Solid Rock Church Sermons

In this sermon, we continued The Gospel of John series by looking at what happened when Jesus returned to His hometown after revealing Himself as the Christ in Samaria. In John 4:43-54, Jesus encounters a servant of the king whose son is sick and dying. John tells us that Jesus is without honor among those who know Him the best. Even though the people of His hometown had seen and believed in His miracles, they stopped short of believing that He was the Savior of the world. While they were excited about His miracles, they didn’t believe in Him as their Savior. We often see the same thing in the Church today: those of us who are most familiar with Jesus are also the most likely to take Him for granted, exchanging our personal relationship with Jesus for what we want Him to do for us. Unlike most of the people in Jesus’ hometown, the man in John 4:43-54 completely believed in Jesus and his son was healed. Like the father in John 4, may we place our complete faith and trust in Jesus as the Savior of the world.

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In this sermon, we continued The Gospel of John series in John 4:27-42. We looked at how having an encounter with Christ can allow us to put down the things that hinder us from being faithful to share the Gospel with others. The woman at the well had such a transformative heart-changing meeting with Christ that she left the reason she was at the well to go back to those who made her feel like a shame-filled outcast and invite them to ‘come and see’ Christ for themselves. Jesus tells His disciples that they are to enter into the fields to bring in the harvest for God’s Kingdom by making Him known to others and inviting them to having a relationship with Christ.

In this sermon, we followed the Gospel of John's narrative of the woman at the well. Although this woman attempted to protect herself from the cultural and personal shame she carried by visiting the well in the middle of the day, when most people would not be there, she was met by Jesus. We saw Jesus seeking a personal relationship with her by intentionally having a conversation in which He revealed Himself as the Messiah. Jesus addressed the idols of her heart and met her in the midst of her brokenness and sin. The woman had come to the well for water but Jesus offered her something greater: eternal life. The story of the woman at the well shows us that God loves us despite our broken and bankrupt lives. God values us enough to actively seek us, welcome us into intimate relationship, and rejoice in our worship of Him.

In this sermon, we continued The Gospel of John series in John 3:16-36, where we looked at God’s character as a loving judge who saves sinners from condemnation. Out of His love for us, God sent Jesus into the world, not to bring condemnation, but to rescue us from the condemnation that was already here. God’s love for us doesn’t mean that His moral standard for righteousness changes; Instead of changing the moral standard for righteousness, God did something better: He made a way for us to become righteous by faith. 

In this sermon, we looked at the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3:1-15. Jesus told Nicodemus, an expert in the Jewish scriptures, that he must be born again in order to enter the Kingdom of God. Despite his vast knowledge of the Bible, Nicodemus was unable to make sense of what Jesus was saying about being born again. To help Nicodemus understand, Jesus compared Himself to the serpent that was lifted up in the desert in Numbers 21. By making this comparison, Jesus revealed Himself to Nicodemus as the source of new birth that comes by faith. Like the serpent in Numbers 21, Jesus was pointing to the cross where God would provide a way for His people to be relieved from His judgement. On the cross, Jesus took up the symbol of the curse of sin and death and transformed it into a symbol of healing that “whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”

In this sermon, we looked in John 2:12-22 at the first of two times when Jesus confronted corruption of the temple. In this confrontation, the disciples of Jesus were further convinced of His identity as the Messiah when they saw His zeal for the purity of the temple (Psalms 69:9). Jesus unveiled His death and resurrection to the people as He prophetically pointed to the future, when He would raise up a better temple that allowed God’s people real access into His presence. In His death, Jesus tore down the old system, making a new and better way for us to be near to God by refining our hearts and placing His Holy Spirit within us.

In this sermon, we looked at the first miracle performed by Jesus: turning water into wine at a local wedding. In John 2:1-11, we see key elements that reveal the glory of Jesus. Through the miracle of turning water into wine, we see that Jesus’ Kingdom is a Kingdom of faith and that His primary purpose on earth was to carry out the will of His Heavenly Father. We also see Jesus’ authority over our spiritual cleansing, as He pours out immeasurable grace in our lives. Through this simple story, we clearly see that Jesus provides far more than we need; He turns sinners into saints.

In this sermon, we looked at what happens when someone beholds the glory of Jesus. Far too often, we look at things from a worldly perspective so we don’t see them as we should. This can mean that we also don’t see Jesus as He truly is. In John 1:35-51, two disciples of John the Baptist beheld the glory of Jesus. This changed everything about them, including their identities and their lives’ missions. Upon seeing Jesus as the Lamb of God, the two disciples immediately shifted their loyalty from John the Baptist to Jesus. Not only did their loyalty shift, their mission in life changed as well and they immediately went to invite others to come and see the glory of Jesus.

In this sermon, we looked at the role of John the Baptist in the life and ministry of Jesus. John the Baptist was a rugged man who lived in the wilderness and spoke boldly to all who would listen. His message to Israel was controversial, as he proclaimed that just being born a Jew wouldn’t get you into heaven. He called the nation of Israel to prepare for the coming of the Messiah by repenting and being baptized for the forgiveness of sins. Though he proclaimed the coming of the Messiah, John the Baptist had never met Jesus. When he saw Jesus for the first time, he excitedly proclaimed, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!” The rest of John’s Gospel will continue to reveal Jesus as the Lamb of God who became the Lamb who was slain, in order to make holy and perfect for all eternity those who would believe upon His name.

In this sermon, we continued The Gospel of John series by looking at John 1:14-18. After building the case for Jesus being God, through whom all things were created, John makes the astounding announcement that God came to earth to dwell with man. Through John’s firsthand account of the life and ministry of Jesus, we see deity taking on flesh and dwelling among humanity. As the Son of God, He was both fully God and fully man. He was able to obey the Law perfectly in His flesh, thus fulfilling the Law’s demands, qualifying Him to go to war against sin and death on our behalf, and empowering Him to overcome victoriously. Through the incarnation, we see God and we know who God is. Through Jesus, we know that God has come to speak to us, set up His tent, and dwell among us.