November 23, 2025

In the Future, Jesus Will Come

Sermon Summary

Over the past church year, we have heard many of God's promises. And over that time, he has kept many of those promises. But we are still waiting for him to fulfill the promises about the last day when he returns. We know from his track record that he will fulfill those promises, too. So we wait and watch for his coming.

November 16, 2025

In the Future, All Will Be Judged

Sermon Summary

Our world is full of victims of abuse, violence, and oppression. In many cases this evil goes unnoticed and unpunished. If there is no hope of judgment, victims would be driven either into total despair or to be consumed by the desire for revenge. A future that includes judgment, however, gives those who are wronged the peace of knowing that one day there will be perfect justice. Jesus will keep his promise to return and bring judgment. His promise gives us the peace of knowing that every wrong will eventually be righted by the one righteous Judge.

November 9, 2025

In the Future, everything Will Be Different

Sermon Summary

People think that “hope” is just an optimistic desire. That is the best the world can offer—an uncertain enthusiasm, a cautious anticipation. Optimism is the cause of that shaky type of hope. In a world as hard as this one, we need more than shaky hope. But Jesus gives us better. He has given us the unbreakable promise of resurrection, and the promise of eternal life in a beautiful heavenly home. We are given a better type of hope than the world can offer: a certain hope. We watch and wait for the life that is to come, with the certainty that it will come.

November 2, 2025

In the Future, everything Will Be New

Sermon Summary

For centuries, the Church has celebrated the Festival of All Saints. Through the Scripture, we get a view of the saints who have died and now live in the glory of Christ’s light. Through eyes of faith, we see the saints enjoying glory. We understand that soon enough we shall join all the saints in that glorious heavenly city. And that gives us stamina to face the challenges of this world with the strength Christ gives to all his saints.