Sermons

Who Can You Trust? | 2 Peter 1:16-21 |
Can we trust the Bible? Outline Trust the eyewitnesses (vv16-18) Trust God’s Word (vv19-21)
Fruitful Faith | 2 Peter 1:1-15 |
Are you coasting in the Christian life? In this message from 2 Peter, we hear the Apostle urge believers to make every effort to have fruitful faith. Outline Peter’s Last Words (vv1-2, 12-15) Making Every Effort (vv3-11)
Christmas Time | Galatians 4:4-7 |
At Christmas, we celebrate two sendings of God—the sending of the Son and the Spirit ‘when the set time had fully come’.
New Creation | Galatians 6:11-18 |
What is legalism a problem? Outline What causes false teaching? (vv11-13) What keeps us true to Christ? (vv14-18)
Doing Good to All | Galatians 6:1-10 |
The good news of Jesus brings freedom; freedom to ‘do good to all’. Outline Doing good to the person caught in sin (vv1-5) Doing good to teachers (v6) Do good, without giving up (vv7-10)
Walking by the Spirit | Galatians 5:16-26 |
How do people change? Outline Led to change (vv16-18) Don’t walk by the Flesh (vv19-21) Walk by the Spirit (vv22-26)
Free to Do? | Galatians 5:1-15 |
What is true freedom? How do our cultural stories of freedom relate to the freedom Jesus brings? Outline Christ frees from the law (vv1-6) Running true (vv7-12) Christ frees to love (vv13-15)
What is a Christian? | Galatians 4 |
In grace, God invites us into his family to receive the blessing of being in his family. It’s not due to anything we do (this leads to slavery) but in receiving God’s gift. Outline Christians are redeemed slaves Christians are adopted children Christians are heirs of God
The Extra Mile | Matthew 5:38-48 |
What does it really mean to ‘go the extra mile’ for someone? In this message, we hear how this saying from Jesus doesn’t match up with what we might think the saying means. (Due to a power outage this sermon was taken from our live stream.) Outline Going the extra mile. (Mat. 5:41) How to live in the second mile. Going the extra mile by turning the other cheek. (Mat. 5:39) Going the extra mile by giving more than required. (Mat. 5:40) Going the extra mile by living generously. (Mat. 5:42) Why we live in the second mile? It keeps us from taking justice into our own hands. (Rom 13:1-5) Going the extra mile in love is a better strategy. (Rom. 12:19-21) Jesus went the extra mile… all the way to the cross. (1 Peter 2:21-24)
Promise Keeper | Galatians 3:15-29 |
The good news of Jesus calls us to trust in him, but can God be trusted? In this message we see how God’s promises never change and answers why God gave a law through Moses after making his covenant with Abraham. Outline God keeps his promises (3:15-18) Why the Law? (3:19-25) All one in Christ (3:26-29) Trusting in God’s Promises