Weekly sermons from CGBC in Sacramento, CA

The Golden Rule (Matthew 7:12)1. The Golden Rule and the Law (It's a Summary)2. The Golden Rule and Your Sin (You are Guilty)3. The Golden Rule and the Gospel (You are Forgiven and Empowered)

Three Marks of Kingdom PrayerThe Pattern of Kingdom PrayerThe Promise of Kingdom PrayerThe Priority of Kingdom Prayer

To Judge or Not to Judge (Matthew 7:1-6)1. Do Not Judge Harshly2. Do Not Judge Hypocritically3. Do Not Judge Heedlessly

Do Not Be Anxious (Matthew 6:25-34) 3 Principles to Worship Your Way Out of Worry1. The Root of Worry: Wrong Worship2. The Reason for Worry: Prideful Doubt3. The Remedy for Worry: Right Seeking

If You Have Love for One Another (1 John 3:11-24)1. We ought to love one another 2. Don't be surprised the world hates Christians 3. As we love other Christians, we are reassured

When You Fast (Matthew 6:16-18)I. Understanding Christian Fasting II. Avoiding Hypocritical FastingIII. Rewarding Secret Fasting

3 Prayers for Our Daily Needs (Matthew 6:11-15)I. ProvisionII. PardonIII. Protection

Praying to Your Father (Matthew 6:9-10)Four Aspects of How We Ought to PrayI. RelationalII. God-Centered III. Kingdom-MindedIV. Future-Looking“If you want to judge how well a person understands Christianity, find out how much he makes of the thought of being God's child, and having God as his Father. If this is not the thought that prompts and controls his worship and prayers and his whole outlook on life, it means that he does not understand Christianity very well at all. For everything that Christ taught, everything that makes the New Testament new, and better than the Old, everything that is distinctively Christian as opposed to merely Jewish, is summed up in the knowledge of the Fatherhood of God. ‘Father' is the Christian name for God” (J. I. Packer).

A Prayer Under Pressure (Psalm 4)I. Come to the Lord (1-3)II. Be Contrite Before the Lord (4-5)III. Commend the Lord (6-8)

The Surprising Splash and The Sovereignty of God (2 Kings 5)I. Perceive the Bigger Problem (1-7)II. Recognize the Divine Grace (8-14)III. Take Seriously the Sovereignty of God (15-27)

Matthew 6:5-8Two Ways to Truly PrayI. Pray SecretlyII. Pray Simply

Matthew 6:1-4

Matthew 5:27-30 & various selected scripture

1 John 2:28-3:10

Various scripture references