Sermons from 2017 (Page 4)
Jesus Came to Die for Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Our Easter celebration begins in earnest as we take a serious look at the things that people assumed before he rose on the resurrection Sunday that followed and what people wanted to add after his resurrection (they’re still doing it). This vital message explains the scriptural foundation upon which all…
Jesus Comes to Restore Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Wrongs committed and relationships broken; we’ve been on both sides of the fence. Whether we’ve been the one who was in the wrong and caused the breach, or we were the ones wronged. Things changed. It’s so much harder when we wronged God. Can we ever have the same intimacy? Sunday we’ll…
Jesus Comes to Care for Us
Jesus Reveals Our Hope
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Two men unknowingly walked in disbelief and bewilderment instead of celebration – they couldn’t see what was right in front of them because their eyes were closed. Then Jesus opened their eyes and everything changed. As we look into Luke 24:13-35, we’ll see how Jesus continues opening our eyes…
Jesus Comes to Forgive Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Too many times we unnecessarily live with guilt. It may be real guilt that comes from attitudes and actions we refuse to admit, or it may be felt guilt arising from a faulty understanding God’s forgiveness. Get ready for a great Sunday as we explore this great theme and see how seeking and embracing…
Jesus Comes for Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Opinions on what Jesus does for us abound in our day and age. You can find out how to lose 50 pounds on the Jesus Diet, see movies that try to tell us who God is, and in SoCal, you can find almost any brand of belief you can think of that carries Jesus’ name. Over the next few weeks we’re going…
Being a Living Sacrifice
Malachi 2-3 is all about saying one thing and doing another. It’s not supposed to be that way yet we’re ready to give it all for God until it costs us something. We try to hold onto our statements while we explain away our actions. God calls on Israel (and on us) to give our best, not our leftovers. That means that we become the sacrifice to God with a life…
Restoration through Worthy Sacrifice
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Sunday we open up Malachi 1 as we begin a two-part series on this important book. Like Israel of old we wonder if God really loves us. God’s abundance seems to be replaced with a new normal of frustration and depression. We don’t ask ourselves if our give-back to God has started to…
The Problem of Pain
With more than 50 years of life and leadership experience, Kit Mack brings depth and wisdom to this thorny problem that affects us all at one time or another. Jumping off from 1 Peter 4:12-19, we’ll look not only for intellectual insight, but also for real answers that can help us avoid the broken heart that often accompanies deep pain. Be sure to be here for for…
Set Free to Transform
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) In this final of three studies on freedom in Christ, we look out beyond ourselves. As our lives are transformed, demonstrating the fruit of the Spirit, we become transformers under God’s direction. This amazing truth means that we are not the final destination of the fruit of the Spirit,…
Set Free to Serve
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) It’s for freedom we’ve been set free! We’re revisiting real freedom. Free to live, and now free to serve. How can that be? Doesn’t freedom mean untethered and unaccountable? Sunday we’ll see that our lives take a dramatic turn when we live in the freedom of the…
Free to Live
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) If we are serious about living for God in 2017, we need to know what that looks like. It’s not as obvious as you think. Over the next weeks, we are going to look at three principles that flow from the fruit of the Spirit. Living in step with the Holy Spirit allows us the freedom to live…