Sermons from 2026
Striving For The Prize
Philippians 3:12-14 Pastor Alvin Currie Philippians 3:12 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Philippians 3:13 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, Philippians 3:14 14 I press on…
Our Living Hope
1 Peter 1:3-5 Who Is Jesus? (Series) 1 Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in…
Get A Life
Colossians 3:1-4 Who Is Jesus? (Series) Colossians 3:1-3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Jesus is our life. Paul writes about our relationship with Jesus, and our dependency on Him, by saying He is our life. …
Who I Am In Christ
Genesis 3:15 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! In Adam: Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:22, Ephesians 2:1, Romans 3:23 In Christ: Romans 5:18, Romans 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Corinthians 5:22, Romans 8:1, Romans 5:19 Mindset: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 4:8, Isaiah 26:3 How do we live: Romans 12:1-2 Enduring Hardship: 2 Timothy 4:1-7 (NLT) Because you are in Christ, you…
WHY CHRIST CAME INTO THIS WORLD
John 3:16 Who Is Jesus? (Series) John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 1. Show us God in terms we can understand. (Mt 11:27, John 1:18 & 14:8-10, Col 1:15-17, Heb 1:3) 2. Call sinners to repent. (Rom 3:21-24, 1Tim 2:1-4, 2 Pet 3:8-9, John 6:44, Mt 9:11-13) 3. Not to judge, but to save. (Lk 19:9-10, 1 Tim…
Harmony From Discord
Galatians 3:26-28 Who Is Jesus? (Series) Galatians 3:26-28 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Galatians 4:3) In…
Not Just A Savior
Matthew 7:21-29 Who Is Jesus? (Series) Speaking Christianese isn’t enough. Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. The final test is not what we think or what others think. The final test is, what will God say? (Romans 5:5, Romans 8:9) Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we…
Jesus Is The Word
John 1:1-3,14 Who Is Jesus? (Series) John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. Jesus Christ is the creative Word. There is a connection between John 1:1 and Genesis 1:1. The word always existed. The Word was with God: A special relationship of eternal fellowship in the Trinity. The word was God. John 1:3 Through him all things were made;…
The Statistics On Jesus
Genesis 3:15 Who Is Jesus? (Series) Luke 24:44-47 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance…
Liar, Lunatic, Or Lord
John 10:22-30 Who Is Jesus? (Series) John 10:22-24 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Are you the Messiah? John 10:25-30 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in…
It’s Gotta Be The Shoes
Ruth 4:1-22 Ruth’s Redeeming Romance (Series) The story began with three funerals but it ends with a wedding. The Bridegroom: Ruth 4:1-10 (7-8) 7 (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. (This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.) 8 So the guardian-redeemer said to Boaz, “Buy it yourself.” And he removed his sandal. The law of the…
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Ruth 3:1-18 Ruth’s Redeeming Romance (Series) Ruth 2:1-5 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. 3 Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know…
Love Is In The Air!
Ruth 1:1-22 Ruth’s Redeeming Romance (Series) A God appointment: Ruth 2:1-3. Love Is n the Air: Ruth 2:4-17 Ruth 2:4-7 Ruth was a woman of loyalty and character. Ruth 2:8-10 Boaz offered provision and safety. Ruth 2:11-12 Words of respect and appreciation. Ruth 2:13-117 A providential meet cute. An Expression Of Joy: Ruth 2:18–23 Ruth 2:18-19 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. So she brought out…
Where You Go, I Go
Ruth 1:1-22 Ruth’s Redeeming Romance (Series) Unbelief: We can’t run away from God’s will. Ruth 1:1-5 (1) In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. When things are difficult and we try to play God, life goes from bad to worse. Psalm 33:11 But the plans of the…
How Can We “Know” We Are Saved?
1 John Scriptures Locked In (Series) The apostle John states the purpose in his first letter. 1 John 5:13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. John devotes an entire letter on this subject. It’s important that we not doubt our salvation and God’s promises and integrity. Consider 8 markers given to us. 1) A desire to tell others about Christ.…
Enlightened, Tasted And Shared
Hebrews 6:4-6 Locked In (Series) Hebrews 6:4-6 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. We…