Adrian Christian Church Sermons
Adrian Christian Church's sermon audio archive. ACC is an Independent Christian Church in Adrian, MO with a strong heart for God's people. Learn more about us at adriancc.org
"Forgiveness of Sins" // Christianity for People Who Aren't Christians - Week 2
Luke 24:46-49 He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed
with power from on high.
Luke 24:47 “and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Je...
“Jesus is Resurrected” // Christianity for People Who Aren't Christians - Week 1
Luke 24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24: 46-49 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Luke 24:46 He told them, “This i...
"Sanctification" // Cross Training - Week 5
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.
Acts 20:32 Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
THOSE WHO ARE SANCTIFIED
1 Corinthians 6:11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, y...
"Atonement" // Cross Training - Week 4
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
Leviticus 16:30 Because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you. Then, before the Lord, you will be clean from all your sins
THE CONCEPT OF PROPITIATION
1 John 2:2 (NIV) He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:2 (ESV) He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
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"Justification" // Cross Training - Week 3
Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
WE HAVE BEEN JUSTIFIED
THROUGH FAITH
Galatians 2:16 Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
WE...
"Redemption" // Cross Training - Week 2
1 Peter 1:18-19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
WHAT WE ARE REDEEMED FROM
1 Peter 4:3-4 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do - living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckl...
"Reconciliation" // Cross Training - Week 1
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
UNDERSTANDING BIBLICAL RECONCILIATION
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ...
"Serve" // Next Steps - Week 3
“Serve”
Next Steps - Week 3
Our service must be born out of a heart that loves Jesus and loves His Church.
Philippians 2:3-5 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God pre...
"Connect" // Next Steps - Week 2
• Connect with Jesus
• Connect with Church Family
• Connect with God’s Purpose
Ephesians 1:18-20 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
Ephesi...
"Grow" // Next Steps - Week 1
Matthew 28:19–20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
FEED ME
1 Corinthians 3:1–2 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly - mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you we...
"Changed Lives" // Made For More - Week 4
Luke 15:1–2 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
LIFE CHANGE IS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
Luke 15:5–7 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents th...
"Overcoming Obstacles" // Made For More - Week 3
2 Timothy 1:6-8 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.
First Obstacle: OUR INTERNAL FIRE FOR JESUS IS DYING
2 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind...
"A Story To Tell" // Made For More - Week 2
"A Story To Tell" // Made For More - Week 2
UNDERSTANDING THE PASSAGE IN CONTEXT.
Romans 6:20–22 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
USING THE PASSAGE AS AN EVANGELISM TOOL
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"Living on Mission" // Made For More - Week 1
Acts 1:1-7 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my...
"You In Five Years"
Galatians 6:7-9 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up
A Man Reaps What He Sows.
YOU NEED TO BE CLEAR ON THE SEED YOU ARE SOWING
Galatians 5:22...
"The Gracious Gift" // The Season of Grace - Week 4 (Candlelight Service)
2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
GOD'S INDESCRIBABLE GIFT TO US
2 Corinthians 9:14 "...because of the surpassing grace God has given you"
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
OUR THANKFUL RESPONSE
"Grace Personified" // The Season Grace - Week 3
John 1:14-17 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”) Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
THE PERSON OF...
"Promise of Grace" // The Season of Grace - Week 2
A PROMISE TO PEOPLE IN DARKNESS
Isaiah 9:1-3 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as pe...
"Defining Grace" // The Season of Grace - Week 1
Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - (9) not by works, so that no one can boast.
SAVED BY GRACE
THROUGH FAITH
Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood...
"The Blessing of Generosity" // The Economics of Jesus - Week 4
2 Corinthians 8:7 But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
IT’S A REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
Acts 20:33-35 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed y...
"Watching the Offering" // The Economics of Jesus - Week 3
JESUS WATCHES THE OFFERING
Mark 12:41-42 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched
the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT GIVING
Mark 12:43-44 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. The...
"The Heart of the Matter" // The Economics of Jesus - Week 2
Luke 12:31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:33-34 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
A R...
"How Much Is Enough?" // The Economics of Jesus - Week 1
A QUESTION FOR JESUS
Luke 12:13-14 Someone in the crowd said to him (Jesus), “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
JESUS ISSUES A WARNING
Luke 12:15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his mal...
"The Walking Dead" // Paranormal Activity - Week 4
UNDERSTANDING LIFE AFTER DEATH
Ecclesiastes 12:7 …and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
Luke 23:43 Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do n...
"Angels & Demons" // Paranormal Activity - Week 3
Colossians 1:15-16 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
ANGELS
Hebrews 1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
FALLEN ANGELS
2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them t...
"A Holy Spirit?" // Paranormal Activity - Week 2
John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
EVERY FOLLOWER OF JESUS RECEIVES THE HOLY SPIRIT
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put...
"Strange Stories of The Bible" // Paranormal Activity - Week 1
John 20:30-31 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
BELIEVERS WROTE DOWN WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED
Matthew 11:2-5 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who i...
"Improving Connection" // Magnetic People - Week 4
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
EVERYONE NEEDS RELATIONSHIPS TO FULLY MATURE
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another -and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
ONE KEY TO GROWTH IS TO REMAIN SOFT
EMBRACE BOTH ROLES IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
2 Timothy 2:1-2 You th...
"A Bad Connection" // Magnetic People - Week 3
Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
TWO TYPES OF CONNECTIONS
Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted …
Proverbs 27:6 … but an enemy multiplies kisses.
HANDLING BAD CONNECTIONS
Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Matthew 7:20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
"A Powerful Connection" // Magnetic People - Week 2
Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
TWO POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIPS
Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
LOOKING TWO DIRECTIONS
Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
"Positive Connections" // Magnetic People - Week 1
Proverbs 12:26 NIV The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
THE POWER OF A CONNECTION
Proverbs 12:26 NIV (2011) The righteous choose their friends carefully …
Proverbs 12:26 ESV One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor…
“The righteous will seek out his friends”
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
WE MUST CHOOSE OUR CONNECTIONS WISELY
Proverbs 12:26 NIV The righteous choose their friends carefully, bu...
"Providential Encounters" // Influencer - Week 3
Esther 4:12-14 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
“And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as thi...
"Be Encouraging" // Influencer - Week 2
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
THEREFORE –
ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHERBUILD EACH OTHER UP"As in fact you are doing"
1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
"You're An Influencer" // Influencer - Week 1
YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH
Matthew 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
Colossians 4:6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Matthew 5:14-15 You are the light of the world. A...
"The 10 Commandments" // Flannelgraph Exodus - Week 6
Exodus 20:1-2 And God spoke all these words: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
LAWS ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a j...
"The Golden Calf" // Flannelgraph Exodus - Week 5
Exodus 20:18-21 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.” Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
"God's Provision" // Flannelgraph Exodus - Week 4
GOD WILL PROVIDE HIS PEOPLE WITH ALL THEY NEED
Exodus 16:3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”
Exodus 16:12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LOR...
"The Red Sea" // Flannelgraph Exodus - Week 3
Exodus 12:40-41 Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt was 430 years. At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions left Egypt.
Exodus 13:21-22 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the p...
"The Passover" // Flannelgraph Exodus - Week 2
Exodus 11:4-5 So Moses said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the female slave, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well.
Exodus 12:3-13 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. If any household is too small...
"Plagues in Egypt" // Flannelgraph Exodus - Week 1
Exodus 6:1-7 "Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”
God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself fully known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. Moreover, I have heard th...
