Gospel

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This sermon encourages parents to abandon worldly goals and instead focus on raising children who love and obey Jesus. It teaches that this is achieved through a gospel-centered method of parenting—shepherding the child's heart, not just correcting behavior—and by parents themselves modeling a secure identity as a child of God.

 

This sermon explains that an inconsistent, "yo-yo" faith is often caused by prioritizing feelings, choosing diversion, and pleasing people, rather than walking with God in a disciplined manner. The message emphasizes that the foundation for a consistent, God-pleasing walk is not personal effort but the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, which frees and motivates believers to pursue a vibrant, daily relationship with Him.

This sermon argues that genuine faith is not about self-reliance but about living a life where Jesus, not ourselves, is the hero of our story. Using the example of Cain and Abel, the message highlights that while we are like Cain in our sinfulness, Jesus, the "truer and better Abel," offered a perfect sacrifice to free us from our self-centeredness and empower us to live by faith, trusting God with all that we are.

This sermon introduces a series on faith by defining it through three stages: comprehension, conviction, and commitment, arguing that true, enduring faith culminates in a life lived for God. The message emphasizes that while everyone has faith, its strength and stability depend on its object, and that genuine faith in Jesus Christ should lead to a transformed life of action and obedience.

This sermon, drawing from the story of Joseph, explains that God uses our experiences of hardship and suffering to work His ultimate plan of redemption and save others. The message highlights that while humanity intends evil, God always intends it for good, and this truth, perfectly exemplified in Jesus's sacrifice and forgiveness, empowers believers to be radical forgivers and agents of salvation.

This sermon, while acknowledging the complex relationship people have with their parents, teaches that true healing and joy come from obeying and honoring them out of a new identity in Christ. The message encourages believers to overcome past wounds by loving and forgiving their parents, mirroring the radical grace and mercy they have received from Jesus.

 

This sermon challenges a transactional view of God by proposing that greater need reveals God's greater sufficiency, a truth demonstrated by Moses's encounter with the holy and compassionate God at the burning bush. The message highlights that the ultimate proof of God's grace is found in Jesus's suffering on the cross, where He was abandoned so that believers would never be, making our own suffering a pathway to a deeper experience of Him.

This sermon argues that effectively sharing the gospel requires three "batteries": a gospel burden, a gospel identity, and a gospel circle. The message emphasizes that by understanding our true identity in Christ's righteousness, we can be freed from shame to actively and lovingly share the precious gospel message with those in our lives who need to hear it.

This sermon explains that the gospel is not about what we do but about the historical, finished work of Jesus Christ, which centered on His substitutionary death for our sins and His physical resurrection. The message highlights that this truth, verified by eyewitnesses and made possible by God's transforming grace, secures our salvation and promises a new, imperishable body, motivating a life of love and obedience.