Josh Benner

Tag: sermon

  • Sermon: Exile and return – Genesis 3:22-24

    In this final message from our series: Christmas in Genesis, we see the consequences of the fall. Adam and Eve are exiled from the garden. All of humanity is born as exiles in a fallen world. With the incarnation of Christ, we see a savior who comes into the world as an exile so that…

  • Sermon: Recreation – Genesis 1:1-31

    In Genesis 1, we see that God made a good creation because God is good. Because of sin, that creation has been corrupted. Through the gospel, we see how creation and human lives are being restored. Sermon manuscript

  • 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