In view of the Christmas season, we began a new sermon series last Sunday to examine John’s unique portrayal of Jesus’ mission. Each week until the end of December, we will consider a different aspect of why Jesus entered our world through various encounters and teachings in John’s Gospel...
We concluded our sermon series on Revelation 1-5 last Sunday by looking at Revelation 5. Here we see a vision of the end intended to help suffering Christians persevere. Having seen a vision of God the creator previously, John’s vision is now centered on Jesus the victorious redeemer...
In the next sermon of our Revelation series, we looked through Revelation 4 to see the Holy God who reigns from heaven. Following John’s letters to the seven churches, our attention is now shifted to a vision of God’s throne - where judgement will be passed on all God’s enemies and where mercy will be shown for all God’s people...
Last Sunday, we looked at the seventh and final letter written to the church of Laodicea from Revelation 3:14-22. Here we see a shift in the structure of Jesus’ words to the seven churches. There is no thanksgiving, praise, or encouragement for the church of Laodicea - only a strong call to wake up and repent...
Continuing in our sermon series through Revelation 3:1-13, we looked at the letters written to the churches in Sardis and Philadelphia. Here we see Jesus’ words both as a wake-up call against complacency and a call to hold fast...
The next sermon of our Revelation series brought us through Revelation 2:12-29, where we looked at the two following letters written to the churches in Pergamum and Thyatira. Here we see the challenge of Jesus’ words to hold fast and remain faithful despite persecution and severe opposition...
We continued in our sermon series last Sunday looking through Revelation 2:1-11. We looked at the first two letters written to the churches in Ephesus and Smyrna. Here we see Jesus speaking to His church as One who knows the external sufferings His people will face and the internal sins His people need to repent of...
The second sermon of our Revelation series encouraged us to patiently endure as we wait for Jesus’ return. In this second part of his introduction, John gives us a glorious vision of the exalted Lord Jesus through Revelation 1:9-20...
We began our new sermon series through Revelation 1-5 looking at Revelation 1:1-8. While the book of Revelation may seem mysterious because of its many visions and symbols...
As we near the end of our Romans series, we looked through Romans 4:1-12 to see the inclusivity of God’s everlasting salvation...