Sermons by Gary Armstrong (Page 2)

Sermons by Gary Armstrong (Page 2)

Jesus Is The Reason

As we celebrate the Christmas Season, Gary brings an important reminder to us that Jesus is the reason, not only for this season, but for our lives in Him.

The True Meaning Of Christmas

The True Meaning of ChristmasMatthew 1:21 “Are you ready for Christmas?” A question I have asked many people over the last several days. To which many have responded, “NO!”  It seems like every year Christmas comes and goes in a flurry of activity. In the hustle of buying gifts, decorating, and planning the meal, the reason for the season seems to get lost. Maybe this year will be different?  In order to “let every heart prepare Him room” we must…

Carpe Diem #101

Romans 13:12-14 Carpe Diem, seize the day! That was the subject of last week’s sermon. Life is short, Jesus’ return is near, seize the day. So, what now? How do I seize the day? We will finish this 2 part sermon on how all believers can live in light of the return of Jesus Christ. 

Carpe Diem

Romans 13:8-14 How much time do you have left on earth? A question no one wants to consider but one that everyone is called by God to consider. Why? Because as Paul wrote, “The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.” Romans 13:12a Carpe Diem, as we say. Seize the Day! How are you as a follower of Jesus seizing your days? How are we as a church doing the same?  This Sunday, we will explore Romans 13:8-14 and hear from…

Public Display Of Affection

Romans 3:24-26 Holiness and sinfulness cannot coincide, just as light and darkness cannot. This presents a serious and eternal problem for all of mankind. God, who is the epitome of holy, cannot allow sin in His presence. Consequently, we as sinful people cannot exist with God in our depraved state. There is only one way for sin to be forever removed and God has said that it is only through the death of His righteous Son, Jesus Christ.  The death of Jesus…

The Way, The Truth, The Life

Romans 3:21-26 In newly-released findings from Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center’s inaugural American Worldview Inventory, it was found that a majority of people who describe themselves as Christian (52%) believe that a person can gain eternal salvation by “being or doing good.”  That includes close to half of all adults associated with Pentecostal (46%), mainline Protestant (44%), and evangelical (41%) churches. As expected, a much larger share of Catholics (70%) embrace that point of view. Wow! Nearly half of people…

The Totality Of Depravity

Romans 3:9-18 “The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.” Genesis 6:5 Wow, what a dismal assessment of the condition of man! It was 100% accurate though, because it was from the Creator of man, God Himself. Whew, good thing we’ve improved so much over the past several thousand years! NOT!  Reality check: mankind is still wicked because mankind is…

Personal Holiness Matter

Romans 3:1-8 A common reason many unbelievers cite as a reason for disbelief in God is the failures of those who claim to be Christians. Their reasoning is “if they (Christians) don’t live what they believe, then it must not be true.” However, God says otherwise. Romans 3 tells us that we are all accountable for our own lives and responses to the truth of God, no matter how well someone else may live it themselves. Believers and unbelievers alike are responsible for…

Rest(oration) for the Weary

Rest(oration) for the WearyRomans 2:25-29 “Work as if it’s all up to you and pray as if it’s all up to God.” Have you ever heard this expression? Well, maybe there is some truth to this, but the only problem is we can work ourselves to death and miss the work God wants to do!  The Jews are a prime example. They both worked and prayed and neither got them any closer to God. What about you? Are you working and…

The Harm of Hypocrisy

The Harm of HypocrisyRomans 2:17-24 “The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.” Brennan Manning I am not sure how we would qualify such a statement, but I believe we can at least acknowledge its truthfulness in general. Hypocrites do damage to the cause of Christ. In a world of constant cameras…

Preparing For The Final

Romans 2:11-16 I imagine most of us remember our final exams in school. It could be the final to conclude a particular class, or it could be the final to graduate. Either way, finals are usually stressful! What finals accomplished though is they exposed how well we mastered the material. How well did we read, tune into the lectures, and complete the assignments?  God says in His Word that a day is coming when all mankind will take a final…

Life & Death, Part 2

Romans 2:5-11 You may have heard the expression, “If you’re not living, you’re dying.” That expression may be more true than we realize. Paul said in Romans 8:6, “The mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” How true this is! So, are we living or dying? That is the question that we’ll look to answer this Sunday as we explore Romans 2:5-11 again and see how we can not just live,…