Sermons & Sunday Schools

gospel of John

Jesus Confronts Corrupted Worship, Part 2

In this sermon, Pastor Dave Capoccia finishes examining John 2:12-25. John presents Jesus’ cleansing visit to Jerusalem on Passover so that you will not present God with corrupted worship but instead believe in Jesus. After a brief review, Pastor Dave explains specifically how verses 18-25 show why you must come to Jesus with full, genuine…

Colossians

Warnings

In this sermon, Pastor Joe Babij examines Colossians 2:16-19 and the two warnings Paul gives Christians against false teachers demanding legalism, ascetism, or cult-like submission. 1. Sever yourself from any deformed pattern of Christian living and practice (vv. 16-17) 2. Sever yourself from those who have a diminished view of Christ (vv. 18-19)

Colossians

Complete in Christ’s Salvific Work

In this sermon, Pastor Joe Babij examines Colossians 2:13-15 and Paul’s explanation of Christ’s salvation work made personal to believers so that they need no supplement to or substitute for Christ. Specifically, Paul presents three wondrous aspects of Christ’s salvific work: 1. Christ’s complete forgiveness of all our sins (v. 13b) 2. Christ’s complete obliteration…

Resurrection Is Victory

In this Resurrection Day sermon, Pastor Joe Babij explains how Jesus’ bodily resurrection represents complete victory for those who believe in Jesus over mankind’s five great enemies. Pastor Babij concludes with a crucial question: are you by faith and repentance on the side of Jesus the conqueror, or are you still defeated and dead in…

Colossians

Complete in Christ, Part 2

In this sermon, Pastor Joe Babij examines Colossians 2:11-13 and the three pictures of believers’ completeness of salvation in Christ so that believers need no addition or substitute. 1. We are in union with Christ in his death (v. 11) 2. We are in union with Christ in his burial (v. 12a) 3. We are…