Guest Preachers (Page 5)
Preparing for Worship when Brokenhearted – Psalm 147
How do you prepare for worship when you are brokenhearted? This sermon explores how Psalm 147 helps us to prepare for worship no matter our circumstances.
Radical Hospitality – 3 John
John’s third letter challenges us to practice radical hospitality. Radical hospitality is loving and supporting others as Christ loved and supported us. There is only one way we can do this. We must remember that, at great cost to himself, Christ first welcomed us. So the message of third John is that Christ gave us a new home, and now we are called to welcome others in, even when it costs us greatly.
Rejoice in the Truth – 2 John
The apostle John is often called “the apostle of love” because his writings are full of the love of God. However, John, like many of us has a less than ideal past. John was called the son of thunder until the love of Jesus Christ changed him forever. In 2 John, the beloved disciple reminds us to rejoice in the truth of the Gospel that Jesus came to save sinners. Having been transformed by this truth, John tells us three…
The Holiness of God – Isaiah 6:1-7
In Isaiah’s vision of the Lord on his throne, the angels cry “Holy, holy, holy”. What does it mean that God is holy? Have we lost a sense of the holiness of God? How do we respond to being in the presence of a holy God? How are we able to stand in his presence? The holiness of God causes us to worship him, humble ourselves, and realize our need for atonement, which comes to us in the cross of…
Don’t Miss the Point – 1 Peter 2
Following Christ is about something much bigger than just living a life that goes the way we want it to go with God’s help. Through Jesus God rescues his people from the greatest crisis we will ever face–eternal separation from God because of our sin–and he has given us a new identity and purpose to glorify him.