Highlands Church Sermons

When we have put our faith and trust in Jesus, we can't call on His name and then go about living our lives like the rest of the world. Jesus calls us to a life that looks different as we walk in obedience to God.

Jesus warns us to watch out for people who twist God's Word to lead people astray. The more we know God's Word, the easier it will be for us to test the teachings we hear. Are you spending time in the Bible every day?

"The Golden Rule" challenges us to treat those around us as we would want to be treated by others - a simple command that would completely change the world if everyone took it to heart. How are you treating others? And how can we know with...

What we spend our time with is what we serve. Bob challenges us to spend intentional time with God reading His Word, talking to Him, and listening to Him. Your relationship with Him will grow deeper as you learn more and more about who God is.

It's easy for us to fall into the trap of pointing out the faults in others while completely missing the sin in our own lives. Jesus calls us to do the opposite, and examine ourselves first before going to our brothers and sisters in love.

Feeling anxious? It's easy for worry to get us to take our eyes off of trusting God. Jesus calls us to depend on God to provide for our daily needs and leave our worries at His feet. Are you trusting God to take care of the worries of tomorrow?

Fasting is an opportunity to let the absence of food serve as a reminder to depend on God and seek His will for our lives through prayer.

Jesus teaches us to pray for the Father's daily provision, forgiveness and protection. Our relationship with Him should lead us to be quick to forgive others as we reflect the forgiveness we've been given through Christ.

Jesus gives us the Lord's prayer as an example of how we should pray. He says, "When you pray" meaning that it isn't a matter of if we pray, but when we pray as it should be a regular part of our everyday life. Are you regularly...

Our motives for giving should be to honor God and point others to Christ, not to make ourselves look good and boast about what we did. Everything we have is a gift from God. What is your motivation for giving?

Jesus calls us to be people of truth and integrity, following through on our promises. When we're wronged and want to retaliate, we're called to show grace instead. Are you leaning on Christ's strength to answer the call to live...

The pitfalls of lust and divorce all begin when our hearts desire things that don't belong to us. Jesus calls us to follow Him by fleeing temptation, and finding true freedom in our relationship with Him.

While religious leaders were concerned with following the letter of the Law, Jesus challenges us to have a completely changed heart. Our words can either give life through encouragement, or take life through insults and harshness. Jesus calls us to...

Jesus challenged the religious leaders and their understanding of the Law. In his fulfillment of the Law, Jesus wants to transform our hearts, not just our actions. It's not our ability to follow a set of rules, but rather His death and...

Jesus calls us to be merciful, pure in heart and peacemakers in our interactions with others. Through Jesus Christ, God models these qualities as He shows His great love for us. Are you working daily toward having a heart like God's?

Everyone wants to find happiness. But the places we often look - comfort, wealth, success - will eventually leave us empty. Listen in as we hear directly from Jesus' words about how to find true happiness and fulfillment.

We're constantly surrounded by voices that contradict each other and distract us from the truth. Through the noise, God's voice calls us to listen to the truth and helps us filter out the negative. What voices are you listening to?