Sermons

In this passage we glimpse two things. We glimpse the freedom of the gospel (vv12-15). And we glimpse the slavery of the law. (vv15-20)

God wants you to truly believe in the Son of God and then fully live like a child of God!

If you are a believer in Christ, you are ADOPTED. Sinclair Ferguson said: “the notion that we are children of God, his own sons and daughters… is the main spring of Christian living… Our sonship to God is the Apex of Creation and the goal of redemption.”

The message of this passage is that faith places God's promise at the heart of everything.

We have not only died spiritually with Christ but have been raised with Him to new life now and for all of eternity. We hope in the personal and eternal God who has promised to resurrect us in the last day because we're united to Jesus Christ. The Church not only knows the God of resurrection but is to grow in knowing the God of resurrection.

Jesus didn't rise again to patch up your old life; He rose to endit and give you an entirely new one.

God the father raised Jesus Christ from the dead. The significance of this statement can only be understood as part of a larger story. The resurrection of Jesus is not an inexplicable, random event. It is the powerful vindication of the most important person who ever lived and the most important message you will ever hear.

Christ came to deliver us from this present evil age.

These verses show us that Christ died so that by the Holy Spirit, His people would be united through Faith.

Galatians seeks to deeply press into our hearts the reality that our peace with God does not come through anything we are trying to be or do, but entirely through faith in Jesus Christ.

We are called to pursue the goal to which God calls us, and to do so with faith. The difference with spiritual life is that the goal is given by God, and the faith is faith in God. We need faith in the work of God within us, because the goal to which God calls us cannot be achieved by our efforts alone.

This passage It challenges us to consider that two things some people might find difficult to hold together at the same time are actually equally important. The first is that we are declared righteous by God, not on the basis of changes that we make in our lives, but purely on the basis of faith in Jesus as our Lord and Savior. The second truth is that God declares us righteous not so we can more freely live for ourselves but so we can more fully live for him and to him.

Trusting in God's love and radical acceptance in Jesus is the only foundation for a radically new life of faith and obedience.

Would it surprise you to know that true freedom in life is to walk a particular path in life, not because of fearful compulsion but because of love, devotion, and truth?

A critical issue for spiritual freedom is unwavering clarity about the truth of the Gospel.

We who believe in Jesus can live before God with courageous, worshipful humility because he set us apart and called us by his grace and revealed his Son to us.

Whose approval matters more to you – God's approval or the approval of people?

The incarnation teaches us that God, in Jesus, became one of us so that he could be with us in the fullness of his grace. He wants us to know and believe that.

I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

God makes and unfailingly keeps great promises. To live life well in this world, we need to know and believe the promises of God.

What I hope to convey from this message, is that to the extent we are beholding the glory of God in Christ, we will “ be being” transformed by it. And where we feel that we have become sluggish in our faith, it is useful to ask what has caught our eye such that it has eclipsed our beholding of the glory of Christ.

Jesus did not count equality with God as a thing to be grasped. He had equality with God. He was and is God by nature, but he was willing to humble himself for our salvation and become incarnate.

The wisdom that comes down from above is uniquely distinguished by its Christlike qualities. If we want to experience wisdom's blessings, we have to embrace wisdom's virtues.

The wisdom that comes from above is shown in good conduct coming from a good heart. We should value and pursue that wisdom.

In the midst of conflict, we must not let ourselves and our interactions with each other be defined by the terms of conflict. We need to orient ourselves to the far horizon of Christian community.

When there are differing opinions, love pursues what makes for peace and mutual upbuilding!

God alone is Lord of the conscience. Where he has not clearly revealed his will in Scripture, he has given us the liberty to be led by our conscience and not by the opinions of others.

God alone is Lord of the conscience. Where he has not clearly revealed his will in Scripture, he has given us the liberty to be led by our conscience and not by the opinions of others.

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if it's Christian Deconstruction, or Christian Introduction, or Christian self-destruction, or Christian self-deception—The question at the heart of it all is always the same: Who is Jesus Christ?... Who is Jesus Christ and what has He done?

No matter how unsettled the world gets, if we know God, we need not fear.

Who has received Spiritual Gifts? What do we do with the spiritual gifts we have received? How do we use our spiritual gifts?

In this Psalm, Psalm 63 David is talking about a relationship with God that is as satisfying to his soul as the richest foods could ever be to the body. Here is a man finding, in His relationship to God, not only a source of strength, but satisfaction that leads to thanksgiving. And it helps him face one of the most difficult experiences in his life.

We consider perhaps the most significant theme in the entire collection of Psalms— it's the theme of praise. Praise is the proper response to the glorious goodness and beauty of God, and the psalms help us to believe that our God is worthy of our worship, no matter what.

The Bible tells us that what water is to the body, God Himself is to the soul. That means that for all the things you might wish for and think you need. Your greatest need is for God himself.

In the Bible, what water is to the body, God is to the soul. That means that of all the things we might wish for and think we need, our greatest need is God himself.

The Psalms offer ancient inspired prayers for orienting us to God in the day to day. Psalm 96 is a missionary call to everyone across the earth. Come, exult in the Lord who invites you into his presence!

The book of Psalms is famous for the way it speaks about two things: trouble and Thanksgiving - the pain of life and the praise of God. The Psalms invite us to come to God and pour out our hearts in the midst of all kinds of struggles. Yet it is also in Psalms that you are called to heartfelt thankfulness to God.

When Jesus says “*I* am the good shepherd” (not once but twice in John chapter 10) he is identifying Himself with Almighty God. Which is why, as soon as he says this, the religious authorities immediately try to stone him for blasphemy. So could it be true? *Is* Jesus the one spoken about in Psalm 23, and if so, what does that mean for us?

God can be our light and our salvation. If we seek God's face, we will experience his grace.

The important thing is: are you investing what you DO have? The knowledge you've been given, the time, the money, the energy. Yes, we absolutely should be ambitious for the Lord, we should want to take great risks on his behalf, but don't break yourself on the wheel of what he hasn't given you.

Persevering in prayer is fueled by God's secure promises.

These parables Jesus tells are first and foremost about the kingdom of HEAVEN. And he has been saying, the kingdom of heaven has arrived. It's here now. And Jesus says, you can enter it. All of you. Anyone who comes to Him can enter it freely because of Him, and what He's done.

So, what is the spiritual meaning of what he is asking here about a lamp? He is making it clear that Jesus did not come to hide his identity. And what does light do? It illuminates, it reveals, it exposes and Jesus has come to do the same, to illuminate truth, to reveal himself, and to shine his light into the darkness.