Sermons

God felt that Jesus had to experience the world as it was so that he could relate and empathize with us, so he could feel our pain and cry right along with us.

When we get better, the people around us get better. When we get better, our world, the world around us gets better.

In Christ we live with joy in knowing that his return is imminent, and that he is our one and only hope for our future, for the future of the world.

It was one thing to repent of your sins, but another to actually lead a life worthy of your repentance and forgiveness.

The gospel comes to people and places on its way to others, through a community of people gathered for the advancement of a cause.

Jesus is saying that a lot is going to happen and that we will all be around as a people to see it happen.

The kingdom of God spreads through believers' concerns and eagerness to help others.

It was the baggage of their past that had a death grip on their future.

It's knowing that a new Jerusalem is coming that helps to shape the identity and mission of Christian communities, calling us to live as a foretaste of what God is up to in the world.

But the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, God's own flesh and blood, is a serious commitment to us, God's fallen children.