The Rock Church of Fenton Sermons

The bible says that "In this world you will have tribulation", but how can we truly have joy when things are falling down around us? Does God control the good things and the bad? These are some of the tough questions that Job had many thousands of years ago and we still have the same trouble that he did. Let's take a look at the account of Job and see what we can learn about how to handle tough times and how to truly have peace in our hearts through any struggle.

Jesus was asked at the trial if He was the King of the Jews. He responded by saying that His kingdom was not of this world but of another realm. This is why His servants would not rise up and fight. If the disciples of Jesus’ day did not fight for an Earthly kingdom, we should not either. Rather His mission and therefore ours as believers is to testify to the truth. The truth about God, mankind, sin, redemption and the judgment to come.

TURN-TO REFERENCES:

JOHN 18:28-37
JOHN 18:36
JOHN 6:15
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-11
JOHN 18:36-38

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:

2 CORINTHIANS 10:4
2 CORINTHIANS 11:2
1 CORINTHIANS 2:4-5
ROMANS 1:16
JOHN 5:24
JOHN 10:27-28

The gospels tell us that Peter followed Jesus at a distance once He was arrested. Many times we as believers put distance between ourselves and Jesus. We often do this because of our fear, love of the world and our love of sin. Like Peter, we are able to repent under the merciful grace of God and remove the distance between us and the Savior.

JOHN 18:12-27
JOHN 9:20-23
JOHN 12:42-43
1 KINGS 11:1-4
LUKE 9:57-62
ISAIAH 59:2

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:

MATTHEW 26:58
MARK 14:54
LUKE 22:54
GALATIANS 1:10
1 JOHN 2:15
MATTHEW 6:24

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When Peter drew his sword and cut off the ear of Malchus, Jesus told him to put the sword away. After healing Malcus, Jesus assured Peter that if needed, He could appeal to His Father for the help of legions of angels. We often cut people with our words and actions. When we do this, we don’t trust in the justice of God, we ruin our witness to the lost, and we hurt the ones Jesus came to save.

TURN-TO REFERENCES:

JOHN 18:10-11
MATTHEW 26:52-54
JOHN 18:26-27
LUKE 22:49-51
LUKE 9:51-56

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:

PSALM 64:3
PROVERBS 12:18
PSALM 54:1
PSALM 82:3-4
ROMANS 12:19
LUKE 5:32

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TURN-TO REFERENCES:

JOHN 17:1-9
MARK 14:43-46
JUDGES 16:17-19
2 SAMUEL 15:3-6
MATTHEW 5:38-48
ROMANS 12:17-21

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:

LUKE 6:16
JOHN 13:27
2 TIMOTHY 4:14
1 PETER 2:21-23

Jesus prayed that His desire would be fulfilled for us to be where He is and to behold His eternal glory. It is through His love and grace alone that believers will be with Him. Apart from Him, mankind is destined to be separated from His presence, outside of His Heaven, and under His wrath.

Jesus prayed for all true disciples to be perfected in unity. The Bible teaches that this is a unity of mind, love, spirit and purpose. The unity of the church is the platform of it’s witness. When we drift from the mission we allow room for division which results in a failed witness to the lost. Join us as we examine the ways Jesus calls us to unity.

JOHN 17:20-23
PHILIPPIANS 2:2
1 CORINTHIANS 1:10-13
PHILIPPIANS 2:2
COLOSSIANS 3:12-14
PHILIPPIANS 2:2
COLOSSIANS 3:10-11
PHILIPPIANS 2:2
PHILIPPIANS 1:27

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:

COLOSSIANS 3:2
MATTHEW 22:37
PHILIPPIANS 2:3
JOHN 13:34-35
ROMANS 10:12-13

Jesus asked the Father to keep the disciples in His Name. He asked for them to be kept from the evil one and to be set apart in the truth. It is not up to us to keep ourselves redeemed by good works and religion. The Word of God promises that believers will be strengthened against evil but not removed from it. Without the presence of His Word, our lives are inadequately prepared to withstand the schemes of the devil.

JOHN 17:11-12
JOHN 17:14-15
LUKE 22:31-32
1 CORINTHIANS 5:9-11
JOHN 17:16-17
PSALM 119

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:
JOHN 3:16
JOHN 6:39
PSALM 41:9
MATTHEW 7:21
1 JOHN 2:19
MATTHEW 6:13
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13
HEBREWS 4:12
2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17