Sermons from January 2025
The Year of the Lord’s Favor
Luke 4:17-21
Be a God Pleaser
John 12: 37-43 Our next “Holy resolution” will emphasize working on pleasing God, not people. We will explore what a people pleaser looks like, and how we can’t please everyone, but we can please God. We will also look at not letting the pendulum swing too far, and being an individualistic “me pleaser”. Link to full service
Say what you need to say
Matthew 18: 15-17 The Holy Resolution last week was to listen, now it is to speak. Now, we will look at Jesus’s teaching in Matthew from the traditional perspective in which we are the ones addressing the sin. We will see how speaking up can heal and make healthy relationships. Full service link
Listen to Criticism
Matthew 18: 15-17 Stop being defensive! We will look at Jesus’s teaching on church discipline from the perspective of being the one called out for sin. We need to learn to listen to criticism and ask “what if this is true?” One of the hardest but most effective ways to gain wisdom and grow is to learn from the discipline and criticism of others. Link to full service