Sermons from August 2025

How the Saved are Lost – Part 1

Deut. 12:29-13:5 Today, we often spend so much of our attention on getting people to “obey the gospel”—but after a person comes up out of the waters, what’s next?  We encourage them to keep coming—twice on Sundays and once on Wednesdays.  We call on them to continue their study of God’s Word and to apply it to their lives—becoming a new person…

Apollos – A Genius Who Was Wrong

Aquila and Priscila were left behind in Ephesus to continue the work—supporting the local church and continuing to evangelize the city while Paul moved on to Caesarea and beyond.  It’s then that Luke takes a break from following Paul’s journey and, instead, remains in Ephesus to account for the arrival of a Jewish man: Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria,…

Understanding the Parables – A Tree and its Fruit, Jonah and the Queen, and an Unclean Spirit

Matthew 12:22-45 How would Jesus respond to the unbelieving Pharisees? And why wouldn’t they accept Him? In Matthew 12, we see three short parable-like sayings that all serve to explain the cause and affect of disbelief. By understanding them, more, we can understand the disbelief in the world around us!

De-Extinction

1 Kings 18:20-19:21 Today, we often find ourselves feeling weak and defeated—far from our potential assoldiers and servants of God. But God has a way of awakening the wolf—of bringing outthe strength from even the weakest of men and women! And as we come to 1 Kings 19,we’ll see that God would use His wisdom and power to awaken the wolf in…