Jesus took all of our bad and gave us all of His good. He put on himself the wretchedness of our sin, the punishment, the separation of our sin, and gave us his holiness, his relationship with the Father. Passages used in the sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
The spiritual gifts that are given to us are more than simply theological terms. They are practical gifts that are designed by God for us to actually use. Today, we start unwrapping the gifts to see what the gifts actually are. Passages used in the sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 12:28 Ephesians 4:11 Romans…
Have you ever worked with someone in giving a special gift to someone you love? This is what the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit have done for you in giving you a gift that perfectly fits you. Passages used in the sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Ephesians 4:7-13 1 Peter 4:10-11 1 Corinthians 12:11 Romans…
God designed the Christian life to be walked together with your brothers and sisters. One way we follow Jesus is by leading others to do the same. Passages used in the sermon: 1 Corinthians 11:1 Hebrews 10:24-25 1 Corinthians 1:22-31 Acts 2:7-8 Ephesians 2:10 Matthew 20:25-28
Jesus never designed us to follow Him in isolation. He made it clear that every Christian is an integral part of the body, and that WE grow when we serve the body of Christ. Passages used in the sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:25-27 Ephesians 5:22-30 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-12, 16
(Our recorder was on the fritz this day and unfortunately cut out during the sermon. Our apologies.) This was a service dedicated to the memory of our dear brother Yuzo Sakai, who passed away on August 26. Passages used in the sermon 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 1 Peter 1:3-9 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
How do we take real, visible steps of following Jesus? How do we take the Jesus in the Bible, and actually live out in our lives what we see in Him? This is the topic we dig into today, and we discover an incredibly helpful connection between abiding in Jesus, and obeying Jesus. Passages used…
We are looking at what the next steps are in our journey of faith. Before we do any of that, how do we know what the first step is, and how do we take it? To see what that is more clearly, we will look at the first step of one of Jesus’ closest disciples,…
In our introduction of this Series entitled “Next Step”, we are reminded that each of us, no matter where we are in our journey of faith, have a “next step” in front of us. What keeps us from taking those steps? And how does God’s Word help us? Passages used in the sermon: Psalms 119:105…
Each of our lives are like a small drop of water in the vast ocean of time. The question is, how far will the drop of our lives ripple out through time? Passages used in the sermon: Ephesians 5:15-17 Matthew 6:1-4 Hebrews 10:24-25 Matthew 5:14-16
