Sermons by Mark Kernan (Page 3)
The Greatest Need in the Local Church
Text: Ephesians 4:11-16
Main Idea: Healthy, unified churches are the product of everyday Christians undertaking the work of ministry in their local church.
Deacons: Servants that Strengthen the Local Church
Text: Acts 6:1-7
Main Idea: Deacons exist to actively promote the unity, maturity, and gospel impact of the local church through their diligent, Spirit-empowered administration of everyday ministry tasks.
Elders: The Shepherds of the Local Church
Text: Acts 20:17-38
Main Idea: Faithful eldership looks like mature Christian men humbly shepherding, leading, and protecting the church through their winsome, persevering, and fearless proclamation of God’s authoritative Word as they prayerfully depend on God’s grace and power for everything they need to fulfill their calling.
Membership and the Local Church (Part 2)
Text: Matthew 18:15–20
Main Point: When it comes to formal declarations about the “what” and “who” of the gospel, the gathered membership of the local church is the highest authority under Jesus Christ himself.
Membership and the Local Church
Text: Various Selections
Main Idea: Church membership is a formal relationship between a church and a Christian characterized by the church’s affirmation and oversight of a Christian’s discipleship and the Christian’s submission to living out his or her discipleship in the care of the church.
The Head of the Church
Text: Revalation 1:9-20; 2:1-7
Main Idea: Jesus is the sovereign head of the church and he is intimately involved in the life of the local church.
From Hostile Exclusion to Unity and Peace
Text: Ephesians 2:11-22
Main Idea: Faith in Christ forever unites us to the person of Christ and the blood-bought community of Christ.
The Foundation of the Church
Text: Matthew 16:13-19
Main Idea: The church is inextricably anchored in a proper confession of Jesus and has been sovereignly commissioned to carry out Jesus’ kingdom purposes.
Sovereign God, Humble Savior
Text: Luke 2:1-7
Main Idea: Jesus was born as a baby in a lowly manger so that he could fully identify with fallen man and fully satisfy God’s wrath against our sinful rebellion.
The God Who Lifts the Lowly
Text: Luke 1:39-56
Main Idea: God is worthy of our trust and worship because he fulfills his every promise and loves to lift the lowly who humbly trust him for their every need.