Del Cerro Baptist Church

Mary Magdalene is moved from unbelief to faith in Christ throughout John 20. What happened? Does our path to faith follow hers?

Joseph's brothers meet him face to face and when he finally reveals himself to them they know his forgiveness. Joseph's story points us forward to our reconciliation with God in Christ.

Joseph uses one last "test" to force a confrontation with the brothers. Judah's response is unlike any in the book of Genesis and is a precursor to Christ's work for us.

Mark 10:45 tells us that Jesus came to ransom and serve. Surprisingly, the roots of this go way back to Judah and Joseph!

The brothers go down to Egypt to buy grain and meet their (hidden) exalted brother. Joseph's interaction with them is a bit unusual. In this sermon we explore why Joseph behaves the way he does.

In John 2, Mary tells the servants at the wedding, "Do whatever he tells you." That phrasing seems to echo Pharaoh's words from Genesis 41 "Go to Joseph, do whatever he tells you." Is there a connection between these two commands?

What does it mean that Christians are "called to freedom"? What has Christ freed us to?

God's timing comes to fruition and Joseph is brought out of the pit to interpret Pharaoh's dreams. What does this passage tell us about God?

The Lord fulfills his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in Joseph and He is present with Joseph. Joseph's righteousness points us forward to a greater righteousness.

Why are elders often called shepherds? Why are God's people often called his flock? What are the responsibilities of shepherds/elders/pastors in the church?

The Bible often talks about "freedom," especially with regards to the Gospel. What does it mean that Christians are free? What is Christian Freedom?

The Bible makes a thorough case for the reality that those who follow God in Christ will suffer for Christ. How is it that Christians in the west seem to avoid this?

We are to have the mind of Christ in our approach to suffering. But what does this mean? And what does it have to do with sin and temptation?

Through a bit of an unexpected path, Peter moves from a discussion about Jesus' declaration of victory over the watchers to baptism. What is the connection between these seemingly unrelated topics?

How are we to understand the imperatives of 1 Peter? Why should we obey the commands of the New Testament?

With the use of an old story from Genesis, Paul reframes the debate about the law. What does it me to be born of the Spirit?

The Spirit, through Peter, instructs Christian men to live with our wives "in an understanding way". What does he mean by this? Understanding what?

Six reasons that wives should subject themselves to their husbands.

Peter gives instruction to slaves to "suffer for doing good". How does this apply to the rest of us?

Pastor Dustin Saunders wraps up our series on missions by pointing us to the church's role in missions: sending. Why and how should churches send missionaries?

If God's Mission in Christ is the gathering in of the elect, why is it that he uses us to do that? Wouldn't it be better if the Great Commission could be completed with out us?

When we speak of the subject of missions and reaching the lost, we often think of it primarily as "going". But there is something more fundamental than going and it is God's promise to gather.

The Spirit through Peter, commands Christians to be subject to the earthly rulers wherever they live. What does that mean for people who live in a Constitutional Republic?

Living in the in between isn't as clear as we'd like to imagine. We're already with Christ in heaven and yet we still live on earth. We've already been freed from sin and yet we still have indwelling sin. The world is certain to hate the church and yet the church is to seek the salvation of the world.

Who is always delighting in the Word of God? Who is it who prospers planted by streams of water? Christian Vincze walks us through Psalm 1 to point us to Christ.

Peter takes a number of titles originally meant for Israel and he gives them to the church. What does this mean for the church?

How does the Old Testament point to Jesus as the new temple? What does that mean for us?

Peter helps us to see just how privileged we are to live in the age of fulfillment.

Christians are often exhorted to "love one another". What does this mean? What is the significance of "brotherly love" in the life of a Christian?

The churches in Galatia had begun to think that Christ alone wasn't enough for salvation. Were they right? Pastor Saunders walks us through this passage and shows us where we can be tempted in the same ways.

What does it mean to be born again? Why is it something that God must cause?

The first two verses of 1 Peter introduce the author, the recipients and the God who saved them both.

This long section of Genesis deals with a somewhat out of place story (Reuben's sin) and Esau's really long genealogy. Why is this sort of thing in the Bible? What does it even matter? What does this have to do with me? As we study this passage we seek to grow in our understanding of how to read the Bible.

After Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection he ascended into the heavens to sit at God's right hand. What is the significance of this event?

How ought Christians to grieve?

In Genesis 35 we get a repeat of a lot that God has already done for Jacob. Why is this necessary? Because God's grace is dispensed liberally and repeatedly. In Genesis 35 we see four characteristics of God's grace that never change.

Jacob is a new Adam, but he's not THE new Adam, he's just another Adam. Jacob's sinful passivity and wrongful resting led to disaster for his family.