Sermons from Woodland Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN
Episodes
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (1 John 2:28-3:10) Having just addressed the anti-Christ, John now addresses how Christ's followers are to live in light of his impending return. The Second Coming (or Second Advent) is the return of Jesus to being judgement, and to deliver God’s people. How we understand this event will affect how we live in this moment, and whether or not we will have a Loving Life.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (1 John 2:18-27) Throughout the centuries there has been much speculation about who is the anti-Christ? John is the main writer in the Bible who addresses the subject of the anti-Christ and what it means for us as followers of Jesus.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (1 John 2:15-17) John warns us not to love the world but what does that mean? Didn’t Jesus say that God so loved the world? If God has made us to worship him, aren’t we supposed to use the natural resources of the world to bring flourishing to others? John teaches us what to do and what not to do in a world that seems like its coming to an end.
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (1 John 2:7-14) Throughout John’s writings, an important theme is Love One Another. In this passage, he gives God’s children some powerful instruction. In this sermon, Pastor Matt invites you to answer four simple questions to encourage you to “love one another”.
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (1 John 2:1-6) In a world with many voices, where to we find the truth? In this section of John we learn about what it means to know God and to live in obedience to him. If we really, know him we will serve him.
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (1 John 1:5-10) Following Jesus is more than assenting to an idea. Loving God is more than having a set of principles in our head. The Christian life is a journey of learning about the brokenness of the world and of our own hearts and allowing the Gospel to transform us inwardly so that we can be agents of transformation outwardly. The way we know how to walk this path is to live in the Light.
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Rev, Matt Miller (1 John 1:1-4) The challenges the church faced in the first century are not all that different from ours. Racial tension, political differences and an encroaching worldview called Gnosticism, threatened to take the heart of the Gospel from God’s children. John’s first letter addresses these matters with a called to remember the power of Jesus Christ to bring salvation to God’s people, and to walk in obedience to God’s Word. The Word of Life (Jesus) helped them confront the issues of the day with a Loving Life and he does the same for us today.
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (Psalm 103) The psalms call us to worship the Lord for who he is and all that he has done. Psalm 103 is no exception because it points us to the holiness of God and to the many benefits he provides for those who call him Lord. Psalm 103 is a glorious reminder that we are called praise God in everything.
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (Psalm 25:8-13) In the Bible, Jesus disciples were called Followers of the Way more than they were called Christians. We know that life is a journey that can sometimes be perilous. In this message, Pastor Matt talks about what it means to Walk in the Way.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Rev. Matt Miller (Psalm 121) In certain seasons, God called his people to come to the Holy City, Jerusalem to worship and celebrate. Psalm 121 is a psalm of a ascent, an invitation to worship the Lord as the faithful travelled up to Jerusalem. It is a beautiful reminder that the Lord invites his people to worship but recognizes that dangers exist in life and in the journey.