Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Take the Most Excellent Way

The message, preached on November 28th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. The most excellent way, as far as Christianity goes, has nothing to do with amazing gifts, roles and talents. The Christian life is not about gifts. The way of love is the most excellent way, because love offers a taste of heaven. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Seek Greatness

The message, preached on November 21st, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Although the church is made up of many people, we share one common passion: to make Christ’s greatness known. Jesus has fused us together, and God wants us to feel like a body. God has given each one of us a role to help us to seek Christ’s greatness. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Follow One Voice

The message, preached on November 14th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. To follow God’s one voice as very different people, Christians need to know our God, to accept different gifts and to serve one another. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Push Back the Darkness

The message, preached on October 31st, 2010, covered Romans 15:20-22, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Our ambition to push back the darkness calls us to lay new foundations, talk to strangers, and make tough choices. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Let Divisions Die

The message, preached on October 24th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Jesus prayed for our unity. For Christians, committing to unity means remembering Jesus’ death and then being considerate and cooperative. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: As Men and Women, Serve God Well

The message, preached on October 17th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. As men and women, we’re called to understand God’s design for the way we relate to others so that we can live God’s design for us, exactly as we are. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Live and Die for God’s Glory

The message, preached on October 10th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. An honest desire for our friends and neighbors to be saved will lead us to share—to share our goods, our neighbors’ limits, and the glory of our God. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Don’t Think You’re Invincible

The message, preached on September 26th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Sometimes we need a little warning, and even strong Christians can fool themselves into thinking they’re stronger than they are. Paul urges believers not to fool themselves, but to look to the history of God’s people, to guard their hearts, and to look to the Lord Jesus for help each day. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: The Right to (Self)Slavery

The message, preached on September 19th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 9, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. We all have rights, but sometimes we insist on them a little too strongly. From his own example, Paul encourages us to love, because love is our right to give up our rights and it’s a disciplined gospel race. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Love Goes the Extra Mile

The message, preached on September 12th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 8, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. When we get into debates about what Christians are allowed to do (or aren’t!), we ought to remember not to depend only on our knowledge, but to let love for one another guide our actions. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: God and Marriage

The message, preached on September 5th, 2010, covered 1 Corinthians 7, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Following Jesus involves being ourselves—but redeemed, maximizing our service, and being wholly His. Even making the decision about whether to marry or not, and how to live as a married person or a single, needs to be submitted to Jesus Christ. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Fishing with Jesus

The message covered Luke 5:1-11, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. We think we know so much about what we do at work, at home, even in the ministry. And yet we can’t accomplish what we really want to accomplish on our own. For our dreams to be fulfilled, we have to be listening to Jesus. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Struggle to be Holy

The message, preached on May 16th, 2010, covered Jude, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. While we definitely feel like we need a break, and while it is true that Jesus Christ is our rest, we cannot take a break from the pursuit of holiness. We need to be aware of our companions’ lives, be aware of their destinies (and our own), and to labor for holy safety. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Truth in Real Life

The message, preached on May 9th, 2010, covered 3 John, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Truth is more than just knowing about Jesus Christ; it’s knowing Him. We need to do life with Jesus, not think of ourselves as more real than God, and imitate lived truth. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Watch Yourself to Guard Your Reward

The message, preached on May 2nd, 2010, covered 2 John, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. We who follow Jesus have a reward coming our way, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have to watch the way we live. We are to follow Jesus’ teaching and to persevere in truth and love. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Choose This Day…

The message, preached on April 25th, 2010, reviewed the key themes of 1 John, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Not everything that seems good is good for us. In the area of spirituality, we’ve been told that only Jesus is good, that only Jesus gives life—but many people want to sit around experimenting with holding onto both Jesus and their sinful lifestyles, alternative beliefs, etc. At some point, we have to choose—Jesus or self, Jesus or alternative gods, Jesus or the world. Jesus is the real deal; every other so-called life is a counterfeit. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Find Security in Jesus

The message, preached on April 11th, 2010, covered 1 John 5:13-21, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. We may not recognize it, but our world is full of idols competing for our worship—and idols kill. Often we turn to idols for security, but we can know our lives are secure only through Jesus Christ, who died and rose to give us eternal life. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Live Victoriously by Faith

The message, preached on April 11th, 2010, covered 1 John 5:1-12, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. Faith in God through Jesus Christ is the heart of true religion. We must depend on God’s testimony by faith, obey our King by faith, and ultimately receive victorious life—both now and forever—by faith, and only by faith. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: Love One Another

The message, preached on March 21st, 2010, covered 1 John 3:11-24, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. We’re commanded to love God and love our neighbors. But love only comes from God; we need the Holy Spirit to live in us and work love in and through us. Love essentially means to help people live. And despite the apparent burden of God’s command to love (because of our natural, sinful inability), love actually gives Christians great confidence before God. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.

Weekly Sermons in Swanton: The Advent and Hope

The message covered Matthew 12:15-24, and it can be heard via streaming audio at http://www.swantonalliance.org. In several hope-giving ways, Jesus fulfills the prophecies of Isaiah as He comes to Israel during His first advent. Note: Past sermons can be accessed through the resources page.