Josh Benner

Tag: gospel

  • Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life: Rest – Luke 10:38-42

    In Luke 10, Jesus is invited to dine with two sisters: Martha and Mary. In the passage, we see that they have very different responses. One sits with Jesus and hears his teaching. The other busies herself trying to serve Jesus and gets stressed out from her work. Many of us can be guilty of…

  • Sermon: Pillars of the Christian Life: Evangelism – Matthew 28:18

    Towards the end of his ministry, the resurrected Jesus gave the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” This is the command he has given to his Church, and all Christians have a role in serving the Great Commission to reach people with the good news of the gospel. 

  • Sermon: Justly Justified – Romans 4:1-8

    There’s the Biblical gospel of grace which completely undoes the world’s “gospel” of works. We cannot earn right standing with a holy God. We don’t even live up to our own standards. But in Romans 4, Paul points us to the salvation by faith which comes through Christ.

  • The Kinsman Redeemer – Ruth 2:18-3:18

    Ruth meets Boaz, but Naomi doesn’t know it. Naomi is related to Boaz, but Ruth doesn’t know it. In this passage, it comes to light that Boaz is a relative and they hatch a plan to see if he will marry Ruth. He says he will, but there’s a catch that could derail the entire…

  • The good harvest – Ruth 2:1-16

    Ruth and Naomi have arrived in Israel. In an act of providence, Ruth “happens” to go into a field owned by a relative of her deceased husband. We see a man show extraordinary kindness to someone who was on the outside looking in of Israelite society. She wasn’t an Israelite and she was a poor…