Jenison Bible Church Sermons
We're a church body who love and value one another as a family. We constantly seek to know more about God and and then work to live out our part in His story in all our relationships - with the church family, in our community, and around the world. Listen to our weekly sermons here.
Episodes
235 episodes
Galatians - Gospel Freedom
This morning we wrap up our Galatians study with a big overview. Something from each chapter to help us remember the theme of Galatians - Gospel Freedom. From the greeting in chapter 1 to the close of chapter 6, this book is about the Gospel an...
A Final Plea
Galatians 6:11-17; Philippians 3:1-14Law or Suffering - the Law will never produce the fullness offers in being a new creation in Christ. Cross & New Creation - boast only in the cross. First the cross then the glory. Fir...
Sowing, Reaping & Sharing
Galatians 6:6-10; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15Receive & Reciprocate - give back to those who teach you (Hebrews 13:7-8, 17)Sowing & Reaping - what you sow, you receive. Plant corn and you get corn. Plant the flesh, and you get the...
Restoration & Love
Galatians 6:1-5; Romans 5:1-17People are messy. Believers too. Bearing others' burdens helps us see our own burden and our need for help from God and others. Ask yourself. Am I putting in the minimum effort and letting others...
Belonging, Keeping Up & Humility
Galatians 5:24-26 is the passage we cover today. Pastor Steven talks about how belonging leads to crucifixion, dependence leads to keeping up, and humility leads to love. Galatians 5:24-26; Matthew 20:17-28
Fruit of the Spirit
Thanks for joining our outdoor service. Today we celebrate a baptism and Pastor Steven teaches from Galatians 5:22-23 on the Fruit of the Spirit. It is good to be together as a church family to worship, enjoy God's creation, and celebrate His g...
Missionary Update & Imitators of Christ
Andrew & Emily Watters serve as missionaries in PNG. They give us a ministry update and then Doug Dewey, one of our elders, gives a challenge from God's Word. Pastor Steven is on vacation this week.
Fruit of the Flesh
Each fruit of the flesh (or works of the flesh) listed in Galatians 5 are good things turned bad. That happens when they are twisted and shaped around our own image rather than the way God intended in the first place. Galatians 5:1...
Heart Change in a Fruit War
As believers, do we realize we are in a battle? There is a battle for our heart. Will the flesh win? Or will the Spirit win? Only one wins. Which one are you feeding? Which one are you allowing to satisfy you?Galatians 5:16-18...
Freedom's Opportunity - Love
What is freedom for? What fulfills the Law? What distracts us? True freedom is losing yours and letting God be in charge. Pursue freedom in Christ.Galatians 5:13-15
The Next Adventurous Step
Guest speaker Dave Blok, Plant 616 director, shares a ministry update and takes us to David's mighty men in 1 & 2 Samuel. About 400 men who were in distress, in debt, and discontent gathered around David and he became their commander.
Drawn Away
A little bit of anti-Gospel mindset can saturate all our life. One small lie morphs into something bigger. When grass is saturated with water, it grows. God will defend the Gospel. Saturate yourself with the Gospel and grow. Galatia...
Two Options
Remember when you first learned to drive? If you focused too much on the lines, it was harder to actually stay between the lines. When you focused on the destination ahead, it was much easier. It is similar in our Christian walk. Keeping our fo...
Fighting for Freedom
For freedom Christ has set you free. Stand firm therefore and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 In Christ, we are freed from the bondage of sin and freed to live in the righteousness we were meant to live. Fre...
Origin Stories
Two sons, two covenants, two destinies, and two ways to live. Those are the themes in today's passage in Galatians. Who are you trusting to come through for you? God? Or yourself? No matter your origin story, God sees you. He saw Sarah (barren)...
Why We Turn Away
Life doesn't go the way we thought it would - in marriage, parenting, retirement, ministry, and more. We often want to change the way God works. Maybe it is because of our own weaknesses. Perhaps the truth hurts too much. Our worship might subt...
Why We Turn Back
Too often we fall back on self-reliance, idols, and our old way of thinking rather than relying on God. Like the Israelites in Egypt, we believe slavery and idols are better for us somehow. In reality, they keep us trapped. Idols do not want a ...
Slaves to Sons
God sent His Son to redeem those under the Law, that we might be adopted into sonship. We are no longer slaves, but children of God. Galatians 4:1-7Pastor Steven Washburn, Lead Pastor
Freedom Law & Grace
It is only against the inky darkness of the night sky that stars appear. [John Stott]The Law is meant to show us the reality of our sinfulness. We see our freedom in the Gospel and God's grace better when we see sin, for what it really i...
The Purpose of the Law
The Bible is actively at work showing us that sin is actually sin. God defines reality - we do not. The intent of the Law is to reflect truth and bring us to the grace and mercy of Christ who provides redemption. Galatians 3:19-22
Mary in a Martha World
If you were invited to a sporting event or concert, with front row seats, and paid for by someone else, would you go? Certainly. Then why do we hesitate to sit at Jesus' feet. Being with Jesus is uncomfortable because He actually wants yo...
Easter - Resurrection
Not many historians deny the life and death of Jesus. Pursue the evidence that Jesus not only lived and died, but He also rose again! That is what we celebrate on Easter. What does Jesus' resurrection mean to us? It clears the way f...
Good Friday - Death
Let's sit together in the pain and unknowns of the crucifixion. There was confusion, uneasiness, and the fact that death was final. While we know what happens next, tonight we will focus on the sacrifice for the sins of the world that was laid ...