What the World Needs Now: Jesus' Return

What the World Needs Now: Jesus’ Return

A Sermon Based on Isaiah 11:1-10

This Sunday in Advent is our mountain peak just before Christmas. It’s the high point as we await the Christ child at Christmas. In keeping with that, this sermon looks at Isaiah's prophecy that is a direct prophecy of Jesus. It explores the threat of Jesus, the wisdom of Jesus, and the reign of Jesus. As it does so, it places the prophecy in our contemporary setting of 2020, asking listeners to make applications to their lives in time for the New Year.

God's Government: Peace and Politics

God’s Government: Peace and Politics

A Sermon Based on Zechariah 1:18-21

We are called Peace Church - not War Church. Because that’s true, we need to place politics into the right place in our hearts so that we can truly live in peace. In that effort, this sermon addresses politics directly. It looks at three aspects of politics: its power, the power that goes beyond it, and its point. Its goal is to bring Christ’s peace to politics in such a way that it enables us to be the peacemakers Christ has called us to be.

Strengthened in Christ's Second Coming

Strengthened in Christ’s Second Coming

A Sermon Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

This world has a trajectory and a history, which culminated in Christ’s first coming. There is nothing more for Christ to do for our salvation. It is finished. What happens next? This sermon explores some of the apocalyptic tendencies of our historical moment, clearing the way to call the Christian heart to a sober awakeness because of what Christ has done for us and because of his imminent return.