God's faithful people had to wait for Jesus's first advent. They sometimes doubted, but always inherited the promises of God. In like manner, we wait, sometimes doubt, but will inherit God's promise of Jesus's second advent because we have a covenant keeping God. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 8, 2024.
Christianity is a uniquely historical faith, rooted in real historical events, and that's is critically important to the message of the Gospel. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on December 1, 2024.
"In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thess. 5:18). Why is it hard to give thanks? What should we give thanks for? How can we grow in giving thanks? This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on November 24, 2024.
Jesus taught that our visible love for each other in the church will lead others to trust in him (John 13:35 w/ John 17:23). But the reality is that we will and have sinned against and hurt each other. So we need to be equipped to make peace and forgive each other. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 17, 2024.
In Paul's letters, he names 36 co-laborers, a family of friends on mission. All good friendships are an echo of Jesus's friendship to us and a taste of Christ, the greatest Friend. Let His love motivate us to develop deep relationships with God's people and invite unbelievers into the community of faith. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on November 10, 2024.
Prayer is a call on every believer's life, and God has already initiated the conversation with us in His word. Our Father wants to commune with us. May we come to him earnestly, with thanksgiving, seeking His wisdom and may our conversations with God lead us to conversations with others, full of grace and seasoned with salt. This message was preached by Pastor John Jackson on November 3, 2024.
"Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him" (Proverbs 30:5). God's word is infallible; it has no errors and cannot err. Therefore it is our sufficient authority to be complete and completely equipped for life and ministry. It is powerful enough to make us who we need to be for such a time as this. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 27, 2024.
in the letter to Philemon we see how the Gospel powerfully subverted the Roman institution of slavery. Through the changed life of Onesimus the slave and Philemon his master Paul shows how the Gospel made Onesimus a son, a friend, a brother in Christ. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 20, 2024.
Work is a good gift of God that has been frustrated by sin, but redeemed by Christ. We are free to serve our earthly masters when we see that it is a way to serve our true heavenly Master Jesus and provides an opportunity to love and serve our neighbor. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 13, 2024.
Children are not an inconvenience but a blessing. And parenting is not a formula nor has it ever been done without sin, but Christ can and will redeem your parenting (1 Peter 1:18). Remember, parenting is discipleship. As you receive gospel love from the Father, give it to your kids. "My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways" (Proverbs 23:26). This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on October 6, 2024.
When it comes to marriage, we need words of healing, warning and grace. This passage provides just that looking at the Law, the Grace and the Source of Love and Submission.This message was preached by Pastor Josh White on September 29, 2024.
If Christ is in you what should you wear ("put on")? We don't change ("put off") by what we hate but by what we love. A Christian is a person loved by God: chosen, holy, beloved. This is what fuels our change individually and in community. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 22, 2024.
How should we respond to the Gospel? How do we put sin within us to death? First we must remember who we are and then we must remember Who is in us. "Christ is all, and in all." This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 15, 2024.
How does the Gospel change us? How can we grow and conquer habitual sin? Colossians 3:1-4 has our answer and shows us how to seek the things above by setting our mind on things above. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 8, 2024.
How do we defend our freedom in Christ? We must recognize the danger of legalism on the one hand, and the lure of seeking after spiritual experiences on the other. Both threaten to pull us away from the sufficiency that is only found in Christ. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on September 1, 2024.
When the world says we need something more than Christ, how do we respond? What should we preach to ourselves? Paul says to remember that God made us alive; He canceled our sin debt, and God, through Christ, destroyed and triumphed over our enemy. This message was preached by Pastor Gabe Medina on August 25, 2024.
Where do we find the power to change and become more like Christ? It does not come from trying harder. Just as we believed by faith, so we are to walk by faith. The Gospel not only provides forgiveness of sin, but also freedom from sin, the fruit of our union with Christ. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on August 18, 2024.
What is worth suffering for, toiling for, struggling for? What kept Paul going in the midst of suffering? What will keep us going? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on August 11, 2024.
Who is Jesus? He is the image of the invisible God, the pre-eminent One. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, the One who is the reason for everything. He is the One who will reconcile the heavens and the earth and make all things new. Are you trusting in Him? Don't you want to? This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on August 4, 2024.
How should we pray for one another? Paul shows us by actually praying for believers in this passage. His prayer is that our "doing" would flow from our increased love for and knowledge of God. This is the God who has qualified us to share in Christ's inheritance, who has delivered us from the domain of darkness, and who has transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son. May our hearts be filled with thanksgiving and joy. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on July 28, 2024.
How have you been affected by the ancient lie that we need Jesus plus something else? Let Paul remind you that the pure gospel is all we need and is transformative. It produces and increases faith in Christ and love for the brethren. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on July 21, 2024.
God always has the first word in our service as He calls us to worship, and He always has the last word as He pronounces a blessing, a benediction over us. Regarding this benediction, 1. What is the source of blessing? 2. What is the substance of blessing? and 3. How do we secure a blessing? This message was preached by Pastor Josh White on July 14, 2024.
What is baptism and why is it important? Why do Christians need baptism? Augustine describes it as a visible sign of invisible grace. It is a sign of our clean heart and new life in Christ and of His Spirit given to us to enable us to walk in that newness of life. This message was preached by Dan McIntosh on June 23, 2024.
What part does preaching play in the liturgy? The message of preaching is designed to lift up Jesus crucified and resurrected, to extol the nature and character of God, to learn about Christian ethics among many other things. The message of preaching is also accompanied by the power of preaching to transforms the lives of God's people. This message was preached by Dan McIntosh on June 23, 2024.
Why should we confess our sin? Confession is coming home to the One Who loves us most. We confess our sin to find joy, to walk honestly with God, to receive God's rescue, and to have a deeper walk with God. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on June 16, 2024.
Four hundred times God commands us in the scriptures to sing. Our audience changes the way we sing. In Colossians 3:1-17 Paul reminds us that we sing to God but we also sing for one another. When we sing it helps us meditate on who our God is and when we sing of Him it changes us. "But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength; yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning, for You have been my stronghold and a refuge in the day of my distress." This message was preached by Dan...
The call to worship involves God himself personally inviting us into His presence to worship Him. He initiates this call; it is a call for us to assemble with His people, the church; and it is a call to enjoy Him. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on June 2, 2024.
What is Christian unity? How do we as the church work through disagreements to unity? Christian unity is a call to Personal Humility, to Corporate Unity and to maintain Gospel Priority. This message was preached by Pastor Josh White on May 26, 2024.
Pentecost, what does it mean? It was at this time that Jesus, seated at the right hand of the Father, sent the Holy Spirit to not only come upon His people but to indwell them. On Pentecost, God kept His promise to send the Helper to us. Now we live in His power and eagerly await His return. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on May 19, 2024.
Jesus ascended into heaven. What does it mean? It means that Jesus, right now, is reigning as King. It means that Jesus has sent His Spirit. And it means that Jesus' kingdom has begun and will fully come on this earth physically in the future. This message was preached by Pastor Erick Cobb on May 12, 2024.
