This sermon redefines biblical hospitality as a radical, non-reciprocal act of welcoming the marginalized and strangers, motivated by the costly grace and hospitality Jesus extended to us. It challenges believers to move beyond social circles and offer true, life-giving refreshment to other Christians, non-believers, and the needy, mirroring Christ's own self-sacrificial love that brought us into God's family.

This sermon reveals the "secret sauce" of the Christian life to be "by grace for good works," using the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector to illustrate that a desperate pursuit of self-righteousness and external approval is a universal problem. It proclaims that true righteousness is not achieved through human effort but is a gift received through the finished work of Jesus, which then empowers a joyful and spontaneous life of good works.

This sermon challenges a "second generation" mindset of comfort and complacency, urging the congregation to embrace a "first generation" mindset of sacrifice and radical commitment to a new ten-year vision for the church. It uses Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem to illustrate that true discipleship involves following an unexpected king, dying to oneself, and embracing sacrifice as the path to glorification and eternal fruitfulness.

This sermon asserts that the church, as the body of Christ, is a unified organism designed by God to combat cultural individualism and consumerism by fostering a greater sense of diversity, belonging, humility, and joy among its members. It emphasizes that this biblical model of the church is made possible by Jesus's sacrificial work on the cross, which enables believers to move beyond self-interest and become interdependent agents of His grace.

This sermon argues that the gospel calls believers to see themselves as a family united by Christ's grace, not as a collection of self-sufficient individuals. It emphasizes that this familial bond, based on God's unearned acceptance, frees believers to be vulnerable and to love one another genuinely, even to the point of confronting sin for the purpose of mutual sanctification.

This sermon uses the biblical account of the bronze serpent in Numbers 21 to illustrate that humanity's spiritual poison is its inherent discontentment, which is healed not by effort but by "looking" to and believing in Jesus's atoning sacrifice on the cross. The sermon's main biblical topics are sin, divine judgment, salvation, and faith, with the Old Testament story serving as a prefigurement of Jesus Christ's redemptive work.

This sermon explores how the Old Testament Tabernacle reveals the gap between humanity and God caused by sin and how Jesus Christ serves as the ultimate Tabernacle, bridging that gap and granting us direct access to God. By grace through faith, we can now experience God's presence both personally and collectively as the church, a living tabernacle that reflects his glory to the world.

This sermon explains that true personal transformation and salvation come not from self-effort or religious performance but from a profound faith in Jesus, counting everything else as loss. The message emphasizes that this faith leads to a life of worship and obedience, motivated by love and gratitude for Christ's sacrifice, and a joyful anticipation of His return.

This sermon delves into how our often-small view of God and our inflated view of ourselves lead to a broken relationship with Him, using the Israelites' rebellion in Exodus as a key example. It argues that true hope and reconciliation are found not in our own efforts, but in Jesus, who reveals God's immense glory and bridges the gap between a holy God and sinful humanity through his ultimate act of friendship on the cross.

This sermon explores how the titles of Jesus in Isaiah 9:6-7—especially Wonderful Counselor—reveal that Christmas is about the arrival of divine wisdom into a world of chaos and confusion. It argues that this "Christmas wisdom" is not merely intellectual, but a transformative power that produces a life of wonder, praise, and freedom from anxiety, unlike any worldly wisdom can provide.

This sermon explores how the Old Testament prophet Micah points to the coming of Jesus Christ, highlighting that His birth in humble Bethlehem fulfills ancient prophecies and demonstrates God's commitment to using the weak and unassuming. It argues that Christmas is ultimately about King Jesus bringing reconciliation and peace with God, fulfilling all of His promises and offering a grace-based relationship that stands in stark contrast to a works-based system.

This sermon explores how the prophet Amos condemns exploitation and the absence of shalom, which is brokenness and injustice caused by human sin. It presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate restorer of shalom, who absorbs God's righteous wrath for our brokenness on the cross, enabling believers to become agents of peace and reconciliation in the world.