The following is a sermon preached on Sunday morning October 12, 2008, at Sunnyside Baptist Church. How has Jesus loved us? How has He demonstrated His love toward us? The prophet Isaiah, writing hundreds of years before the birth of Christ, gives us one of the clearest and most powerful descriptions of the love which [...]
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Loving One Another – John 13:34-35, 15:12-14, 17
Posted in Christian Life, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Loving Others – Matthew 22:34-40
Posted in Christian Life, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday morning, September 28, 2008: Scripture is abundantly clear that “salvation is of the LORD” (Jonah 2:9). God is a holy and righteous God… and we aren’t. He is morally perfect… and we aren’t. He never sins… and yet rarely does a moment go [...]
“For God So Loved the World…” – John 3:16-21
Posted in Gospel, Gospel of John, Hell, Jesus Christ, Sin on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday, September 14, 2008. Do you believe in hell? It seems like very few people do anymore. And no one… virtually no one thinks they will end up there. A study conducted in 2003 showed that less than 1% of Americans think they might [...]
Believing in Jesus – John 2:23-3:15
Posted in Gospel, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Regeneration, The Holy Spirit on September 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on the morning of September 7, 2008. Who do people say Jesus is? Some think He was a good teacher? Or a Prophet of God? Or a legendary figure who is larger than life? What does the world around us believe about Jesus? More importantly… [...]
Are You Zealous for the “Temple” of God? – John 2:12-22
Posted in Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Worship on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached on Sunday morning at Sunnyside Baptist Church on August 31, 2008. The worship of God is a serious matter… isn’t it? I believe the Westminster Shorter Catechism gets it right in the first question…“What is the chief end of man?” The answer…“To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” In [...]
Water into Wine… Shame into Joy – John 2:1-12
Posted in Christian Life, Gospel, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Sin on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday morning, August 24, 2008. Have you ever done something so bad… so wrong… so sinful… that you just wish you could wash it away forever? For many of us, the sins of our past haunt us. They are always with us. For many [...]
Come and See Jesus! – John 1:35-51
Posted in Evangelism / Missions, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are you a Christian? If so, do you remember the first person who invited you to come and see Jesus for yourself? What were they like? How did they talk to you? More importantly for our discussion today… how were they related to you? Were they a family member? Or a friend? A coworker, maybe? [...]
Behold the Lamb of God – John 1:19-34
Posted in Gospel, Gospel of John, Jesus Christ, Sin on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached on Sunday morning at Sunnyside Baptist Church on August 10, 2008. What is the biggest problem which you face today? That is a hard question to answer, isn’t it? Because if you are anything like me, then your life is probably full of problems. Which one is the greatest? [...]
Who is Jesus? – John 1:1-18
Posted in Gospel of John, Jesus Christ on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Sunnyside Baptist Church on Sunday morning, August 3, 2008: Who is Jesus? What is He like? The world often tells us that He was simply a good man or a wise philosopher. Maybe… if they are feeling generous… they might suggest that He was a prophet from God. [...]
Believing in Jesus – John 2:23-3:15
Posted in Gospel, Gospel of John, Regeneration, The Holy Spirit on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a sermon preached at Maranatha Baptist Church on the morning of June 22, 2008. Who do people say Jesus is? Some think He was a good teacher? Or a Prophet of God? Or a legendary figure who is larger than life? What does the world around us believe about Jesus? More importantly… [...]
