Sermons by Mark Kernan (Page 3)
The Mindset that Leads to Maturity – Part 2
Text: James 1:5–12
Main Idea: Christians mature through the crucible of trials as they humbly pursue God’s help in faith-filled prayer.
The Mindset That Leads to Maturity
Text: James 1:2-4
Main Idea: Christians mature through the crucible of trials not the comforts of an easy-going life.
The Author, Audience and Purpose of James
Text: James 1:1
Main Idea: James authored this letter to comfort his former church members in the midst of their unjust suffering and to confront them for the worldliness continued to define their daily lives.
How Ravens and Lilies Can Cure Our Anxiety
Text: Luke 12:22–31
Main Idea: Anxiety is the self-defeating fruit of an unbelieving heart.
The True Demands of Our Discipleship
Text: Luke 9:57-62
The Problem of “Authenticity” and the Promise of Self-Denial
Text: Luke 9:18–27
Main Idea: Our self-denying pursuit of Jesus ensures the kind of “profit” that our self-indulging pursuits can never produce.
The Surprising Goal of Jesus’ “Tolerance”
Text: Luke 5:27-32
Main Point: Jesus didn’t come to coddle sinners in their sin but to call sinners to repentance.
The Disability that Defines All People
Text: Luke 5:17–26
Main Point: Jesus came to deal with the disability that defines all people— their inability to overcome their sin and be reconciled to God.
A Miraculous Catch and A New Mission
Text: Luke 5:1-11
Main Point: Jesus does not just offer sinners forgiveness; he recruits them to reach other sinners.
The Temptation of Christ
Text: Luke 4:1-13
Main Idea: The fundamental power of temptation is that it promises a painless and immediate solution to the long and difficult path of discipleship.