San Jose Baptist Church Sermon Podcast

Some Christians have been accused of being so heavenly-minded that they are no earthly good. Others seem to deny the reality of heaven and live as if this world is all there is. The Gospel is a guardrail preventing us from making either mistake. In the final sermon in our Essentials series, we will learn how our beliefs about the future shape our lives today. Passage: Revelation 21:1-6 & 22:1-5

The Church is always a work in progress. From the missteps and mistakes of Jesus' desciples to the latest church scandal, humans have continuously brought our brokennesess into the church. Yet, despite our failures, Jesus said He would build His church, and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. In part 8 of Essentials, we will learn how the church is God's plan and the front line of Heaven's invasion of Earth. Passage: John 2:13-22

Focal passage Ephesians 2:1-10. We use the word "saved" to refer to everything from someone recovered in a heroic operation to the money we save through a discount code. But when the Bible talkes about being "saved," what exactly does that mean? What are we saved from? Who saves us, and how do they do it? In part 7 of Essentials, we will learn how salvation is not about what we do but what Jesus has done.

What defines your value? Do you find value in your roles and responsibilities in your family or job? The human condition is tied to the value God has placed on us and the value we see in Jesus' death on a cross. This death communicates to us the reality that we are infinitely valuable and devastatingly broken. The value you place on Jesus' death affects the value you place on yourself and others around you. This is why it is fundamental to Christian belief. Passages: Genesis 4, Romans 5

According to numerous studies, the single greatest predictor of spiritual transformation is the time a person spends reading their Bible. Still, a recent Lifeway Research study revealed that only 32% of Christians read their Bible daily. In part 5 of Essentials, we will learn the secret to readindg the Bible for spiritual transformation. Bible passages: Mt 4:4, 5:17, 6:9-10, 2Pe 1:21, Heb 1:1-2, Jn 1:1-2>3,14, 5:38-39-47, 5:45-47, Lk 24:25>27,

Focal passages: Genesus 2, Eekiel 37, John 20

Focal passages: Hebrews 1:3, Col 1:15, Jn 1:1-5, 1-14, 4:9-10, 3:16-17, 10:10, Ro 5:8, Lk 17:20-21, Mt 6:10

Focal passages: Romans 1:19-20, Hebrews 1:1-3

Complexity demands simplicity. God is infinitely great, beyond our ability to fully understand, yet when the God of the universe wanted to reveal Himself to His creation, He did so by taking on flesh and becoming a humble servant. We often complicate the message of Jesus with important but non-essential ideas. Instead of focusing on the good news, we argue over secondary issues and leave a lost world confused — or worse, uninterested. Join us each Sunday in February and March for Essentials, a sermon series focused on what is essential, what isn't, and why the difference matters.

Focal passages: Matthew 23:23-24

Message passages: Genesis 12, Gal 3:12, 1Ki 8, Isa 56, Mk 11, Rev 7:9-10

Focal passages: 2 Timothy 4:1-8, Php 2:17, Heb 12:1,Isa 40-31, Col 2:7

Focal passages: Exodus 3:17, 13:20-22, 14: 11-12, 40:36-38, Ge 12:7, Jn 16:7

Focal passages: Isaiah 43:14-

Focal passage: Mathew 14:22-34, Psalm 23:3-4

Bible passages: Isaiah 9:2, John 1:1>14, 3:3

Message passages: Zec 9:9-17,Hab2:2-3, Rev 19:15, 21:3-4, Ro 8:18, 1Co 4:17, 15:54-57, 1Pe 5:10, Isa 25:8, Php 3:20-21

Focal passages: Isaiah 7:14 8:10-22, 9:1-7, Mt 10:28, Ps 46:1, 2Ki 17:6-8, Dt 28:15, 36, 64

Selected passage: Philippians 1:3-6

Focal passages: Matthew 4:18-22, Jn 12:26, Ge 12:1, Heb 11:8, Ex 13:21, Nu 9:17, Ac 8:26, Mk 1:18

Focal passages: 1 Peter 3:15, Ac 21:40-22:4, 26:1-27, Jas 2:19

Focal Passages: Daniel 3:3-28, Ex 20:4-6, Jn 14:15, Jas 1:2-4, 12 Heb 11:1, 13:8, Ps 37:5

Focal passages: Hebrews: 4:14-16, 5:7-9, 12-14, 6:1-3, 7:27, 8:6-8, 10:10, 22-26, 11:33>40, 12:1>4, 28, 13:12>14, 1 Co 6:12, Php 2:5>12

Focal passages: Ro 8:31>39,15:13, Jn 10:10, Jos 1:1>9, Mt 28:19-20, 1Co 10:31, Jer 9:11, Php 1:6, 1Jn 5:3>5

Focal passages: Eph 6:10-20, 18-20, Mt 6:8, 9:35-38, Php 4:6

Focal passages: Eph 6:10-20 6:17, Col 4:4-6, 1Pe 3:15, Mt 5:14-16, 1Th4:11-12, 2Ch 20:1-30

Focal passages: Ephesians 6:17, 10-20, 1Jn1:9, Heb4:15-16, Ro8:35-37, Jn16:33, 1Pe1:6-7 13-15

Focal passages: Ephesians 6:16, 6:10-20, Heb 11:1, 1Pe 5:8-9, 1Jn 5:4, Php 1:27, Isa 41:10

Focal passages: Eph 6:10-17 1:4-6, Col3:11, 1Co 3:3-9, 2Co2:10, Mt 28:16-28

Focal passages: Ephesians 6:14, Lk 4:1-12, 2Co 5:17-21, 1 Co 2:14, Ro16:13, Dt 8:3, 1Ti 1, Gal 4

Focal passages Eph 6:14a, 4:26-29, Jn 3:16, 8:44, 17:13-17, 1Pe 5:8, Ge 1:26-27, Ps 139:13-17, 2Co 10:3-6, Lk 12:4-7, 11:11-13, 12:22-34, Ph 4:6-7

Focal passage: Ephesians 6:10-20

Focal passages: Luke 2:41-52, 4:16 5:16, 10, Acts 9:23-25, Col 2:16-17, 2Co 5:21, Gal 1:13:18, 4:4, Mk 1:35-39, John 11:38-44, Ne 2:5

Focal passages: Mk 2:23-28, 3:1-5, 1 Sam 21:1-6, Isa 58:13-14

Focal passages: Psalm 95:1-2, Ex 17:3-7, Heb 3:19, 4:1-13, Mt 11:28, Ro 9:3, Ge 15:6

Focal passages: Mt 11:28-30, Ps 23,127:2 Ro 3:23, Col 2:16-17, Gal 3:24-25, Ge 2:1-3, 2:15

Focal passage: 1 Kings 19:1-18. Isaiah 41:10

Focal passages: 1 Kings 18:17-39, Acts 12:23

Focal passages: 1 Kings 17:1-24, seeking God: Psalms 23, 46, 139

Focal pasages: Gen 22:1-18

Focal passages: John 18:15-18, Lk 10:42, 14:11, 22:54, 22:61, Mk 14:54, Jn5:44,13:37, 21:15-19, Mt26:33, 1Pe 5:5-8

Focal Passages: Php 4:21-23, Ac 2:44-47, 2Co 4:16

Focal Passages: Php 3:12, 4:10-20, Ac 15:36-41, 16:14-15, 16:40, Jer 17:8, 2Co 12:9, Eph 3:20

Focal passage: Exodus 2:1-10

Focal passages: Php 4:2-9

Focal passages: Php 2:19-21, 3:17-4-1, 1Co 4:18,11:1, 1Jn 2:15-16, 1Pe 1:8-9

Focal passages: John 10:27, 20:1-20, 1Co 15:7-8, Ro 10:9-10

Focal Passages: Luke 9:51, 19:28-40, Zec 9:9, Jn 2:4, 7:8, Mt 3:1-3

Focal passage: Book II Ps 42,

Focal Passages: Php 3:12-16, 1Co 3:10-15, 9:24-27, 2Co 5:10, Gal 4:4-7

Focal passages: Php 3:1-11 Mt 18, Dt 30:6, Gal 2:21, 1Th 4, Mt 7:21-23