Sermons from May 2021
May 30: The Gospel of Judgment
We can be encouraged about judgment because justice will be served on those who reject the gospel. The double encouragement is that those who receive the gospel are ready and even spared from such destruction by grace through faith.
If …
May 23: The Gospel of Resurrection, Ascension & Return
Many of us take our eschatology from Disney: both overstating and understating the significance of death at the same time. We pretend it is “nothing at all” and make up ideas that gloss over our grief, but deep down we …
May 16: The Gospel of Love
The Thessalonian church seems to have been as confused about love as our world is today with too much selfish love (excessive physical pleasure for ourselves, and insufficient practical care for ourselves and others).
Readings from this service:
1 Peter …
May 9: The Gospel of Holiness
We especially need encouragement when we are afflicted or under distress and pressure. As believers grow in the power of the gospel, they learn to love more and increase in holiness.
Readings from this service:
1 Thessalonians 3: 6-13
Psalm …
May 2: The Gospel of Encouragement
We can be encouraged by the power of the gospel in the lives of others in our church and be encouraged by any participation we’ve had in that work, knowing there is an eternal pay off for it.
A jolly …