Sermons in the ‘B.C.’ Category

Written 700 years before Jesus was born, Isaiah 53 is stunning in it’s clarity of what Jesus’ mission would be about. Listen in as pastor Chad Lewis unpacks the great news of Isaiah 53 and Jesus’ life. Find words of great assurance for Christians an non-Christians alike and find fuel to be about God’s work on the earth.

Last week we looked into God’s message in Isaiah 6 – his holiness, our sinfulness and the way God made for us through Jesus Christ to be restored. Isaiah’s response to this message was to go, to serve the Lord by carrying this message to the people. In short, Isaiah responded by going on a mission. It’s this mission, which all of God’s people share, that pastor Daniel Montgomery unpacks today; as Christians, we must know that mission will advance by God’s light and love, through God’s people. Week 40 of 52.

Isaiah has been called the Old Testament gospel – it contains essential Christianity in advance. Isaiah 6 shows us four key components of the Christian life – God’s holiness, our sin and woe, God’s free gift of grace and our mission to share God’s message. Listen in as pastor Daniel Montgomery urges Christians to recognize just what God’s holiness means for them and how God’s grace overflows into a transformed life. Week 39 of 52.

Listen in as Daniel Montgomery explores Song of Solomon and unpacks what it means to be built as lovers, whether selfishly pursuing immediate pleasure or submitting to God’s design and finding deeper pleasures there. Sojourn sermons available on iTunes. Check out the “Sojourn Community Church” free podcast.

Do you want to be happy? It’s not a trick question; of course you do. We all want to be happy. We all search for things that will bring us pleasure. At the height of his reign, king Solomon, the traditionally held author of Ecclesiastes, set out to find out if there was any lasting [...]

The book of Job opens in heaven with a conversation, a debate between God and Satan. The account shifts to earth for a detailed look at the life of a very blessed man from the land of Uz named Job.

Job’s Friends:  Miserable Comforters A major portion of the book of Job recounts for us the conversation between Job and his three friends – Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar – who attempt to respond to Job’s terrible suffering with insensitive, unjust, undiscerning, over-confident, angry arguments and accusations.  When Job’s friends first come on the scene, they [...]

For Such a Time as This Esther Daniel Montgomery Esther is a biblical character who can teach us many wise truths – like the fact that conviction will always lead to courage and the fact that no past failure can write you out of God’s good future plans if you respond to him in obedience. [...]