Sermon Series: Titus—How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel. Speaker: Tony Billington ____________ Tony Billington concludes his series on Titus, considering how the whole church tells the truth about the God who cannot lie. The text will be Titus 3:9-15, and we will see Paul's final words to Titus in this letter. ____________ Titus 3:1-9 ____________ &n...

Sermon Series: Isaiah Speaker: Elder Seth Sherwood __________ Seth Sherwood is continuing his series on seeing God's attributes in Isaiah. The text will be Isaiah 24, and we will see “The Lord as Judge,” what this means for his people, and how we are to live in light of this truth. ____________ I. The Lord executes judgment (vs 1-12). II. He is glorified in judgment (vs 13-15). III...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell __________ Description: Nearing the close of the letter, Peter (i) encourages these believers to rest their hope in God’s loving care by giving their cares to him, (ii) exhorts the believers to stay ready for the fight and resist the enemy in faith, mindful of the countless others who share in their suffering, and (iii) calls their gaze upward to God’s gracious work in fulfillin...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell __________ Description: In this week’s passage, Peter lays a framework for rightly ordered ministry within the church as she entrusts herself to God and persists in doing good, carrying the thought of last week to its logical conclusion. That framework comes in the form of exhortation to service and humility, which carries with it commitment to a local body of believers. ...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell __________ Description: Continuing the theme of suffering for righteousness, Peter calls Christians to remain tethered and anchored in their suffering by looking to Christ, the hope of future glory, and the presence of His Spirit. He calls us to rejoice in suffering, to persist in doing good, and to entrust our souls to a faithful Creator amid our suffering as we continue to live for ...

Sermon Series: Titus—How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel. Speaker: Tony Billington ________ Main Idea: We live like we have the hope of eternal life because God, our Savior, washed us and renewed us by the Holy Spirit, generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. ________ Application: Those who believe in the God who cannot lie will engage in good deeds, not for salvation, but because of salvatio...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell __________ Description: Considering the victory that is ours in Christ through his suffering, resurrection, and ascension, Peter calls Christians to arm themselves for the dying life of this world and to live for the world to come in the light of Christ’s return. __________ Main Idea: Christians embrace the dying life of this world and live for the world to ...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell __________ Description: Within the ongoing theme of suffering in Peter’s letter, this week’s passage emphasizes the victory Christ has accomplished through his suffering and how we share in it. ________ Main Idea: Those who trust in the suffering, risen, and ascended Christ share in his victory. __________ I. The sufferi...

Sermon Series: Between Two Worlds Speaker: Pastor Josh Sherrell __________ Description: Peter continues the theme of suffering for righteousness, which takes the focus of much of the rest of the letter. In these verses, the emphasis is on Christian witness and readiness to suffer and respond with the hope of a better life as chosen strangers on a journey between two worlds. __________ Main Idea: Christians embody the hope...

Sermon Series: Titus—How a Rightly Ordered Church Tells the Truth About God and the Gospel. Speaker: Tony Billington ________ This Sunday, Tony Billington will continue the series in Titus on how a rightly ordered church tells the truth about God and the gospel. This time, focusing on how we live this out through relationships in the church. __________ Main Idea: We live like we have the hope of eternal life through our re...