Who Can Serve as Deacons?
We wrap up our series on deacons by identifying the type of people God wants to serve as deacons. They are to be men and women of character who elevate the gospel. Listen as Pastor Timon walks us through 1 Timothy 3:8-16, showing us how we can wisely identify joyful servants who protect the church of Christ.
Speaker: Pastor Timon
Passage: 1 Timothy 3:8–16
Series: Deacons
How should we view the church? Is it simply where we’re supposed to go if we are to be “good Christians”? Is it an optional add-on to our personal spiritual lives? Is it just a flawed human institution? This text teaches us that the church is the precious bride of Christ. He loved her. He died for her. He cleansed her. He nourishes and cherishes her like he would his own body. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on why this is enough to help the Christian love the church despite its flaws and imperfections.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Ephesians 5:22-33
Series: Standalone Sermon
As we continue our series on deacons in the church we look at how the role of deacon is primarily a “doing” role not a “deciding” role, and the importance of both competency and character in church leaders. Listen as Pastor Tim walks us through Acts 6:1-7 and shows us how this text serves as a bridge between the Old Testament patterns and the New Testament patterns of leadership over God’s people.
Speaker: Pastor Tim Kerr
Passage: Acts 6:1-7
Series: Deacons: Servants in the Care of the Church
There is much confusion surrounding the role of deacons in the church today. Some churches have wrongly given governing authority to deacons. Others have limited their responsibilities to ministries of mercy. Many churches have not bothered with appointing deacons at all. But when understood rightly, deacons are an incredible gift to the church. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches us about this important biblical office in the church.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Series: Deacons: Servants in the Care of the Church
How would you end a book on enduring as a Christian? A few final instructions? A summary of all that you’ve already said? Some encouragement and expressions of affection? The book of Hebrews ends with what is most important: prayer. Prayer is the fuel for our endurance. In this powerful final prayer, Pastor Josh teaches us some important lessons about how we should pray, why we should pray, and what we should pray.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 13:18-25
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints
What is leadership in the church meant to look like? The answer might surprise you. In a culture that prioritizes leadership more than ever but understands leadership less than ever, it is important that we look to the Bible to shape our vision of church leadership. After all, the leaders you have play an important role in your growth and endurance as a believer. Listen as Pastor Josh teaches on the gift of godly leadership.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 13:7-17
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints
Are you growing in the knowledge of God? Are you also growing in your love for God and for one another? As we approach God’s word through reading and listening, are we just learning information or are we being changed by the power of the Spirit through the word of God? Listen as Pastor Steve Bice helps us pause and consider these two checkpoints as we aim to be both hearers and doers of the word.
Speaker: Pastor Steve Bice
Passage: 1 Peter 3:8-12
Series: Standalone Sermon
C.S. Lewis said, “If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things… not huddled together like frightened sheep and thinking about bombs.” Lewis was right, not because he was brilliant (though he certainly was), but because he was biblical. The Bible itself calls us to prepare for the end of the world by faithfully doing the simple but powerful tasks that God has entrusted to us. Listen as Pastor Josh explains what they are.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:25-13:6
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints
Have you ever made a bad trade? The Bible tells us that Esau traded his birthright for a single bowl of soup. We shake our heads at his foolishness, and yet we do the same whenever we value things like money or relationships more than Jesus and his gospel blessings. All of us have our own bowls of soup to reckon with. Listen as Pastor Josh warns us about trading our eternal inheritance for the passing pleasures of the world.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:16-24
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints
What is bitterness? Bitterness is an enduring feeling of deep resentment about the circumstances of your life. Left unchecked, it will not only poison the soul, but it will also bear bitter fruit that will affect those around you. Bitterness can even erode your faith. Listen to Pastor Josh as he gives us three remedies for the bitter soul.
Speaker: Pastor Josh Tong
Passage: Hebrews 12:12-15
Series: The Supremacy of Christ for the Endurance of the Saints
