus’ Deity Is Confirmed. Don’t Miss Jesus!

1. Believe God’s witnesses about Jesus. (30-39)

Witness #1: John the Baptist points to Jesus. (30-35)
Witness #2: Jesus’ miracles prove Jesus. (36)
Witness #3: God’s Word proclaims Jesus. (37-39)

2. Beware “seeking” God and missing Jesus. (39-47)

Warning Sign #1: You “know” the Bible, but don’t need Jesus. (39-40)
Warning Sign #2: You “love” God, but don’t glorify Jesus. (41-44)
Warning Sign #3: You “hope” in religion, but don’t believe Jesus. (45-47)

John 5:18-29

Big Idea: Jesus’ Divinity Gives Him Authority Over Everyone And Everything

Jesus Has Authority Over:

1) All of creation: marvel at Him (v. 18-20)

“He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be pre-eminent. For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, He has now reconciled in His body of flesh by His death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before Him (God the Father).”
– Colossians 1:15-22

2) Life and death: believe in Him (v. 21; 24-25)

“And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.”
– 1 John 5:11-13

3) Our judgment: honor Him (v. 22-23)

“Therefore, God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
– Philippians 2:9-11

4) Our Eternal Future: Submit To Him (v. 26-29)

“As I looked, ‘thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened”
- Daniel 7:9-10

“I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came on like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.”
– Daniel 7:13-14