God the Father has planned a glorious future for his children! That future glory makes all of our suffering worth it. Message from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 How can we keep going in faith? How do we keep from losing heart, becoming discouraged, or giving up? Only the hope of a glorious future with Christ will…
Message from 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 What happens when God’s people proclaim the gospel? Because God stands behind them, they can be confident that some will repent and believe, and others will reject the message. Paul writes and reassures the Corinthians that whenever they speak the gospel, they are victors. Their words and their lives are…
Message from Revelation 3:7-13. Click Save PDF to view sermon notes “To the one who conquers I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God…” Revelation 3:12 ESV
Christmas Eve message from Isaiah 54:1-17. Click ‘Save PDF’ to view full page sermon notes.
Sermon from Matthew 18:1-6 Select Save PDF to view Sermon notes
Sermon from Matthew 16:13-23. Click Save PDF to view sermon notes.
God saved us–not by anything we did in our own righteousness–but because He is gracious and merciful and gave us the righteousness of Christ.
—Salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, eliminates any kind of personal boasting. Notice that Paul says in verses 1-2 “We ourselves were this way…”
–Salvation by free grace in Christ humbles every single person, when he or she realizes that their sins were so heinous Jesus had to die on their behalf in order to satisfy God’s justice.
–Salvation by free grace in Christ also emboldens every person, because he or she realizes that Jesus was willing to die for them!
–Salvation by free grace through faith in Christ edifies each person, because each person-no matter his or her circumstances in the world-knows that they have the hope of eternal life and a complete inheritance with Jesus!
–Salvation by grace through faith propels each person to good works, because we respond out of love and joyful obedience. Grace frees us to pursue God as a result of being his beloved child, not because we are trying to crawl our way back to Him.
Sermon from 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Click on Save PDF to access sermon notes
Message from Luke 19:1-10. Click on Save PDF to view Sermon Notes
Why do people refuse to yield to God?
First, we don’t want a God who makes distinctions and judgments.
Second, because we like to keep our options open, even when God commands us to obey Him.
The satisfaction and joy yielding to God is much better than the alternative of not yielding to Him and facing the consequences of which Jesus speaks.