Sermons by Mark Kernan

The Gentleness and Justice of Jesus Matthew 11:20–30 Main Idea: Jesus is a rest-giving Savior to the humble and an unyielding judge to the haughty. The Reality of God’s Judgment (Matthew 11:20–24) The Basis for God’s Judgment (Matthew 11:25–27) The Escape from God’s Judgement (Matthew 11:28–30)

Worth the Cost Matthew 10:32-43 Main Idea: The promise of Jesus’ loyalty is infinitely greater than the cost of your faithfulness. Faithful disciples choose loyalty to Jesus over family harmony. (Matthew 10:34–37) Faithful disciples choose loyalty to Jesus over their own lives. (Matthew 10:38–39) Faithful disciples rest in Jesus’ loyalty to them. (Matthew 10:40–42)

The Freedom of a Rightful Fear Matthew 10:24–33 Main Point: Our fearless witness before men is empowered by a rightful fear of the Lord. I. The Foundational Principle of our Discipleship to Christ (Matthew 10:24–25) II. Four Promises that Embolden Our Faithfulness (Matthew 10:26–33) A. Your faithfulness will be revealed by God (Matthew 10:26–27) B. Your fear of God will guard you from the fear of men (Matthew 10:28) C. You are more valuable to God than you realize (Matthew…

Wise as Serpents, Innocent as Doves Matthew 10:11–23 Main Idea: Rejection may cause us to change our audience, but it should never cause us to change our message. The Pattern: The Kingdom is not to be advanced by threat or force (Matthew 10:11–15) The Principle: Rejection may cause us to change our audience, but it should never cause us to change our message. The Prospect: The kingdom will be proclaimed in the face of fierce opposition (Matthew 10:16–23) The Promise: God…

Twelve Ordinary Men Matthew 10:1–10 Main Idea: God loves to accomplish his work through the ministry of ordinary Christians. The Men that Jesus Called (Matthew 10:1–4) Their Calling (Matthew 10:1) Their Identity (Matthew 10:2–4) The Nature of Their First Mission (Matthew 10:5–10) Where to Go (Matthew 10:5–6) What to do (Matthew 10:7–10)

People Are the Mission Matthew 9:35–38 Main Idea: People Are the Mission People Are the Mission (Matthew 9:35–36) Passivity is Not an Option (Matthew 9:37–38) Two Points of Application

They Saw the Miracle, But Missed the Messiah Matthew 9:27–34 Main Idea: Evidence can establish the truth, but it cannot cause a resistant heart to embrace it. I. The Surprising Insight of Two Blind Men (Matthew 9:27–31) II. The Stunning Blindness of the Pharisees (Matthew 9:32–34) III. The Sobering Truth

The Reason for Hope Matthew 9:18-26 Main Idea: Jesus came to bring hope to the hopeless. Hope in the Face of Death (9:18–19) Hope in the Face of Chronic Illness (9:20–22) Hope in the Face of Rampant Unbelief (9:23–26) Hope for Christians Today

Scandalous Savior Matthew 9:9–17 Main Idea: Jesus meets sinners where they are, but he never leaves them as they were. The Calling of Matthew (Mathew 9:9–13) The Question from John’s Disciples (Matthew 9:14–17) The Main Point

The Authority to Heal and Forgive Matthew 9:1–8 Main Idea: The forgiveness of sin is mankind’s greatest need and Jesus’ greatest provision The Unrelenting Faith of the Lame Man and His Friends (Matthew 9:1–2) The Persistent Animosity of the Scribes (Matthew 9:3–4) The Indisputable Test of Jesus’ Authority (Matthew 9:5–7) The Incomplete Response of the Crowd (Matthew 9:8)