Sermons
The Words Of My Mouth
Words have power. And I think they have the most power when they are words of prayer. Powerful prayers don’t have to be long and filled with Christianese. A prayer can simply be speaking the name of Jesus.
Returning To Gilgal
How easy is it to forget the goodness and faithfulness of God? Where do you need to be reminded of God’s faithfulness? Come back to the camp and remember that God was faithful to deliver you before. He is still faithful today. And He is faithful to lead you through anything you come against in the future.
A More Excellent Way
Paul’s lists of spiritual gifts are not exhaustive.
In His perfect sovereignty, God distributes spiritual gifts to the Church.
We don’t get to choose which gift(s) God gives us.
The Church is meant to be both diverse and unified as the Body of Christ.
It is good to desire spiritual gifts, but we are not meant to chase after them or their benefits.
Spiritual gifts are given to members of the Church for the edification of the Body.
Spiritual gifts are worthless without love.
We ought to chase after love and utilize the gifts that God gives us from a place of love for one another.
An inability to love your brother or sister is a symptom of not abiding in the love of the Father.
Marked To Tear Down Barriers
One story within another almost always points to parallel stories in the Bible.
The presence of God produces fruit.
Jesus cursed the fig tree because it did not produce fruit in the season of the coming of the Kingdom of God.
The tables of the money-changers were overturned to show that atonement is not something that can be bought with money.
The buyers and sellers of sacrificial animals were driven out to bring an end to sacrificing animals for forgiveness.
Jesus stopped people from carrying anything through the temple to usher in the end of cultic rituals for purification.
Jesus has been replacing the temple throughout His ministry: healing the sick, forgiving sins, and restoring people to society.
Jesus replaced the tables of the money-changers with the Lord’s Table, where remember that He alone atoned for our sins.
Jews thought that prayer was more effective in the temple, but Jesus tore down the barriers and invites all people to be a part of the new temple.
We can’t hide a lack of fruit behind fig leaves of rituals and church attendance.
Marked To Be The Center
There is always room in our lives for more Scripture and more prayer.
The triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was nothing like a Roman triumphant entry. There were no spoils of war, prisoners, army, or golden chariot.
The people were expecting a conquering king to come and reestablish Davidic reign.
Riding on a young colt was a symbol of Jesus coming in peace rather than as a conqueror.
Hosanna means “Please! Save us!”
The people were praising Jesus, but their motives were what Jesus could do for them.
As we grow in our relationship with Jesus, our prayer life should grow as well.
Asking God to meet our needs is an important part of prayer, but prayer is much more that only asking and receiving. It includes adoration, gratitude, confession, and more.
Jesus doesn’t want to be a priority in your life. He wants to be the center.