Sermons from July 2023

Building Up The Body of Christ Introduction This will be my 3rd time preaching this text on a Sunday Morning.  My 2nd time preaching it here at Celebration.  Despite this being my third go at this sermon, I guarantee you that we will not have time to adequately cover all that is contained within.   Ephesians 4:1-16 Application!!!! walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.  This has built upon the calling we have been…

Far More Abundantly Introduction Youth ministry – Hundreds of people made decisions for Christ – almost a third of those who attended. (Salvation, Baptism, Pastor, Missionary) Truly amazed, what causes us to be so surprised by these things happening?   We serve a big God, and because of that, we should be shooting for big targets! Our text this morning tells us exactly that!  “God is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think!” Ephesians 3:14-21…

The Mystery of Christ Introduction I don’t know about you, but I definitely love a good mystery, the best kind is when the hints are woven throughout the story as a foreshadowing of what is to come.  And when it all comes together it is all the more wonderful as a result.  Ephesians 3:1-13 Context/Story Therefore (for this reason) – Ephesians 2(1-7)Personal, Individual, Reconciliation, Vertical Reconciliation, Horizontal reconciliation, Gentiles are fellow citizens, God is bringing a diverse people to Himself. …

Horizontal Reconciliation I downloaded Tik-Tok this week, and lost any hope I had for mankind.  I saw two extremely different narratives,  I saw all the left leaning stuff.  Preferred gender pronouns, (people self Identifying as animals or inanimate objects), Black lives matter, abortion rights, etc…  A Lot of anger, and moral decay. Then on the other side I saw the right leaning stuff… This type of Christian nationalism, that places the constitution on the same level as the Bible. Who…