Sunday Morning Sermons- MRCC

Phil will conclude our school year theme, Love One Another, with a final message on God's eternal love from 1 John 4.

Phil will continue our Love Your Neighbor series with a message about prayer. Phil will examine 2 Corinthians 1:10-11 and talk about how the prayers of the people affected Paul's life as a missionary. He will offer some practical ways to lift our neighbors and each other up to the Lord.

Phil will continue our series Love Your Neighbor with a look at hospitality. The idea of hospitality has changed over time, but when we look at the Bible, it is a central part of God's plan for salvation. Phil will show us the importance of hospitality today and how we can be an extension of the perfect Host.

We will celebrate our high school senior class as they anticipate graduation and the next chapter in life. Phil will preach a sermon within our Love Your Neighbor series called Critiquing the Critic and talk about how we are called to love the church, not judge her.

Brian Plumb will continue our study in Luke chapter 10 by looking at the Good Samaritan. We will focus on four truths from the familiar text that we should apply to our lives.

Phil will deliver an Easter message called But Now. In this message, Phil will talk about how the resurrection of Jesus enabled people in scripture to navigate their pain and suffering with a completely new outlook.

Phil will continue our series Love Your Neighbor with a message called Sharing 101. Phil will pick up where he left off last week in Luke 10 and share a few practical ideas about how to share faith with others.

Phil will start a new series called Love Your Neighbor. This series will serve as the final part of our Love One Another school year theme. This final series will take a closer look at how we extend the love of Jesus beyond the walls of the church to the wider world. In this first message, Phil will focus on the importance of sharing our faith.

Daniel Roberts will bring us the next lesson in our series. One of the purposes of marriage is to help us become like Jesus. Join us as Daniel teaches us the importance of this commitment.

Mitch East will continue our Love, Where You Are series. Why love someone if it's possible your relationship will fail? Why love anyone if it will cause you pain? Today's sermon is about Abraham, hope, and God who helps us love despite the suffering we'll face.

Phil will continue our Love, Where You Are series with a message on dating. Given that both singleness and marriage are God-honoring positions in life, how do disciples of Jesus navigate the in-between stage? Though scripture does not address dating directly, Phil will explore some principles in Proverbs that can help guide Christians as they navigate these tricky waters.

Phil will continue our Love, Where You Are series with a message on marriage. Phil will talk about how the institution of marriage is in some ways being critiqued by culture at large today, but that both from a scriptural and even social science perspective, it is one of the most critical building blocks to civilization and one of the greatest ways to display the faithful love of God to the world.

Phil will begin a new series called Love, Where You Are: Reflections on Singlehood, Dating, and Marriage. This will serve as our next series in the Love One Another school year theme and will tackle the various stages of relationships we find ourselves in. In this first message, Phil will lay out a theology of singlehood. Though our modern world often portrays singleness as lonely or incomplete, this was not always the case throughout history, or even in scripture itself.

Many folks have heard the story that Jesus turned water into wine. Many Christians believe the story but move along unimpressed. But John says that Jesus “revealed his glory” through this first sign. This Sunday, we'll see how this miracle reveals the glory of Jesus.

On Sunday morning, Phil will deliver our next message in the Missions Statement series by focusing on Good News. Phil will talk about how neither good deeds nor good lives can truly enact lasting change in the world if they are not empowered by good news. He will look at the foundational text of 1 Corinthians 15 to make this case.

On Sunday morning, Phil will continue our sermon series on the mission statement with a message focused on Good Works. Phil will look at the episode late in John the Baptist's life and how Jesus explained his identity through the good works he was doing in the world.

Phil will continue our series looking into our new mission statement. Why are good lives critical to the mission of the church? Through the Ten Commandments, we will take a deeper dive into what God has called his people to do to show the world His goodness.

Last Sunday, we introduced our new mission statement and the core values that serve as its foundation. But for any mission to be successful, there has to be a plan of action. This Sunday we will examine Five Commitments we can all make as part of the MRCC body – tangible actions that will lead us towards living good lives, doing good works, and sharing good news.

Phil will kick off a new series called On Mission. This series will unveil our new mission statement and talk about why mission statements matter. Phil will discuss the background of how we arrived at our new statement and the biblical foundations behind it.

Phil will present a message recasting our school year theme of Love One Another. In this message, entitled Measure of Maturity, Phil will explore the famous foot-washing scene of John 13 and reflect on both the theological implications of the text, as this is a portrait of who God is, and also the missional aspects of the passage, which calls disciples to emulate this same kind of self-emptying posture for one another.

Phil will preach a sermon called A Willing Spirit to help us kick off our elder selection process. This message will be based out of 1 Peter 5, where the apostle gives instructions on the kinds of hearts that shepherds are to have as they lead the flock.

While the Bible speaks often about the need for Christians to have a healthy relationship with money, it also reveals a profound connection between joy and generosity. Not only is joy a powerful motivator for sacrificial giving, it is also a product of it. In the second message of our Charitable Heart series, we'll see how God's design for his followers takes us From Joy to Generosity (and Back Again).

Phil will start a new series called Charitable Heart, a short series focused on the discipline of giving. In this first sermon, Phil will look at the conversation between John the Baptist and the crowds of people coming out to be baptized in the gospel of Luke. There is important teaching in this passage about the responsibility of believers to steward their resources for the Lord.

Phil will conclude our Seek Ye First series with a message called Celebrate Our Stores. In this talk, Phil will take a look back at the fall and share some stories of how members at MRCC shined like stars in the sky.

Phil will deliver a sermon called Praying for Reign. In this message, he will take a deep dive into 1 Timothy 2:1-4, Paul's instructions to Timothy about how and why to pray for kings and those in authority. Phil will explore various principles in this passage and how they can inform us as we pray for leaders in our context.

Phil will continue our Seek Ye First series with a message titled, The Brilliance of the Church. In this message, Phil will explore the remarkable numbers behind the rise of the early church as well as the features of the church that made it so attractive to the outside world.

Phil will continue our Seek Ye First series with a message called Love Local. In this message, Phil will explore the dynamic between national events and local ones. While staying informed is important, it is equally important to engage in our immediate communal and church context and love our neighbor right where we are.

This Sunday, David Duncan, minister with the Memorial church in Houston, will bring us a message encouraging us to share our faith. Scripture reminds over and over the importance of sharing Jesus, and David will give us tips on how to do that well.

Phil will start a new series called Seek Ye First. Based on this important statement from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, Phil will explore how easy it is for good things to become god things and how to recognize this human tendency towards idolatry before it entangles us.

Phil will finish up our Like Stars in the Sky series with a message called Unstuck. In this message, Phil will return to the instruction from Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount to love our enemies and offer three questions that can help us get unstuck when we find ourselves in longstanding conflict with others.

Phil will continue our Like Stars in the Sky sermon series with a message entitled Grow with Interest. In Philippians 2, Paul paints a picture of what a mature disciple of Jesus looks like, and one of the key features is the ability to show and sustain interest in another person's interest. Far from being a matter of low importance, for Paul, this kind of practice is tied directly to the heart and ministry of Jesus.

Phil will continue our Like Stars in the Sky series with a message called The Story Behind the Stance. He will explore Saul's conversion in Acts 9 and the critical role Barnabas played in vouching for Saul when many others had written him off. Saul was not simply a man with abstract ideas detached from reality, he was a human being with a story and benefited from someone else taking the time to listen. We should follow suit.

Phil continued our Like Stars in the Sky series with a message called Confronting Contempt. Phil will argue that contempt is the root of much of the sin, evil, and violence we see in the world today. He will explore an important parable of Jesus in Luke 18 that confronts our propensity to take the spiritual elitist position towards others.

When Jesus tells us to love our enemies, what does He expect us to do? In this sermon, Mitch will explore two enemies from the first book of the Bible who happened to be brothers. Listen and find out how to find God near your enemies, especially when they're family.

Phil continued our Like Stars in the Sky series with a sermon called “Seven Pledges.” In this message, Phil talked about the importance of committing to principles before times of testing come. He then outlined seven pledges that we can make that will help us maintain our distinct identity as Christ followers, even as we engage in important issues facing the country over the next few months.

Phil delivered our second message within the Like Stars in the Sky series. This message, based on the division of Israel in 1 Kings 12, focused on the impact of outside parties in our lives that make us prone to unnecessary conflict. The path to peace begins with identifying these “conflict entrepreneurs” and distancing ourselves from their negative effects.

Sunday, Phil officially kicked off our Love One Another school year theme by introducing the first series, which will be called, Like Stars in the Sky. In this series, Phil will encourage us not to dread the upcoming political season in our country, which is likely to be fraught with hatred and discord, but rather to view it as an opportunity for the church to shine. This is the stance Paul takes in Philippians 2 when he encourages his readers to not complain or argue, and in doing so, they will shine like stars in the universe.

Sunday we celebrated with those who have been baptized since last July in our annual Celebration of Salvation. Phil preached on baptism out of Romans 6. At the end of service, we invited those who have been baptized to come to the stage for a special prayer.

We were excited to have James Waugh, minister of the Lakehoma Church of Christ, bringing our message Sunday. James helped us explore who God intends for us to be in a lesson entitled Identity.

Sunday, Corey Baird preached a sermon called Restoration & Redemption. Through the Bible, and today, people feel burdened by their sin. Through the words of Isaiah, we will find God is a restorer and cleaner of mess. There is hope when we put our trust in God!

Phil preached a sermon called Discipleship in the Desert. Using John 6 as a starting point, Phil explored the dry seasons of faith. Where do they come from, what do they feel like, and what do we do while we're in one?

MISSIONS SUNDAY! Phil concluded our series, A Church in Harmony, with a lesson entitled One Voice. The music metaphor is used several times to describe kingdom living. In Romans 15:6, Paul admonishes the church, “with one voice glorify God.” As we partner with churches around the world, our prayer is that God will use our diverse gifts and we will be united in once voice to bring glory to Him and His kingdom.

Phil will continued our series leading up to Missions Sunday called “Church in Harmony.” In this message, Phil looked at a passage in Romans to explore how Paul thought about prayer. For him, it was not a last minute resort but a first line of defense in kingdom advancement. Prayer can be a powerful way to connect with others around the world.

Phil began our Missions Sunday series called A Church in Harmony. In this first of three messages, Phil explored why harmony is pleasing to the ear and what missional harmony looks like between various partners in God's kingdom.

We often focus on our failures, but we serve a faithful God who sees our goodness. Josh Kingcade brought a message of hope that God's faithfulness is greater than our failures.

Phil preached a stand-alone sermon called A Strange Relationship. In this message, Phil reflected on Jesus' understanding of death in John 11 and how this chapter can help us as we struggle with the passing of our loved ones. 

Phil preached a sermon called Contemplate. This sermon will flow out of our spiritual growth series and reflect upon the Paul's words of transformation out of 2 Corinthians 3. Phil explored six different pathways that help us journey deeper into the heart of God.

The death and resurrection of Jesus fulfilled many prophecies in the Old Testament.Fifty days later, another crucial prophecy was fulfilled.Join us as Mitch tells us about the promise God made and how He made it come true.

Phil continued our series called Grow. In this message, Phil looked at the older brother in Luke 15 as a paradigm for the second half of life. Phil explored what these long middle years of responsibility look like, the kinds of temptation and sins that go with them, and the unique opportunity for growth they offer.

Phil continued our Grow series with a message about Mary the mother of Jesus. Twice in Luke we are told that Mary, “treasured these things in her heart.” What exactly does this phrase mean and what spiritual posture might it represent? Phil explored Mary's practice of pondering and how it is a sign of spiritual maturity.

Phil began a new follow-up series to our school year theme. It is called Grow and will focus on how discipleship looks different depending on our stage of life. There are unique opportunities that arise and temptations that lurk in each new season of life. Over the next few weeks, Phil will explore these stages, with this first week being a study of how young people follow Christ.