22 Sermons Tagged "Church"

Jesus is the cornerstone (the core piece of a building's foundation) upon which the Christian church -- composed of all believers -- is built. All believers within the Christian church are also priests, proclaiming the good news of salvation and doing good works (including making sacrifices and serving others) out of thanks.

The manipulative claims of the chief priests, which led Pilate to hand Jesus over to be crucified, show us one of the Ironies of the Passion: corrupt churches and corrupt governments submit to each other.

How can we say the visible church -- which is made up of believers -- will be triumphant, even though it faces so many challenges, both from within the church and from outside the church?

In marriage we see that just as the bride is adorned with beauty, receives a new name, is taken by the hand, is no longer single, and is pure and doted over, so too are we treated in His church (the church of all believers).

Marriage is meant to be a mini-model of Christ's love for His church: He made our dress; earned our ring with his own blood, sweat, and tears; and it is His promise to us, given to us at our baptism, so we are now all one family.

As Jesus enters Jerusalem we see His kingdom of power (his rule over all creation), His kingdom of grace (the invisible church), and the eternal kingdom -- the kingdom of His glory.

We see our marriages are a mini-model for Christ and His church, we let our emotions be ruled by the fact that God is ruling all of creation for us, and we use this world's temporal things in good stewardship as God has entrusted us.

Be comforted by your election, stay in the Word, and pray for the spread of the Word.

God dwells in the midst of the church, and He is exalted in the earth and in the nations.