Sermons

Mark 10:45

Psalms

God is Satisfaction

Jesus gave the ultimate sacrifice—his perfect, sinless life—so that we would be forgiven and restored in relationship with God. This sacred act calls us to align our hearts with his and give sacrificially in response.

Psalm 27 · Mark 9

Psalms

God is Light & Salvation

Fear and faith coexist in the believer's walk with God. Like David in Psalm 27, faithful people express their fears while holding fast to God's promises, knowing there is nowhere else to go.

Psalm 18:1-3 · 1 Samuel 23

Psalm

God Delivers

David stacks words to describe God's deliverance because no single word captures the depth of God's protection, strength, and faithfulness. Believers discover God's true power only through the challenges they face.

2 Samuel 11 · 2 Samuel 12

2 Samuel

God's Mercy

David's sin with Bathsheba reveals both human failure and God's astounding mercy. When confronted by the prophet Nathan, David confesses and discovers that God forgives even the worst betrayals.

2 Samuel 7 · 1 Kings 11:11-13

2 Samuel

The King and the Covenant of God

God redirects David's desire to build a temple by promising him an eternal kingdom through his descendant, demonstrating that when God closes one door, He opens to something infinitely greater.

1 Samuel 18:2 · 1 Samuel 21-24

1 Samuel

Having God's Heart Is Not Easy

David's refusal to kill Saul despite having the opportunity reveals the difficult work of choosing justice over revenge and kindness over retaliation, the mark of God's heart.

1 Samuel 15:27-29 · 1 Samuel 16:1-13

1 Samuel

The Shepherd & the Call of God

God grieves over sin but rejoices over repentance, and He seeks people whose hearts align with His own—unnamed servants willing to obey, just as He found in the shepherd David.

Philippians 4:10-13

Kingdom Economics

Contentment in All Seasons

Paul writes from prison that contentment is not passivity but a learned spiritual discipline — joy anchored in Christ, not in circumstances.

Proverbs 28:19-27 · Proverbs 19:14

Wealth

The Dangers of Loving Money

Hard work reflects Jesus's values and builds a lasting foundation, while the pursuit of quick wealth through fantasies, schemes, and compromise leads to spiritual and material poverty.

Proverbs 27:23 · Proverbs 22:7

Kingdom Economics

Managing Your Wealth

A practical call to stewardship that pairs Proverbs 27 with a candid look at budgeting, maintenance, and living debt-aware in modern life.

Proverbs 3:1-10

Kingdom Economics

Wisdom Before Wealth

An opening message for the Kingdom Economics series rooting financial planning in Proverbs 3:1-10—trust God first, give God the firstfruits, and wisdom will order the rest.

Proverbs 3:1-10 · Proverbs 3:13-16

Kingdom Economics and the Principles of Money

Wisdom Before Wealth

This sermon examines Proverbs 3:1–10 to argue that wisdom—seeing the world as God sees it—must precede the pursuit of wealth. By trusting God first and giving Him the firstfruits of our income, we align our hearts with God and experience the peace and provision that money alone cannot buy.

2 Timothy 4:1-8

Final Words

A year-end charge drawn from Paul's final encouragements to Timothy, inviting the church to finish with resilient hope.

Joshua 21:43-45 · James 1:17

Joshua

God Never Fails

God is a faithful giver of good gifts and always fulfills His promises, calling believers to patience, perseverance through struggle, and trust despite human failure.

John 14:1-2 · Genesis 2

Psalm

I Will Sing Your Praise

Jesus uses marriage language to promise his disciples that he is preparing rooms for them and will return to claim his bride, offering comfort and purpose amid life's chaos.

Psalm 38 · John 4:39

Facets of Forgiveness

Facets of Forgiveness - Forgiving Yourself

Guilt is a signal that something needs to change, but prolonged guilt becomes shame—a false identity that pushes us away from God. Through Scripture and neuroscience, the speaker shows how to believe God's forgiveness despite emotions that contradict it.

Matthew 20:20-28 · Ephesians 4:32

Facets of Forgiveness

Facets of Forgiveness - Emotions

Forgiveness has two parts: a decision made in the mind and an emotional shift in the heart. Because emotions change slowly, the struggle to forgive often involves managing feelings of hurt, anger, and betrayal while committing to the difficult work of letting go.

Colossians 4 · Acts 20:4

Colossians

Crossroads

Paul closes his letter by introducing companions and coworkers whose lives demonstrate the costly call to follow Jesus wherever He leads, inviting believers to embrace the unpredictable crossroads that faith requires.

John 8:1-11

Facets of Forgiveness

Facets of Forgiveness - A Difficult Choice

Forgiveness is a difficult choice that demands we release others from the penalty of their sin, just as Jesus did. Only by remembering our own weakness and sin can we find the humility to forgive.

Genesis 35:1-15 · Genesis 28:20-22

A Changed Man

When God calls us to follow him, our lives begin a process of fundamental change that continues throughout our earthly journey. Jacob's return to Bethel demonstrates the need to bury false gods and live fully into God's promises.

2 Kings 22:1-23:28

A Child Shall Lead Them

King Josiah's discovery of God's Law leads to external religious reform, but his people's quick return to idolatry after his death reveals that outward changes mean nothing without inner transformation of the heart.

Romans 6:19-23 · Romans 3:23

Evangelism

A Clear Message

This sermon presents four concise methods for sharing the gospel message: the Do/Done contrast, the Navigators bridge diagram, a baseball Hall of Fame analogy, and personal testimony. Each approach helps Christians communicate Christianity's central message clearly when spiritual conversations arise.

Matthew 16:13-25

A Confession and a Reprimand

Through Peter's confession and Jesus's rebuke, this sermon examines the cost of discipleship and the constant struggle to see things from God's perspective rather than the world's.

Genesis 13

A Disastrous Decision

This sermon examines how Abraham and Lot's decisions—one made in fear and self-protection, the other in selfish ambition—reveal the long-term consequences of choices disconnected from faith, while demonstrating that poor decisions need not define our future.