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Weekend Recap – Called To Dependence

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My sermon from 5/5/13AM entitled Called To Dependence from Revelation 3:14-22 is now online.  This sermon finished chapter 3 and the letters to the seven churches of Revelation.  It is Christ speaking to His people compelling them with the picture of who He is that they might depend on Him for true, spiritual life.  I hope it was helpful to those who heard.  And, I hope you had a great Lord’s Day.

Weekend Recap – Called To Keep God’s Word

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My 4/28/13AM sermon, Called To Keep God’s Word, from Revelation 3:7-13 is online.  Jesus, the Risen Christ, addresses the church at Philadelphia.  He shows what gives Him the authority the make a request and then lovingly encourages a group of faithful believers to keep His Word.  This short passage ends with future promises that help encourage the keeping of God’s Word.

While there are varying opinions on the thrust of Revelation 3:10, it’s easy to see the theme of keeping God’s Word is the overarching theme of this passage.  I’m hopeful that as we worked through this, people were encouraged in their lives to persevere in challenging times by keeping God’s Word.

Weekend Recap – Called to Wake Up

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My 4/21/13 sermon, Called To Wake Up, from Revelation 3:1-7, highlighted the call of the Risen Christ upon His people to forsake the death they were dangerously close to and strengthen themselves in the Gospel.  This will keep them from complacency and insure that their future is secure.

We all need wake up calls.  It’s easy to go through life thinking we’re better than others, but when absolute perfection shows up, everything changes.  Jesus, in this case, shows up and calls us to change.  I hope you hear what He’s saying to you today.

Called To Conviction – Revelation 2:18-29

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My 4/14/13AM sermon, Called To Conviction from Revelation 2:18-29 continues my series through the book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ.  This book begins with Christ addressing His people and calling them to deeper expressions of faithfulness and perseverance.  This Sunday’s sermon had to do with a call to acts of conviction.  They were tolerating sin and its promotion in their midst and Jesus calls them to repent.  I tried to keep the focus of the sermon not on ways culture disappoints us, but how we need to engage our own hearts before the Risen Christ.  I hope it was encouraging.  Take a listen and enjoy.

Weekend Recap – Called To Doctrinal Purity

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My sermon on 4/7/13AM out of Revelation 2:12-17 entitled Called To Doctrinal Purity is now online.  While many (especially in Bible church settings like the one I pastor) pride themselves on what they believe, the call out of this passage from the Risen Christ for His people has to do with what you believe transferring to how you act.  Specifically, they were leaving the truth to indulge in idolatry and immorality.  Jesus calls them to the better provision and intimacy He offers, though.  Churches of all ages are allured by the siren call of the world.  Jesus is better and can silence those allurements for much better pleasures.

This was the thrust of the morning message.  I hope it served the people of Crestview well and serves you well, should you give it a listen.

Easter Recap – Jesus Is Alive Forevermore

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My 3/31/13 sermon, Alive Forevermore, from Revelation 1:17-18 is now online.  I like taking the current book I’m working through and finding relevant passages that relate to Easter and Christmas when these times come.  I’m currently preaching through the Revelation, so it seemed natural to go to this text.  The verses are stunning.  They leave you hushed and overwhelmed with glory.

If you’d like to hear how I handled it, take a listen.  Hope you had a great Lord’s Day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus.

Weekend Recap – Called To Love

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My 3/10/13AM sermon, Called To Love, from Revelation 2:1-7 is now online.  This sermon was really unpacking the message the Risen Christ had for the church at Ephesus and helping us see exactly what the Risen Christ might be calling us to live.  Specifically, there’s a call to love.  There’s a warning if we fail to live it and a blessing should we choose to obey.  All of this, too, brings glory to the Risen Christ in obeying.  So, how’s your loving?  Maybe this sermon would help you see what the Risen Christ is calling you to do.

Weekend Recap – To The Church

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My 3/3/13AM sermon, To The Church, overviewing Revelation 2-3 is now online.  This sermon was challenging in tying these two chapters to the rest of the book.  For instance, the Risen Christ, addressing the seven churches comes from chapter.  And the fulfillment of promises to those who conquer are, by and large, fulfilled in Revelation 20-22.  Other emphases I highlighted were that Jesus knows His church, He calls His church to endure and He urges them to listen.  I hope it proved helpful to people.

And, I trust and hope you had a great Lord’s Day, as well.

Weekend Recap – The Risen Christ

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My 2/24/13AM sermon, The Risen Christ, from Revelation 1:9-20 highlighted how the Risen Christ was active to instruct John to write for the good of the churches, to reveal Himself and to reassure His people.  We tend to make so many minor things the major issues of our day when the Bible holds out Jesus, the Risen Christ, as the compelling vision of our lives for eternity.  My sermon helped to give a picture of Christ that can give us grounding for the future, no matter what we face.