Sermons Page 25

Ephesians 5:21-33 · Genesis 2:24

Family

God's Desire for Marriage

Marriage is a covenant reflecting the relationship between Christ and the church, calling husbands and wives to mutual submission, loyalty, and holiness as they honor one another as God's gift.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-8

God's Desire for Sexual Purity

God calls His children to sexual purity as a reflection of His holy nature. Through the Holy Spirit's power, believers are enabled to control their bodies, honor others, and reject cultural acceptance of sexual immorality.

1 Corinthians 7:7-9 · 1 Corinthians 7:29-35

God's Desire for Singles

Paul teaches that both single and married Christians should live with an eternal perspective, free from anxiety and devoted entirely to God's kingdom rather than earthly distractions.

1 Corinthians 7:8-9 · 1 Corinthians 7:39-40

God's Desire for Widows

Scripture teaches that widows hold a special place in God's heart and deserve both family and congregational support. Widows also bear responsibility to remain spiritually focused and contribute their gifts to the life of the church.

Galatians 1:6-10

I Have to Have Everyone's Love and Approval

Satan's lie that we must have everyone's approval leads us to abandon truth and our identity in Jesus. Following God faithfully may cost us relationships, but pleasing people at the expense of pleasing God is a price too high to pay.

1 Corinthians 12:14-20 · Ephesians 3

I Shouldn't Have to Change

This sermon exposes the lie that we don't need to change and that others are the problem, calling believers to celebrate differences as God-ordained strengths that build unity in marriage and the church.

Proverbs 16:18-20 · Luke 14

I'm Right

This sermon examines the lie 'I'm right' and how pride damages relationships and spiritual growth. True freedom comes through humility, admitting our sinfulness, and following Jesus's example of confident yet humble engagement with others.

1 Corinthians 7:25-31 · Genesis 2:15

Lies

Marriage Is Supposed to Be Easy

This sermon examines the cultural lie that marriage should be easy, arguing instead that difficulty in marriage reflects the post-sin world and serves as a means for spouses to sharpen and help each other overcome their deficiencies.

Romans 3:10-20 · Genesis 1:31

Lies

People Are Basically Good

This sermon challenges the cultural belief that people are basically good, examining biblical evidence that all humans have chosen evil over righteousness and stand in need of God's grace and forgiveness through Christ.

Luke 7:36-50

People Matter

This sermon examines how Jesus saw people—both the respectable and the outcast—as God sees them: loved and important. Listeners are challenged to move beyond social labels and see others through God's eyes.

Galatians 3:1-14 · Galatians 4:1-7

Galatians

Performance Determines Worth

This sermon challenges the lie that personal worth is determined by performance, examining how striving to prove value through achievement—especially spiritually—becomes a curse. True identity rests in Christ's redemptive work and the Spirit's transforming presence, not in measuring up to standards.

Isaiah 1:1 · Isaiah 1:18-20

Raising Godly Children

Perfect parenting cannot guarantee perfect outcomes, as demonstrated by God's own relationship with Israel. Parents must model genuine faith, demonstrate sacrifice, and engage actively while extending grace to children who wander, trusting that God's voice ultimately guides.

Recommended Books

A curated list of resources on marriage, relationships, and family life from Christian authors and publishers.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Risk

This sermon examines the anxiety of revealing authentic faith in secular spaces and calls Christians to build genuine friendships with others by serving them and entering their world so they may encounter Jesus.

John 14:1-4

Grandville

The Last Marriage

Jesus uses wedding language and Jewish marriage customs to assure disciples of eternal life and his faithful return, calling believers to ready themselves as a bride for her groom.

Genesis 3:17-19 · Genesis 2:15

Family 2 Men

The Man God Wants

God created men with purpose, responsibility, and the courage to protect and lead. Today's men must balance gentleness with determination, accepting their created role to tend, guard, and rule for God's honor.

Ephesians 5:18-24 · 1 Corinthians 7

Family

The Wife God Wants

God calls wives to submit to their husbands as an act of spiritual obedience rooted in being filled with the Spirit, not cultural expectation. This counter-cultural practice, grounded in relationship to Christ, reflects God's light in the home.

Romans 12:1-2

Family

We Are God's Children

This sermon examines how God's merciful gift of salvation calls for a rational response of complete dedication and worship. Changed minds—focused on God's mercy rather than worldly concerns—align us with God's will and enable us to live as his holy family.

Ephesians 6:4 · Ephesians 5:18

Family

What God Wants In a Father

God calls fathers to nurture and train their children in his ways through present, patient investment—not domination or emotional provocation. Fathers build spiritual foundations through time, consistency, and intentional involvement.

Mark 12:35-44 · Mark 11:10

Mark

A Riddle

Jesus poses a riddle about the Messiah being both David's son and David's Lord, revealing his divine nature. True love for God requires awareness of who Jesus is, evidenced not through public displays of piety but through wholehearted commitment and sacrifice, like the widow who gave all she had.

Mark 9:30-37

Be a Servant

Jesus calls his followers to reject the world's value of independence and power, instead embracing servanthood like a child—powerless and obedient to God's will—which paradoxically grants true freedom from sin, guilt, and shame.

Mark 14:26-31 · Zechariah 13:7

Mark

Commitment and Failure

This sermon examines Peter's overconfidence before his denial and Jesus's assurance that failure is temporary. God restores and transforms failure into triumph.

Mark 11:20-33

Mark

Do I Have Enough Faith?

This sermon examines Jesus's teaching on faith in Mark 11, arguing that faith is not about having perfect belief or guaranteed outcomes, but about the ongoing journey of seeking, hearing, and accepting God's voice through life's challenges.

Mark 14:1-11

Mark

Do What You Can

This sermon examines the unnamed woman who anoints Jesus at Bethany, arguing that faithful service requires not grand gestures but simply doing what one can within one's sphere of influence, allowing our behaviors to speak louder than our words.