Caleb Kent

Sermon: Believers’ Response to God’s Revelation: How is your network coverage? Bible Passage: Psalm 19:1-14 I. Background 1. When fleeing from his son Absalom, Psalm 3, “How many are my foes, against me. . . but, you Lord are a shield around me, MY GLORY, the one who lifts my head high.” 2. While hiding…

Sermon: Jesus, The Bread of Life Bible Passage: John 6:35 I. Intended Audience: 1. John, the Apostle of Jesus Christ wrote the Gospel according to John, around 90AD, 50 years after the actual event happened. 2. By now the temple has been demolished. John’s audience must be discouraged, demoralized. 3. Many were excommunicated from the…

Sermon: Set your Mind on Things Above Bible Passage: Colossians 3:1-2 I. The Supremacy of Jesus 1. That, Jesus Christ, the son is the image of the invisible God, first born over all creation (1:15). 2. In him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers…

Sermon: The unwelcome guest, welcomed by Jesus Bible Passage: Luke 7:36-50 I. Who are the Pharisees? 1. Mean separated one (Though not certain), they seem to have developed during the Maccabean period. Syrians try to Hellenize Jews by forcing them eat pork, give up the Mosiac law – idol Zeus in the temple. To adapt…

Sermon: Rejoicing at All Times! The Lifestyle of a Believer Bible Passage: Philippians 4:4-9 I. Background: 1. Paul writes from the prison in Rome expresses his thanks to the church for their partnership in the gospel (1:5) and for their generosity in sending him support through Epaphroditus (4:10-19). 2. Paul also writes to address several…

Sermon: Evidence of a True Disciple Bible Passage: John 15:1-8 I. Background 1. Jesus with his disciples on Thursday night, night before his crucifixion. 2. They were together for 3 years or more. Shared their lives together. 3. Jesus gave his everything investing in the lives of these disciples. And now, 4. He knew these…

I. Background of the passage 1. Chapters 40–55 is addressed to the tribe of Judah who were in captivity/exile in Babylon approximately between 597 BC, 585 and 538 B.C was the last invasion. 2. If you obey the commandments I have given you, the Lord would richly bless you. But if you would be disobedient,…

I. Introduction 1. What is it all about being an heir of the creator of this universe? 2. How can I who have been set free from the law of sin and death, die? 3. How can God’s very own, dearly loved children suffer? II. Background 1. Paul mentions to the Roman churches, that there…

1. Background (a) Galilee was Jesus’ hometown (b) Galilee was where the disciples were first called (Luke 5), and also the last place where Jesus met with his disciples (John 21; Matthew 28) (c) Inhabited by Phoenicians, Syrians, Arabs, Greeks, Romans and others, Galilee was a multicultural, multiracial region, biologically and culturally mixed—it was an…

1. There is no security in storing treasure on earth (Matthew 6:19; 2 Corinthians 4:18) (a) The literal Greek reads, “Do no treasure to yourselves treasures on earth. . .” (b) Treasure means to think highly of, to focus on, and to believe in something, as so crucial to our livelihood and happiness (c) Christ…