Sermons on Trust
We all have a source of authority in our lives that guides and directs us. Is it truly reliable, dependable, true and good? This morning we look at what makes the Bible uniquely powerful, dependable, and objectively true and good, as God’s Inspired Word.
Jesus calls His followers to not only know the truth, but to respond to the truth in obedience. One of the ways that God uses to grow and develop us in our obedience and faithfulness to Him is through our relationships with one another. This entails accountability, humility, grace, and a commitment to grow together.
Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure by lovingly encouraging them, teaching them, and exhorting them. As part of this farewell discourse, Jesus tells his disciples that He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. Jesus doesn’t just teach the truth, He is The Truth, the very message He brings. He alone is The…
After miraculously feeding the 5,000, Jesus says, “I Am The Bread of Life.” It is only in Jesus that we have eternal life. God the Father sends His Son, The True Bread from Heaven, to a starving and needy world.
Jesus is The True Vine, who gives life, love, and joy to His disciples. Jesus calls and empowers us to produce fruit in our lives that faithfully and accurately represent Him to others.
God has called us to live lives of obedience, even when we struggle to see his purposes or his plan.
God calls his people to be cheerful givers, who joyfully invest in his Kingdom. He doesn’t want empty gifts or leftover scraps, but has called us to freely, joyfully, and obediently give back to him from all that he has blessed us with.
The New Year offers a great opportunity to assess where we are and how we can grow. As Christians, we are in constant pursuit of growth in our relationship with Jesus and in how we faithfully live out and reflect his truth, holiness, and love.
Thanksgiving is not just a holiday. It should be a way of life, as we continually praise God for who He is and what He has done. He is the one, the only one, who is worthy of all of our praise, even in and through the storms of life.
We conclude our sermon series on hope, looking at Jesus’ response to his disciple, Thomas, as he struggled with doubt. God is not afraid of our questions or our doubts. He doesn’t want empty words, but a true and genuine relationship with us. This requires honesty and trust on our part as we struggle through…