Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost a person everything. This truth isn’t always easy to navigate, and if misunderstood can lead to extreme legalism or cheap grace. In our culture the predominant approach is a consumer oriented church system which has lead to a severe lack of discipleship. This is a relatively new thing…
Sermons from 2024 (Page 3)
One of the greatest truths in scripture is that our God doesn’t use the same criteria that people so often use. We can often be selective, choosing or discarding others according to performance, aptitude or history – but God chooses according to grace, mercy and love. Our text today shows this in the form of…
What happened to the Pharisees that caused them to be unable to see the good Jesus was doing right before their eyes? How could an act of compassion anger them as much as it did? These are important questions that we should be asking so that we don’t become blind to the fact that even…
Jesus is known as the suffering servant for many reasons, and among them is His heart for the lost. Throughout scripture we see God’s compassion for men & women who are enslaved to sin, and in the person of Jesus we see the same heart as He laments over Jerusalem. The people in Jesus’s day…
Darkness & light don’t mix well – so when darkness in the hearts of men is exposed to the light of God’s truth there is friction. The response can often take the form of threats or pressure that is designed to silence the people of God, but the kingdom is meant to advance no matter…
The church faces many challenges these days. And for every challenge there are a lot of supposed fixes that seem to solve the problems of low attendance and the seemingly shrinking American church. On the surface, a pragmatic approach to advancing the kingdom seems justifiable – but a closer look at the techniques so many…
The attempt on the former president’s life is yet another wake up call to the people of God. After the failures of the church during the pandemic & again during the last election – the church has been given a chance to glorify God rather than misrepresent Him. Heeding the words of “prophets” & running…
Many church assemblies today are building around the seeker. This fact is observable in the music we use, the sermons that are preached, the children’s & youth ministries, and much of what popular worship services do or don’t do. What has become known as “seeker sensitive” church comes from our pragmatic approach to the faith,…
Much of the back & forth between Christians & the world on the LGBT issues seem to come down to one thing – definitions. Our definitions of love, hate, sin, the church and more, aren’t always consistent with scripture. Because of that we often find ourselves talking past each other and nothing good comes from…
There are the moral standards of men, and there is God’s standard. One stands regardless of the times, one changes depending on what year it is. One leads to peace and harmony, one leads to chaos and destruction. Our society is currently using its own standards and the cracks in the system are becoming more…