Evergreen Bible Chapel Sermons

God has appointed two offices in the church: Elder and Deacon. The first receives a lot of attention and study, but not so much the second. However, as we will see in this sermon, Biblically functioning deacons are God's gift to the church, and when practiced rightly, lead to it's flourishing and unity. 

The Bible speaks of Christians as living in exile. The Bible also speaks of this current world as a type of "Babylon"... Therefore, a good place for us to go as Christians to know how we ought to live is to the Israelites times in exile in Babylon. In this sermon we look at Jeremiah's instructions to the exiles, and how we can thrive and multiply in exile. 

I came. I saw. I conquered. Those were the famous words spoken by Julius Caesar, but that more properly apply to the Lord Jesus Christ. He came into this world with a mission: To conquer sin, death, and the evil one, and now, having completed that, he ascends back to heaven to receive his crown. But before then, he has a mission for his people to finish before he comes again. 

Jesus makes several "post resurrection" appearances, and in this sermon we look at his appearance to two disciples on the Road to Emmaus. Why Jesus chooses them, we don't know. But what we do know, is that he strategically reveals himself, and it changes their lives forever. And the same is true of us as we follow Christ today. 

This crucifixion of Christ and the events surrounding it have a resounding message: God Sovereignly brings unexpected good out of situations that appear to be the opposite. In this sermon, Zac shows how God's is soveriegnly working in all things for his glory and our good. 

Jesus stands on trial before three separate groups, and none of them are a fair or just trial. Jesus proves he is the innocent Son of God, and yet a great treachery occurs in his condemnations. Yet, this is the Lord's will, and through such injustice comes the mercy of God. 

In this passage we look at Jesus now that the hour for his arrest, crucifixion and propitiatory sacrifice has come. And in his response, Jesus proves to be a man who stands above all other men.

The events that will lead to Jesus' death are about to happen, and so Jesus gives some final warnings to his disciples before he goes. He reminds them on what TRUE greatness is. To be aware of the devil and his desire to devour. And the remember that the world is not always going to like them. These words and warnings were a blessing for the disciples, and are for us as well. 

Jesus stands on trial before three different groups: The Sanhedrin, Pilate and Herod. Each of which are found guilty, while Jesus stands innocent in the place of wicked men. 

Jesus shares one final Passover meal with his disciples. As he is doing so, he makes some pretty revolutionary claims about who he is and what he has come to usher in. He also institutes a new meal for his people to partake in, the Lord's supper.