Sermons — Page 61

John 21 begins Christ's restoration of Peter after his denial and return to fishing. Jesus calls him back to obedience, kingdom work, and the local church rather than a disjointed life outside his calling.

Peter's RestorationReturn to CallingLocal Church Commitment

Preaching 1 Corinthians 15 for Easter, the message warns against a decisionist, cheap view of conversion and grounds the believer's comfort in Christ's ongoing work to save sinners and in the certainty of bodily resurrection for all who are

Bodily ResurrectionTrue ConversionUnion with Christ

John 21 shows the risen Christ patiently pursuing disciples who had failed and gone back. His miraculous provision becomes a correcting, persevering, and victorious work for their usefulness and his glory.

Miraculous ProvisionChrist's PatienceCorrective Grace

John 21 shows the risen Christ revealing himself to disciples who had gone back to fishing and caught nothing. He corrects, sanctifies, and restores them corporately, reminding the church that whole congregations may need Christ's renewing

Corporate RestorationRisen ChristCorporate Sanctification

John 21 shows the disciples digressing by moving ahead instead of waiting for Christ's direction. The passage warns the church against disobedience, impatience, disillusionment, scattering, following flawed leadership, and going back.

Spiritual DigressionWaiting on ChristPersevering Grace

Closing a verse-by-verse series through John's Gospel, this message reflects on John's stated purpose in writing and the wider testimony of the New Testament witnesses, calling hearers to humble themselves and come to faith in Christ.

Purpose of ScriptureCall to BelieveGospel Witness

Ephesians 2 presents God's workmanship in individual believers and in the local church as a display of his glory. The message calls the church to embrace biblical structures of grace so that the body becomes a faithful, useful masterpiece

God's WorkmanshipChurch as MasterpieceBiblical Church Structure

Focusing on the local church as the God-ordained center of His redemptive work, the message calls the congregation, and especially its men, to pursue the purification, unity, and sanctification of the church so that God alone receives the

Local Church CentralityChurch PurityGlory of God

Recounting a faithful, unseen prayer warrior who never preached a sermon but undergirded decades of ministry, the message calls believers to keep serving in hidden, unapplauded roles within the local church, trusting that God exalts the

Hidden FaithfulnessLove for the ChurchUnseen Service

Working through John 20:24-29, the message defends Thomas's genuine faith despite his doubt, showing how Jesus patiently meets his unbelief with evidence and calls hearers today to the greater blessing of believing without having seen.

Doubting ThomasBelief Without SightResurrection Victory