Kingsway Christian Church Sermons - Audio

Sermon Notes 1 Chronicles‬ ‭28‬:‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬ "David also said to Solomon his son, 'Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.'"  God is with you! Therefore, you do not need to fear your circumstances. God will never fail you nor forsake you. 1 Chronicles‬ ‭28‬:‭21‬a NIV‬‬‬‬ "The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the work on the temple of God, and every willing person skilled in any craft will help you in all the work."  God always gifts his people with the abilities needed to get the job done. 1 Chronicles‬ ‭29‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ "With all my resources, I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of f

Sermon Notes When prayer is part of the process - there is always joy. Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬-‭19a NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe." Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭19b‬-‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way." Acts‬ ‭19‬:‭17

Sermon Notes Ephesians 3:21 NIV "…to [God] be glory in the church (ekklesia) and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Our Mission: to become more like Jesus. The Global church is made up of every believer of every people group, language, and nation to the ends of the Earth.   "We are Christians only, not the only Christians." The Local church is made up of a group of believers who agree to gather together in a specific location to serve each other and build each other up as we continue to fulfill God's will to the ends of the Earth. Acts‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." -  Acts‬ ‭2:42 NIV  ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread (the Lord's Supper/Communion) and to prayer." Acts‬ ‭2:43-44 NIV&n

Sermon Notes "Julius Caesar received an unprecedented four triumphs, city-wide parties that were the highest honor a military commander could receive." – National Geographic Luke 2:1-3 NIV "In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register." "He brought long-lasting peace and prosperity to the Roman world. He is considered one of the great administrative geniuses of history and carried out the enormous work of reorganizing the empire after decades of dictatorships and civil wars. He transformed the dying Roman Republic into an enduring, stable empire, beginning the period of tranquility known as the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace." – Encyclopedia Britannica "If Jesus is King, why does the Emperor look so sovereign?" – Shane Wood, Professor at Ozark Christian College  No mat

Sermon Notes What does this text tell us about Jesus? Luke 2:22 NIV "When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, 'Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord'), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: 'a pair of doves or two young pigeons.'" Jesus came in poverty. 2 Corinthians 8:9 NIV "…though he was rich, yet for your sake, he became poor so that you, through his poverty, might become rich." Jesus came to keep the Law. Galatians 4:4-5 NIV "But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship." Jesus came to fulfill a promise. Luke 2:25-32 NIV "Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had be

Sermon Notes Luke 1:26-28 NIV "In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, 'Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.'" John 1:46 NIV "'Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?' Nathanael asked." Righteousness & Purity Luke 1: 30-33 NIV "But the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.'" The power in his words gives hope.  2 Samuel 7:16 NIV "Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever."  Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV "For to us a ch

Sermon Notes Luke 1:5-7 NIV "In the time of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly. But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old." Righteousness is our spiritual aim.    Sometimes life will disappoint, even when we remain faithful.  Life may let us down, but God never will.  Luke 1:8-9 NIV "Once when Zechariah's division was on duty, and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense." Don't lose hope when life disappoints: God is still working.  Luke 1:10 NIV  "And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside." Faithfulness, coupled with focused p

Sermon Notes The message of Genesis: God has transformed our evil into something good.  ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬, ‭21‬-‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "(To the serpent) 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.' The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. And the Lord God said, 'The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever.' So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken."  Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Just as one trespass (Adam's sin) resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act (Jesus' obedience) resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man (Adam) the many were made sinners, so also through the obedienc

Sermon Notes Is there a way to get justice without getting revenge?  Genesis‬ ‭42‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. 'Where do you come from?' he asked. 'From the land of Canaan,' they replied, 'to buy food.'"  Genesis‬ ‭42‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.'"  This is a test moment, and Joseph has the choice to exact revenge or show mercy.  Genesis‬ ‭42‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ "They said to one another, 'Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not

How do I make sense of God when I'm suffering? 1. Jacob is tricked into marrying 2 sisters. He obviously loved and treated one of them (Rachel) better than the other (Leah).  2. Consequently, He treated the children of Rachel differently and better than the children of Leah.  Genesis 37:3-4 NIV "Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he had been born to him in his old age, and he made an ornate robe for him. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him." Genesis 37:5-9 NIV "Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, 'Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it.' His brothers said to him, 'Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?'  And they hated him all the more because of h

Sermon Notes Have you ever messed up really bad and didn't know how to fix it? ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭31‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Then the Lord said to Jacob, 'Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.'"  Genesis‬ ‭32‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, 'This is the camp of God!'" If God leads you to it, He will lead you through it.  Genesis‬ ‭32‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. He instructed them: 'This is what you are to say to my Lord Esau: Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now. I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants. Now I am sending this message to my Lord, that I may find favor in your eyes.'" "According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and a

Sermon Notes Do you believe in love at first sight, or do I have to walk past you again?  Meet-Cute is "a cute, charming, or amusing first encounter between romantic partners (as in a movie)." - Merriam-webster.com  Genesis 29:9-14 NIV "While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherd. When Jacob saw Rachel, daughter of his uncle Laban and Laban's sheep, he went over and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle's sheep. Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep aloud.  He had told Rachel that he was a relative of her father and a son of Rebekah. So she ran and told her father.  As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister's son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things. Then Laban said to him, 'You are my own flesh and blood.'"  Genesis 29:16-21 NIV Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Lea

Sermon Notes Have you ever felt unseen, unimportant, or insignificant? Genesis 29:16-30 NIV "Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, 'I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.' Laban said, 'It's better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.' So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. Then Jacob said to Laban, 'Give me my wife. My time is completed, and I want to make love to her.' So Laban brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast. But when evening came, he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob, and Jacob made love to her. And Laban gave his servant Zilpah to his daughter as her attendant. When morning came, there was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, 'What is this you have done to me?

Sermon Notes Genesis 25:23-26 NIV "The LORD said to her, 'Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.' When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau. After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob."   ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭27:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "When Isaac was old, and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called for Esau, his older son, and said to him, 'My son.' 'Here I am,' he answered."  ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭27:2-4‬ ‭NIV‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ "Isaac said, 'I am now an old man and don't know the day of my death. Now then, get your equipment—your quiver and bow—and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me. Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat so that I may

Sermon Notes Can I trust God to come through in time?  Genesis 25:19-20 NIV "This is the account of the family line of Abraham's son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the Aramean."  Genesis 25:21 NIV "Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant."  Genesis 25:22 NIV "The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, 'Why is this happening to me?' So she went to inquire of the Lord."  Genesis 25:23 NIV "The Lord said to her, 'Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.'"  Genesis 25:24-26 NIV "When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garm

Sermon Notes Generational Sin: Is it real? Is it inevitable? Can it be broken?  Exodus 20:4-6 NIV "You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments."  Jeremiah 32:17-19 NIV "Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, great are your purposes, and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to th

Sermon Notes Genesis 15:4-6 NIV "Then the word of the Lord came to him: 'This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.' He took him outside and said, 'Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.' Then he said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.' Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness." Genesis 15:12 NIV "As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him."  Genesis 15:17 NIV "When the sun had set, and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces."  Genesis 15:18a NIV "On that day, the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, 'To your descendants, I give this land...'" Genesis 17:4-6 NIV "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you

Sermon Notes Hebrews 11:11 NIV "And by faith, even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise"  Question: How much faith is “enough”? Genesis 12:10-13 NIV "Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe. As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. Say you are my sister so that I will be treated well for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you." There isn’t a perfect solution to an imperfect situation. Genesis 12:14-15 NIV "When Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman. And when Pharaoh’s officials saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into his palace."&nbs

Sermon Notes Hebrews 11:6 NIV "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."  Genesis 11:1-2 NIV "Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there."  Genesis 11:4 NIV "Then they said, 'Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.'"  In each failure we see the faithfulness of God.  Genesis 12:1 NIV "The Lord had said to Abram, 'Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.'"  Can I trust an unknown future to a known God?  Genesis 12:2-3 NIV "'I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you wil

Sermon Notes  Hebrews 11:7 NIV "By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith."  Why did the flood come?  Genesis 6:1-2 NIV "When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose."    Genesis 6:5-6 NIV "The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled."  Genesis 6:4 NIV "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the hero