If you’d like to see the schedule for upcoming sermons click here.
“Faith Without Works Is Dead, Part 1” James 2:14-19
An Expositional Sermon James 2:14-19 “Faith Without Works Is Dead, Part 1” Theme/Big Idea: Faith in Christ is not lovelessness and mere belief. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Show your faith in the way you love one another. Outline: (1) The Faith that Can’t Save (James 2:14) (2) Fake Faith Lacks Love (James 2:15-17) (3) Fake Faith Believes Like Demons (James 2:18-19) (4) Show Your Faith in the Way You Love
“Favoritism vs. Love” James 2:1-13
An Expositional Sermon James 2:1-13 “Favoritism vs. Love” Theme/Big Idea: We are free through Christ to love our neighbor as ourselves. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would grow us to be merciful because we know His powerful mercy in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Outline: (1) Beware of Partiality & Judgmental Distinctions (James 2:1-4) (2) Love Because of God’s Promise of an Inheritance (James 2:5-7) (3) Live As Those Who Are to be Judged Under the Law of Liberty (James 2:8-13)
“Hearers & Doers of the Word” James 1:19-27
An Expositional Sermon James 1:19-27 “Hearers & Doers of the Word” Theme/Big Idea: Don’t only hear what the Bible says, but have it shape every aspect of how you live. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would save us from self-deception and bear fruit in our lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Outline: (1) Doers Are Quick to Hear, Slow to Speak, & Slow to Anger (James 1:19-20) (2) Doers of the Word Are Blessed (James 1:21-25) (3) Embrace True Religion (James 1:26-27)
“Blessed Are the Steadfast in Trials” James 1:12-18
An Expositional Sermon James 1:12-18 “Blessed Are the Steadfast in Trials” Theme/Big Idea: God brings forth his people by the gospel, so remain steadfast. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would help us to remain steadfast in our love for God, because He has first loved us by sending His Son to die for us. Pray that God would help us fight our unbelief in trials with the truth that God is good and that He is unchangeably able to save. Outline: (1) Blessed…
“Wise Boasting in Trials” James 1:5-11
An Expositional Sermon James 1:5-11 “Wise Boasting in Trials” Theme/Big Idea: Fight for joy in trials by asking God for help and boasting in Christ. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would preserve us and strengthen us to fight for faith as we sojourn through this broken world, keeping our eyes fixed upon Christ. Outline: (1) Ask God for Help (James 1:5) (2) Fight Your Doubts in God (James 1:6-8) (3) Boast in Christ (James 1:9-11)
“Joy in Trials” James 1:1-4
An Expositional Sermon James 1:1-4 “Joy in Trials” Theme/Big Idea: We have joy in the midst of our trials because Christ has overcome the world. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would strengthen each of us to run the race that He has marked out for us with perseverance and joy that comes from the knowledge that God has reconciled us to Himself through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Outline: (1) We Are in Exile (James 1:1) (2) We Face Trials (James 1:2) (3) Respond…
“Bring Each Other Back” James 1:1-5:20 (Overview)
An Expositional Sermon James 1:1-5:20 “Bring Each Other Back” Theme/Big Idea: Christians turn and bring sinners back from wandering on the path of dead faith for the salvation of each other’s souls. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Turn from the temptation to turn from the narrow way that leads to eternal life – the gospel of Jesus Christ – and seek to bring others to the way, the truth and the life that is only found in Jesus. Outline: 2 Threats to the Christian Walk and…
“The LORD Is My Shepherd” Psalm 23:1-6
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 23:1-6 “The LORD Is My Shepherd” Theme/Big Idea: God is our greatest need and He overflowingly meets that need in Himself. Aim/Appropriation/Application: See that God is our greatest need, and that God’s steadfast love for His sheep in Jesus Christ is better than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Outline: (1) We Need a Shepherd-Provider (Psalm 23:1-3) (2) We Need a Shepherd-Friend/Protector (Psalm 23:4-5) (3) We Need a Shepherd-Host (Psalm 23:6) (4) Jesus Christ Is “I AM” the Good Shepherd
“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” Psalm 22:1-31
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 22:1-31 “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” Theme/Big Idea: God’s king faced abandonment in order to save the world. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Ask God to open our eyes to the reality that King Jesus was forsaken by God for His people, so that if we would turn from our sin and trust in Jesus as King that we would never be forsaken by God. Jesus was forsaken so that His people would never be abandoned. Outline: (1)…
“Sing & Praise God’s Power” Psalm 21:1-13
An Expositional Sermon Psalm 21:1-13 “Sing & Praise God’s Power” Theme/Big Idea: God’s people sing & praise His power displayed in His work of salvation & judgment. Aim/Appropriation/Application: Pray that God would powerfully work in each of our hearts to sing and praise His power and strength as we see His salvation and wrath. Outline: (1) Praise God for His Work of Salvation in a King (Psalm 21:1-7) (2) Praise God for His Work of Judgment (Psalm 21:8-12) (3) The Life of…