Pastor Scott discusses humanity's universal desire for nearness and belonging, explaining how we are separated from God due to sin but can be brought near through Jesus Christ's sacrifice. Through Christ's blood, we receive both forgiveness and the promise of God's eternal presence, transforming us from outsiders to intimate members of God's family.

Pastor Ryan emphasizes that Sabbath is a vital practice for nurturing a relationship with God, highlighting Jesus' ministry as the ultimate fulfillment of divine rest and redemption. He outlines the four stages of rest—creation, fall, redemption, and restoration—and encourages believers to cease their own efforts and find joy by resting in God’s completed work through Christ.

This sermon explores God's divine design for sex and the body, emphasizing that sex within covenant marriage was created to be a physical example of the intimacy, love, and safety experienced in our spiritual union with Christ. The sermon also teaches that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, joined to Christ, and meant for eternal purposes, which should guide how we handle sexual temptation and pursue sexual purity through fleeing from immorality rather than trying to fight it.

This sermon primarily focuses on two main biblical topics: 1) The role of parents as gospel ambassadors based on Micah 6:8, emphasizing justice, mercy, and humility as core qualities that reflect God's character. 2) The importance of understanding that parenting should be driven by grace rather than law, with parents recognizing their own need for God's grace while representing His redemptive work to their children.

Pastor Ryan discusses the significance of Jesus' cry on the cross, exploring how God forsook Jesus and its theological implications. The sermon emphasizes that God's separation from Jesus was necessary for salvation, not abandonment. Through divine interventions during Jesus' crucifixion, Pastor Ryan highlights the assurance that God does not forsake believers in their darkest moments, offering hope, repentance, and realignment with God for a future of salvation and joy.

This sermon reveals that the profound longing of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is a gospel cry for God's presence to ransom us from our spiritual exile, redeem us from our enslavement to sin, and restore our emaciated souls. By embracing the truth that Emmanuel—God with us—has come in the person of Jesus Christ, we are freed from spiritual gloom and are given a key to the eternal life where we will forever behold His majesty.

This sermon centers on finding supernatural joy in a world filled with pain by grounding oneself in three "marvelous works" of God from Psalm 98. These sources of joy are God's revelation of salvation through Jesus, His unwavering faithfulness to His promises, and the future certainty of His perfect justice.

This sermon teaches that while pain can be a form of spiritual bondage, it is a reality of living in a fallen world. Rather than letting it drive us away, we are to embrace pain as a tool that has purpose—drawing us closer to God and leading us to deeper faith.

This sermon reveals that humanity's attempts to overcome its deep spiritual darkness have utterly failed, but the gospel offers the ultimate solution in the person of Jesus Christ. As our Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace, Jesus alone is the external light who came to redeem and rule us, offering a peace that transcends all of our brokenness.