Sermons by “Pastor Jesse Brubaker”

Doulos to Doxa

Having lived his life to perfection, Jesus suffered in the garden alone. His hour had come. Here he won the battle and chose to OBEY the will of the Father. This, the lowest point of his earthly existence, was the greatest hour history would ever know, for having sacrificed himself to save us, the Son of God would rise triumphant with a glory beyond all scope, above all things in existence everywhere, that all should bow and acknowledge him as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The Resurrection and The Life

I am The Resurrection and The Life!

Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?

Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.

For judgment I came into this world

Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”

The power of testimony

The Samaritan woman testified to everyone about her remarkable experience at Jacob’s well. Many then went out to see and hear this prophet for themselves. Could this be the Christ? They listened, were enthralled, and asked him to stay. And through their testimony to others the news spread throughout the city and people flocked to hear him for themselves. For two days he taught them, until they could say, “…we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
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Let us testify to what we know to be true, that we may be a source of blessing in the Lord to others.

Whoever believes in Him

The Triune God called us into existence. We are so very precious to God that He refused to permit us to be separated from Him forever. And so at tremendous sacrifice, God gave His only Son that we might live again. Truly, whoever believes in Jesus Christ will not perish, but will have everlasting life.

Jesus Is Truly God

The events and persons of Exodus 24 were nothing less than divinely placed pointers to the climactic reality of the future transfiguration of our Lord.

– Six days a cloud rested on Mt. Sinai before the Lord summoned Moses upward — “After six days” Jesus led Peter, James & John up a high mountain.
– Moses took with him a select group from among Israel’s leaders — Jesus took with him his three closest disciples.
– God called to Moses from out of the cloud — God called to Peter, James and John from out from the cloud saying “This is my beloved Son…”

The message couldn’t be more clear, or more thrilling: the One who gave his life for us is God Himself.

This is the Wisdom of God.

This is the wisdom of God, decreed before the ages for our glory:

It is the power of God that accomplishes his will in us. It is the Spirit of God working in us that enables us to do that which he requires. It is out of love and gratitude that we seek to obey his will. We obey, not to appear holy before others, but because of the holiness Christ has imparted to us. We obey, not in order to become righteous, but because Christ has covered us in his righteousness. We obey, not in an attempt to earn salvation, but because we have been saved through Christ Jesus.

Blessed Are You

Chai-re-te! Rejoice! For we who follow Christ receive all the blessings of eternal life.
Blessed are you, for you have been made an inheritor of the Kingdom of Heaven. You will be comforted and shown mercy. You shall receive righteousness and shall see God, because you are a child of God.
Abundantly blessed are you, because you are a disciple of Christ …and you bear His name to Life Everlasting.

Where God is Found

Having received from God a wise and discerning mind, (never would another mortal possess such understanding), Solomon left off sacrificing at Gibeon and went to the temple in Jerusalem where he knew God would be found. There he stood before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord. There he made sacrifices.

Nearly 1000 years later, after attending the Passover Celebration in Jerusalem, young Jesus remained in the temple three days following his family’s departure. As he sat among the teachers, he asked and answered questions with astonishing wisdom; (truly, one greater than Solomon had arrived). It was here, the place where God could be found, that the Son of God was found by his worried parents, whom he astonished with the question: “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Today, God can be found in his people the Church and through His Word. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ. This is the revelation of the mystery of his will: to unite all things in Christ, according to his purpose and plan for the fullness of time.

Arise, shine, and give God the glory.

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.