Sermons
What Does the Church Need Most?
The odds weren’t just in their favour—the bookmakers called it “unfair”. Before the tournament even began, the pundits and analysts said it would be a coronation rather than a competition. One headline even boasted, “Is there any point in the other teams even showing up?” This team had 3 future MVPs, multiple scoring champions, each... Read More →
What is Christian Unity?
I fancy myself something of a guitarist, and as such I have often found myself turning the radio up when an epic solo hits. All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix? Turn it up! Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Turn it up! Hotel California? Oh yeah. turn it up! But, you know, as I was... Read More →
Justified by Faith
Opening Illustration & Setup Once upon a time in a land far, far away… The globe stands at the precipice of war. The world is watching, the people are holding their collective breath. One man, a power-hungry autocrat who thinks his nation has been cheated, wronged by the nations around him and the world at... Read More →
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 story is a classic tale... Read More →