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Sermons from Simple Church in Oxford, AL.
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Saturday May 04, 2019
Saturday May 04, 2019
John, the only remaining member of the Twelve Disciples of Christ, had been sent away to the island of Patmos for preaching about Jesus. The book of Revelation was written while he was exiled. As John is worshipping on the Lord's Day, he sees Jesus, who gives him a message for seven churches. Through John's account of what Christ reveals to Him, one message is clear, Jesus loves the Church. We know Christ died for His people and all the people to come, but He actively loves us today and is commanding us to reach those who do not know Him or His great love. He is above all and is completely sovereign in all things. He lacks nothing, yet chooses to use us to further the gospel and bring Him glory. He stands with His church, strengthening and leading for the world to see Him. We, like John, are the vessels in which He has chosen to use to proclaim His wondrous and mighty Name. Because God is our refuge and strength, we can take heart in the face of calamity of any kind, just as John did. We speak and move through life on the authority of the One who is sovereign over all.
Revelation 1:9-20
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Saturday Apr 27, 2019
Our identity is a reflection of who we are. If we are in Christ, we have surrendered our lives to Him and all we do shows that we are image bearers of God. Everything that happens is for God's glory; even Jesus lives for the glory of God.
We can surrender our desires, faults, dreams and our very lives to the One who gives us victory over our sin through salvation. We are no longer left to figure out our purpose on our own. Once we surrender to Christ and follow Him, we are no longer slaves to the world or anything in it. We are free to walk in the joy of His salvation.
Acts 19:1-4, 22:16; Romans 6:1-16, 10:5-9
Ken Nix
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
When everything in life is stripped away, it is only Jesus that matters. Jesus, God in human flesh, chose to rescue humanity in the most unexpected, perfect way. Through Christ's obedience and complete surrender to His Father's will, the incomprehensible love of God did what no man could do. A love that is inconceivable for a mere man is exactly what reflects His perfect glory to all creation. The love that shows hope in despair, brings beauty from ashes and brings life to death is who our Savior chose to be. God loved us so much that He chose to die so we could be free of sin's power over us. We celebrate His resurrection because He has defeated our enemy. We are empowered by the same Spirit to give our lives for His glory.
Matthew 16:13-28
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
Tuesday Apr 23, 2019
In celebrating the ultimate resurrection, the resurrection of Jesus, we must see beyond our own salvation and remember we are here to tell others so they can be brought from death to life as well. There is an urgency in the gospel that compels every believer to forsake every other thing on this earth in order to fully serve Christ in full obedience. Paul clearly says the most important message we can ever receive is Jesus died, was buried and raised to life on the third day.
With the Gospel being urgent and of utmost importance, it can only be celebrated by those that hear it and surrender their souls in time. No one is excused from the call to share the gospel or the command to go wherever the Holy Spirit leads.
1 Corinthians 15: 1-9
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Even in our most difficult days and in times of what seems to be total defeat, Jesus brings victory in every situation. Listen as we journey through the death of one of Jesus' closest friends and how we can know for ourselves His resurrection power is sovereign over every situation in our lives.
John 11:1-44
Rachel Wallace
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
Saturday Mar 30, 2019
If we have surrendered our hearts and lives to Christ, we are not meant to live life alone. For many, God fills in the gaps where people have voids. You may not have two loving birth parents who play a key role in your life, but God will send someone to pour into you if you remain open to what He is building for His glory. Accountability partnerships are what help us to keep going when we feel like giving up. We lift each other up so the world will continue to see God's provision and strength displayed in His people.
Ecclesiastes 4
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
In our third message in the "Resurrected" series, Jesus brings a little girl back to life. In the middle of His encounter with Jairus, the girl's father, He has another opportunity to show the power of God through a miraculous healing.
Whether we are suffering a physical ailment that is obvious to the world or we have a need no one else knows about, He knows. We are never overlooked or counted as insignificant. Each one of us is seen and loved. Give your all to the One who is faithful and true in every season of our lives.
Mark 5:21-43; Psalm 23:1-4; 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 16-18
Dawn Hedgepeth
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
Wednesday Mar 20, 2019
As King Solomon continues to grapple with the realities of life's brevity and the meaning behind it, he finds one thing that never changes. God is eternal and He is not constrained by time. While we have such a short time to live, He is everlasting. God sees the world in its fullness, including past, present and future. We are born with a desire to search for meaning and purpose, but in our search we find ourselves frustrated and empty. Only God can fulfill our longing to understand life and our purpose for being here. We are here for God's glory and purpose. He uses us in our frailty to reveal His strength; He choose us despite the fact He does not need our help with anything. God has planted eternity in the human heart. In our full surrender, He gives us eternity with Him through Jesus' sacrifice for all we could not reconcile. In our yielding, we see true joy in a sacrifice of love and true meaning in a life surrendered to our sovereign Creator.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
In our second message "Resurrected", we are taken through a piece of time in the life of Abraham. God had promised Abraham he would produce an heir but he did not understand how it could possibly happen for him and his aging wife. God proves faithful in His promise and Abraham proves his faith in God by continued obedience, even in what seems to be a difficult situation. Through that obedience, God fulfills His promise and blesses Abraham and proves He is the God who provides.
In our lives, we often look at what is directly in front of us and question how it can serve God. We see only that it does not make sense in the moment, forgetting He has the vantage point of seeing an outcome that may take generations to come to pass. Remaining faithful and obedient is of use to God, trying to figure out all of the reasons "why" is not.
Trusting God is knowing even if things look lifeless to us; God is fully capable of resurrecting anything.
Genesis 15:1-6, 17:15-22, 22:1-19; Romans 4:5
Ken Nix, Sr.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
In our realities of this life, it is easy to become discouraged. We come to understand hard times, confusion and death are all part of life. When we dwell on things that seem bleak, we can become inwardly focused and anxious wondering what the point of living actually is. If it all ends anyway, why do we strive for excellence, love or even pleasing God?
Even Solomon, with all his God given wisdom, pondered these things. He came to understand nothing under the sun has meaning unless it is centered around God. God actually gives meaning to the meaningless in and of life. Life only has meaning because of God, which means everything under the sun has meaning. There is hope in the hopeless situation, light in the darkest night and life in death's shadowy valley. We can trust Him fully because Jesus changes everything.
Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
Kenny Nix, Pastor