Josh Benner

Tag: preaching

  • Sermon: Holy Interruption – Matthew 9:18-26

    In a dramatic story, Jesus raises a young girl from the dead, but it’s a passage where there’s more than meets the eye. It’s ultimately a story about two miracles, not just one. And we see Jesus as the giver of life but also pointing to a restoration that only he can bring. Sermon transcript

  • Sermon: The history of salvation – Galatians 3:6-9

    As Paul continues to unpack the doctrine of justification by faith by its many facets, he points back to the great patriarch of the faith: Abraham, the man who was declared righteous because of his faith before the law had ever given. In that, we see that there has always been one way by which…

  • Sermon: The Spirit and the law – Galatians 3:1-5

    In this passage, Paul asks people who had responded in faith to the gospel would revert back to works and trying to earn salvation. Sermon manuscript

  • Sermon: Justification by faith – Galatians 2:15-21

    Jesus saves us because we cannot save ourselves. We so often struggle with the temptation in thinking that God’s love depends on what we do and how we live. But through the gospel, the grace is given to all who believe in Jesus. Sermon manuscript

  • Sermon: A dining controversy – Galatians 2:11-14

    Peter had withdrawn from fellowship with gentile Christians because they had not followed the law of the Old Testament. This was an affront to the gospel as Peter was guilty of adding requirements onto the gospel. It wasn’t because of a change of heart from Peter but it was because others had pressured him and…