When we practice the Sabbath, we are embracing a gospel that says we are accepted by God on the basis of Someone else’s work—the work of Jesus.
Fasting turns our attention away from ourselves and on to Jesus. We fast as we await the day when Jesus will return and our hunger pains will be no more, because we will be satisfied by Him.
Jesus confronts the notion that we are not that bad. The reality is that we are far worse than we think we are, and we need Jesus to make the dead in sin come to life.
Our deepest need is Jesus and the forgiveness He provides. Do we understand this ourselves, and are we pointing others to this need, as well?
Are we a fan of Jesus, or are we a follower of Jesus? How we answer that question will determine whether or not we take Jesus seriously enough to do what He tells us to do.
All of Creation is under the authority of Jesus Christ. What is our response to His authority?
The mission of disciples of Jesus is to make disciples of Jesus.
Through faith in the perfect obedience of Jesus, the Son of God, we are well-pleasing in the sight of our heavenly Father. Will we follow this Jesus where He leads us?
Jesus came to be the Suffering Saviour and Conquering King, who would accomplish what we needed Him to accomplish, so that we could have what we needed the most - a Saviour from our sins.
This is a stand-alone sermon on what it means to be part of the local church.