Sermons

Religion is all about us, & our efforts to please God. Relationship is about God’s perfect work in satisfying the debt for sin through Jesus. Religion is about what we do, or don’t do. Relationship is about what God did, & His perfect work.

You have no idea what one single act of obedience can set into motion, when you obey what our good God puts on your heart.

Will you commit to pray: “God, what are You leading me to do or to believe?” Then, as you get direction from God, take the next step. Trust Him with the outcome, and you simply obey.

Tracy Marsh brings a challenge from James 1 entitled Disconnect.

What is your primary objective in life? All of us are called to leverage our lives for the spread of God’s glory on earth—the gospel. Are you leveraging your talents & resources to bring God glory, or to pursue your own stuff?

You can summarize the gospel in 4 words: JESUS IN MY PLACE. It’s not just that Jesus died for the sins of the world; he died for my sins; for me… Jesus was rejected in our place, so that we would never have to be. Jesus walked through Psalm 88 so I would never have to. So when I feel like God has forsaken me, I’m wrong. Why? If Jesus didn’t abandon me in the dark hours of the cross, would He ever leave me now?

Do you want to be happy? It’s found in forgiveness. It’s not being “guilt-free” that makes you happy; it’s being reconciled to God.

You have to drive the roots of your soul deep into the gospel, so that your thinking, your actions, & your identity are all shaped by it. The gospel must become a root that goes so deep that whatever seasons you pass through.

What has God been calling you to do today? or Now that you have heard God’s Word, what will you do with it?