John 14:18-19 In this sermon, on Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Mark explains why the resurrection of Christ matters to us today as believers. We learn that the resurrection gives us the assurance of overcoming in this life, as well as fearlessness in the face of death. We have Christ’s permanent presence with us!
Luke 19:28-44 In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Mark explains the two realities at play in Jesus’ triumphal entry: an exceedingly joyful crowd, and an exceedingly sad King. We see from the text what breaks the heart of God, that is God’s Love for the spiritually wayward. In this sermon, we are challenged further to…
John 15:1-8 In this final sermon on the “I AM” statements of Jesus, from the book of John, we see Jesus as the True Vine. Pastor Mark communicates 2 critical lessons we learn from this metaphor. We learn Jesus is the Source of the Believer’s Identity, and that Jesus is the Source of the Believer’s…
John 14:1-7 In this sermon, Pastor Mark teaches how we can know the peace of Christ, through our faith in Christ, by keeping our eyes on Jesus, His Worth, His Work, and His Words. As we do this we experience the Assurance of God’s Divine Acceptance, as well as the Assurance of God’s Divine Assistance. …
John 10:1-10 How do we know if we are on the right track? In this sermon in our series on the I AM statements of Jesus, we see Jesus’ leadership must be our ultimate authority. Pastor Mark preaches that Jesus’ leadership is Absolutely Essential, Absolutely Reliable, and Absolutely Profitable. Do we recognize Jesus’ voice? Are…
John 6:1-15, 22-40 “I AM the Bread of Life”. In this first “I AM” statement, we learn that the essence of genuine spiritual salvation/conversion is not only to see Jesus as the only hope to reconciliation with God, but to experience Him as our joy and source of supreme satisfaction in this life and ultimately…
John 1:1-18 In this introduction to our new sermon series, “Beholding the Glory of Jesus”, Pastor Mark directs us to turn our eyes to Jesus as the Author of life, the Answer to all life’s brokenness, and the Authority of all Truth. We find we are ever in need of Jesus’ divine forgiveness and grace,…
Pondering the present from an eternal perspective. Philippians 1:19-30–What is the purpose of your life? Is it the pursuit of happiness? Personal fulfillment? Wealth? Significance? Or something else? In this passage, Paul encourages others to follow him in investing their lives for the things that are eternal.
Matthew 16:13-20–This passage conveys a turning point in the disciples’ understanding of who Jesus is. Scott Sterner brings an important reminder that it is Jesus who builds the church and the power and truth of that fact applies to each of us.
1 John 5:1-12–Here we see that the faith that overcomes the world has everything to do with the object of our faith. The faith that is on display here is believing in Jesus, the Christ, the Savior, the Son of God.
