South Union Sermons

Bottom line: All who accept the invitation to come and see their hope has come will leave glorifying and praising God.

Bottom line: All who accept the invitation to come and see their hope has come will leave glorifying and praising God.

Hope's promise finds it ultimate fulfillment in the coming Redeemer's birth from the virgin's womb and the empty tomb. Hope's promise is fulfilled in us when we trust Jesus as our Savior.

Hope's promise finds it ultimate fulfillment in the coming Redeemer's birth from the virgin's womb and the empty tomb. Hope's promise is fulfilled in us when we trust Jesus as our Savior.

Bottom line: The Hope of Christmas is the sinner's hope of rescue from sin and its penalty. 

Bottom line: The Hope of Christmas is the sinner's hope of rescue from sin and its penalty. 

Bottom line: Communion is the expression of our appreciation for God's work and blessings of salvation. 

Bottom line: Communion is the expression of our appreciation for God's work and blessings of salvation. 

Bottom Line:  All those who choose to look away from the pool and look to Jesus instead, will  be saved from the pool. 

Bottom Line:  All those who choose to look away from the pool and look to Jesus instead, will  be saved from the pool. 

Do you know your role? Family works best when we fulfill the role God designed us for.

Do you know your role? Family works best when we fulfill the role God designed us for.

Bottom line: You're not ready for your last day until you trust in the Living God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Bottom line: You're not ready for your last day until you trust in the Living God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Bottom line: When we act presumptuously either through self will or demonic devices we provoke God. 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:17

Bottom line: When we act presumptuously either through self will or demonic devices we provoke God. 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:17

Bottom line: God seeks us out in mercy at rock bottom to recover and restore us to His use. Life is filled with Mountain Top and Rock Bottom experiences. God is with us in both. And He will use us and restore us and rejuvenated us if need be. Elijah needed Emotional ventilation, physical rejuvenation, and spiritual restoration. When we find ourselves discouraged and depressed, we will need the same too.  

Bottom line: God seeks us out in mercy at rock bottom to recover and restore us to His use. Life is filled with Mountain Top and Rock Bottom experiences. God is with us in both. And He will use us and restore us and rejuvenated us if need be. Elijah needed Emotional ventilation, physical rejuvenation, and spiritual restoration. When we find ourselves discouraged and depressed, we will need the same too.  

Bottom line: We claim the promise(s) of God in believing prayer. God is the promise keeper. Some promises are universal. Some are personal. Of those, some are unconditional and some are conditional. We claim the universal and conditional promises are of God in believing prayer. We learn from Elijah how to position ourselves alone in prayer, posture ourselves humbly in prayer, present our claim of the promise in prayer, petition God particularly in prayer, passionately plead in prayer, and persist in prayer.

Bottom line: We claim the promise(s) of God in believing prayer. God is the promise keeper. Some promises are universal. Some are personal. Of those, some are unconditional and some are conditional. We claim the universal and conditional promises are of God in believing prayer. We learn from Elijah how to position ourselves alone in prayer, posture ourselves humbly in prayer, present our claim of the promise in prayer, petition God particularly in prayer, passionately plead in prayer, and persist in prayer.

South Union has told the world about a place (Bethlehem, Calvary, and Heaven), a person (Jesus Christ's virgin birth, victorious life, and vicarious death), a gospel to be preached, and a promise to be believed (Jesus' return, reward, and resting place).

South Union has told the world about a place (Bethlehem, Calvary, and Heaven), a person (Jesus Christ's virgin birth, victorious life, and vicarious death), a gospel to be preached, and a promise to be believed (Jesus' return, reward, and resting place).

Bottom line: If need be, get off the fence and serve the living God. 

Bottom line: If need be, get off the fence and serve the living God. 

Bottom line: A faith that stands with courage in the fight is a faith that has been trained to fight.  The purpose for training Elijah was so that Elijah would be ready to fight, to be used of God to do the impossible in the minds of the people – prove God is not dead! 

Bottom line: A faith that stands with courage in the fight is a faith that has been trained to fight.  The purpose for training Elijah was so that Elijah would be ready to fight, to be used of God to do the impossible in the minds of the people – prove God is not dead! 

Bottom line: God sends us to training camp to increase our faith, trust, obedience, and usefulness for what He calls us to do.

Bottom line: God sends us to training camp to increase our faith, trust, obedience, and usefulness for what He calls us to do.

Bottom line: God lives and uses those who will live for Him.

Bottom line: God lives and uses those who will live for Him.

Bottom line: We've been called to follow Jesus, fish for men, and feed the sheep.

Bottom line: We've been called to follow Jesus, fish for men, and feed the sheep.

Bottom line: We can patiently trust and seek the help of God in prayer because He is always in control.

Bottom line: We can patiently trust and seek the help of God in prayer because He is always in control.

Bottom line: It's worth the cost to carry the gospel to the lost.

Bottom line: It's worth the cost to carry the gospel to the lost.

Bottom line: We win the greater blessings of God by submitting to Him.

Bottom line: We win the greater blessings of God by submitting to Him.

Bottom line: We run the race of life with Patience when we consistently choose to live for the better things of God instead of the lesser things of the world.

Bottom line: We run the race of life with Patience when we consistently choose to live for the better things of God instead of the lesser things of the world.

Bottom line: Persevering patiently across the spectrum of prayer results in restoration and revival by the power of God.If we're going to stand up under the weight of difficult circumstances, oppression, etc, then we must pray. Prayer is the connection to our source of endurance - God.

Bottom line: Persevering patiently across the spectrum of prayer results in restoration and revival by the power of God.If we're going to stand up under the weight of difficult circumstances, oppression, etc, then we must pray. Prayer is the connection to our source of endurance - God.

Bottom line: There is peace, proof, and power in the name of Jesus.

Bottom line: There is peace, proof, and power in the name of Jesus.

Bottom line: Living a disciple's life is living your best life.

Bottom line: Living a disciple's life is living your best life.

Bottom line: There IS hope for reconciliation and peace with God through the finished work of Jesus Christ. In Christ we have hope for life, freedom, eternity, peace, security, a forever home in heaven, and our deepest longings fulfilled.

Bottom line: There IS hope for reconciliation and peace with God through the finished work of Jesus Christ. In Christ we have hope for life, freedom, eternity, peace, security, a forever home in heaven, and our deepest longings fulfilled.