Sermons

The Picture of Love

Hook [Introduce yourself and hand out Bibles] You might not know it to look at me, but I am a nerd. I used to write code for a living. I have a wall full of Marvel and DC comic books. I have created my own board games AND attended a…

The Church As… the People of God

1 Peter 2:9–10  HOOK [[ The crazy driver with the Jesus Fish / A terrible Witness ]] BOOK (1 Peter 2:9–10, NKJV) But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out…

Bold As Love

HOOK Brother Andrew story Pt I Smuggled Bibles into closed countries Faced with an inescapable Romanian checkpoint Cars being torn to pieces How will he escape? BOOK (Ruth 2:2–9a, NKJV) 2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain…

The Church As… the Building

HOOK This morning I’m going to do the most controversial thing I have ever attempted from the pulpit. I am going to use Harry Potter as a sermon illustration. Send your complaints to brady@mountainspringscc.com. If you look past all the fantasy elements of wizards and magic and flying broomsticks the…

You’re Bad at Being God

1 Corinthians 4:1-13 https://www.youtube.com/embed/h0oX7rqp_QI?feature=oembed Manuscript: HOOK What is your favourite season? [Hand out Bibles] Spring? Summer? Fall? Winter? I’m a bit of a special case. I have two favourite seasons. Christmas and Baseball. And with Christmas now behind us, and pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training in just over…

Weak Leadership

INTRO Today I want to share a few quick, but important thoughts about the commissioning of Moses in the book of Exodus. Please turn to Exodus 3 in your Bibles. We will be reading selected portions from chapters 3 & 4. OBJECTION #1 | EXODUS 3:9–12 NKJV 9 Now therefore,…

So Sue Me

HOOK Good morning, everyone! Hope your Sunday is excellent. Pastor Joel sends his love from a Calvary Chapel in Mexico that he is visiting with this morning. We have lots to get through today, so we’re going to get right into it. If you need a Bible to follow along…

Perishable, Imperishable, and Destructive

HOOK High School english class. (Hand out Bibles) Just the thought of it conjures up images of Ben Stein from The Wonder Years or Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. But despite my general lack of interest in learning the nuances of the language I spoke every day, I still discovered some…

The Mystery of Prayer

Intro Does everyone know what a Rube Goldberg Machine is? Many of you probably do, and I thought I would try to explain it, but I think — to be truly appreciated — these must been seen. So if you’ll kindly indulge me, I would like to show you a brief…

The Miracle of Destruction

Intro Good morning! Welcome to Mountain Spring Calvary Chapel. My name is Conrad and I am one of the pastors here. And I am excited for the message God has for us this morning, one which I have entitled “The Miracle of Destruction”... ooh! Provocative! Before we get too far into our…

Reclaiming the Wilderness

Note: This is a repeat of an earlier sermon. Prologue Good morning, my name is Conrad and I’m one of the pastors here at Surrey CLA. How many people in the room this morning are familiar with the idea of “wandering in the wilderness”? Typically when we talk about wandering…

Hold On Loosely

Intro Kids wanting a gift MORE THAN ANYTHING, but then they never use it again Let’s dive into part 29 of our Mark series Doctor Who skit CONRAD: And today I’m excited to do my final sermon with Surrey CLA and dive into part 29 of our Mark series. DOCTOR:…