Journey Christian Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
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Pastor Craig continues the series "Outsider: The Gospel of John" and focuses on John chapter 5 verses 30-47.
Pastor Jake takes a look at "New Life in Christ" while focusing on 2 Corinthians 5 verses 14-17, and other passages.
Pastor Craig continues the study in the Gospel of Matthew, looking at Matthew 2:1-23 and expounds on Matthew's account of "The Reception of God Incarnate, Jesus Christ, in the World".
Pastor Jake takes a look at Matthew 2:1-6 and focuses on Matthew's account of "Jesus: Our Shepherd & King".
Pastor Craig takes a look at Matthew 1 and focuses on Matthew's account of "The Birth of Jesus Christ".
“We need to be careful not to miss the point of Christ’s lordship. As we’ve already seen, you and I don’t decide to make Jesus Lord; He is Lord regardless of what we think of Him. Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave, and now He is exalted at the Father’s right hand as the Lord over all creation. All those things are true regardless of what you and I think or decide.” ~David Platt
“Be encouraged, follower of Christ, for this mission is not based on who we are or what we can do. This mission is assured based on Christ’s presence through His Spirit…this mission is based on who Jesus is and what He is able to do in and through our lives. Christ is able to do ‘beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us.’” ~ David Platt
This week's sermon looks at various passages and the sermon focuses on "Clarifying the Church's Mission".
Speaker: Pastor Jake Buss Sermon Series: The Church - By Him, Through Him, For Him Preached on: October 17, 2021
Scripture Passages:
Romans 10:9 “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:13-15 “For ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is breathed out by God, and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
James 4:17 “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”
Matthew 16:18. “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
This week's sermon looks at various passages and the sermon focuses on "Holy Convocation".
Speaker: Pastor Craig Ireland Sermon Series: The Church - By Him, Through Him, For Him Preached on: October 10, 2021
Scripture Passages:
1 Timothy 3:15 "if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth."
Hebrews 10:24-25 "And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near."
Exodus 25:8 "And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst."
Leviticus 23:2-3 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places."
1 Corinthians 5:4 "When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus"
This week's sermon focuses on Psalm 130 and "Preparing for the Lord's Table"
Speaker: Barry Lawrence Sermon Series: The Church - By Him, Through Him, For Him Preached on: October 3, 2021
Scripture: Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! 2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
This week's sermon is titled "How the Gospel of Christ relates to the Church of Christ" focusing on Ephesians 1:15-2:10.
Speaker: Pastor Dennis Hobbs Sermon Series: The Church - By Him, Through Him, For Him Preached on: September 5, 2021
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-2:10
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
What does the Ironic grace of God have to do with unity among the people of God? Well, you can check out this week's video with Pastor Jake based on Romans 3:9-30 to find out.
The End of our series on "The End According to Jesus" is here. Join Pastor Jake as we take one last look at Matthew 24. We'll find out if the end is something we can predict, and how we are meant to live while we wait for the end. Check it out!
Abominations, desolations, and tribulations, OH MY! This week we dive into the intense and debate-surrounded text of Matthew 24:15-28. Grab your Bibles, put on your thinking caps, and check out the video.
Join Pastor Jake Buss for Part 2 of our series "The End According to Jesus" He'll be looking at Matthew 24:9-14 and the four things Christians should expect to see and experience as the end draws near.
How does our pursuit of happiness impact the way we raise the next generation? Join Pastor Jake to find out in this week's Faithful Friday as we consider Raising Kids and Joy.
This week on Faithful Friday, we look into how scripture calls us to teach and exemplify the Christian life as a crucial part in raising up the next generation. What might that look like? Find out by watching the video..
Pastor Jake helps us think about viewing our children through a Biblical lens using Psalm 127:3.
Faithful Friday is back with weekly videos to encourage, equip, and challenge you to faithfully follow Jesus. Check out this week's video with Pastor Jake as we begin a new series on Faithfulness in the Family.
Join Pastor Jake as we look at the life of the first American Missionary, Adoniram Judson. Check it out!
This week our Faithful Friday video is available on Thursday, December 24th. Join Pastor Jake as he leads us to explore the significance behind who the first coming of Jesus impacted and what that means for us today.
Join us as Pastor Dennis leads us to consider the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the cost of discipleship.
What can we learn from the story of Sampson? Join Pastor Jake to find out how this familiar Bible story serves to challenge and encourage us in our faith today.
Pastor Dennis sets the Santa record straight on this Faithful Friday. Tis the season for the truth about this holiday hero.
Join Pastor Dennis as he leads us to consider some of Jonathan Edwards' everyday resolutions, to help us live faithfully every day.
Join Pastor Jake for the second part of a Judges Double-header looking at the story of Gideon. Grab your Bibles and get ready to be challenged and encouraged by the word of God.
Join Pastor Jake as we look at the story of Deborah and Barak in Judges 4. This intriguing bit of biblical history has much to encourage and challenge us in the present.
This week, tune in as Pastor Dennis unpacks a handful of Martin Luther's 95 Theses to show us the historical context and significance of these statements that sparked the Protestant Reformation.
Join Pastor Dennis as we look forward to Reformation Day by taking a look at some of the "Pre-reformers".
Join Pastor Jake as he continues his series looking at the history found in the book of Judges so we can more faithfully live for God today. This week we focus on Judges chapter 3. Check it out!
Pastor Dennis shows us Baptist history from the origins of the movement, and how that has led to where we are today. Check it out!
Join Pastor Jake as we look way back into the history of God's people, starting a new series looking at the book of Judges.
For this week's episode of Faithful Friday, join Pastor Dennis as we look at the poetic theologian, Ephrem the Syrian.
Join Pastor Jake as we take a look at Dietrich Bonhoeffer so that we can learn from his experiences and insights about how we can more faithfully think and live for Jesus amidst troubling times.
In this week's edition of Faithful Friday, Pastor Dennis helps us to learn from the mistakes of Pelagius.
Join Pastor Jake as he draws out some helpful insights from John Stott's book on being involved Christians in a non-Christian society.
What happened to the Apostles? Join Pastor Dennis as he teaches us the rest of their history.
How good is your Latin? In this week's episode of Faithful Friday Pastor Dennis Hobbs tells us about five Latin phrases from Martin Luther and how they apply to us today.
Join Pastor Jake as he looks at two examples of the Church amidst challenges to inform and inspire us to be the church we are meant to be amidst our own challenges.
In this week's edition of Faithful Friday, Pastor Dennis Hobbs leads us to consider some of the significant ways that the church has been impacted by the first Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed.
Pastor Jake Buss looks at the book "Peace Child" by Don Richardson. The amazing true story of the transforming power of the gospel among the Sawi people of Irian Jaya, New Guinea.
In this week's episode of Faithful Friday, Pastor Dennis looks at some of the Desert Fathers of the early church.
In this week's edition of Faithful Friday, Pastor Jake Buss looks at the lives of Jim and Elisabeth Elliot.
In this week's edition of Faithful Friday, Pastor Dennis Hobbs looks at the lives and words of several of the fathers of important people in church history. Happy Father's Day!
In this week's edition of Faithful Friday, Pastor Dennis looks into church history to three of the Apostolic Fathers, early Christians. He'll look at the interesting lives and writings of Clement of Rome, Ignatios of Antioch and Polycarp of Smyrna. Pastor Dennis shares some encouraging words that these men wrote to the churches of their times and are still encouraging to us today.
How should a Christian live amidst suffering and oppression? 1 Peter 2:16 has one answer for us to consider and apply. Pastor Jake looks at this passage in this week's edition of Word Wednesday.
What is the importance of the imagination for Christians? In this week's Faithful Friday video Pastor Dennis Hobbs looks at this question as he reflects on the lives and stories of C.S.Lewis and J.R.R.Tolkien.
Love Your Enemies. Pastor Jake Buss uses this week's Word Wednesday to look at what Jesus taught in Matthew 5: 43-48. Who are our enemies? What is hate? How can we fight against hatred? How can we love our enemies? Listen to what God's word says in answer to those questions.
Pastor Dennis Hobbs continues his Faithful Friday series with a message looking at the life and work of Saint Jerome. Pastor Dennis encourages us to follow Jerome's example of valuing the Bible.
Pastor Jake Buss shares the 5th video in his series on The Gospel and Suffering. He looks at how the good news of the gospel is meant to transform how we think and live in relation to suffering.
This week Pastor Dennis continues his Faithful Friday series looking at another man from church history. Dennis shares some encouraging words from David Brainerd, a missionary to the Native Americans in the 1700's
Pastor Jake Buss continues his series on the Gospel and Suffering where he looks at how the good news of the gospel is meant to transform how we think and live in relation to suffering. This week he looks at how the gospel provides the best answer to the question of "How can a loving God allow suffering?".
Pastor Dennis Hobbs continues his Faithful Friday series. Pastor Dennis looks into church history to a sermon by Frances Grimke. Grimke was born into slavery in the 1800's but was freed after the Civil War and became a pastor. His sermon during the 1918 flu epidemic has words of encouragement for us today.
Pastor Jake continues his series on the how the gospel is meant to transform how we think and live in relation to suffering.
Pastor Dennis Hobbs continues his Faithful Friday video series with a look at faithful mothers.
Pastor Jake Buss begins exploring how the person and work of Jesus transforms the way believers think and live in a time of suffering.
In this week's edition of Word Wednesday Pastor Jake focuses on worship by looking at John 4:19-24.
The first video in our Faithful Friday series. Pastor Dennis Hobbs will help us look at the spiritual discipline of solitude.