Metro North Church - Sermons

Do you ever like you don’t belong or like what you do doesn’t matter? How can I ever fit in? The Bible teaches you that you do have an important part to play. I’m excited to look into God’s Word this Sunday and see how we can know that we belong and engage for Christ in our local body.

Ever wonder about spiritual gifts, where they come from and the purpose they are supposed to achieve? Are they different than normal gifts? Who are they given to? What is their source, and how do they operate? Do I have a spiritual gift?

Paul explains how we should response with humility and gratefulness to those in authority over us—because Jesus led by serving.

Learn from Paul’s example of how to glorify God as you freely give up your rights and freedoms out of love to serve others.

In 1 Corinthians 10 we are reminded that Jesus rescues us from the temptation to bow down to the people, things, and activities we so easily worship.

Paul responds to the Corinthians’ criticisms of his leadership teaching us all how to respond to those in authority.

Can I? or Should I? These are two very different questions. We regularly ask ourselves - Can I do this? Go there? Eat that? But we rarely ask - Should I do this? Eat that? Paul helps the Corinthian believers understand how to exercise the freedom they have in Christ.

Singleness is one of God’s greatest gifts. He has freed each of us where to serve Him at each stage of our lives - whether single, married, or widowed.

We all want contentment and peace. See God’s perspective of how contentment comes from understanding where He has placed you and refocusing on His priorities.

Recapture the beauty of your status as a gift to honor God.

Learn about the tools God provides to help us in our struggle against sinful cultural influences.

Zechariah prophesies the purpose in the birth of Jesus.

Elizabeth and Mary through their unexpected pregnancies experienced the Spirit’s work up close.

Obedience is a difficult word. But it’s especially hard in tough circumstances. Learn from a Jewish teenager how to obey during life’s tough seasons.

If you had a divine visit from an angel how would you respond? Listen to the miraculous story of Zechariah and how it challenged him.

King David guides the Israelites in the worship of God as the ark of the covenant is returned to Jerusalem.

Have you had conflict with another Christian? See what the Lord says about those situations.

God takes sin seriously but always allows room for grace.

Learn to lead differently in the upside-kingdom of God through the servant leadership examples of the apostle Paul and Jesus.

Paul instructs the church at Corinth at build Christ’s church His way and encourages us to do the same.

Paul reminds the church at Corinth that their continual search for significance causes division. This disunity can only be resolved through understanding their acceptance in Christ Jesus.

God gives us wisdom for living to His people by the power of the Holy Spirit and His Word - the Bible.

Paul reminds the Corinthian church that power or intelligence wasn’t the means of their rescue but Christ, crucified!

Have you ever wondered how to put the great commission into practice? Or what it really means to be “missional” and how does that work in my every day life?

Hebrews 10 reminds us of the blessing we receive in our covenant with God and how we should live in response to them.

Listen as we discover three qualities that mark a Kingdom community.

Listen as John Schley begins our new series, (Re)Discover the Church. This series will help us identify some of the ways the church can be described.

Warning signs on the highway are there to protect us from potential dangers ahead. God in His love gives us warnings in Scripture to protect us and guide how we live.

Listen as Danny Clark discusses how a true gospel family is marked by practices of freedom.

Listen as Nate Arnold continues our Side by Side series referencing Colossians 3:12-17.

Listen in as Danny Clark starts off our new series “Side by Side”.

See how God uses an unlikely prophet to accomplish his purposes and at the same time serve to change his heart. What might he want to change in you?

In Jonah 3 God shows mercy and grace to an entire city. He loves to see his people respond to him in repentance!

Have you ever felt "in over your head" and unable to deliver yourself from your feeling of drowning in the trouble of your life?  Then listen in to this message of good news from Jonah 2.

Are you tired of running?  What if you could stop running and rest in the grace of Christ?  Listen in as we catch up with Jonah and learn about God's grace for the tired.

Listen in as we hear Jesus explain what Gospel hospitality is and the marks of a person who experiences His grace. 

Listen in as Jesus, the greatest teacher in the world, schools us on how to really see our sin and the grandeur of his free forgiveness.

Where do you anchor your hope?  Listen in to a talk on Genesis 18  where hope in anchored in the laughable grace of God.

Good news was meant to be shared with total strangers.  Listen in as we hear about the radical hospitality of God found in Genesis 2.

When your spiritual alarm goes off do you wake up right away or hit the snooze button?  Listen in as we hear about how the resurrection is a wake up call for everyone going through tough times.

A great spiritual conflict occurs every moment of everyday 24/7. We are sometimes aware of it and sometimes oblivious to it. Our anxiety can consume us if we aren’t aware how God helps us to remember his holiness, protection, and love for us in the midst of the conflict.  Listen in as we hear the gospel of grace from Daniel 10-11 and learn about God’s preparation for us in the battle. 

Confession scrubs our souls clean from a dirty conscience and yet we prefer to cover our faults rather than than expose them to our merciful God.  Listen in as we hear the gospel of grace from Daniel 9 and learn about coming clean in Christ. 

See and Hear Hope:   Ever notice how your vision of the future influences your life in the present?  Often what we see on the horizon flavors our present for good or for bad.  Listen in as we take a look at Daniel's vision of the future of cosmic reality from Daniel 8.

What do you do when uncontrollable, insurmountable forces of evil threaten your life?  Listen in as we look into Daniel 7 and find a Savior who can and does overcome evil with good.

God is present with us in the midst of difficult circumstances. He is always there guiding us by His spirit, through prayer, and as we depend on Christ.  Listen in as we hear the gospel according to Daniel and find that God’s ongoing presence in our life makes the difference through Jesus Christ.

Wherever we turn the world seems so wrong.  What or who can put it to rights again?  Listen in as we hear the gospel according to Daniel and find that God the judge puts everything wrong right again, through Jesus.

Have you ever met someone who thought they were "large and in charge?"  Most of us know someone who struggles with narcissism and all of us become self-centered at one time or another.  Listen in as Daniel 4 describes Nebuchadnezzar the narcissist and how God can change the most prideful man with grace.  Grace always flows downhill.

Have you ever had to take an unpopular stand that got you into some really hot water?  Have you ever thought about Jesus Christ taking a stand for you so that you could be free forever from the heat of eternal suffering?  Listen in as we learn about the gospel from Daniel 3.

Ever had a recurring nightmare?  Often our dreams are related to deep-seated anxiety.  Listen in on this talk from Daniel chapter 2 as we encounter the God of heaven who understands our anxieties and brings a kingdom of peace.

Most people are both familiar and unfamiliar with the dramatic book of Daniel.  Though Daniel may look like a hero, the real hero ends up being the sovereign God.  Listen in as we jump into this story's first chapter and find the good news of Jesus.

Listen in as we hear a message that addresses this question:  "How can I believe in a God whose Bible naively ignores science?".  Romans 1: 16-23 will help us see the Bible not only confirms science, it upholds it.