Summit Christian Fellowship Sermons

How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

Q: How is the Word of God to be read and heard? A: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that we may accept it with faith, store it in our hearts, and practice it in our lives.

The Unity and Diversity of the Body

Why is the church called into unity rather than uniformity? These are two different realities with very different intended outcomes. Listen as Pastor Ben unpacks the Apostle Paul's intent for the church to express itself as a unified body of followers of Jesus, valuing and needing the diversity of gifts in order to be a rich expression of the Gospel.

The Manifestation of the Spirit

What are spiritual gifts? How do we live both full of expectation of God manifesting himself among us by the power of his Spirit, and keep gifts in the right place - as just gifts, given by God, for the common good? Listen as Pastor Ryan tackles this tough text in mini-series in 1 Corinthians 12-14.

Prayer

Prayer is the dynamic conversation where our lives and our God meet. There are all kinds of things that could be said about prayer, but talking about a life of prayer must begin with understanding what it means to pray to "Our Father in Heaven." In this 845 Equip teaching, Pastor Ben address the topic of prayer as we cover four questions in the New City Catechism together.

The Vital and Present Power of the Spirit

With dead orthodoxy on one side and a charismatic free for all on the other lies the in between of deep love and commitment to the Bible and a powerful life and love towards Jesus. Listen as Pastor Ben walks through the beginning of 1 Corinthians chapter 12.

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from?

Question 35 Q: Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from? A: All the gifts we receive from Christ we receive through the Holy Spirit, including faith itself. Question 36 Q: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit? A: That he is God, coeternal with the Father and the Son, and that God grants him irrevocably to all who believe. Question 37 Q: How does the Holy Spirit help us? A: The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives ...

The Lord's Supper for Gospel-Shaped Community

The Lord's Supper 17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, 19 for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20 When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21 For in eating, each one goes ahead wit...

Head Coverings & Heart Issues

Love & the Nature of True Freedom

The Gospel, Singleness & Ultimate Contentment

What happens after death to those not united to Christ by faith?

Q: What happens after death to those not united to Christ by faith? A: At the day of judgment they will receive the fearful but just sentence of condemnation pronounced against them. They will be cast out from the favorable presence of God, into hell, to be justly and grievously punished, forever.

Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die?

Q: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die? A: Since death is the punishment for sin, Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God. By his substitutionary atoning death, he alone redeems us from hell and gains for us forgiveness of sin, righteousness, and everlasting life.

What else does Christ's death redeem?

Q: What else does Christ's death redeem? A: Christ’s death is the beginning of the redemption and renewal of every part of fallen creation, as he powerfully directs all things for his own glory and creation’s good.

Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven?

Q: Does Christ’s death mean all our sins can be forgiven? A: Yes, because Christ’s death on the cross fully paid the penalty for our sin, God graciously imputes Christ’s righteousness to us as if it were our own and will remember our sins no more.

The Gospel & Marital Intimacy

The Gospel & Sexual Immorality

Homosexuality & The Gospel

Why must the Redeemer be truly God?

Q: Why must the Redeemer be truly God? A: That because of his divine nature his obedience and suffering would be perfect and effective; and also that he would be able to bear the righteous anger of God against sin and yet overcome death.

What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?

Q: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God? A: One who is truly human and also truly God. Q: Why must the Redeemer be truly human? A: That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin; and also that he might sympathize with our weaknesses.

The Fruitful Tree of Biblical Sexuality

REST: Real Escape from the Sex Trade

REST exists to bring freedom, safety & hope to women and girls exploited by the sex trade. Each year, we provide direct services to hundreds of people exploited by the sex trade in Seattle and the greater King County area. Through our holistic continuum of care (prevention, intervention, and aftercare), we serve those who are at-risk, actively in, and those taking steps towards exiting a life of sexual exploitation. Our desire is to see Washington become hostile to traffickers and to work ou...

A Levite, A Concubine, and the Awful Reality of Human Trafficking

Who is the Redeemer?

Q: Who is the Redeemer? A: The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself.

Bridges of Love NW

Bridges of Love networks local church ministries and church volunteers, across denominations, to help people in need. Through Bridges of Love, churches and individual Christians are mobilized to work together, along with community organizations and government resources, to provide coordinated help to the poor and needy. Bridges of Love aims to meet people’s needs with the love of Jesus Christ. Through Bridges of Love, Christians are living out who they say they are by putting their faith in acti...

Good News to the Poor

Will God allow sin to go unpunished? Is there any way to escape punishment?

Q: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished? A: No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his just judgment both in this life, and in the life to come. Q: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor? A: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself, out of mere mercy, reconciles us to himself and delivers us from sin and f...

The Sanctity of Human Life

What is Idolatry?

Q: What is Idolatry? A: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather than the Creator for our hope and happiness, significance and security.

Racism, Prayer & the Gospel

Prayer: Hopeful Rebellion Against the Status Quo