Matthew 7:7-14 — Pray with persistence. Pray with confidence. And God will give us all the material and spiritual blessings we need to live the Kingdom life.
This is part of our series, Living the Kingdom Life, based on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7.
Read MoreMatthew 7:1-6 — Do not judge others, but love them unconditionally with the love of Christ, and love them as we love ourselves.
This is part of our series, Living the Kingdom Life, based on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7.
Read MoreMatthew 6:25-34 — When we worship and serve only God with our eyes fixed on Jesus only, then we don’t need to worry. God knows and provides what we need. We can focus on seeking first the kingdom and living the kingdom life.
This is part of our series, Living the Kingdom Life, based on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7.
Read MoreIsaiah 9:6-7 — Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
Read MoreIsaiah 52-53 — Who do you believe in? Who is your hero? All I want is someone to believe in. There is Someone! Jesus Christ the Lord! Jesus is the only true, living Superhero. His superpowers are real. He is alive, and working right now using his superpowers to save the world and people. Believe in Jesus!
This is part of our Advent 2019 series, All I Want for Christmas, based on selected passages from the book of Isaiah. The idea for the series title, All I Want for Christmas, is borrowed from the article by Matt Erickson, “Recovering the Wonder of Christmas: Four pathways for preaching during Advent,” in Preachingtoday.com, https://www.preachingtoday.com/skills/2019/november/recovering-wonder-of-christmas.html. The sermons, however, are original.
Read MoreIsaiah 61:1-11 — All I want is a new beginning. Jesus Christ, the Lord, is the new beginning. He has begun a new beginning. At this moment he is busy completing the new beginning through his Holy Spirit and his followers in this world. He will complete the new beginning when he comes again and makes everything new.
This is part of our Advent 2019 series, All I Want for Christmas, based on selected passages from the book of Isaiah. The idea for the series title, All I Want for Christmas, is borrowed from the article by Matt Erickson, “Recovering the Wonder of Christmas: Four pathways for preaching during Advent,” in Preachingtoday.com, https://www.preachingtoday.com/skills/2019/november/recovering-wonder-of-christmas.html. The sermons, however, are original.
Read MoreIsaiah 40:1-11 — All I want is some good news. There is good news. The best good news ever. The Lord has come. The Lord is coming. God’s Kingdom has come. This is the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. We as God’s people are called to share this good news, to tell the world, “The Lord is coming back because he has come!”
This is part of our Advent 2019 series, All I Want for Christmas, based on selected passages from the book of Isaiah. The idea for the series title, All I Want for Christmas, is borrowed from the article by Matt Erickson, “Recovering the Wonder of Christmas: Four pathways for preaching during Advent,” in Preachingtoday.com, https://www.preachingtoday.com/skills/2019/november/recovering-wonder-of-christmas.html. The sermons, however, are original.
Read MoreIsaiah 63:15-64:12 — Where is God? God’s people are no longer experiencing God’s presence. God seems to be missing in today’s world. All I want is for God to show up. We must repent and God will show up. God shows up all the time.
This is part of our Advent 2019 series, All I Want for Christmas, based on selected passages from the book of Isaiah. The idea for the series title, All I Want for Christmas, is borrowed from the article by Matt Erickson, “Recovering the Wonder of Christmas: Four pathways for preaching during Advent,” in Preachingtoday.com, https://www.preachingtoday.com/skills/2019/november/recovering-wonder-of-christmas.html. The sermons, however, are original.
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