Sermon Archive
Are You Sure You Want This Cup?
Are you sure you want to drink this cup? Jesus said yes. For us He drank the cup. For the full forgiveness of sins He drank the cup. James and John wanted to sit in that place of honor, on His right and His left. Jesus told them, “To sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.” (Mark 10:40)
View SermonA Sermon Dialog with Peter
I guess the best part of my story is that I did not finish my discipleship in tears of failure. Jesus came and found me that day on the beach, after he had risen. He loved me enough to call me back after I had turned my back on him. “Do you love me?” he asked me three times. And he sent me to feed his lambs and sheep. And here is the best part, he calls you back, too. He does not leave us in our failure. He does not turn away. He is there each day with the forgiveness we need to go on one more day, to face one more test, to stand at one more crossroad. And by his power, the power of his Holy Spirit, to be what he wants us to be, what we want to be.
View Sermon3:16
3:16. Needed. Without Jesus there is not the fullness of life for life right now. And there is not the fullness of life for all eternity. Instead of anticipating the light of eternal life – heaven – there is no such hope.
View SermonA Sermon Dialog with Malcus
P As St. Paul said in his letter to the Colossians: “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
R That’s it. That’s the life is found in Jesus’ touch. That’s the life I pray for you.
View SermonAll Encompassing Religion
We have an exceptional God. Do you marvel at how great He is? Are you speechless at how wise and good He is? Have you seen that His timing for the things in life that happen, or don’t happen, are just amazing? Our own Pastor Don Ginkel has written a book, over 100 pages in length, now being studied on Wednesday mornings titled, “Our Awesome God.” In every aspect concerning our God, God is awesome and exceptional. He saved Israel and brought them to a promised land. He told them, “I’m your God and you’re My people.”
View SermonA Sermon Dialog with Pontius Pilate
P You have said it better than any of us could. We are forgiven and free. We are made new by God’s grace each day. We know that “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). And we can rejoice.
R And I envy you that.
P Thank you for being with us today and for reminding us of the gift of hope.
View SermonBack To Basics
If you want to build on something you first must build on a broken heart. Nothing good comes from an arrogant, self-sufficient heart. God can’t live there. God is not needed. But if you seek Him, you will find Him. One of the Church Fathers said, “Our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.”
View SermonA Sermon Dialog with Judas
The answers aren’t easy. A crossroad can bring daunting spiritual pain. And it can bring us to our knees. It can even bring us to destruction.
View SermonThe Daily Battle, The Forever Victory
We want to complain when life is hard. We want to let the world know how unfair this is. We want to throw a pity party and demand an answer for the question, “Why ME??” And God talks about the benefit of the daily battle. Romans 5 says this, “We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.” (Romans 5:2b-5)
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