Text: John 17:18-23, 1 Corinthians 1:10 Summary:We began our Last Kingdom series with a history of God’s People as revealed in the Old Testament. We then zoomed in to God’s Church from the New Testament to present day and took a closer look at a few believers who expanded the Kingdom through care and courage.…
Texts: Matthew 19:1-9, 1 Corinthians 7:10-16, other passages Summary: When faced with divorce and remarriage, many of us allow emotions to rule the day. And while it is understandable, we must have our hearts shaped by the scriptures. Divorce wreaks havoc. But God is bigger than havoc. His grace is greater than all our sin. Perhaps…
Texts: 1 Corinthians 7:1-5, Hebrews 13:4, selected passages from The Song of Solomon Summary: Throughout human history, sex has been distorted. At times it has been treated as ultimate, while other times it has been seen as unnecessary. Sex is good, because it is from God. Sex divorced from God is dangerous. But sex, viewed…
Texts Ephesians 5:1, 15-24; 1 Corinthians 11:1-3, Philippians 2:5-11 Summary God gave us marriage to show us who He is and how He relates to us. His reputation is on the line, and so He took the initiative in His Word to give us the big picture of how each spouse is to reflect Him…
Summary The Bible is God’s Word to us. The first words of John’s gospel declare: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Human beings did not create the Word. Rather, God spoke through individual people like Moses and Paul to write and disperse His…
Text: John 13: 33-38; 1 Corinthians 13 The commandment to love God and other people is not “new”. We find this command back in Leviticus 19:18. But what was new is that we are to love others after the pattern and example of Jesus himself, “love one another as I have loved you.” This morning…
Text: Selections from Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-43; John 20:1-23, 1 Corinthians 15:5 Almost 2000 years ago Jesus of Nazareth was crucified on Friday, dead on Saturday, and alive again on Sunday. By looking at the accounts from all four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) we get a more comprehensive understanding of the day of…
Text: Various Corporate Worship is a beautiful and powerful gift God has given His people. God did not leave it up to His children to try and figure out what should take place in a worship service. He has taken out the guess work without taking away our creativity and freedom. Corporate worship, just like all…
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 There is something inside all of us that is uncomfortable with death and decay. Aging creams, better diet, exercise, and even modern technology help us cheat death. But cheating death won’t satisfy our souls. We want life everlasting. Jesus offers that. He doesn’t cheat death, He defeats death.
Note: Wildwood Church met for worship at our usual worship times during an electrical outage following Hurricane Hermine. Sermon video was not recorded, but the audio recording is available below. We drink the juice or wine, and eat the bread…but do we truly appreciate what Communion represents? When Jesus led his disciples through their last Passover meal…
