December 27, 2015
What gospel are we following and who are we seeking to please? In a new series entitled The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared encourages us to adopt a holistic view of Scripture, citing Paul's challenge to believers to defend, define and be transformed by the Gospel. Pastor Jared references Galatians 1:1-10. |
Sunday, January 3, 2016
What we do in this life will echo throughout eternity. Undoubtedly, living the Gospel life glorifies God, influencing all that we do on this side of eternity. In his second sermon from The Gospel Life series, Pastor Jared cites Paul's insistence that we have nothing to do with our salvation. He reminds us that we are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. It is only after we realize this that we truly begin to realize the Glory of God. Pastor Jared references Galatians 1:11-24. |
Sunday, January 10, 2016
In week three of his sermon series entitled The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared continues in Paul’s epistle to the Galatians. He points out that, by living a Gospel Life, the church becomes a unified community of believers that are accountable to each other in love. It is in doing so that the Gospel Life is affirmed and thus sent out by the church. Pastor Jared reference Galatians 2:1-14. |
Sunday, January 17, 2016
As Believers, we are declared righteous before God through the work of Christ Jesus, freed from the bondage of sin. However, this doesn’t keep us from reverting back to our sin nature. We too often rebuild walls of hostility and adopt former ways of thinking, negating what Christ accomplished by his death. How do we begin allowing Christ to live out His life in our lives? In the fourth sermon of his series entitled The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared answers this question and much more, referencing Galations 2:15-21. |
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Apart from the work of Christ Jesus, we are lost and have no hope. As he continues his series entitled The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared references Galatians 3:10-14, reminding us of the person and work of Christ in our salvation. Now, with childlike faith, we look to Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith. |
February 7, 2016
The law points back to the promise, and the promise points to the only One who could keep the law; Jesus Christ has saved us from the penalty of the law. As Pastor Jared continues The Gospel Life series, he considers the tale of three mountains: Mount Moriah, the one of the promise; Mount Sinai, the one of the law; and Mount Calvary, the one of redemption. Pastor Jared references Galatians 3:15-23. |
February 14, 2016
God allows everything in our life for a reason, and the gospel life labors diligently to lead others to Christ and their sanctification. As Pastor Jared continues his series entitled The Gospel Life, he shows us a glimpse into a pastor's heart. In Galatians 4: 8-20, Paul reminds us that the gospel life remembers the former life but lives in the promise of the new life in Christ. God allows everything in our life for a reason, and the gospel life labors diligently to lead others to Christ and their sanctification. |
February 21, 2016
Have traditions in the American church become our works of the law? As we live in the “no longer and the not yet,” are we using the freedom we have in Christ to stand firm in the doctrine of grace or are we slaves to sin, false teaching, and works of the law? As Pastor Jared continues his series entitled The Gospel Life, he points out the gospel life is a marathon, not a sprint. It requires commitment, dedication and training in order to finish strong. He references Galatians 5:1-15. |
February 28, 2016
Since we as Christians are no longer slaves to sin but are not yet glorified, we are challenged to stand firm in the freedom we have as we war with the world, our flesh, and the devil. As he nears the end of his series entitled The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared references Galatians 5:13-25. |
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Sin disrupts our lives and the church. The first step in the restoration process is loving discipline by those who are spiritual. In doing so, we must bare and share one another's burdens. As he continues his sermon series entitled The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared reminds us that the gospel centered church is a loving yet disciplining one. He does so while referencing Galatians 6:1-5. |
Sunday, March 20, 2016Christianity is not controlled by culture. Although we wake up each day and exist within a given culture, we will undoubtedly reap what we sow. Spiritual reaping is bountiful while fleshly reaping is destructive. We must therefore strive to sow in the spirit, continually working out our own salvation with fear and trembling. In the final message of The Gospel Life, Pastor Jared references Galatians 6:6-18.
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Easter Sunday, 2016
The gospel message was first proclaimed by God in Genesis 3:15...the bruising of Jesus and the crushing of Satan. The brutal bruising of Jesus and his resurrection is foretold by Isaiah in Chapter 53. We boast in the cross and marvel at the resurrection because through them Christ crushed Satan. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is working in those who believe in him. Our resurrected savior bids us come...find rest for our souls (Matthew 11:28). |