Keystone Church | Paradise Sermons

Keystone Church | Paradise Sermons

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Christianity
God's Never-Ending Love for His People
Jim Hoffmeier | Jun 7 2026 God loves his people and wants to be in a close relationship with them but he expects pure worship and undivided devotion to Him. These twin themes are the focus of Malachi chapter 1. Malachi was God’s prophet to the returned Judean exiles in Jerusalem and Judah after the seventy years in Babylon. This community had many challenges getting reestablished in their promised land. While some of God’s promises had been fulfilled, others had not. Consequently, the Jews were apparently wondering if God really loved them. Their discouragement resulted in problems in the religious and social life of the community. Into this situation, God spoke through Malachi–the last prophetic voice in the Old Testament–to address these issues and to assure the people of God’s love and faithfulness and to underscore what he expected of them.
Jun 7, 2026
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Gospel Clarity in a Confusing World // Worship is Life
Kyle Kauffman | May 31 2026 Worship is not optional. It is something every human being is engaged in on a regular basis whether we realize it or not. Worship is in some sense hard-wired into what it means to be human. The main question we must ask in our lives is not “Will I worship?” but “What will I worship?” And our daily decisions and actions in this life are giving an answer to that question over and over again. Idolatry was not just a temptation for the Corinthian believers living among all sorts of temples dedicated to other gods. It’s a constant temptation to American believers living in a world that seeks to direct our attention and desires to anything other than God. As a result, worship is not just something we do on Sundays, but it is something we are engaged in 24/7 throughout our weeks. It involves all of life and it affects all of life. 1 Corinthians 10 is meant to help us see and experience what it means to find life as we worship God in all of life.
May 31, 2026
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Gospel Clarity in a Confusing World // Make It to the Finish Line!
Kyle Kauffman | May 24 2026 When you are running a race there is need for perseverance and endurance in order to make it to the finish line. The same thing is true of the Christian life. In the end of 1 Corinthians 9 Paul compares the Christian life to being like running a race. And as we discover, it is not a race that everyone makes it to the finish line in. We see this both in examples from the Bible and in personal examples we can think of from our own lives. The scriptures teach that perseverance in the Christian life in both faith and pursuing holiness are necessary for salvation. The Bible is full of warnings that we are meant to take seriously if want to make it to the end. And the Bible is full of promises that are meant to help us make it to the end. We see both of these in the beginning of 1 Corinthians 10. And ultimately, we are reminded that the outcome of the race depends not finally on our efforts but on God’s faithfulness. He is the one who enables us to persevere as we take seriously the call to persevere.
May 24, 2026
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Gospel Clarity in a Confusing Culture // Sacrificial Love for the Sake of the Church and the World
Kyle Kauffman | May 17 2026 The Christian life involves sacrifice. It involves being willing to lay down our rights, give up our freedom, and make sacrifices that can prove costly, difficult, uncomfortable, and painful. This can be at odds with a world that tells us to hold onto our rights and freedoms at all costs. We can easily make an idol of our rights and freedoms and forget that rights and freedoms in this world are given to us so that we might use them to glorify God by loving others and advancing the gospel. In 1 Corinthians 8 and 9, Paul is calling the Corinthians to lay down their freedom in order to love one another and he is showing how he lays down his rights in order to advance the gospel. As we consider these chapters we are invited into living a life that reflects our Savior. We are called to consider what sacrifices God might want us to make. And we discover that the gospel gives us the power to make those sacrifices.
May 17, 2026
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Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God
Keith Rohrer | May 10 2026 Ask 20 people what they think God is looking for in them, and you’d probably hear at least 10 different answers. Things like faithful church attendance, not getting angry, staying married to your spouse, refusing to steal even small things, volunteering at church or places like The Factory Ministries. None of those things are bad—all good actually. But what He’s really looking for is, “Do you have faith?” It’s not just important, the Bible insists it’s impossible to please God without it. During Jesus’ ministry, He only saw “great faith” in two people. Neither was a disciple, neither was a Jew. On Sunday, we’ll look at one of them and try to figure out what Jesus saw in her. And why was He originally so harsh with her?
May 10, 2026
40:55
Gospel Clarity in a Confusing Culture // Marriage and Divorce
Kyle Kauffman | May 3 2026 One of the most painful realities in our world is that of broken marriages. Sin runs so deep that it effects every single relationship we have. And because marriage is often the closest human relationship we have, the pain and hurt that sin can cause in marriage can be worse than anywhere else. We know from scripture that God intends and desires for marriage to be a lifelong covenant. This should correct any thinking or impulse in us that may see divorce as a light or small thing and encourage us to love our spouses even during the most difficult seasons of marriage. Yet we also must recognize that divorce is a painfully personal reality for some in the church. And the area of divorce and remarriage is not something all Christians will agree on. This should lead us to approach talking about divorce with grace, humility, and compassion as we explore when and where God may allow for divorce. Above all we need to remember that it is God’s grace alone that sustains any of us in marriage. And God, by his grace, can heal and repair the greatest wounds that may come from marriage or divorce.
May 3, 2026
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Gospel Clarity in a Confusing Culture // Marriage and Singleness
Kyle Kauffman | Apr 26 2026 We live in a world that can simultaneously make too much or too little of marriage. On the one hand we can see marriage as the supreme goal in life. We can think everyone should aspire to be married and that there is nothing greater than marriage. We either intentionally or unintentionally make marriage the most important thing in this life and by doing so leave those who are unmarried feeling insignificant or like second-class citizens. On the other hand, we can see marriage as unimportant or as a threat to our freedom and joy in this life. Our culture can so easily view marriage as “just a piece of paper.” Paul does neither of these things. He sees both marriage and singleness as being good gifts by God. He sees both being intentionally given by God according to God’s calling in our life. And he sees both providing opportunities to reflect and enjoy God in unique ways. In the end Paul shows us that marriage, and singleness, and every other calling in this life are ultimately means to carry out the supreme goal in this life: living to enjoy and glorify God above all else.
Apr 26, 2026
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Gospel Clarity in a Confusing Culture // What's the Big Deal with Sex?
Kyle Kauffman | Apr 19 2026 The people living in Corinth tended to have simultaneously too high a view of sex and too low a view of sex. They were prone to see sex as everything (worshiping the act of sex) and as nothing (treating sex like it really doesn’t matter). This is one of the places where Corinth looks very similar to our modern culture. We are simultaneously a hyper-sexualized culture and yet also a culture that tends to say, “What’s the big deal with sex?” As a result, those who hold to a biblical view of sex can simultaneously be seen as prudes and as people who are making a big deal about nothing. In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Paul addresses why sex is such a big deal by pointing us to the fact that what we do with our bodies matters to God. This passage gives us theological grounding that enables us to think and live wisely in relation to sex. It ultimately shows us that God cares about sex because God cares about us.
Apr 19, 2026
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A Secure Hope // Hope Realized
Kyle Kauffman | Apr 12 2026 In the events of Easter Jesus has forever secured the future hope for all who trust in him. This hope is that our bodies will be raised from the dead and we will live with Jesus in a perfect kingdom where there is no more trouble, tragedy, division, violence, loneliness, pain, and death. This is a hope that will be realized when Jesus returns to raise our bodies and bring his heavenly kingdom fully to this earth. It’s important for us to be clear on the content and timing of our hope. Hope is most powerful in our lives when it is most clear in our heads and hearts. While there are things about our future hope that remain a mystery, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58 gives us details that help us to have more clarity on the hope that Jesus has secured for us. It is a hope that stirs our hearts with longing and expectation. It is a hope that sustains us through the troubles and trials we face in this life. And it is a hope that can help us to live purposefully in the present even as we wait for the return of our Victorious King.
Apr 12, 2026
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A Secure Hope // Hope Secured
Kyle Kauffman | Apr 5 2026 The events of our lives and this world can leave us feeling hopeless. Life can be so full of trouble, tragedy, division, violence, loneliness, pain, and death. In the midst of it all, we can find ourselves desperately longing for something hopeful to cling to. And yet hope itself can feel dangerous because we fear that what we hope for might never happen. To use the words secure hope can seem like an oxymoron. Hope by its very nature seems insecure. Hope is forward-facing and future-oriented. We don’t know or control the future and so we usually don’t know if the things we are hoping for will come to pass. So how can we speak of a secure hope? As Christians we are placing our ultimate hope in something that has already come to pass – the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This past reality is the grounds for our future hope. And because of that we are invited to find a secure hope in Jesus. A hope that will come to pass. A hope that nothing in this world can take from us. And a hope that can carry us through all the troubles of this life. Because on Easter Morning our hope was forever secured by Jesus rising from the dead.
Apr 5, 2026
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