Christ Church Sterling Sermons

Sermon Text: Mark 3:7-21 Throughout history, people can have lots of different reactions to Jesus that range between very negative to loving Savior. We need to have a clear understanding of who He really is and how we are to proclaim His name!

Sermon Text: Mark 2:23-3:6 Jesus reveals He alone has the authority to define obedience to God, showing that the Sabbath was instituted to give us rest, life, and mercy.

Sermon Text: Matthew 28:1-10 Jesus is not dead, for He has risen!

Sermon Text: Psalm 22 The words Jesus' references on the cross show that this moment of deep despair is a part of God's eternal plan to bring redemption and victory.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 The Servant will be rejected, suffering for the sins of His people. While He appears defeated, through His suffering He secures redemption and is exalted in glory.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 50:4-9 The perfect and obedient Servant is treated unjustly, yet He trusts in God the Father, showing confidence in the One who will ultimately vindicate Him.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 49:1-6 The Servant will bring restoration and salvation to all peoples, even when it looks like the mission has failed, because God Himself guarantees success.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 42:1-4 In the midst of the failure of God's people, a Spirit-anointed Servant is introduced. He is a gentle Servant who brings justice, healing, and salvation.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:40-45 Jesus makes the unclean clean and then calls us to a life of faith and obedience.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:29-39 While Jesus shows compassion in how His healing, His primary purpose is to declare eternity changing news, pushing back the darkness with the light of the Gospel.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:21-28 Jesus has authority that has never been seen in any other person, which is demonstrated in His teaching and control over evil.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:16-20 The call of Christ to join the mission transforms ordinary people and invites them into costly allegiance.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:9-15 In Jesus' baptism, temptation, and message, He does what His people had never been able to do. Here the Messiah is identified, tested, and begins His mission of salvation.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:1-8 What God promised He would do He begins through John, preparing people for the work of Jesus.

Sermon Text: Psalm 10 In a world where the wicked prosper and God seems absent, this Psalm reminds us how to cling to faith and cry out for God's justice.

Sermon Text: Psalm 9 The eternal King sits on His throne in perfect righteous judgement over the proud nations and as a refuge for those who hide themselves in Him.

Sermon Text: Psalm 8 Main Point: In God's glorious majesty, He graciously blesses humanity with honor and dominion.

Sermon Text: Acts 1:1-8 Main Point: The Presence of God has always moved toward the world, and today He moves through His people by the Spirit. Until Emmanuel returns, we are sent to carry His presence from our neighborhoods to the nations.

Sermon Text: Revelation 21:1-5 God fulfills the ultimate promise of Immanuel in the new heaven and earth where He will dwell with us forever, ending all suffering and making all things new.

Jesus is the eternal Word, God Himself, who has come to dwell with us.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 7:10-17

Sermon Text: Exodus 33:12-23 Immanuel is not simply a gift from God but it is our greatest need and should be our deepest desire.

Sermon Text: Micah 7:8-20 Just when the darkness seems impossible to overcome, the light of God's grace breaks through bringing restoration and forgiveness.

Sermon Text: Micah 7:1-7

Sermon Text: Micah 6:9-16 The people have made their decision and are steeped in corruption. The judgment for those who know the Truth but choose evil is coming.

Sermon Text: Micah 6:1-8 In God's courtroom, He charges His people with covenant forgetfulness, reminding them of His faithfulness. This ultimately leads to the Lord revealing that His desire is not empty worship but true faithful obedience to Him.

Sermon Text: Micah 5:1-15 In the midst of judgment, God promises a humble Shepherd-King who will bring peace, restore His people, and purify His Kingdom.

Sermon Text: Micah 4:6-13 God promises to restore His faithful remnant, gathering the broken and outcast into a strong people under His rule. Yet both Israel and the nations stand under His judgment, unaware that they are instruments in His sovereign plan.

Sermon Text: Micah 4:1-5 In the midst of the judgement God is promising, God also promises a future of hope, peace, and order for those who hide themselves in Him.

Sermon Text: Micah 3 While true godly leadership is supposed to be Spirit-filled, marked by humility and righteousness, the leaders in Micah's day are corrupt and unjust which invites God's judgement and silence.

Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9 The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is a sure foundation for present joy and hope of a future inheritance.

Sermon Text: Micah 2 Oppression and sin rise from within God's people, and they reject the true warning. Yet there is hope, as God promises to lead the remnant into freedom.

Sermon Text: Micah 1:8-16 God's judgment is coming for His people, and Micah shows us it is heartbreaking, deserved, and real with consequences that go beyond the here and now.

Sermon Text: Micah 1:1-7 A prophet from a small town brings a message of judgement for the people's idolatry and injustice. Our weekly sermons are also available as podcasts at... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-church-sterling-sermons/id1705637190 https://open.spotify.com/show/4qIeqKKHlPB1JzxheJWAOR?si=ZxN0SBihRW6H-1TsM8h6uA&nd=1&dlsi=744e040dca57493f

Sermon Text: I Timothy 1:1-20 We are called to carry on the message of Christ's mission.

Sermon Text: James 5:13-16 Anointing with oil is a biblical, symbolic act that invites the church into prayerful dependence on God for both physical and spiritual healing, setting His people, or a person, aside for His purposes. While it does not guarantee physical healing, it does promise the healing presence of Christ through His people.

Sermon Text: Psalm 6 David demonstrates sorrow over his own sin and finds mercy in the heart of God.

Sermon Text: Psalm 5 We should pray for guidance as we seek and trust God for justice and mercy.

Sermon Text: Psalm 3 What does it look like to lament in times of darkness and fear while still holding onto hope in the God who provides salvation?

Sermon Text: Colossians 4:2-6 : Paul concludes Colossians that because Christ has transformed us, we should live prayerful, wise, and mission-minded lives which works itself out by speaking graciously with outsiders. Our weekly sermons are also available as podcasts at... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-church-sterling-sermons/id1705637190 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qIeqKKHlPB1JzxheJWAOR?si=ZxN0SBihRW6H-1TsM8h6uA&nd=1&dlsi=744e040dca57493f

Sermon Text: Colossians 3:22-4:1 Jesus transforms both the bondservant and the master, enabling each to honor the Lord through their work. Our weekly sermons are also available as podcasts at... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-church-sterling-sermons/id1705637190 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qIeqKKHlPB1JzxheJWAOR?si=ZxN0SBihRW6H-1TsM8h6uA&nd=1&dlsi=744e040dca57493f

Sermon Text: Acts 10:1-33 God sovereignly dismantles prejudice, orchestrates divine encounters, and unites diverse peoples in Christ's kingdom through gospel transformation Our weekly sermons are also available as podcasts at... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christ-church-sterling-sermons/id1705637190 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qIeqKKHlPB1JzxheJWAOR?si=ZxN0SBihRW6H-1TsM8h6uA&nd=1&dlsi=744e040dca57493f

Sermon Text: Colossians 3:18-21 The transformed and redeemed family, under the supremacy of Christ, will look differently than the families around them.

How do we live out the command to set our minds on the things above? Paul will  instruct us that it is not simply "avoiding sin" but also pursuing holiness. 

When we truly accept our identity in Christ, then we are empowered to live transformed lives, shining the light of Christ. 

Do we see Jesus as the ultimate treasure like Mary did?

Sermon Text: Colossians 2:16-23 Legalism plagues our world and the church. Paul warns against 3 types of legalism that continue to trap all people, whether they are inside or outside the church.

Sermon Text: Colossians 2:11-15 After discussing a warning to not be captive by false teaching, Paul outlines how we can be captive to Christ alone.

Sermon Text: Colossians 2:8-10 Paul will warn the church to stand firm against deceitful philosophy but to be captivated by Christ, who is the sovereign God over all things.