Sermons from February 2019
No More Questions
The Jewish leaders have been challenging Jesus’ authority in various ways. Now they ask a series of trick questions about the law, in the hope of catching Jesus out. Jesus stuns the crowds with his answers, but eventually he asks them the one question that matters: “Who is Jesus really?” If Jesus is really God, then whether we’re a disinterested unbeliever or a Christian who’s compromising, the one thing we must not do is take Jesus lightly. He is the…
Salvation stories
Jewish Paul had a salvation story. The Gentile Ephesians had a different salvation story. But though they were different, they shared plenty in common! In the end, every Christian’s salvation story has the same author, the same hero, the same key details and the same ending. Ephesians 1:11-14
Authority issues
The religious leaders come questioning Jesus’ authority before Jesus rebukes them with three parables which outline the nature of authority in God’s kingdom. We’re left to consider what it means for us to live under the authority of God in His kingdom. Matthew 21:23-22:14
How rich we are!
In this message we begin a new series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. He launches immediately into what one writer calls a “golden chain” of spiritual blessings that ought to thrill the heart of every Christian. How humbling it is to know that we have been chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven and given a glimpse of God’s eternal purposes! And there are more in the next few verses! May these wonderful truths drive us to our knees in gratitude and…