Sermons

In Christ we live with joy in knowing that his return is imminent, and that he is our one and only hope for our future, for the future of the world.

It was one thing to repent of your sins, but another to actually lead a life worthy of your repentance and forgiveness.

The gospel comes to people and places on its way to others, through a community of people gathered for the advancement of a cause.

Jesus is saying that a lot is going to happen and that we will all be around as a people to see it happen.

The kingdom of God spreads through believers' concerns and eagerness to help others.

It was the baggage of their past that had a death grip on their future.

It's knowing that a new Jerusalem is coming that helps to shape the identity and mission of Christian communities, calling us to live as a foretaste of what God is up to in the world.

But the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, God's own flesh and blood, is a serious commitment to us, God's fallen children.

He's on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to make that perpetual intercession before God for us.

As humanity's representative, Jesus intercedes for us before God; and as God's representative, he assures us of God's forgiveness.