Sermons

Palm Sunday begins the week that we often refer to as the week of Christ's passion. In this message, we will be challenged by God's word to take as our own, the passion that Jesus has for those who are far from God. To grow strong in Christ requires that we carry the precious seed of the gospel to the world we live in.

This week in our Growing Strong in Christ series, we will focus on growing in faith. To grow in Christ requires that we trust Him more and that we depend on Him more. We will look at Abraham's faith journey to see that like the father of our faith our trust in God must continue to grow.

This Sunday will be the beginning of our third week in the discipleship adventure titled, Growing Strong in Christ. I hope that you are enjoying and being challenged by the daily times in devotion. My prayer agrees with Paul's prayer for the Ephesians: "I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.” This week in worship and in the word we consider that putting on the breast plate of righteousness is putting on Christ. We will ask the question of what that looks like and we will find the answer in final conversation that Jesus has with Peter.

When you were born again through Christ, we were born into a family of faith called the church. Jesus gave us a command to make disciples and teach disciples that we might grow together in Him. This new life in Christ is intended by God to be a life of growth. What we see by example and by instruction in scripture is that we grow better together.

This Sunday we build on the truth that as the Church of Jesus Christ, we are “Better Together”. Last week we examined the Biblical teaching that we are the Body of Christ. This word picture speaks of who we are and what we are about. We are many diverse parts working together in unity for the Glory of God. This week we turn to another picture that the apostle Peter gives us, that the church is a New Nation of Priests. Again the identity speaks of our unity in Christ and the fact that we share His purpose of reconciling men women boys and girls to the Kingdom of God.