Sermons from October 2019

Jesus Plus or Jesus Only

Ephesians 2:8-9 (ESV) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Dear Friends in Christ,    Though I’ve never been to Germany before, I’ve been told that if you ever spend the money to go there, one…

To the Jew First!

Romans 1:8-17 ESV Longing to Go to Rome8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you 10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I…

Nip it in the Bud

Matthew 5:27-28  (ESV) Lust 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.    I’m going to begin my sermon this morning by doing something that my wife really does not…

Moving Mulberry Trees

Luke 17:6 (ESV) 6 And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.             {Prayer}             “Jesus said, ‘If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be…