Weekend Messages
By Stonebridge Church
Weekend MessagesMay 18, 2020
The Priority of Gospel Relationships
Main Point: Guard your relationships in the gospel by loving one another genuinely, remembering your eternal family, and nourishing one another with the gospel of Christ
The Priority of Gospel Witness
Main Point: Guard the priority of the gospel by keeping your hope undivided and your conduct godly
Do You Love Me?
Main Point: Show your love for Jesus by feeding his sheep with the Word, and following him with unrivaled focus
Come Have Breakfast
Main Point: Jesus meets us in our everyday lives and invites us into fellowship with him
Seeing and Believing
Main Point: Jesus brings peace to our fears, and proof to our doubts; Believe in Him, and have life in His name
Why Are You Weeping?
Main Point: Our Lord personally meets us in our grief to lead us in mission
The Empty Tomb
Main Point: The tomb is empty. Christ is risen. Believe in Him and live.
Hosanna!
Main Point: Give thanks to God, for he has brought salvation through his King in the most unimaginable way
Pierced For Our Transgressions
Main Point: Jesus’s death accomplished forgiveness of sins so that we might respond in faith
It Is Finished
Main Point: The cross of Jesus is the culmination of his earthly ministry, and the climax of God’s redemptive work
Behold Your King!
Main Point: Christ, in his humility, willingly endured the humiliation of this world, to show us the glory and power of God
God's Vision For The Nations
Guest Speaker: Brian Wachter
God’s heart for the nations is an important part of our mission to come alongside each person we meet as they take their next step with Jesus. Not only do we seek to carry out that mission as a local church, but we also partner with missionaries and organizations who are giving themselves to the same calling both locally and globally
My Kingdom is Not of This World
Main Point: Jesus is the true Judge, true King, and true Substitute, and establishes righteousness, truth, and life for His people through His sacrifice
Stricken Shepherd, Scattered Sheep
Main Point: Remain faithful in the face of opposition
Whom Do You Seek?
Main Point: Jesus’ arrest was not a failure, setback, or defeat, but the Son’s loving obedience to the Father for the sake of those being saved
A Final Word
Main point: The Scriptures are the sufficient revelation of God for the ongoing life, health, and ministry of the church
An Authoritative Word
Main point: The Bible is our supreme authority because it is the very Word of God
A Reliable Word
Main point: The Bible is God's Word, and we can have confidence that it is always truthful and trustworthy
An Inspired Word
Main point: The Bible is nothing less than the very Word of God
Unimaginable Joy
Join us as Pastor Keith preaches from 2 Corinthians 4:13-18 on the unimaginable joy waiting for us in heaven and the age to come
Uncontainable Joy
Main point: When we grasp the salvation God is accomplishing through Jesus, we can’t help but rejoice
Undefeatable Joy
Main Point: Christ was born to experience internal agony and suffer external affliction, in order to secure eternal joy for His people
Unparalleled Joy
Main point: Only faith in Christ can provide you with unparalleled joy
Unmistakable Joy
Main point: The joy of Christmas is rooted in God’s faithfulness to send his promised King
One Lord, One Church, One Mission
Main point: Before we behold Jesus in glory, we get to make him known through our unity
Set Apart For Christ
Main point: Following Jesus is not about avoiding the world, but bearing witness in the world as those who are protected and consecrated by God
The Culmination of Glory
APPLICATION: “How should this passage affect me today?”
Define shared principles between the original audience and us today and make a plan to put those principles into practice.
- Eternal life is to faithfully, relationally know, and trust the only true God. Do you know and trust God for the forgiveness of your sins? For good guidance each day? For loving discipline to grow you in holiness? If not, why?
- What is one way you can live out the truth that you "know" God in an intimate relationship with the Lord of the Universe?
- Jesus has been glorified by the Father through his death (for the forgiveness of sins), resurrection (for newness of life), and ascension (as Lord over all)! Read Romans 8:16-17. How does Christ’s glory give you hope in the midst of suffering?
Romans 8:16-17: "The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him."
From Sorrow to Joy
In John 16:20, Jesus says, “your sorrow will turn into joy.”
The Helper We Need
Main point: Through the presence of the Holy Spirit, we have exactly what we need to know God, follow Jesus, and make him known
Surviving Hostility
Main point: Don’t be surprised by the world’s hostility, but hold fast to Christ in faithful witness
Abiding In Christ
Main point: Abide continually in Jesus to grow in true life and extend this to one another for His glory!
We Have Good News
Welcome our special guest, Pastor Bernard Millard from our partner church in Chemnitz, Germany
Never Alone
Main point: In Jesus, we are never alone
The Way, The Truth, The Life
Main Idea: Jesus is the only way to full life in the Father’s glory forever
A New Commandment
Main point: Love one another as Jesus has loved you
In The Dark
Forgiveness of sin and reconciliation with God is always only a repentant prayer away
The Humility of Love
Main Idea: In Jesus we are loved, cleansed, and called to love as we have been loved
Equipping Growing Believers
Main Idea: God calls his church not only to spiritual maturity, but spiritual multiplication, which requires being equipped and equipping others for the work of ministry
Establishing New Believers
Main Idea: Establishing New Believers in the Faith requires the right foundation, a solid construction, and lifelong participation
Evangelizing Non-Believers
Main point: As citizens of Jesus’s kingdom, He gives us labor to do in His rescue mission of those around us that remain in the kingdom of darkness!
Engaging Each Person We Meet
Main Idea: Welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God
From Despair to Hope
Knowing Jesus through the gospel helps us understand our suffering and turns despair into hope
Giving As Partnership
Main point: The aim of Christian giving is the advance of the gospel to the glory of God
Giving As Grace
Main point: When the grace of God in Jesus grips our lives, it produces willful, joyful, and generous giving
Giving As Worship
Main point: How we spend or invest our money on earth is ultimately a matter of worship
God At Work
Main point: Take part in the work of our triune God
What Will You Do With Jesus?
Main point: Jesus subjected himself to the unbelievable that we might believe in him and know God
The Hour Has Come
Main point: Jesus was crowned on the cross, casting out the ruler of this world, calling all to believe in Him and follow
What Is Jesus Worth?
Main point: Even in the midst of life's activity, treasure the presence of Christ with undivided devotion
Why Do The Nations Rage?
Main point: Nothing can stop God from accomplishing his plan of redemption