You cannot love God and choose to not love others. This sermon examines the demands that God's love places upon us. (1 John 4:7-21)

For a second time in his short letter, John

addresses false teachers. The early church had

many who came, professing to bring truth, but

rejecting Jesus. This sermon examines how the

Holy Spirit works in the believer's life to bring about

discernment. (1 John 3:19-4:6)

The process of becoming like Christ changes our

priorities. It means that God is priority number one.

The Christian life is a life of engagement. It means

that we engage the world and the world's issues,

meeting them head on with the love of Christ. (1 John 3:11-18)

When we become Christians, Christ begins a new work in us. It's called sanctification, or the process of becoming like Christ. John challenges a discouraged church to fix their hope on Jesus, holding on to what they knew to be true about God. (1 John 2:28-3:10)

When people who used to follow Christ walk away it can shatter our faith. The believers that John wrote to faced such a circumstance, and with it a crisis of faith about what truth really is. This sermon challenges us to be discerning in our faith. (1 John 2:18-27)

As he hung dying on the cross, Jesus had compassion on a criminal who could do nothing to earn his salvation. All the man could do was throw himself on the grace of God, and Jesus lavished His grace upon him. You are one of two criminals. (Luke 23:39-43)

This sermon takes a look at Christ's prayer for His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane and what His desires are for His followers. (Brian Schulenburg)

Jesus was born in the shadow of a cross. He came to earth so mankind might be redeemed. The task ahead of Him was grave, but Christ faced it with the determination that He would rather die for you than live without you. Tetelestai - It is finished! (John 19:28-30)

In a profound mystery, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, became sin so that we might become children of God. That task caused God to turn His back on God for the one and only time in history. This sermon examines the cost Jesus paid for our sin. (Matthew 27:45-46)

It had been quite a night for Jesus. Betrayal, abandonment, beatings, mock trials, persecution, fatigue and unimaginable pain accompanied Him everywhere He went. Despite His circumstances, Jesus ask the Father to forgive the crowd. We too are to forgive. (Luke 23:32-34, Philippians 2:5-8)