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Sermons from Simple Church in Oxford, AL.
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
James teaches believers who face trouble have an opportunity for great joy. For those who do not know Christ, they have not yet experienced the true nature of great joy. As we mature in our knowledge and relationship with Jesus, our endurance to face trials of any kind also develops. This strengthens our faith and we are complete and do not need anything other than the knowledge that we are being led by the Holy Spirit. We begin to take on an eternal perspective regarding everything we experience. When we have all our hope and faith in God, we simply do not need anything else. The goal of the believer is for our hope to solely be linked to Christ and the joy of His salvation.
James 1:1-4
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Galatians: Defending God’s Gospel
Perfection on our own becomes dismissive of God’s goodness through the gift of Christ and, ultimately, the Holy Spirit.
It is no longer by the law that we are made righteous to God. It is faith God desires from us. Faith in Christ alone redeems us.
Christ took upon Himself the curse that was supposed to condemn us. He knew we could not do it on our own. Now, through Christ, we have right standing with God. We could never attain this on our own.
Galatians 3:1-14
Kassidy Nix
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Jesus, fully God and fully man, came to seek and save the lost. He took the form of a servant to show us humility and love. Christ washed His disciples’ feet before sharing His last meal on earth with them. In their imperfection, He still showed grace. He even washed and dried the feet of Judas, the betrayer.
Jesus calls us to repent and follow Him. He knows we can do nothing apart from Him, but has given each believer the gift of the Holy Spirit to lead us. In His gracious mercy, He offers forgiveness and new life in His name.
John 13:1-17
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
In part two of our series, "Galatians", Paul is intent on emphasizing the importance of not adding anything to Christ's gospel. Anything we could ever add to the message of Jesus makes it a false gospel. Jesus never promised health, wealth or prosperity to His followers. In fact, He stated the world would hate believers because they hated Him. Christians who read scripture for what is says can clearly see suffering, pain, heartache and loss this side of Heaven. We are taught everything we face here is storing an eternal weight of glory and all things here are temporary. We look to the cross to see our redemption and we cling to the resurrection power of Christ for salvation. We have freedom in Christ when we surrender because of what He endured when He gave His life for us, not because He promised everything would be easy.
Galatians 2:1-21
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
In the passage of the paralyzed man being brought to Jesus, we are pointed to the true need of each of us. The man on the mat had a physical need that Christ healed that day. His greater need was taken care of first. He had a spiritual need. Jesus addressed his sins being forgiven before he knew he could now walk.
When we have a seeking heart, Jesus is already working in us. Realizing we can get nowhere without Him is what ultimate redemption is all about. Surrounding ourselves with people who carry us to Jesus is important in our walk with Christ. Whether or not we receive our "healing", God is still good. Faith in Christ changes every aspect of life for a believer.
Luke 5:17-26
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
In a new series entitled "Galatians: Defending God's Gospel", we immediately see the urgency in Paul's writing to the church in Galatia. The believers in the area had only known the truth of the gospel for a short time and already began distorting what they had been taught. Paul speaks to the Galatians in what still speaks to believers today, misrepresenting Christ or His message has eternal consequences. Anything done or experienced in or by the church that is not glorifying to God shows we have been deceived.
Bringing glory to God is the whole purpose we were created. Anything we do that is good is only because the Spirit within us is good and is glorifying God. We are unable to be selfless on our own. It is only by God that we are able to offer our lives to glorify Christ in our surrender.
Galatians 1:1-24
Jameson Thacker, Youth Pastor
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
As we conclude our series "Sighted", we look at a church Jesus addresses directly. This church may sound familiar to us today. It is a church who believes in a god they have created in their own minds. One who is not the same God of scripture. God specifically calls out the sinful nature of this church and points out the way they are choosing to live is detestable to Him.
God is not blind to our sin, His ultimate plan or the need our world has for Him. God's desire is for all to come to repentance and have an intimate, Spirit led relationship with Him through Christ. Through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, He extends an invitation to take up our cross and follow Him. It is only when we fully surrender everything, we are able to fully walk in the freedom Christ died to offer. Jesus takes our spiritual blinders off so we can truly see our need for a Savior.
Revelation 3:14-22
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
As we continue in our "Sighted" series, we see the conversion of Saul the persecuter of Christians to Paul the missionary for Christ. Just as Paul's life was completely transformed, renewal happens in the same way when we surrender to the call God places on our life. When God calls us to do something, we do not know the effect our obedience will have. He can use us and it can change not only us, but the world in the name of Jesus, for His glory.
Acts 9:1-31
Kenny Nix, Pastor
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Even in times of feeling dry within ourselves, there is hope. Jesus breathes new life in every believer and puts His Spirit inside. Recognizing Christ as being the only way to get to God and surrendering in full repentance is what will bring life to our once dead, dry bones. Much like the Israelite army, we become brittle and allow the world to deteriorate what the Holy Spirit desires to make thrive within us. The world longs for truth and we are the means by which they should hear and see it. If we are alive again, those who see us should see what once was dead is now alive by the power of Christ in us.
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Jameson Thacker, Youth Pastor
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
As we continue in our series "Glory", we look at the life of a woman who, through a seeking heart for God and her commitment to the Israelites, became someone who would be woven directly into the lineage of Jesus Christ. We often look down on others for mistakes made in their lives. It seems easy to cast someone off or assume they have used up all the chances to be deemed "beneficial" to God's Kingdom. In reality, we all should be counted as useless in the cause of Christ. Fortunately, God did not see it that way. He has chosen to take even our worst days to further glorify Himself. Rahab had faith and hid the spies. Because of this, her entire life and legacy was rewritten. It is the same when a repentant heart cries out to Jesus for rescue.
Joshua 2; 6:22-25; Matthew 1:5-6; Hebrews 11:31
Dawn Hedgepeth