A grave Advent sermon that joins suffering and hope, then ends in prayer.
This sermon on Revelation 21:1-4 stays fixed on future hope in Christ, setting the justice of Christ's return against the comfort, peace, and happiness promised after it.

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
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A grave Advent sermon that joins suffering and hope, then ends in prayer.
This sermon on Revelation 21:1-4 stays fixed on future hope in Christ, setting the justice of Christ's return against the comfort, peace, and happiness promised after it.
A stern Advent sermon that turns judgment into hope while staying firmly grounded.
Refuge Church's Advent sermon frames Christmas through Christ's coming in judgment, then widens into a call for steady hope in the Lord's return. It uses childhood memory, Christmas carols, and winter longing to suggest that nostalgia can point beyond itself.
A direct warning about choosing between the Lord's table and idolatry.
The sermon centers on 1 Corinthians 10 and keeps Paul’s warning in view: idolatry, meals tied to sacrifice, and the danger of careless presumption.
A blunt sermon on idleness that argues for ordered work and real fruitfulness.
This sermon reads 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12 as a hard warning against idleness, and Pastor Garrett moves from the passage into a clear case for working, staying useful, and living in the order God requires.
A stern, steady sermon on communion and the holiness of the table.
This sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 takes communion seriously, treating the Lord's Supper as the Lord's table rather than an ordinary meal. It moves from Corinth's failures to Paul's authority, the institution words, and the call to come with reverence, humility, unity, and…
A hard sermon on communion, church division, and the Lord’s table.
The sermon keeps close to 1 Corinthians 11 and the disorder at Corinth: communion was treated like a normal meal, some went hungry, and others drank too much.
A careful sermon on order, authority, and the good in hard commands.
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 that treats headship as rank and authority, not value or dignity, and presses that case with steady doctrinal discipline.
A blunt but pastoral sermon on ordered work, idle habits, and the hard edge of correction.
This sermon reads as a direct, text grounded warning about idleness, order, and the distance between looking busy and actually doing what God asks.

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This sermon continues a verse-by-verse series on 1 Corinthians 12, focusing on Paul's teaching about spiritual gifts and the unity of the body of Christ.
This sermon explores Paul's pastoral response in 2 Corinthians 7:8-11 to the pain caused by sin and confrontation in the Corinthian church, drawing parallels to modern church experiences.
This is the third and final week of a mini-series exploring the doctrine of salvation, focusing on glorification as the end goal and reward for believers, with scriptural references to Ephesians 2 and Romans 8.
This episode continues a sermon on 1 Corinthians 14, focusing on Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church about exercising spiritual gifts with order and love for mutual edification.
This episode introduces a biblical teaching on 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, focusing on Paul's pastoral approach to addressing theological and practical issues within the Corinthian church.
This is the third and final week of a mini-series exploring the doctrine of salvation, focusing on glorification as the end goal and reward for believers, with scriptural references to Ephesians 2 and Romans 8.
This sermon explores Paul's pastoral response in 2 Corinthians 7:8-11 to the pain caused by sin and confrontation in the Corinthian church, drawing parallels to modern church experiences.
This episode concludes a three-week sermon series on 1 Corinthians chapter 13, focusing on Paul's teachings about the essential nature and practical characteristics of love in Christian life.
This sermon concludes a three-week series on 1 Corinthians 13, focusing on Paul's teachings about the essential nature of love, its characteristics, and its importance in Christian life.
This sermon continues a series on 1 Corinthians 13, focusing on the centrality of love in the Christian faith and examining the worthlessness of actions done without love.
A sermon exploring John 1:1-18, focusing on verse 14 about the Word becoming flesh in Jesus Christ during the Advent season.
This sermon introduces a study on 1 Corinthians 13 by sharing a historical story from Jerome's commentary about the apostle John to illustrate themes of love and faith.
This sermon explores the doctrine of sanctification as part of a three-week series on salvation, focusing on the ongoing walk of faith following justification.
This episode examines the multiple sins plaguing the Corinthian church as described in 1 Corinthians 12-14, identifying a central sin at the root of their problems.
This episode is a sermon continuing a series on 1 Corinthians 13, focusing on the centrality of love in the Christian faith and examining the worthlessness of actions done without love.
This sermon focuses on the future hope in Christ's comfort and peace after judgment, as described in Revelation 21:1-4, as part of an Advent series.
A sermon exploring James 3:13-18, addressing the early church's and modern Christians' struggle with viewing faith as demanding little, framed by the pastor's personal anecdote about sermon preparation.
This episode examines the many sins plaguing the Corinthian church as described in 1 Corinthians 12-14, identifying a central sin at the root of their problems.
This sermon introduces a study on 1 Corinthians 13 by sharing a historical story from Jerome's commentary about the apostle John to illustrate themes of love and faith.
A sermon exploring the Christian virtue of humility through 1 Peter 5:5-7, showing how embracing lowliness leads to spiritual exaltation and glory in the coming year.
A sermon exploring the Christian virtue of humility through 1 Peter 5:5-7, showing how it paradoxically leads to exaltation and glory.
This sermon explores the doctrine of salvation, focusing on sanctification as the ongoing walk of faith following justification, based on biblical passages from Ephesians and 1 Thessalonians.
This sermon explores James 3:13-18, addressing how early Christians and modern believers often view faith as requiring little from them, and emphasizes the need for genuine spiritual commitment.
A pastor reflects on the growth and excellence of his church's preaching team, expressing pride in the elders and pastors who have delivered powerful sermons that testify to God's work in their community.
This sermon explores Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 about the church as one unified body with diverse members, emphasizing unity, love, and cooperation among Christians.
This episode explores the multifaceted nature of the Christmas story, examining its various elements like the wise men, shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and Herod, while emphasizing its significance as the fulfillment of prophecy and the advent of the Messiah.
This episode explores the reasons for Christ's first coming, examining biblical passages that explain his mission to save sinners, give his life as a ransom, and destroy the works of the devil.
This episode explores the multifaceted Christmas story, examining its various elements like the wise men, shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and Herod, while emphasizing its central role in fulfilling prophecies and bringing salvation.
This episode explores the reasons for Christ's first coming, focusing on biblical teachings about salvation, redemption, and his mission to save humanity.
This sermon continues a verse-by-verse series on 1 Corinthians 12, focusing on Paul's teaching about spiritual gifts and the unity of the body of Christ.
This sermon explores John 1:1-18, focusing on verse 14 about the Word becoming flesh in Jesus Christ during Advent.
This episode introduces a three-part sermon series on the doctrine of salvation, focusing on justification as the first part, with biblical references to Ephesians and Romans.
This episode introduces a three-part sermon series on the doctrine of salvation, focusing on justification as the first part, with biblical references to Ephesians and Romans.
This sermon explores Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 about the church as one unified body with diverse members, emphasizing unity, mutual honor, and cooperation among Christians.
This sermon, part of an Advent series, explores Revelation 21:1-4 to discuss the future hope Christians have in Christ's return, focusing on how God will wipe away all sorrow and pain.
Pastor Garrett delivers a sermon on idleness from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, defining it as disordered, unproductive action rather than laziness and applying it to both men and women with direct rebukes and encouragement for repentance.
This sermon from Refuge Church explores 1 Corinthians 11, focusing on biblical headship and hierarchy in marriage and worship.
Pastor Garrett delivers a sermon on idleness from 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12, defining it as unproductive action that subverts the church's mission.
A pastor addresses his congregation after weeks of protests by leftist groups outside their church, framing the situation as a divine test of nerve.
This sermon explores 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, where Paul addresses the Corinthian church's abuse of the Lord's Supper, including drunkenness and divisions.
This sermon from Refuge Church explores 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, where Paul warns against idolatry and the dangers of participating in demonic sacraments.
This Advent sermon explores the tension between worldly darkness and Christian hope, focusing on Christ's second coming in judgment.
A sermon exploring the biblical principle 'it is better to give than to receive' from Acts 20:35, applying it to self-examination, marital duties, and enduring others' sins with hope in Christ.
This sermon from Refuge Church examines 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, arguing that head coverings for women in corporate worship are a biblical requirement based on principles of male headship and God's glory.
This sermon examines 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, where Paul addresses the Corinthian church's mishandling of the Lord's Supper, including divisions, drunkenness, and neglect of the poor.
A sermon for Advent exploring Christ's second coming in judgment, using 2 Thessalonians 1 to address suffering, cultural decline, and the hope of vindication.
This sermon from 1 Corinthians 10 warns against idolatry and the sacraments of demons, contrasting them with the table of Christ.
This sermon from Refuge Church explores 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, focusing on the biblical mandate for head coverings in corporate worship.
A pastor at Refuge Church in Utah addresses recent protests by leftist groups outside the church, framing it as a 'test of nerve' from God.
This sermon explores the biblical principle 'it is more blessed to give than to receive' from Acts 20:35, applying it to Christian life through self-examination, marital duties, and imitating Christ's sacrificial love.
A sermon from Refuge Church discussing spiritual gifts and the debate between continuationism and cessationism.
A sermon on the resurrection of Jesus from Acts chapter 2, preached on Easter Sunday.
A Good Friday sermon reflecting on the death of Jesus Christ and its significance for humanity.
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:26-40, teaching about orderly worship and the proper use of spiritual gifts in the church.
A pastor preaches from 1 Corinthians 14, expressing pride in the church's elders and the quality of recent sermons.
A sermon encouraging Christians to overcome evil with good by applying Christ's teachings to relationships and personal struggles.
A pastor reads and begins to expound on Psalm 15, emphasizing the importance of walking blamelessly and speaking truth.
A sermon from Psalm 15 about the character of those who dwell with God.
An Easter sermon explaining the meaning of Christ's resurrection and what it means for believers to be raised with Christ.
An Easter sermon explaining the meaning of Christ's resurrection and what it means for believers to be raised with Christ.