Sermon 4: History’s Greatest Moment and Why it Matters: 1 Corinthians 15:12-22
March 31, 2024 • Pastor Joel Porcher • 1 Corinthians 15:12–22
1 Corinthians 15 addresses the importance of the literal bodily resurrection of Christ from the dead, so the Corinthians would be convinced of its reality and walk in newness of life as a redeemed people.
Sermon 3: The Tragedy and Triumph of Palm Sunday: John 12:12-19
March 24, 2024 • Pastor Joel Porcher • John 12:12–19
John 9-12 retells the unfolding events that led to Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection showing how these events fulfilled Messianic prophecies and established the sole basis for our redemption.
Sermon 2: The Propitiatory Nature of Our Redemption: Isaiah 53:1-12
March 17, 2024 • Pastor Joel Porcher • Isaiah 53
Isaiah 53 explains the propitiatory nature of Christ death on the cross and the tragic rejection of that sacrifice!
Sermon 1: The Wisdom and Power of the Cross: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
March 17, 2024 • 1 Corinthians 1:18–31
Even though the world mocks the concept and purpose of the cross, it shows God’s wisdom and power as it established the one and only basis through which sinners can be forgiven, cleansed, and freed to walk in newness of life.
Sermon 6: Living in the Light of the Resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
April 9, 2023 • Pastor Joel Porcher • 1 Corinthians 15:51–58
Because Christ is risen and we have a sure eternal inheritance, we should live vibrantly as a practical outworking of being a redeemed people. God wants us to be a thankful, diligent people.
Sermon 5: The Greatest Moment in History: Luke 24:1-12
April 9, 2023 • Pastor Joel Porcher • Luke 24:1–12
Luke 24 records the most significant event in history, carefully verifying its details so we will be convinced that Christ alone is basis of our salvation.
Sermon 4: The Reality of a Glorified Body: 1 Corinthians 15:35-50
April 2, 2023 • Pastor Joel Porcher • 1 Corinthians 15:35–50
We will be fitted with an uncorrupted and incorruptible body that will equip us to have an unspeakably glorious eternal communion with God and His people. God wants us to glory in this future glory.
Sermon 3: The Glory and Cost of God’s Kingdom: John 12:1-3; 10-19
April 2, 2023
Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem reminds us that while many desire the blessings His rule will one day produce, they do not have a clear understanding of what He must do in them and for them to establish that Kingdom. God’s wants us to walk in discernment as we anticipate the future glory of this Kingdom.
Sermon 2: The Logical Need for the Resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
March 26, 2023 • Pastor Joel Porcher • 1 Corinthians 15:12–20
There is no such thing as a Christianity without the literal, bodily resurrection of Christ and the literal, bodily resurrection of the saints. God wants us to understand what we have through the resurrection by what would be lost without it.
Sermon 1: The Reality of the Resurrection: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
March 26, 2023 • Pastor Joel Porcher • 1 Corinthians 15:1–11
The following portion of 1 Corinthians 15 reminded the church of the historic reality of the resurrection and the way it had personally impacted their lives. God wants our faith in the gospel to be strengthened through this passage.
