Sin’s ransom is costly. There are no discounts, subsidies, generics. Only full price is accepted. But what makes grace, grace is not what it costs, but who pays. Christ alone has fully paid full price. Are you still trying to pay the cost yourself? Join us as we examine Luke 2:21-40 and see the cost of our salvation begin to come into focus through the rituals of the law and the song of Simeon.
Category Archives: Sermons
12/21/2025 | “Unlikely Converts” | Luke 2:1-20
Christ was born in obscurity. Announced only to shepherds, the most despised class of society. Ever under suspicion, barred from temple worship and law courts, these men were unlikely converts. No one gave them anything, but God gave them everything! Join us as we examine the story of the shepherds in Luke 2 and consider God’s powerful plan to save the most unlikely of converts.
12/14/2025 | “The Unsolvable Problem” | Matthew 1:18-25
Joseph had a real problem. Before the wedding night, he discovers Mary, his fiancée, is pregnant. As he wrestles with what to do, God shows him in a dream that what looks like relational disaster is actually the solution to humanity’s unsolvable problem. Join us as we examine Joseph’s quandary from Matthew 1:18-25 and consider the solution it reveals to our seemingly unsolvable problem.
12/07/2025 | “A Great Mystery” | Luke 1:26-38
“How will these things be?” Mary asked. And we wonder the same things as we ponder Jesus, fully God and fully man, two natures yet one person, forever. The angel’s answer points us to one of the most remarkable and precious truths of our faith. Join us as we examine Luke 1:26-38 and consider this question, why it is important and how we are to respond.
11/30/2025 | “PostScript” | Mark 16:9-20
Appearing in early copies of the NT & affirmed in the process of canonicity, Mark’s ‘long ending’ gives encouragement to those struggling to live in the light of the Resurrection. Those who dismiss it forfeit great encouragement to fledging faith. Join us this Lord’s Day as we examine Mark 16:9-20 and consider how we move from fear to faith.
11/23/2025 | “Not Here” | Mark 16:1-8
What is your response to the Resurrection? For those who encountered an empty tomb and a Risen Christ, the Resurrection changed everything. Has it changed everything for you? Has it changed anything in you? Join us this Lord’s Day as we examine Mark 16:1-8 and consider our response to the Resurrection of Jesus.
11/16/2025 | “Pronounced” | Mark 15:33-47
He lays down his life and takes it up again. Jesus’ dying, death and burial pronounce much more than the absence of an apical pulse or breathing sounds. Jesus’ dying, death and burial declare hope to us that our lives may be irrevocably changed. Join us this week as we examine Mark 15:33-47 and consider how the death of Christ offers life to dying men and women, boys and girls.
11/09/2025 | “To Love and Obey” | Mark 15:1-32
Jesus is a sacrificial victim, but not a hapless one. No victim of ruthless circumstance, he lays down life his life and he takes it up again. No man takes it from him. Every nanosecond on the cross Jesus obeys the Father to save us and not himself. Join us as we examine Mark 15:1-32 and meditate upon this great truth that in refusing to save Himself, our Lord saved us.
11/02/2025 | “Nothing But the Truth” | Mark 14:53-72
Jesus’ trial was an epic travesty of justice. Yet by human injustice, divine justice was fully satisfied. Jesus’ trial had everything but the truth. Unbelieving & untruthful witnesses & one unwilling witness. What about you? What is your testimony? Join us as we examine Mark 14:53-72 and consider our own response to the truth about Jesus.
10/19/2025 | “On the Night He was Betrayed” | Mark 14:12-31
Between news of inside betrayal and the disciples’ complete abandonment, Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper; a powerful picture of God’s grace to us in our betrayal. Here is hope sin-worn friend that there is grace for you in Jesus’ invitation to “come.” Join us as we examine Mark 14:12-31 and consider the scandalous grace God offers us in response to our sinful betrayal.
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