Stand-Alone Sermons
Includes all stand-alone sermons. This will include guest-speakers, special services, and other sermons that are not part of a sermon series.
What is the Lord’s Supper, and what is its relationship to church membership? Pastor Mike will examine that question in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 and encourage us to take the Lord’s Supper like it’s the Lord’s supper. How do you do that? Take it when you come together as a church, take it while remembering and proclaiming the Lord’s death, and take it with self-examination.
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Going Public: Why Baptism is Required for Church Membership by Bobby Jamieson
Understanding the Lord’s Supper by Bobby Jamieson
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Read sermon transcriptWhat in the world does baptism have to do with church membership? Should churches baptize believers who don’t intend to be members of their church? Should churches admit members they don’t believe have been baptized? Pastor Mike addresses these questions, and others, in Galatians 3:26-29. We’ll see that faith, baptism, and church membership belong together because all church members are treated as sons of God through faith, as baptized, as unified, and as children of Abraham.
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Bobby Jamieson – Going Public: Why Baptism is Required for Church Membership
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Read sermon transcriptWhat would it take for you to actually live up to your ideals? In Deuteronomy 29, God reveals his covenant to his people so that they can actually be obedient and live up to their calling. We’ll see the reason for obedience, the covenant for obedience, and the warning against disobedience.
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The Book of Deuteronomy – Peter C. Craigie
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Read sermon transcriptHow did Jesus’ first followers proclaim the message about his life, death, and resurrection, and how can we proclaim that same message today? Brock Garrigan shows us from Acts 4:1-22 that we witness to the resurrected Christ by word, deed, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Be glad, because God will restore creation and his people will be satisfied! Vinh Nguyen shows us from Joel 2:18-27 how God answers his judgement on Israel, how he restores his creation, and how he satisfies his people.
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Read sermon transcriptChristians typically focus on the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, but the Gospels never narrate for us in real time Jesus rising from the dead. Instead, they give us the news of his resurrection from the perspective of those who first heard it, and in this account, we see the necessity of that news continuing to be shared.
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Matthew and Mark (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary), D.A. Carson
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In this passage, we learn that:
- We need reverence for the Lord and what Christ has done for us
- We need Christ to dwell in us and give us strength
- We need to acknowledge God’s limitless power and glorify him
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The Golden Rule is obvious to many, but do we really keep it?
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Matthew (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary), D.A. Carson
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1 Timothy 1:12-17
Christ-Centered Exposition: 1&2 Timothy, David Platt
NIV Application Commentary: 1&2 Timothy, Walter Liefeld
The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Timothy & Titus, Thomas Griffin
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Joshua (Word Biblical Commentary) by Trent C. Butler
Joshua: People of God’s Purpose (Preaching the Word) by David Jackman
The Lost World of Israelite Conquest by John H. Walton and J. Harvey Walton
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Luke: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Darrell Bock
Exalting Jesus in Luke: Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary, Thabiti Anyabwile
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An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews, John Owen
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A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers, D.A. Carson
1 & 2 Thessalonians (The IVP New Testament Commentary), G.K. Beale
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Colossians and Philemon (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), G.K. Beale
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Genesis (Kidner Classic Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 50, Jude-2 Peter, Richard Bauckham
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An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews, John Owen
The Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis
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Already, Not Yet: How to Live in the Last Days, David Briones
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Ephesians (Pillar New Testament Commentary), Peter T O’Brien
Ephesians (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Frank Thielman
“Paul’s Prayer”, Sermon by Timothy Keller
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Acts (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Darrell Bock
Only a Prayer Meeting, Charles Spurgeon
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Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Thomas Schreiner
Duties of Christian Fellowship, John Owen
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The Kingdom of God and the Church, Geerhardus Vos
The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross, Patrick Schreiner
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Matthew (The Expositor’s Bible Commentary), D.A. Carson
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The Book of Leviticus (NICOT), Gordon Wenham
Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord? A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus, Michael Morales
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The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 25-48 (NICOT), Daniel Block
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The Centrality of the Gospel, essay by Timothy Keller
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Making Sense of God, Chapter 4: A Satisfaction Not Based on Circumstances – Timothy Keller
Psalms 1-72 (Kidner Classic Commentaries) – Derek Kidner
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Philippians (BECNT), Moises Silva
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Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary), Darrell Bock
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The Sovereignty of God, A.W. Pink
Trusting God, Jerry Bridges
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, Wayne Grudem (Chapter 16)
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Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will, Kevin DeYoung
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The Treasury of David, Charles Spurgeon on the Psalms
Psalms 1-72, Derek Kidner
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The Book of Proverbs (ch. 1-15), (ch. 16-31), Bruce Waltke
Civility in the Public Square, Timothy Keller
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Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, J.I. Packer
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Joshua Project: A resource on unreached people groups
Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions, John Piper
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Discerning and Exercising Spiritual Gifts, Timothy Keller
1 Corinthians, David E. Garland
The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Gordon Fee
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The Gospel & Racial Reconciliation, Russell Moore and Andrew Walker
Letters to a Birmingham Jail, Bryan Loritts
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The Book of the Acts (New International Commentary on the New Testament), F.F. Bruce
Why Cities Matter: To God, the Culture, and the Church, Stephen Um & Justin Buzzard
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Luke 1:1-9:50 (Baker Exegetical Commentary), Darrell Bock
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Luke, J.C. Ryle
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