True freedom is the desire to do what's right and the ability to do it. However, to be truly free from habitual sin we must hate it and allow Christ His rightful place on the throne of our heart. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on April 18, 2021.
Can we be set free from habitual sin? Yes, unlimited grace doesn't just forgive us, but also frees us! Grace empowers our efforts through our union with Christ. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on April 11, 2021.
How would you answer these questions? Where did we and all of our world come from? What went wrong with us and the world? How will the world be made right? How can we be made right? Paul answers these critical questions in Romans 5 by looking at the story of Adam and the story of Christ. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 28, 2021.
Before Christ, we were ungodly, sinners, enemies of God and helpless to do anything about it. What was God's response? He sent His Son to the cross in a great cosmic swap: our sin for His righteousness. Let us rejoice and exalt in God. This message was preached by Pastor Marcelo Tolopilo on March 21, 2021.
With God as our greatest treasure, we experience the happy anticipation of the full revealing of God's glory; we are able to rejoice in our suffering because it is producing endurance, proven character and hope; and God gives us His Holy Spirit who pours God's love into our hearts. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 14, 2021.
Just like Abraham, by faith in Christ we receive a credited righteousness, an instantaneous righteousness, and a new identity and inheritance. And that same faith changes us over time as we grow in the likeness of our Savior. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on March 7, 2021.
"Let us wonder; grace and justice join and point to mercy's store; when through grace in Christ our trust is, justice smiles and asks no more: He who washed us with his blood has secured our way to God." Through Christ we experience justification, redemption, and propitiation. What more could we ever want? He has provided for our deepest need. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on February 28, 2021.
Mankind is under the power of sin. Sin rules and reigns and has a universal impact. We see it in our speech and in the harmful outworking of our actions on society. Romans 3 addresses the root problem of our dilemma. This message was preached by Gabriel Medina on February 21, 2021.
Paul rightly instructs in Romans 2 that judging others won't save you, right doctrine won't save you, group identity won't save you, and externalism won't save you. Only Christ through the true gospel is able to humble and transform us from the inside out. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on February 14, 2021.
God's wrath is His steady, unrelenting, unremitting, uncompromising opposition to evil in all its forms. Wrath is not an attribute of God, but is His righteous and just response to sin. Why and how has God's wrath been revealed in our culture? How do we as God's people minister to a God-rejecting culture? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on February 7, 2021.
"The heavens declare the glory of God... Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge" (Ps. 19:1-2). Creation points to a Master Craftsman: His power and His person. Do you know Him? This message was preached by Pastor David Dietrich on January 31, 2021.
What makes all human beings valuable and worthy of protection? How do we know that the unborn are human beings? How does Christ connect with the answer to these questions? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 24, 2021.
The gospel offends every culture in different ways. Why wasn't Paul ashamed of the gospel? He knew the gospel is the power of God to implant salvation in the human soul. God revealed that power because the righteous He demands of us He also provides for us as a gift. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 17, 2021.
Our care for one another is how we show our love for Christ and how we are a light to the world. Romans 1:8-15 describes 5 things Paul values that equipped him to care for others. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 10, 2021.
Paul was called and set apart as a servant of Christ for the sake of the Gospel. He wrote in order to unify the church around the Gospel and the missional work of sharing it with the world, and he calls us to join him as well. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on January 3, 2021.
John desires that we have fellowship with the Father, with His Son and with other believers so that our joy would be complete. He reveals that God is Light and in Him there is no darkness at all and refutes false teachers who claim that they walk in the light and have no sin. By contrast, we are able to walk in that light because we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He has made a way for us. This message was preached by Gabriel Medina on December 27, 2020.
There are some surprises in this familiar text. It's surprisingly political as King Jesus' reign far surpasses that of Caesar Augustus. The birth of Jesus was surprisingly humble but highlights his ascension as King. And the birth of Jesus never fails to bring the surprising good news of great joy. How can we experience more of this joy? By seeing Jesus... by pondering what God has done... and by praising God and sharing this joy with others. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on Dec...
Christmas is a gift of God's presence in our isolation. Mary reveals this to us in the way she received the gift of bringing Jesus–fully God and fully man–into this world. She received Him full of faith and with complete surrender to His will for her life. We too can participate in bringing Jesus, the true Christmas gift to those in our world. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 13, 2020.
As we read the story of the promise and birth of John the Baptist, we see that God's faithful people wait for Him, God's people are susceptible to doubt, but ultimately God's people are recipients of God's promises. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 6, 2020.
"Christmas is a gift of certainty in an age of uncertainty. The Christmas story is the story we need to inhabit more deeply." (Erick Cobb) This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 29, 2020.
How do we prepare ourselves for the daily spiritual battle? And how can we use the armor of God in our battle against our enemy? This message was preached by Pastor David Dietrich on November 22, 2020.
"The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil." (1 John 3:8). Christians are a part of that spiritual battle. Ephesians 6 reveals to us the tools at our disposal enabling us to "be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might" (Eph. 6:10). This message was preached by Gabriel Medina on November 15, 2020.
Do you know how to protect yourself against the schemes of the devil? Are you able to identify his tactics? Part of putting on the full armor of God is understanding your enemy. This message was preached by Pastor David Dietrich on November 8, 2020.
When heaven comes down, it's not the end, it's only the beginning. Heaven on earth will be the dwelling place of God with mankind. His presence will be our joy! Let this reality impact your life in the here and now. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 1, 2020.
The final judgment by God of sinners is unpopular, but just because something is unpopular does not make it unreal. Now is the time to learn what God has to say about the Reality of the final judgment, the Basis of the final judgment, the Penalty of the final judgment, and the Escape from the final judgment. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 25, 2020.
Revelation is a call for endurance and the faith of the saints. One of the best ways to endure is to understand how Satan attacks God's people. In this passage we see his attack through totalitarian power, religious deception, and materialistic seduction. Will you heed the call to endure, to resist the devil and to worship the One true God? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 18, 2020.
Revelation 12 describes an ancient conflict, a war between the seed of the woman and the dragon. Today we are a part of that war. "But those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles..." Isaiah 40. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 11, 2020.
What does victory in our Christian lives look like? The book of Revelation helps us see the answer to this question with new eyes. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 4, 2020.
How should we as Christians think about tribulation? First God is sovereign and through tribulation God warns the lost. Tribulation can also clarify our attitudes toward God and remind us of God's just judgment. And for the believer, ultimately tribulation points forward and reminds us of the rumblings of a new birth to come when God will set everything right. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 27, 2020.
In Revelation 4 & 5 we get a peak into the heavenlies, to the very command center of the world, the throne room of God. There we see that God reigns, and because Jesus took the cross before the crown, His sovereign purposes, plans and promises to us are certain. Let's join all of creation and the heavenly host in WORSHIP of our conquering King. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 20, 2020.
