Sermons by Jason Andrade
The Word Bears Fruit
JOHN 15:4–5 4“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” Jesus describes Himself as the true vine, and God the Father as the vinedresser. The role of the…
The Word Feeds Our Spirit
JOHN 6:58 “This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” During the time of Moses, God provided the Israelites with manna from heaven. It was the food that sustained them daily in the wilderness. They would gather manna and turn it into cakes (Numbers 11:7–8). They could get as much as they wanted every morning, but they could not store it until…
The Word Gives Life
JOHN 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.” Every day, we probably think about the kind of life we want to live. We surround ourselves with confidants and secure more things to improve the quality of our lives. While these are good, there is a deeper hole that needs to be filled. All of us are looking for a life that has meaning and purpose. The world…
The True Proof of Our Offering
MARK 12:43,44 43And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” When this Gospel account was written, people only used coins. Based on the noise these coins made as they…
The Only Person of Our Worship
GENESIS 4:3–5 3In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. In this passage, we see Cain and his younger brother, Abel, giving their offering to God. They knew that they were giving an offering to…
Righteousness
ISAIAH 59:16 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him. The prophet Isaiah was describing the condition of their nation: there was inequity, injustice, violence, and corruption. He said that because righteousness stands far away (Isaiah 59:14), the people have been separated from God. The injustice in the land has left God’s people hopeless. But God wanted Isaiah to not…
Blessed as an Heir
GALATIANS 4:1,7 1Here is what I have been saying. As long as your own children are young, they are no different from slaves in your house. They are no different, even though they will own all the property . . . 7So you aren’t a slave any longer. You are God’s child. Because you are his child, God gives you the rights of those who are his children. What really makes the Christmas season special is the coming of Jesus…
Draw Near to GOD
ISAIAH 48:16 “Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit. Getting to know a person involves drawing near and listening. If we were honest with ourselves, we would admit we are not very good listeners. Some would rather keep talking, while others may get easily distracted and would want to do…
The Herald Who Proclaims Good News!
ISAIAH 52:7–10 7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” 8The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy; for eye to eye they see the return of the LORD to Zion. 9Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people; he…
Church in View of Christ’s Coming!
1 THESSALONIANS 5:5, 8, 11 5For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness… 8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation… 11Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. One of the primary themes of 1 Thessalonians is Christ’s second coming.…
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