Jesus gives a strong and challenging teaching on divorce – and then welcomes children into his arms – in Mark 10:1-16. How does this passage (in its historical context) address the question of who gets to be in God’s kingdom? How does it connect to our desire to live lives of thankfulness in response to God? Click below to hear Pastor David’s message on this passage.
The Responsibility of Prayer
Christians often pray about various needs, and sometimes we even anoint the sick as James recommends in James 5:13-20. As we study the conclusion of this brief letter together, Pastor David helps us see a truth of our faith that undergirds how we pray, how we worship, and how we seek after people who wander from the faith. Click below to hear his sermon on the final passage from James.
Wisdom From Heaven
Why do people, especially Christians, act out of bitter envy and selfish ambition? What is the biblical alternative to such a lifestyle? How can we glorify God through a life of wisdom? These and other questions are answered by James 3:13-4:8, which form the sermon text from yesterday’s message at Mt. Haley. Click below to hear Pastor David’s sermon!
Did I Say That?
James 3:1-12 contains some pretty challenging thoughts: who can control the tongue? How many times have our words gotten us into trouble? How should Christians respond to the inner, human impulse to “speak our minds”? Click below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on this passage.
United Through Obedience
Do Christians still show favoritism? Surely this can’t be true of us today! Unfortunately, it was true of the early believers, as we read in James 2:1-17. So how does this convicting passage apply to us today? Click below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on this portion of James’s letter:
Pure Obedience
Throughout September, our sermons will focus on the New Testament book called James. This very practical letter speaks clearly into our world and into our lives. In James 1:16-27, Pastor David helps us find how personal holiness and social holiness are part of our responsibility as believers in Christ. Click below to hear this sermon!
The Mystery of the Gospel
John 6 concludes its grand sweep of events and teachings with a real downer: Jesus loses the crowds that have been following him since the feeding of the five thousand. Apparently the message Jesus was proclaiming was too difficult for them to understand, approve, or agree with. Could we be in the same position today? Click below to hear Pastor David’s message on the path of discipleship from John 6:56-71.
You Want Me to Eat What?!
Just after feeding the 5000 in miraculous fashion, Jesus said some pretty bizarre things about what his followers should eat and drink: his body and blood. What in the world was Jesus talking about? Here’s a hint: he was not referring to the Lord’s Supper, as many Christians assume. Click below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on John 6:51-59.
Bread From Heaven
In John 6:35-51, Jesus makes a bold claim: that he is the living bread that has come down from heaven. Our Christian faith gives us hope for heaven, but what does that have to do with the real world and our lives today? And how does Jesus’s claim – that those who eat of this living bread will live forever and not die – tie into our everyday lives? Click below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on this subject.
The Bread of Life
This month, we will be focusing on Jesus’s words in John 6, specifically as they relate to the Lord’s Supper which we will share at the end of the month. Pastor David’s sermon this week focused on John 6:24-35, where Jesus proclaims, “I am the Bread of Life.” What does this mean? And how does Jesus satisfy our every desire? Click below to hear Pastor David’s message on this subject.