Morningview Sermon Podcast

Pastor Robert examines Paul's exhortation to be in prayer for all, especially those who are in authority over us. 

As we continue our study through the book of Acts, we come to the first healing of the church era. Through this display of Christ's power, the door is opened once again to the gospel of Jesus Christ being proclaimed in the temple courts. Through this event and Peter's subsequent sermon, we leanr not only what Christ imparts to those who trust in Him, we learn what characterizes true, biblical ministry.

Is church a place where you go, or a community of God's people in which you have invested yourself? Is worship a weekly event that you merely attend, or is it a gathering of family where you delight to express your adoration of the Lord of glory? These questions must be asked because there is still a consumerist mindset plaguing modern Christianity. In this passage, we look at the character of the first church and see the purity of their devotion and fellowship as God was mightily at work.

As we pick up with the second half of Peter's sermon, he offers his Jewish brethren both warning and hope. Though they acted in sinful ignorance in killing the Messiah, they were not beyond God's grace. As the prophets foretold, it was God's will that His servant Jesus suffer to accomplish the salvation of His people. Now, if they would believe, they could receive forgiveness, they could be prepared for Christ's return, and they would receive the promised covenant blessings.

Pastor Robert examines Paul's exhortation to be in prayer for all, especially those who are in authority over us. 

As we continue our study through the book of Acts, we come to the first healing of the church era. Through this display of Christ's power, the door is opened once again to the gospel of Jesus Christ being proclaimed in the temple courts. Through this event and Peter's subsequent sermon, we leanr not only what Christ imparts to those who trust in Him, we learn what characterizes true, biblical ministry.

Is church a place where you go, or a community of God's people in which you have invested yourself? Is worship a weekly event that you merely attend, or is it a gathering of family where you delight to express your adoration of the Lord of glory? These questions must be asked because there is still a consumerist mindset plaguing modern Christianity. In this passage, we look at the character of the first church and see the purity of their devotion and fellowship as God was mightily at work.

In this message, we explore the conversion of thousands of Jews who had just listened to Peter's Pentecost sermon. We see here deep conviction of sin, the earnest desire for biblical instruction, and the compassionate exhortations of an apostolic shepherd. In these first Christians, we see what we want to aspire to in Christ as we look to the days and weeks ahead.

In this sermon, Pastor Jordan helps us see that Christ had a calling to be our High Priest and sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins.

Last week we began our exposition of this text from the standpoint of how we all long for the perfect king, and that Jesus Christ is the Messiah King that God has promised to His people. God's gift of this Savior King to us is what we celebrate every Christmas season. So in this second sermon, we explore the identity of His person and the nature of His reign.

In this sermon, delivered as part of our Christmas worship celebration, we explore how Jesus is the righteous branch of the root of Jesse who will sit on David's throne as the perfect king whom all God's people long to know and worship.

In the first of a two part sermon series for Christmas, we begin exploring this passage in Isaiah 9 to understand how Jesus is the promised King who will finally conquer, subject, and restore creation to state of purity and splendor where we will be able to glorify Him by enjoying Him for all eternity.

As we pick up with the second half of Peter's Pentecost sermon, we explore the biblical significance of Christ's resurrection and the glory of his exaltation to the right hand of the Father. We conclude by discussing how we are to respond to the biblical truth of Christ's Person and work.

In this sermon from Joshua 23-24, Pastor Jon English explains the faithfulness of God, the glory of the new covenant, and the blessing of Christ as our prophet, priest, and king.

As we saw in the previous text, crowds of people had gathered to see what was going on when they heard the sound of the Spirit and the Christians speaking in tongues. Some of them were asking the honest question “What do these things mean?” and some accused the Christians of being drunk. Peter stands forth from the 12 Apostles to answer both the honest question and the accusation, and what he gives us is the first sermon of the New Covenant era. In this sermon, Peter shows us how Salvation in Christ the Messiah is everything the Old Testament had predicted and prepared us for.

In this sermon from Joshua 21-22, Pastor Jon English explains 5 lessons from the Levites concerning: prayer, providence, provision, position, and perspective.

The Day of Pentecost is the Birthday of the New Covenant People of God, and it is a day of explosive power and truth and joy. Because of the Charismatic movement, this text is too often and too simply treated as a proof text for tongues. But in this sermon we will see it is more about God's glory in fulfilling His promise to establish Christ's kingdom in the next era of redemtive history. Through these 13 verses, we are taught just how Christ builds His kingdom.

In this sermon from Joshua 20, Pastor Jon English explains the background of the cities of refuge, the concern of the Lord, and the blessed priority of mercy.

How do we occupy ourselves as believers when God brings us to a time where we must wait? That's where the disciples were. Jesus had ascended back to heaven, He had told them to return to Jerusalem, and now they had to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit to come. Their example of how they spent their time waiting for the Lord to fulfill His promise teaches us some critical lessons about what waiting on the Lord looks like.

God accomplishes his work in his people by his grace and for his glory. So rejoice, be confident in God, and bear fruit that lasts.

As we continue our exposition of the book of Acts, we explore in this sermon Christ's final in-person words to His disciples followed by His ascension to the right hand of the Father. Through these 6 verses, it is made very clear who we are in this world. The church is a people defined wholly by Christ. We are a people with: A Present Focus, A Divine Empowerment, A Clear Identity, A Sovereign King, and A Certain Hope.

As Luke opens the sequel to his gospel account, he links his history of the early church firmly and faithfully to the Person and Ministry of Jesus Christ. In these opening verses, we also have Jesus once again promising to His disciples the coming baptism of the Holy Spirit. These two things – the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of His Holy Spirit – are center- stage in everything that follows in the book of Acts, and these same things define us as the church.

Pastor Robert examines 1 Timothy 1:12-20 and Paul's thanksgiving to Christ for saving him, and the renewed charge to Timothy to wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience.

 In this sermon, Pastor Jordan shows us that those who keep in righteousness are actually born of God and the Spirit is working in them.

In this sermon, Pastor Jordan shows us the ramifications of those who make a practice of sinning. 

A sermon on chapter 4 of Ruth which shows God keeping His promises to provide a king for physical and spiritual Israel. 

In this sermon from Joshua 18-19, Pastor Jon English explains the reminders from the Lord: the goal of salvation being worship; the scope of redemption; the danger of laxity; Yahweh is the one in authority; and God keeps his promises.

In this sermon from Joshua 15-17, Pastor Jon English explains the examples of bold faith, how God's ways are not like man's ways, and a warning against disobedience and discontentment.

In the previous sermon, we looked at how the Holy Spirit was operative in His humanity in terms of His incarnation, human development, public ministry, sacrifice, and exaltation. Having laid that groundwork of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of Jesus, we are going to return to John 14 and John Owen's work to explore the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life.

In this sermon, Pastor Robert Gardner examines Paul's encouragement to Timothy that the law is good. This is true if the law is used lawfully, so he explores lawful and unlawful uses of the law, with particular attention given to the "three-fold use of the law".

In this sermon, we explore the ministry of the Holy Spirit based upon Jesus' promise of the 'Helper' that he would send after His ascension. Drawing upon the works of John Owen and Sinclair Ferguson, we explore this central thesis: The character of the Holy Spirit's ministry to Jesus Christ is the determinative character of the Holy Spirit's ministry to every believer.

In this sermon from Joshua 13-14, Pastor Jon English explains the stability of God's plan, a warning against incomplete obedience, an encouragement from priestly inheritance, and a picture of Christ's faithfulness as seen in the example of Caleb.

Ian G. shows how Jesus is the fulfillment of the virtue of Ruth's kinsman-redeemer, Boaz.

In this sermon from Joshua 10:29-12:24, Pastor Jon English explains the divine gift of progress, the necessity of endurance, the fearfulness of divine hardening, God's might over the mighty, and the great faithfulness of the lord.

In this sermon from Joshua 10, Pastor Jon English explains the biblical image of the divine warrior, the power of prayer, and the image of victory found in Christ.

In this sermon from Joshua 9, Pastor Jon English explains two responses of the unbelieving world to God's mighty deeds, the consequences of sin, and the good news of God's mercy.

In this sermon from Joshua 8, Pastor Jon English explains the undeserve favor that the Lord shows to His people, the terror of His judgment, and the centrality of the word of the Lord.

In this sermon from Joshua 7, Pastor Jon English explains the Magnitude of Covenant Transgression, the Thoroughness of Divine Investigation, the Terror of Divine Judgement, and the good news of thoroughness of Christ's atonement.

Abiding in Christ begins and ends with His Word abiding in us. It is when we are a Word-saturated people that we will mirror Christ in the way we pray and live and seek and serve and give and proclaim and set our priorities. When we're saturated with the Word, we will personally bear the miraculous fruit by which the Father is glorified and we will know the joy of our Prayers being answered in ways that are astounding. Today we celebrate God answering our prayers!

In this sermon from Joshua 6, Pastor Jon English explains how the story of Joshua and Jericho displays the wisdom and power of God in many different and unexpected ways

“Apart from Me, you can do nothing” – Jesus. You may be able to run a marathon without Jesus, or do a hundred tax returns without Jesus, or be a straight A student without Jesus. But without Christ, you can't trust in God as Jesus trusts in Him. You can't love people like Jesus does. You can't understand Scripture and obey it as Jesus does. You can't live your life to please and serve God as Jesus does. But in Christ, you can do all things of eternal significance.

In this sermon from Joshua 5, Pastor Jon English explains the significance of the circumcision rite, the Passover meal, and the Commander of the Lord's Army.

In this final sermon on Esther, we explore the historical establishment of the Feast of Purim for the Israel and the wider application of how God leads His people to remember His deliverance, grace, and provision. With Scriptures' final reflections on Esther and Mordecai, we also see how we are left anticipating the perfect King that we all long for and have now realized in Jesus Christ.

In this sermon from Joshua 4, Pastor Jon English explains the significance of the Jordan crossing, the exaltation of the Lord's awesome servant, and the significance of the memorial stones.

God has shown His grace and favor to Esther and Mordecai, by giving them victory over their personal enemy, Haman, and by elevating them to a place where they could pass another edict from the king that provided a way of salvation for the Jewish people. All the Jews in the Empire were rejoicing over this decree, but they still had to fight to overcome their enemies. This sermon explores Israel's Holy War, Christ's Holy War, and the Believer's Holy War.

Pastor Jordan shows us how John thought about man continually practicing sin and how Christ was victorious over sin. 

In a stunning turn of events, Haman the Agagite, enemy of the Jewish people, has gone from being one of the most powerful and blessed men in the Persian Empirem to being executed on the very stake he had prepared for Mordecai the Jew. The man who had instigated the genocide of the Jewish people was gone, but the edict he passed to destroy the Jews remained. Chapter 8 now gives us the details of how God would save His people, making them more than conquerors.

This passage is the pinnacle turning point that Esther has been building toward since chapter 1. Now Esther must carefully approach the most powerful man in the kingdom, knowing that his behavior is not predictable. She has to find a way to strategically confront her husband, condemn Haman, and reverse the edict against her people. Thankfully, God is at work in these insurmountable circumstances, and the glory of His divine judgment has only to be revealed.

In this sermon, Ian Grigsby recounts the events of Ruth and Boaz's introduction, as well as a powerful statement made by Naomi about the unfailing kindness of God. 

In this sermon, Pastor Jordan show us that we are presently God's children who are destined for glory and desirous to purify ourself.

In this text, evil Haman finally gets his comeuppance. Though he had built a gallows 75 feet tall to hang Mordecai, God providentially gave the king insomnia and had him reminded of the time Mordecai saved his life. So instead of sending Mordecai tot he gallows, Haman is forced by the king to honor Mordecai throughout the city of Susa. As we explore this text, we not only see God's providence in action, we see one of our deepest struggles: Pride!