South Union Sermons

Bottom line: Joy results from the change made by Jesus. The first miracle (changing water into wine) declared that Jesus came to change things. His mission is a mission of change. He changed water to wine. He came to change Law to Grace, ritual and religion to relationship. He came to change you. 

Bottom line: By sharing the gospel message we can still see Jesus turn the world upside down. In Acts 17, Paul and Silas (second missionary journey – fulfilling the commission that Jesus gave in Mk 16) enter the city of Thessalonica and begin preaching the gospel of Christ, i.e. fulfilling the mission that the Mission Giver gave. In just three weeks, something incredible happens: lives are changed, hearts are stirred, false gods are abandoned, religious people find true freedom, sinners are saved, an entire city impacted.  The unbelieving Jews make this accusation: “These that have turned the world upside down are come here also.” What a statement. But let's be clear. While the Thessalonians were giving the credit for turning the city of Thessalonica upside down, the reality is it was Jesus – the World Changer – who was turning their world right side up. 

Bottomline: You can't have a win without a fight.

Bottom line: The One who completed His mission of crucifixion and resurrection has assigned us the mission of His crucifixion and resurrection’s proclamation. Are we still standing at the tomb…amazed but silent? Or have we stepped into the mission…faithful and going? - Because the same Jesus who walked out of that grave…is the same Jesus who says to you today: “Go.”

There are moments where it feels like a stone has been rolled into place…and everything you hoped for is now sealed behind it. That is exactly what it felt like when Jesus body was laid in the tomb and the stone was rolled into place. All hope was lost. But what nobody realized…is that God was about to roll that stone away and reveal that a dead man had come alive. God is a stone roller, and dead things come alive in the name of Jesus!  

Bottom line: The Crucified One took our place so we could take His.We are guilty of sin. Our sin calls for death. God loves us, but justice cannot be set aside. Therefore, God took the punishment for us. Jesus, the innocent, died for the guilty (us). He took our place on the cross as surely as He took Barabbas’ place on the cross. 

Bottom line: Our greatest temptation to sin is not to choose to do wrong but to choose not to do right, to surrender, and to trust God when obedience is hard.  If we're going to follow the example of Jesus in the Garden then we have to surrender to our Heavenly Father. 1) Surrender begins in prayer. 2) Surrender requires trust.3) Surrender is a daily choice.

Bottom line: We come to the table to receive grace, but we push away from the table to give grace.Jesus is the great servant. He has given us an example to follow. Because the Christian life is not just about finding a seat at the table. It is about picking up the towel and serving the needs of others. 

Bottom line: The majestic King humbly serves our greatest need. 

Bottom line: Mercy comes running to the one who cries for mercy and relies on grace. 

Bottom line: Only by being truly consecrated to Jesus and His mission can a person ever truly feel fulfillment in life.

Only by admitting he has fallen can a man ever begin to be fixed. Only by confession of sin and Christ as Lord can a sinner be saved. Only be confessing we aren't doing what we were made to do can we ever begin to get back up.

Bottom line: When it comes to doing what you were made to do, you may have fallen but it doesn't mean you can't get back up. There is a fix. His name is Jesus.

Bottom line: Wisdom implores us to protect sexual fidelity and flee sexual immorality. 

Bottom line: The wise choose the path that leads to God’s favor and blessings. Five keys to following the path God directs: Remember God's Words, Trust God's Plan, Walk God's Path, Steward God's Blessings, and Receive God's Correction.

Bottom line: Guarding our hearts diligently directs us to the right destination wisely. Proverbs 4:20-27 gives a pretty detailed list to follow if we want to guide our lives to the right destination. 1) Listen To God's Word Attentively2) Guard Our Hearts Diligently3) Speak Our Words Carefully4) Walk Life's Path Wisely

Bottom line: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Wisdom is for everyone: simple, young, old. We never graduate from our need to increase in wisdom. We need to receive it because it is valuable. It's value is seen in that when you follow and apply it, you end up in the right place: right place in life, marriage, school, career, work, relationships, ministry, finances, etc. Wisdom doesn't start with information. It begins with the fear of the Lord (i.e. awe, reverence). Wisdom begins when we stop putting ourselves at the center of our lives and put God there instead.

Bottom line: Our greatest hope is fulfilled in a personal relationship with Jesus. The promise of hope was the birth of a Savior, a Rescuer. He has come, but has he BECOME your personal Savior. 

Bottom line: All who accept the invitation to come and see their hope has come will leave glorifying and praising God.

Hope's promise finds it ultimate fulfillment in the coming Redeemer's birth from the virgin's womb and the empty tomb. Hope's promise is fulfilled in us when we trust Jesus as our Savior.

Bottom line: The Hope of Christmas is the sinner’s hope of rescue from sin and its penalty. 

Bottom line: Communion is the expression of our appreciation for God’s work and blessings of salvation. 

Bottom Line:  All those who choose to look away from the pool and look to Jesus instead, will  be saved from the pool. 

Do you know your role? Family works best when we fulfill the role God designed us for.

Bottom line: You’re not ready for your last day until you trust in the Living God and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Bottom line: When we act presumptuously either through self will or demonic devices we provoke God. 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:17

Bottom line: God seeks us out in mercy at rock bottom to recover and restore us to His use. Life is filled with Mountain Top and Rock Bottom experiences. God is with us in both. And He will use us and restore us and rejuvenated us if need be. Elijah needed Emotional ventilation, physical rejuvenation, and spiritual restoration. When we find ourselves discouraged and depressed, we will need the same too.  

Bottom line: We claim the promise(s) of God in believing prayer. God is the promise keeper. Some promises are universal. Some are personal. Of those, some are unconditional and some are conditional. We claim the universal and conditional promises are of God in believing prayer. We learn from Elijah how to position ourselves alone in prayer, posture ourselves humbly in prayer, present our claim of the promise in prayer, petition God particularly in prayer, passionately plead in prayer, and persist in prayer.

South Union has told the world about a place (Bethlehem, Calvary, and Heaven), a person (Jesus Christ's virgin birth, victorious life, and vicarious death), a gospel to be preached, and a promise to be believed (Jesus' return, reward, and resting place).

Bottom line: If need be, get off the fence and serve the living God. 

Bottom line: A faith that stands with courage in the fight is a faith that has been trained to fight.  The purpose for training Elijah was so that Elijah would be ready to fight, to be used of God to do the impossible in the minds of the people – prove God is not dead! 

Bottom line: God sends us to training camp to increase our faith, trust, obedience, and usefulness for what He calls us to do.

Bottom line: God lives and uses those who will live for Him.

Bottom line: We've been called to follow Jesus, fish for men, and feed the sheep.

Bottom line: We can patiently trust and seek the help of God in prayer because He is always in control.

Bottom line: It's worth the cost to carry the gospel to the lost.

Bottom line: We win the greater blessings of God by submitting to Him.

Bottom line: We run the race of life with Patience when we consistently choose to live for the better things of God instead of the lesser things of the world.

Bottom line: Persevering patiently across the spectrum of prayer results in restoration and revival by the power of God.If we're going to stand up under the weight of difficult circumstances, oppression, etc, then we must pray. Prayer is the connection to our source of endurance - God.

Bottom line: There is peace, proof, and power in the name of Jesus.

Bottom line: Living a disciple's life is living your best life.

Bottom line: There IS hope for reconciliation and peace with God through the finished work of Jesus Christ. In Christ we have hope for life, freedom, eternity, peace, security, a forever home in heaven, and our deepest longings fulfilled.

Bottom line: A godly man does a very few important things that make a very big difference.

Bottom line: A together life is a better life. The church is a family. As a family we have relationships and connections that are vitally important. The more deeply we connect, the better life is as we worship together, grow together, serve together, and reach "on mission" together for the glory of God.

Bottom line - Applying and/or following God's marriage principles and practices will result in improving, nurturing, and enjoying your marriage.God has a blueprint for marriage. When we apply the principles and practices that God lays out in His Word to our marriages, we move our marriage toward health, or we maintain health in our marriages. This message looks at two principles and three practices that when applied lead toward health. And healthy marriages have a natural byproduct - happiness.

Bottom line - Godly familial roots help produce godly spiritual fruit, strength, heritage, and legacy.

Bottom line: Mary sacrificed for her son, but her son sacrificed himself for sinners.