If you’ve ever tried to restore a car or a piece of furniture to it’s original condition, you know that restoration projects are a lot of work — and a lot of expense, too! But those sorts of projects are nothing compared to the grand restoration project God has undertaken in Jesus Christ. In this…
If you search #Blessed on Instagram or Twitter you come up with all sorts of idea of what it means to be “blessed.” But what does the Bible say? More specifically, what does Ephesians say it means to be “blessed”? We explore this question in the next three sermons, beginning with the Blessing of Election.…
In this sermon, we are starting a new series in the New Testament book of Ephesians. We begin this series by considering our identity in Christ. How does God want us to think of ourselves now that we belong to Jesus? That is the question we’re asking the first two verses of Paul’s letter to…
If you search for “two kinds of people in the world” on the internet, you’ll find all sorts of entertaining results. But in Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus gives a sobering take on the “two kinds of people” trope. According to Jesus, when He returns to earth, there will be only two kinds of people, and which group we find ourselves in depends on what we do with Jesus before that Day arrives.
Sooner or later we all ask the question: “Why are we here?” What is the purpose of our lives? The answer we find in the Parable of the Talents is that we are here to live faithfully for Jesus Christ. In this sermon, we explore the Parable of the Talents and identify seven key truths we need to remember if we are going to live faithfully for Jesus.
How should we live while we wait for the Lord’s Return? Jesus answers this question from a few different angles in Matthew 24-25, including the answer He gives in the Parable of the Bridesmaid, to which we turn our attention in this sermon. In Matthew 25:1-13, Jesus warns those who would follow Him that following…
Christians believe that Jesus will return to earth at the end of the age. This is one of our core doctrines, and it fills us with hope for the future. But sometimes it also leaves us with a question: How should we live in the meantime? That is the question Jesus takes up in the…
As America celebrates her freedom this weekend, it seems appropriate for Christians to celebrate the even greater freedom we have in Jesus. Today’s passage reminds us that “it is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (Galatians 5:1, NIVO), and that’s what we’re going to talk about as we prepare our hearts for the…
It is sad to hear, but many of the bad things that happen in the world are simply the normal troubles Jesus said we would experience in this world until He returns. But in Matthew 24:15-28, Jesus points to one terrible sign that will signal that His return to earth is actually close. In this…
“Is this the End?” Chances are you have asked that question in the last few months, even if only half-seriously. If you have, you are not alone. Followers of Jesus have been asking that question ever since the beginning. In fact, that’s basically what the disciples ask at the beginning of Matthew 24. In this…