Messages

A message from the series “Sermons.” Why do a sermon on Temptation at Christmas time? One of the gifts of our salvation is how we have been set free from the dominion of sin and given the strength of Christ to conquer the world, the flesh, and the devil. The fact that Christ conquers sin and Satan is worth celebrating! In this sermon that walks through Satan’s temptation of Christ, we see how our Savior
succeeds where the first Adam failed and we are also given by His example the way all believers are to battle temptation.

A message from the series “Sermons.” Here in Luke chapter three, just before Jesus begins His public ministry, the beloved Physician is led by the Spirit to give us three different testimonies to His divine identity. The first was the Herald’s testimony (covered last week). The second is the testimony of the godhead at Jesus’ baptism, and the third is the testimony of Jesus’ earthly lineage, showing that his ancestry was a perfect fulfillment of prophecy. Today we consider the latter two of these testimonies.

A message from the series “Sermons.” In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains how disunity and divisions within the church are rooted in pride, how Christ is the example and solution for growing in humility, and how preaching must be simple and clear, lest the cross be emptied of its power.

A message from the series “Sermons.” In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains how disunity and divisions within the church are promoted by sins like gossip and quarrelsomness, and especially pride, and how considering Christ is the cure for such sins.

A message from the series “Sermons.” Among those who loved the coming of Christ, John the Baptist stands as the preeminent herald. He was the cousin of Christ, the last of the line of OT prophets, and most importantly, the one charged to prepare the way for Heaven’s King. As we look at His ministry, we are still confronted by His message of repentance and wooed by his model of humility even today.

A message from the series “Sermons.” In this sermon, we look at four aspects of compassion that are revealed by Jesus as He discusses the manner in which He will make His final judgement. Biblically, we want to understand that Christ does indeed encourage us to manifest righteous behavior and to do good works of compassion, but our labors are not what secures our righteous standing before God, they are evidences of the fact that Christ has secured our righteous standing before God.

A message from the series “Sermons.” Compassion and justice are an act of worship so we 1) Praise the Lord, because we are not the rescuers nor the hope of the vulnerable, the stranger, and the fatherless. 2) Praise the Lord because He executes justice for the vulnerable, the stranger, and the fatherless. 3) Praise the Lord because He invites us to participate with Him in reflecting His Glory to the vulnerable, the stranger, and the fatherless. 4) Praise the Lord because His Gospel is the power of God for salvation to the vulnerable, the stranger, the fatherless, and the world.

A message from the series “Sermons.” In this final sermon of our emphasis, we are privileged to explore the love of God. In these three verses, we have an astonishing declaration of divine love followed by an invitation to commune with Christ by abiding in His commands. As we abide in His commands, it is then that we will know the very joy of Christ Himself poured into our souls.

A message from the series “Sermons.” In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains how Christians have always been exiles in this
world and that they are to engage in seeking the good of our city, especially in prayer, as we
wait for our returning King.