Sermons
Mountain City Church: Frostburg, MD
God's saving and transforming grace ensures that His people will persevere to the end.
The sure hope of all who are in Christ is eternity spent in God's presence as His people.
Having saved us, God is molding us into the image of Christ as He leads us toward our final redemption.
Because Christ has taken our sin and given us His righteousness, we have peace with God and freedom to live as His children.
Scripture contains the truth that is necessary for our salvation. It is authoritative and clear, and the truth we find there is sufficient for salvation and godly living.
Between His resurrection and His ascension, Jesus provided His disciples and us with confident assurance, a clear mission, and contagious joy.
The Easter story in Scripture is an invitation to behold and believe in Christ the risen Savior.
Jesus died instead of us, taking the punishment for our sin, so that we could have eternal life with God.
Jesus Christ the righteous was accused so that all who trust in Him would be free from condemnation.
Jesus knows our weakness, and even before we fall, He has a plan to lift us back up.
Jesus was abandoned instead of us, so that we would never be, and He died for us, so that we could live.
Jesus tells us and shows us that true greatness is found not in wealth or power, but in humble service to others.
The bread and the wine of the Lord's supper illustrate the promise of the new covenant, under which Christ guarantees our salvation by His blood.
Christ will come again, and He directs His people to be ready.
Jesus, the Lord of all, sees beyond appearances and into the heart of every person.
Christ responds to controversy about his authority by affirming that He is the stone that the builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.
A disciple of Jesus is a person who is following Christ, is being changed by Christ, and is committed to the mission of Christ.
God gathers his people together for exaltation, edification, and evangelism.
The church faces her biggest challenge not when new errors start to win, but when old truths no longer wow.
The greatest desire and purpose of the human soul is to behold the glory of God.
If you are a follower of Christ, then every aspect of your life is a gift given to you for the purpose of investment.
God in His sovereign grace is capable of softening the hardest of hearts—even the heart of an oppressor.
God is continually working in our hearts to shake away and break down our hidden idols in order to align our hearts with His.
To enter the kingdom of God, all we need is need; that is, to acknowledge that we are in need of Christ, and that He is all we need.
We are made righteous not by our own works, but by the atoning death and resurrection of Christ.
To fear God is to know Him, to trust Him, and to discover His grace.
anger, love, Proverbs, wisdom, foolishness, folly, patience
Christ provides the perfect model of relationship and empowers us to share His love and forgiveness in our relationships with others.
The book of Proverbs presents us with two ways of living: a life of godly wisdom, or a life of worldly foolishness.
Godly exercise of authority protects the vulnerable, strengthens communities, and promotes human flourishing.
True satisfaction comes through relationship with God, and a life lived for His glory.
God is our true stronghold who provides perfect peace.
The deepest and truest need of our souls is intimacy with the infinite God.
Our identity is a gift; we are esteemed by the Creator of the cosmos.
The Creator of the cosmos is the one true source of morality.
Pastor Marty talks with member Sierra about the struggles and joys of pregnancy, infertility, birth and trauma as she shares incredible encouragement from her messy life.
God has made a way for our sins to be forgiven, offering us the gift of repentance through the work of Christ.
In His grace, God reveals the sin in our hearts, and He has provided a way for us to be restored through repentance.
Jesus has promised to return, and He calls us to be ready, placing our faith in Him and not in the things of this world.
Jesus teaches of the power of faith and leads us to the posture of a servant.
Jesus warns us of the peril of sin and calls us to the practice of forgiveness.
All Christians are called to pray, and all Christians are called to share our faith. We must do both together, not one without the other.
Hell is the just penalty for all who rest in anything other than God for their help, but those who trust in Him will be saved.