From The Pulpit To The Streets (stdavidsacna)

Sermon using Paul's exhortations to the Colossians to focus on the importance of identifying the worldly practices and character flaws we should be casting off and the Kingdom virtues we should be living by if we are truly committed followers of Christ.

Taking a comprehensive look at the way Jesus taught us to pray when asked how to do so by His Disciples (related in Luke Chapter 11), which encourages us with the truth that the power of prayer does not reside in ourselves, but can be found in the consistent quality of our prayer habits and the deep level of intimacy we seek with our loving and generous Father in Heaven.

Providing an insightful new look at sisters Mary & Martha--discerning a bit of both their natures inside each of us as we struggle to find a balance between the two competing kingdoms of earth and heaven, as we look toward ultimately accepting Jesus' example of honoring godly and eternal things above the selfish priorities of our present world.

Painting a vivid picture of how Christ is the visible sign of the "real reality in the entire cosmos," and how by focusing on Him, we can begin to see the visible signs of who God is, how much He loves us, why He sacrificed His Son to save us, and where and when we can encounter His grace & share His peace with an unjust and broken world.

Sermon inspiring us to ask ourselves the vital questions that Jesus put to His own disciples when He declared the world ripe for drawing in a harvest of souls for the Kingdom of Heaven: How will you labor to share the Good News of Jesus with others? Such is God's mission, and your mission also when you choose to follow Him, for only He can give a true and lasting peace.

Sermon based on Luke 9:18-24 examining how we respond to Jesus's question "who do you think I am?" and his invitation to "take up your cross and follow Me."

Focusing on the essential truths and biblical revelations of the "three in one" nature of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct in person-hood but identical in Godly nature.

Pentecost Sunday sermon celebrating the presence of God's Holy Spirit with us ever since His coming at the first Pentecost two thousand years ago, equipping us to serve in and minister for God's kingdom on earth, and urging us to open ourselves completely to receive His presence!

Sermon about the often overlooked Ascension of our Lord Jesus into Heaven as a key event in salvation history, giving a fuller meaning to the more popular celebrations of Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost as we realize that the same human Jesus who came to earth and died on the cross is seated on Heaven's Throne as One who truly understands our human joys and struggles and is always interceding on our behalf.

This sermon looks at the many ways Jesus instructed and prepared His disciples for his death, resurrection, ascension, and promised gift of the Holy Spirit to be present with them as Helper, Counselor, and Advocate--the giving of His Spirit being the proof and sign of God's great love for us, as our obedience to Jesus' commands is the proof of our love for God in return.

Sermon based on Chapter 19 of the Book of Revelations, giving us a foretaste of our promised heavenly union with the Lord Jesus Christ, and encouraging us to be committed and ready here on earth as we await His return and look forward to the marriage feast where we'll celebrate the completion of His promise.

Mother's Day sermon affirming how important and special our moms (or those who show us a mother's care) really are, and outlining practical examples of twenty-one ways we can love and honor the mothers in our lives, as they are a true gift from God to our world.

Sermon based on the 21st Chapter of John's Gospel, where Jesus reunites with the Disciples after His resurrection and reaffirms His special call on their lives, so illuminating our own call to share the Gospel in word and deed as we are given life and strength through relationship with Jesus, loving Him first with all our being and wholeheartedly following Him.

Easter Sunday sermon outlining the abundant and trustworthy eyewitness testimony for Jesus' death and resurrection and affirming how we can receive God's promise of Eternal Life today by believing in, following, and confessing Jesus Christ as our Lord, risen from the dead to save us!

Palm Sunday Sermon remembering that along with the cries of "Hosanna!" ("Save us!") for Jesus as He triumphantly entered the city of Jerusalem was the knowledge that His sacrificial death was also coming--in light of which we must all consider if Jesus is for us personally our Savior and our King.

Message based on the Gospel of Luke Chapter 20 verses 9-19 where after telling the people and elders a parable of "wicked tenants" who lose everything after they kill the vineyard owner's son, Jesus makes the connection to Himself and to Psalm 118, where "the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone" of God's Kingdom.

Sermon illuminating the Parable of the Prodigal Son by pointing us to the truth that our good Father God is ever eager for us to return home to His welcoming and healing embrace where we are free to become our truest selves, fixing our eyes on our heavenly home and finding abundant life in His Light and Love.

Sermon based on the beginning of Luke Chapter 13, where Jesus calls the people to repentance so they will not perish, and teaches that we all must learn to both Hear the Gospel and Respond to the suffering of others in order to bear worthy fruit for the Kingdom of God.

Sermon based on questions about who and how many would be saved when the Kingdom of God finally comes, and Jesus' admonition to "strive to enter through the narrow gate," reminding us of those teachings and instructions we must accept and follow in order to enter into His Kingdom.