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Journey Church Gillette

Journey Church Gillette

by Journey Church Gillette

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As For Me

This sermon challenges believers to examine their personal commitment to serving the Lord through pursuing reconciliation within the church body. Pastor Grant emphasizes that being a Christian means being a new creation, called not just to receive God's reconciliation but to actively pursue unity and reconciliation with others. The message explores the difference between building a church structure and being the church—a living temple of the Holy Spirit. Through biblical examples of Joshua, David, Paul, and Peter, the sermon illustrates what it means to make a personal declaration of faith and obedience regardless of what others do. The core message is that Christians are called to pursue reconciliation, follow Christ wholeheartedly, and trust God with the outcomes, even when they don't align with our expectations.

A Man After God's Own Heart

Celebrate Recovery leader, Jeremy Carnahan shares a special message with the church today.

God's Design For Lasting Relationships

This sermon examines Jesus' teaching on marriage from Matthew 19:1-12, where He responds to the Pharisees' attempt to trap Him in a debate about divorce. Rather than engaging with their legal technicalities, Jesus redirects the conversation back to God's original design for marriage at creation. Pastor Erin emphasizes that marriage is a sacred covenant, not a disposable contract, designed to be a lifelong union of one man and one woman. The message addresses the pain caused when society deviates from God's plan, the problem of hardened hearts that lead to relational breakdown, and the need for spiritual transformation rather than mere behavioral modification. The sermon also affirms singleness as a legitimate gift from God, emphasizing that ultimate fulfillment comes from the Lord alone, not from human relationships.

Forgiven People Forgive

This sermon explores Jesus' teaching on forgiveness from Matthew 18, emphasizing that forgiven people must forgive others. Through the parable of the unforgiving servant, Jesus reveals the astronomical debt we owe God and the complete forgiveness He offers through Christ's sacrifice. The message challenges believers to examine whether they truly understand God's mercy by their willingness to extend forgiveness to others. Unforgiveness is presented not just as disobedience but as evidence that one may not have genuinely received God's grace. The sermon emphasizes that forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling, and that it leads to personal freedom while reflecting the character of Christ. True disciples are marked by their ability to forgive because they comprehend the magnitude of what they've been forgiven.

Restoration In The Family Of God

This sermon explores Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18:15-20 on handling conflict and pursuing restoration within the body of Christ. Rather than focusing on winning arguments or proving ourselves right, Jesus calls believers to pursue reconciliation with the goal of "winning back" brothers and sisters who have sinned or caused offense. The message emphasizes that Satan seeks to divide families and churches to render believers ineffective for God's kingdom, while God's heart is always oriented toward restoration.

Who Is The Greatest In The Kingdom Of Heaven?

This sermon explores Jesus' radical redefinition of greatness in Matthew 18, where He responds to the disciples' question about who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Rather than pointing to power, position, or achievement, Jesus brings a small child forward and declares that true greatness comes through childlike humility and complete dependence on God. The message emphasizes three core themes: the humility of the little one (becoming dependent like a child), the care of the little one (treating God's children with dignity and taking sin seriously), and the heart for the little one (God's relentless pursuit of the lost). This sermon challenges believers to abandon self-reliance and worldly definitions of success, instead embracing a posture of humble dependence on God while actively caring for and pursuing those who have wandered away from Him.

The Freedom Of The Truly Free

This sermon explores Matthew 17:22-27, revealing how Jesus' payment of the temple tax foreshadows His ultimate sacrifice on the cross. The message emphasizes that while Jesus owed nothing—being the Son of God—He chose to pay both the temple tax and the debt of sin for humanity. The sermon unpacks three interconnected themes: the weight of Jesus' impending death, the identity believers receive as children of God, and the freedom that comes with that identity.

Juxtaposition

This sermon addresses the critical distinction between God's conviction and Satan's condemnation, challenging common "plaque Christianity" sayings that are often repeated but lack biblical accuracy. Pastor Grant emphasizes that while God disciplines those He loves to draw them closer, the enemy uses condemnation to create hopelessness and separation. The message explores the paradox of Christian faith—that in weakness we find strength, and that forgiveness doesn't require forgetting. Central to the sermon is the question: "Do you trust Him?" This challenges believers to move beyond merely loving God to fully surrendering and trusting His sovereign plan, even when it doesn't align with personal expectations.

Hope Is Not Wishful Thinking But Worshipful Living

This Easter sermon explores how the resurrection of Jesus Christ transforms our understanding of hope from wishful thinking into worshipful living. Drawing from 1 Peter 1:3-9, the message emphasizes three fundamental changes the resurrection brings: new birth through Christ, a secure eternal inheritance, and meaningful purpose in present suffering. The sermon challenges believers to move beyond passive hope to active faith, illustrating how the empty tomb represents not just Christ's victory over death, but the possibility of spiritual rebirth for all who accept Him. The resurrection power that rolled away the stone can also roll away the stone from human hearts, offering transformation from spiritual death to abundant life with great expectation for eternity.

A Journey With God - Faith That Works In The Valley

In Matthew 17:14-21 we explore the contrast between spiritual mountaintop experiences and the messy reality of daily life. The central message emphasizes that effective faith is not about our strength, abilities, or spiritual performance, but about complete dependence on God. The sermon challenges the American cultural value of independence, calling believers instead to recognize their need for God's power in every impossible situation. Through the disciples' failure to heal the boy and Jesus' immediate success, we learn that ministry without dependence on God is doomed to failure. Even mustard seed-sized faith, when placed in an almighty God, can move the mountains in our lives—whether those mountains are broken marriages, financial crises, health issues, or addictions. The sermon concludes that God is not asking for bigger faith, but for deeper dependence.

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