Overview of Sermon:James opens his letter by encouraging Christians to pursue joy in the midst of their trials. James grounds his encouragement in the believers’ knowledge that the LORD produces steadfast endurance in the life of the Christian through their experience of trials. Such endurance, ultimately, leads to a kind of completion in the Christian life where followers of Christ lack no good t...  Read More

Overview of Sermon:In our current atmosphere of election-related anxiety, CJ pointed us towards the eternal perspective found in Psalm 33. The psalmist begins with a call to joyful praise. Next, he provides reasons why we should praise God–God’s righteous perfection and God’s active reign over all the rulers of the world. The psalm concludes with God’s special affection and steadfast love for His ...  Read More

Overview of Sermon: The story of Samson illustrates the danger of spiritual adultery. Samson and the people of Israel commit covenant unfaithfulness through their trust in other gods and doing what is right in their own eyes. Samson’s miraculous birth, foolishness, and final vindication shows the blinding and destructive nature of sin, how God works even in spite of our sinfulness, and leads us to...  Read More

Overview of Sermon: Continuing in his instruction to the Galatians, Paul compares the Christian’s pursuit of godliness to a farmer sowing seeds. Paul notes that all people continually sow seeds of some type, either seeds of the flesh or seeds of the Spirit. He then urges the Galatians to sow seeds of the Spirit, specifically in relation to financial giving, spiritual growth, and good works, and th...  Read More

Overview of the Sermon:To a culture obsessed with spirituality, Paul writes to define clearly what true spirituality is and how it can be measured in the believer’s life. CJ showed us that true spirituality is not self-centered nor based on subjective impressions, but is the fruit of the gospel worked out in the context of the local church. True spiritual maturity is expressed in gentle restoratio...  Read More

Overview of Sermon:Bill Kittrell encouraged us to live by faith instead of giving into doubt or despair in suffering and shared 5 lessons that he learned from a heart attack. First, he learned that God is in control and active in our lives. He also learned that he could do things he thought he could not do and that God uses means of grace to help us do hard things. Fourth, Bill realized that the L...  Read More