Norris Ferry Community Church Sermons

[15] For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

7:1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 7:7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel...

3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Memory Verse: "Go there and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of...

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

How can I really understand the Bible? "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3

Is Our Bible Really God's Word?

What if I told you I had a book written by our country’s founding fathers and in that book they go into great detail about their will for our country. They explain why they set up the constitution the way they did. They explain their desires for our...

In verses 42-44 Jesus describes His coming as being like a thief in the night (1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 3:3). The point of this parable is clear, if you know a thief is coming to your house, then you stay awake and keep watch...

We have seen in Matthew 24 that we are to trust in the authority of Christ and persevere in the power of Christ as we experience tribulation, deception, temptation, and persecution. Now, in the remainder of Matthew 24 we see we should long for the...

In Matthew 24 Jesus foretells the future and talks about the end of the word. In this chapter there is a danger that we will miss truths that affect our eternity because we are caught up in trying to discern details that may or may not be answered in...

So far in Matthew 19 and 20 we have seen a story of children who in their humility could see Jesus and a rich man who in his riches could not see Jesus. We’ve also observed disciples who in their pride were struggling to see the love of Christ. These...

The question “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” was raised and answered in 18:1-4 and in the portrayal of the “little ones” which followed in ch. 18. We see the same idea raised in the discussion of rewards in between the disciples and...

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour...

19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

This week we study Matthew 19:1-12 and discuss Marriage and Singleness. A few questions we consider: Why is it crucial to begin our discussion on marriage with God’s design in Genesis (19:4-6;Genesis 2:24)? What wrong messages about Christ and His...

18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. 18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your...

As we look at Jesus’ five discourses in Matthew, we see Matthew and the other disciples “at the feet of Jesus.” These teachings are in the context of Jesus’ calling and equipping the twelve apostles to go and make disciples of all nations. In our nine...

On Sunday Pastor Tracy looked at three resurrection encounters found in the Matthew’s gospel chapter 28. The first is the two Mary’s with the angel of the Lord at the empty tomb (v.1-7). The second is their encounter with the resurrected Jesus as...

Jesus shifts from talking about the eventual worldwide impact of the kingdom to talking about the parables of the Treasure and the Pearl. The story of the man who finds a treasure in a field may sound strange to us, but we must remember that Jesus is...