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Genesis 12:1-9 · Genesis 22:2

Traveling By Faith

God's call to Abraham demonstrates that faith—not possessions, family, or security—is the only lasting foundation for life. Believers today are similarly called to trust God's direction and testify to his presence, knowing that what we build on faith endures while earthly holdings fade.

1 Timothy 5:1-16

Timothy

Treatment of Members

Paul instructs Timothy on how to treat different groups within the church, with particular emphasis on discerning which widows deserve congregational support based on need, age, character, and lack of family resources.

1 Timothy 5:17-6:2 · Acts 20:17

1 Timothy

Treatment of Members, II

Paul instructs Timothy on honoring and protecting church elders, evaluating their character carefully, and treating all relationships with respect that honors God's name.

Luke 23:1-25 · Luke 22:66

Luke

Trial

This sermon examines four distinct reactions to Jesus during His trial—rejection by Jewish leaders, dismissal by Herod as entertainment, indifference from Pilate, and unwitting substitution in Barabbas—calling listeners to decide their own response to Christ.

John 12:12-36 · Zechariah 9:9

John Gospel

Triumph

Jesus enters Jerusalem to popular acclaim but calls his followers to costly discipleship and faith. True seeing of Jesus requires dying to self and trusting him when life contradicts our expectations.

2 Samuel 13-14 · 2 Samuel 12:10-11

Trouble at Home

David's sin with Bathsheba and Uriah produces a harvest of dysfunction in his family—sexual assault, murder, and exile—demonstrating that we inevitably reap what we sow, both in parenting and in our choices.

2 Chronicles 14:1-16:12

Trusting God

This sermon examines how Asa's shift from trusting God to trusting his own strength and human kingdoms cost him God's favor. Believers must recognize that ease and comfort come from God and intentionally depend on him rather than the visible world around them.

2 Timothy 2:8-13

2 Timothy

Trustworthy

God's faithfulness remains constant even when believers grow weary and struggle with commitment. Rather than condemnation, Paul offers encouragement that God will not abandon those who falter, inviting tired disciples to rest in God's unchanging nature.

Micah 2:6-13 · Leviticus 18:28

Micah

Truth

This sermon examines how God calls his people to speak truth even when it is unwelcome, using Micah's confrontation of false prophets and exploitation of the poor to challenge hearers to align their prosperity with justice and to follow God's leadership in serving others.

Galatians 4:21-31

Galatians

Two Covenants

Paul uses the Hagar-Sarah story to contrast law and grace: just as Hagar's slavery persisted despite bearing a child, the law enslaves; but Sarah's child Isaac, born by promise, represents the freedom of grace. Believers must reject the false teachers and embrace grace alone.

Acts 12 · Psalm 3:5

Under Fire

This sermon examines Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison in Acts 12 to demonstrate that God remains active and watchful in believers' lives even during persecution and trial, calling Christians to trust God's purposes and pray with genuine faith.

2 Kings 13:10-25

Underestimating God's Intent

This sermon examines how Jehoash's half-hearted obedience to Elisha's command to strike arrows demonstrates that trusting ourselves is easier than trusting God, yet incomplete faith forfeits God's full blessing.

2 Kings 6:8-23

Unseen Army

This sermon examines how spiritual realities, though invisible, shape our world more profoundly than physical circumstances. By opening our eyes to God's presence and power, we learn to pray with faith and view life from an eternal perspective.

Luke 4:1-13

Until An Opportune Time

This sermon examines Jesus's temptation in the wilderness to demonstrate that faithfulness to God is possible. Through Christ's example of resisting temptation with God's Spirit, believers can understand their shared humanity with Jesus and find strength to say no to sin.

Luke 22:24-38 · John 13

Luke

Upside Down Thinking

In his final meal with the disciples, Jesus teaches that kingdom leadership means serving others, warns of Satan's attacks, assures them of his intercessory prayer, and calls them to prepare for persecution—lessons still vital for today's believers.

Hebrews 12:1-3 · Hebrews 11:1-40

Victorious Faith

This sermon examines faith as the secure connection between the believer and God's unseen promises, demonstrated through biblical examples and culminating in Jesus as the ultimate model of enduring faith.

Colossians 2:6-15

Colossians

Victory

Christ's triumph over sin and Satan at the cross frees believers from false teachings and religious rules. In baptism, we share in his victory, having our sins stripped away and rising renewed in God's power.

1 John 1:5-10

1 John

Walking in the Light

This sermon examines three false claims made by those who separated from the congregation—that they have fellowship with God, are without sin, and have never sinned. John counters each claim by emphasizing that true fellowship with God requires both alignment with God's people and confession of sin.

1 Samuel 8:1-22 · Judges 8

Wanting to Be Like Everyone Else

This sermon examines how discontent—the belief that others have it better and we deserve more—amounts to a rejection of God's kingship. Rather than comparing ourselves to others, we must cultivate gratitude for what God has already provided.

Numbers 11:4-31

Wanting What You Have

This sermon examines the Israelites' complaint about manna and God's response, teaching that contentment comes from trusting God's provision rather than coveting what we lack or remembering what we've lost.

Luke 13:5 · 2 Timothy 2:15

Warnings and Disclaimers

Warnings in culture often seem absurd, but biblical warnings deserve serious attention. God's warnings guard us against spiritual complacency and the schemes of evil, calling us to remain vigilant in our faith.

Luke 21:5-38

Watch and Pray

This sermon examines Jesus's prophecy of the temple's destruction, teaching that nothing escapes God's plan, that rejecting Him brings consequences, and that believers must maintain focus on Christ rather than the world's impressive but temporary things.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 · Mark 13:32

1 Thessalonians

We Belong to the Day

Being prepared for Christ's return means living as children of the light—self-controlled, faithful, hopeful, and loving—rather than anxiously tracking the unknown timing of his return.

John 1:1-18

John Gospel

We Have Seen His Glory

John's gospel opens by establishing Jesus as God's Word—fully divine, fully human—who came to earth as the light that darkness cannot overcome, offering all who believe the right to become children of God.