Ambassador Presbyterian

Christ’S Ambassadors: Leading to Our King

Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:18-6:1-13

In a world of geo-political conflict and persecution, we have become accustomed to mass movements of people seeking asylum and refuge in foreign countries, and we see both the intense heartache this brings for hurting people and the heated debate it brings for political bodies. In the kingdom of God, the immigration policy is simple and clear. God provides reconciliation and refuge through King Jesus' and he offers his redeeming grace in the gospel to any and all who will come in faith. Those who have received that refuge and been welcomed into his kingdom, Jesus now sends as his ambassadors with the ministry and message of reconciliation to lead others out of bondage to sin and death and into the kingdom of light and life. 

Christ’s Ambassadors: Loving Like Our King

Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; 1 John 3:11-24

As Christ's ambassadors, the gospel brings us into union with Jesus our King such that our lives are now centered on his glory. We live for our King. The surest indication that we are abiding in and living for our King is that we are loving others in the same way as our King. Jesus' love is both the power and picture of how we are to purposefully and practically love others. 

Christ’s Ambassadors:Living for the King

Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

"Ambassador Presbyterian, that's an interesting name for a church.  Where did that come from?"  I love being asked that question, because it gives me a chance to share our vision and calling as a church that comes directly from the Bible in 2 Corinthians 5.  What does it mean to be Christ's ambassadors?  As we look to God to renew and refresh that vision and calling in us, we will look to his word in this passage and Jesus' words in John 15 to unpack that vision with renewed lenses and language.  Join us over the next few weeks for this short series on our vision and calling to be Chirst's ambassadors: living for the King, loving like the King and leading to the King.       

Equipping the Saints for Christ’s Return - 1 Corinthians

Pastor Warren Harvey preaches on 1 Corithians 16:13-14; 21-24. As he closes his letter to the church in Corinth, Paul takes the pen from his scribe's hand and writes the last few lines of the letter himself including the prayer, "Marana' tha" which means "our Lord come." In some ways, the entire letter has been written to equip the saints at Corinth (and us today) to be prepared for and therefore to pray for Christ's return. We as believers often pray, "Come, Lord Jesus," but we ought also to ask ourselves, are we truly prepared for it? Join us as we close our sermon series on 1 Corinthians by looking at what it means to be equipped for Christ's return.

Equipping the Saints for Connection - 1 Corinthians

Pastor Warren Harvey preaches on 1 Corinthians 16:1-20. The apostle Paul opened his letter to the church at Corinth by reminding them that they had been "called to be saints together with all those in every place who call on the name of the Lord Jesus." Having gone on to address many issues and problems confronting the believers in Corinth, he ends his letter by reminding them of the practical implications of this broader connection, or we might say communion, they have with other believers. Sometimes it is easy to be so focused on the issues we face as a local body, that we forget the way in which God's grace is at work on a wider scale through specific people in specific places in his church. Join us as Paul gives some closing words of encouragement to the Corinthians and to us, equipping us as saints for living out our connection together in the body.

Equipping the Saints for Resurrection Glory - 1 Corinthians

Reverend Randy Martin preaches on 1 Corinthians 15: 35-58. How are the dead raised? It's a question the Corinthians asked Paul and indeed many even in the church still wonder about today. Paul answers that question and points us to the glory of the resurrection when our bodies will be raised in perfection and all who are in Christ will stand with him in victory over sin and death. We look forward to hearing God's word and being equipped by God's Spirit with resurrection glory.

Equipping the Saints With Resurrection Hope - 1 Corinthians

Pastor Warren Harvey preaches on 1 Corinthians 15:12-34. Have you ever poured yourself wholeheartedly into something only to find out in the end that it was all in vain? Dreams are dashed, hopes are crushed, trust is destroyed. Such is the case for everything we hope and believe as Christians, if the resurrection of Jesus is not true. The bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the lynchpin of Christianity and that which holds our faith and our sure hope of forgiveness and eternal life together. Remove it and it all falls apart as a great deception and disappointment. But indeed, Christ is risen from the dead, and therefore our sins are forgiven, our hope is assured and our lives have eternal significance and purpose. Join us as we worship our risen Savior and King and are equipped with resurrection hope.

Equipping the Saints with the Gospel - 1 Corinthians

Pastor Kyle O'Donnell preaches on 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11. This week, as we remember Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, Paul would have us remember the gospel he preached to us. But what is the gospel? Not just it's content; but before that: what 'is' a "evangelion"? Join with us as we answer these very questions in the hopes of not only making sense of "the gospel" but making ourselves ready to receive it.

Equipping the Saints to Worship With Care - 1 Corinthians

Pastor Warren Harvey preaches on 1 Corinthians 14:1-40. Jesus said that God is seeking worshipers to worship him in spirit and in truth. And God equips us to do that through the various spiritual gifts he gives to each member of his body. But how do we know if God is really among us? For some in Corinth and some today, the gift of speaking in tongues was a sure sign that the Spirit had shown up. And while tongues may build up the gifted individual, it can be confusing to those who don't understand. The greater gifts are those that strengthen, encourage and build up not just the individual but others in the body of Christ who gather for worship. And that happens as God speaks to and through us in a manner that enables all to hear and understand and be encouraged by his Spirit and truth. Join us as we consider how to pursue love and desire and exercise the spiritual gifts that promote care and not confusion in the body of Christ.

Equipping the Saints to Love - 1 Corthinians

Pastor Warren Harvey preaches on 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.

1 Corinthians 13, the "love" chapter, is likely one of the more well-known, oft-quoted passages in the New Testament. Yet far being simply a celebration of marital bliss or ode to romantic sentimentality, it is given to us as a convicting and challenging description of the central characteristic and defining mark of our life together as God's people. Love, as exemplified by Christ and experienced through his Spirit undergirds, informs and outlasts all that we are called to be and do together in the body of Christ. It is the more excellent way, and the question we must constantly keep before us in our life together as believers is "Are we walking in it?"