Sounds From Sunday Morning

Romans 9, 10, and 11 show us that God is faithful even if his very own people have been unfaithful. Many rarely stop to consider how we can see God's faithfulness. Romans 11 shows us how we can know that God is faithful. Tune in to this Sunday morning sermon by Pastor Emmanuel to learn more.

Is faith really only a set of propositions? Or is a way of feeling about certain things? Or is it about something entirely different? Tune in today's sermon from Romans 10:5-10 to hear about what faith is and how it comes to us.

What does God do when his people reject him? Through Paul the Apostle, God reveals a small glimpse of his character, his heart, and his response to rejection. Tune in to learn more as Pastor Emmanuel preaches from Romans 9:1-5 and speaks about God’s faithful love in the midst of rejection.

Many things claim to be powerful and effective. Most of the time we roll our eyes at these things because we think that someone is trying to sell us something. So, what do we make of the claim the book of James makes when it speaks of prayer as being powerful? Tune in to learn more as Pastor Emmanuel speaks on the power of prayer.

We are both fascinated yet repelled by the lives of hoarders. We judge, criticize, and distance ourselves while at the same time overlooking a different type of "hoarder." James exposes the type of hoarder who hoards wealth at the expense of others. Tune in to learn more about how God responds to those who hoard wealth while ignoring the well-being of their neighbor. #hoarders #inspiration #money

The biggest problems often have the smallest beginnings. In James 3, James warns the church about the disproportional power of the tongue. What’s the solution James provides? Can we bring the tongue under control? Can we really use our words in a way that is life-giving rather than destructive? Tune in to this sermon by pastor Emmanuel on James 3 to learn more.

James 2:19 says that even the demons believe that there is one God––and they shudder. So, then, what is the difference between a demon and a disciple of Jesus? James challenges us to reflect upon our actions to see if they come from genuine faith. Far from saying that our beliefs are irrelevant, James declares that faith in Jesus Christ will be evident in the actions that resemble the self-sacrificial love of Christ. Tune in to learn more.

In an Attention Economy, our attention to harvested and sold to advertisers. All of this happens under the radar and often does us harm. James knows this tendency to pay attention to things that exploit us. He warns his church against showing partiality toward the rich because, after all, they are the very ones who exploit them. James warns against partiality, not just because it harms us and it harms others, but because it goes against the very nature of our faith. Tune in to this sermon by Pastor Emmanuel on James 2:1-13 to learn more.

Religion can be a force for good, and yet it also has the potential for great harm. James gives us three tests for distinguishing between religion that is worthy and religion that is worthless. Tune in to learn more as Pastor Emmanuel preaches from James 1:19-27.