Sermons from July 2025
From the Crowd to the Core
Sermon text: Mark 3:1-19 Jesus isn’t looking for spectators—He’s calling disciples. In the focal passage, we see a Savior who confronts critics, draws in the desperate, and then climbs a mountain to call out a core. While some in the crowd only watched to accuse and others came merely to receive, Jesus invites us to something far greater: to be with Him and to be sent by Him. Every Christian can move from passive observer to active disciple by answering…
The Only Message
Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-18 Most church goers, as well as many who never go to church, believe that they will go to heaven when they die. The problem is that many of them are trusting on something they’ve done, their family background, or some other human endeavor for their entrance into God’s presence. Sadly, as Toney McDonald notes, “People are dying and going to hell from the church pews by the gazillions!” Why? Because it is only through faith…
Three Things to Know
Sermon text: Acts 8:25-40 The Christian life isn’t supposed to be passive. Every one of us has a mission to fulfill while we’re here on earth. With Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch as a backdrop, Toney McDonald explains that believers need to know three things: we need to know when we are send, we need to know the message, and we need to know the assignment. Header image by Malcolm Lightbody on Unsplash.
Moving from Obligation to Devotion
Sermon text: Mark 2:18-28 You can follow the path of obligation or the path of devotion. But only devotion leads into the life-giving presence of Jesus, which fuels our passion for His mission. How do we make that shift? We reset our habits to enter His presence, reframe the system around His presence, and then rest and recharge in His presence. Header image by Kyle Smith on Unsplash.