Sermons from the North Front Range, Colorado congregation

Lessons From the Book of Jonah

Given by Larry Neff
July 1, 2023

There are spiritual lessons for us in this intriguing book. For example we are to love our enemies even if we think they may do us harm. Also God loves mankind and is very merciful.

News That Is Not Newsworthy

Given by Greg Sargent
June 17, 2023

How much time do we spend on social media? Is what we watch or read really newsworthy? There is always interesting and entertaining media that is socially redeeming. But are we spending most of our time with trivia or with worthwhile information?

The Cause of Strife

Given by Greg Sargent
June 3, 2023

What do human beings strive about? Answer! Anything and everything. What is the cause of strife? Examples in God’s Word gives us the answers. Proverbs focuses on the subject of strife. The end result we must have is wisdom with understanding. And that answer is in James 3.

What Is the Spirit of God For?

Given by Greg Sargent
May 28, 2023

The list is long. Three important areas stand out concerning what God’s Spirit does. Christ’s Spirit in us is a blessing because we are turned away from sin. Through the Spirit of Christ, Christ lives in us and we know the way, the truth and life. Only with the fruit of the Spirit of love can we have...

You Have Need of Endurance

Given by Robert Harvey
May 27, 2023

Taken from Heb 10:36 we take a look at the meaning of the Greek word translated as endurance (it means more than just endurance as we think of it). We look at how to build up endurance and consider several factors that could inhibit it.

Mothers, Wives, Women

Given by Greg Sargent
May 13, 2023

God created Eve to be a help to Adam. The world doesn’t have a right view of women’s place in the home, in the world or in the future. What can we learn from God’s Word about why He created women and how He views mothers, wives and women in general.

Press On

Given by Larry Neff
May 6, 2023

Five lessons on dealing with life’s struggles and pursuits. Lessons are extracted from book by Chuck Yeager entitled “Press On.” He was first pilot to break the sound barrier.

Our Only Guarantee for Salvation

Given by Greg Sargent
April 22, 2023

What must we do to inherit eternal life? That was the question asked of Christ in Matthew 19. Biblical accounts reveal that Publicans and Pharisees surely thought their actions and attitudes would insure their inheritance. However they were criticized by Christ. There is just one guarantee for salvation and a test we can give ourselves to prove whether we have it.

After Christ Ascended; Then What

Given by Greg Sargent
April 15, 2023

Christ taught His disciples those things pertaining to the Kingdom of God for 40 days before ascending to heaven. Then what? Christ was given all authority in heaven and earth, became the Head of the Church and inspired the mystery of the ages to be revealed. What was that mystery?

The Destructiveness of Sin

Given by Larry Neff
April 12, 2023

I used volcanic activity, specifically Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii as a comparison to Malachi 4:3 and the result of sin that is not repented of. Passed around a small bottle of ashes from Mt. St. Helens and its eruption in 1980.

Perfectly Unleavened

Given by Greg Sargent
April 12, 2023

The Kingdom of God will be totally unleavened ruling over a leavened world. The world we live in today is fully leavened world. To be totally leavened we must be like God and be kind, compassionate and easily forgive the sinner while hating the sin.

Lessons for Coming Out of Sin

Given by Greg Sargent
April 6, 2023

After the Passover we read that we can refrain from the leavened attitude of malice and wickedness because of Christ’s sacrifice. Still, there are lessons to remember--#1 living in sin results in bondage, #2 Satan refuses to let us go easily and #3 God is always near to fight for us.

Meaning of the Passover Bread

Given by Greg Sargent
April 1, 2023

The church in Corinth was corrected for not keeping the Passover correctly. Second Corinthians 13:5 tells us to test ourselves whether Christ is in us. We examine scriptures on the mind of Christ but also the meaning of the bread symbolizing Christ’s body beaten for us. The mind-set of suffering to avoid sinning heals our minds.

Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

Given by Greg Sargent
March 25, 2023

John the Baptist introduced Jesus as the One who would take away the sins of the world. After Christ was resurrected, we are told God sent Him to bless us in turning us away from our iniquities. After the Passover, we become a new unleavened lump of sincerity and truth. Did Christ ratify a New Covenant that accomplished this?

Why Satan Replaced Passover with Easter

Given by Greg Sargent
March 11, 2023

The resurrection of Christ is so important it seems it should be a holy day and special feast rather than the Passover. At the Council of Nicea in 325 AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine decreed Easter must be kept rather than the Passover. What is so important about the Passover that Satan replaced it with a pagan holiday on Sunday?