Sermons from December 2014
New Heaven, New Earth
The culmination of God’s plan of redemption is described in Revelation 21 and 22 as the new heaven and new earth. God’s great act of redemption is accomplished, it is done! There is no more death, no more pain, no more crying. Eternal life, for those who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ is glorious because God is there. We will see his face!
Messiah Has Come
After God created the world, sin quickly entered his good creation. In the midst of that first act of human rebellion God made a promise to send a deliverer who would rescue this world from sin and defeat all evil–including death itself. At the incarnation, the promised one is here! Jesus Christ entered his creation as a child. He came to give his life as a ransom. He came to rescue his people from their sins. In these chapters we…
Creation, Fall, Promise
God’s story of redemption (rescuing the world from sin) begins with the perfect creation. The creation account tells us that God’s words are powerful and that God’s works are good. Shortly after the world fell into the snare of Satan but God promised a redeemer, one who would deal a fatal blow to Satan and sin.
The Pain of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is costly to the one granting forgiveness. It was costly to God to forgive his people and it is costly for us to forgive one another. The pain and hurt that is caused by being treated unjustly can only be removed by fixing our eyes on Jesus Christ. So just how do we do that? What does that mean? This sermon explores those important questions.