"Gospel" Tagged Sermons

Facing a Task Unfinished

We will be studying today in Luke 19 as we continue our series: “In the Steps of the Savior.” In the overall structure of Luke’s gospel, we are finishing up the section that I have titled, “The Mission and Teaching of Christ.” in Luke 19:9-10, Jesus said, “Today salvation has come to this house, since…

Jesus Christ: the Hope of Salvation

We have hope, in this life and the next, because of the redeeming work of Christ on the cross. This past month in Kids Time, our children were learning the meaning to the lyrics of the hymn, “Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery.” The first verse speaks of how Jesus “condescended” from heaven to earth to…

Beloved Let Us Love One Another

Brennan Manning pointed out, “One of the most shocking contradictions in the American church is the intense dislike many disciples of Jesus have for themselves. They are more displeased with their own shortcomings than they would ever dream of being with someone else’s. They are sick of their own mediocrity and disgusted by their inconsistency.”…

REMEMBERING: Celebrating God’s Work in Us

One thing that I really love to do is to get together with old friends and reminisce about all the crazy stuff that we used to do. Remembering the good things in life is a healthy thing, so long as we don’t live in the past. God encouraged His people to remember—remember the Passover, the Law, entering the Promised Land. He wants us to remember the great, spiritual moments of our lives as well, for when we remember God’s goodness to us in the past we will have hope for God’s goodness in the present! Remember!