Highlands Church Sermons

What does Jesus expect from his followers? While it could be easy to simply receive the gift of salvation and then remain in quiet comfort, Jesus calls us to Kingdom work - using the resources, gifts and talents God has given each of us to step out of...

Jesus came to seek and save the lost. We all have people in our lives that are hard to love, and some are simply hard to even be around. But Jesus invites us to look past someone’s reputation and see them with compassion. The truth is, we’re all...

Jesus came to the world with a clear mission: to seek and save the lost by becoming the perfect sacrifice for our sin. Even though the salvation of humanity was his focus, he also never lost sight of the individual, taking time during his ministry to...

Dependence isn’t seen as a virtue in our culture, and yet Jesus held up infant children as an example of what God desires in His Kingdom. In our world full of comfort and wealth, we can easily fall into the trap of looking to ourselves for all our...

Prayer is one of the most amazing privileges of the Christian life: the invitation to communicate directly with the Creator of the universe and Savior of our souls. So why don’t we pray more often? And when we do pray, is it to present God with our...

Jesus saves us from sin’s penalty and gives us a new life - that’s the good news of the gospel in the here and now. We should always remember to have hearts of thankfulness for that gift of grace. But Jesus also promises to return and bring the...

We all sin. Sin is inevitable for every single person in this broken world. Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our sin means that we can be forgiven - that’s the heart of the gospel. But what about when someone sins against us? When someone in our life...

What is Hell? Is it a real place? If God is all-loving, why would He allow people to spend eternity in Hell? Most people avoid thinking about death, but the Bible is clear that an eternity awaits everyone. The hope we have in Christ is that through...

How do we faithfully manage the things God puts in our life? If we see the things we have - money, possessions, career, family - as only ours, we’ll end up living a self-focused life, grasping for those things, and striving to gain more. But if we...

God’s amazing love for His children is on full display in Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son. Whether our hearts have gone astray like the younger son by living recklessly for ourselves, or our hearts have been hardened like the older son by our own...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ isn’t just a historical event. The world is filled with brokenness because of sin, and left to ourselves we’ll simply follow along, chasing after things that ultimately will simply lead to death. But through the life...

Following Jesus will cost us. The free gift of salvation in Jesus comes with an understanding that he is the Lord of our lives - that includes all of our possessions, relationships and ambitions. Jesus calls us to follow him in all things, even when...

Jesus has a heart for lost people. While the self-righteous religious leaders of his day looked down on sinners, Jesus revealed the true heart of God that rejoices when someone repents of sin and believes in Him. We’re constantly surrounded by people...

What does it look like to put others first? We can easily fall into the trap of thinking our own priorities are more important than the needs of others. We can also be so wrapped up in our own pursuits that we don’t recognize our own need for a...

How do you get to heaven? People have asked that question for centuries, and Jesus gives us a clear answer: through him. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins and his resurrection to new life, we can be made right with God and enter into eternal...

Jesus constantly preached about the Kingdom of God, and his message was one of both hope and urgency. As God’s Kingdom has expanded like a mustard seed across the earth through the process of evangelism and discipleship, Jesus’ encouragement is to...

No other person in all of history presents as big of a dividing line than Jesus. While the gospel is clear that the gift of grace through Jesus Christ is free to all, Jesus himself was also clear that not everyone would receive that gift. Because...

Jesus’ promise is that one day he will return for final judgement to rule and reign forever, bringing the fulness of God’s Kingdom. Are you ready for him to come back? Jesus’ parable of the wise and faithful manager is a strong reminder of his desire...

The pursuit of money and possessions can often lead to lots of anxiety, but Jesus encourages us to have a completely different mindset. When we remember that God is our provider who cares for us, and that everything we have is from Him, our...

An authentic faith is one that understands the character of God in a way that also provides the right perspective of who we are in relation to Him. A heart that trusts and surrenders to God will result in a confidence in His provision, a healthy...