Sermons
Colossians: Find True Life in Christ (Colossians 2:8-15)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/joshweidmann/7-19-2015.mp3 Have you ever felt empty? A life without God will lead to emptiness. God knew that so He sent His Son to make us fully alive in Christ. Through faith, we can experience the daily, powerful working of God. In this message we look at the importance of eliminating unessential spiritual activity from our life and how we are to...
What Did Jesus Mean in John 8:7, “If you are without sin throw the first stone”?
What did Jesus mean in John 8:7? Sermon Summary: It is easy to point out everyone else’s sin and forget that we have our own glaring weaknesses. God’s grace is sufficient for us, no matter what we have done. In the beginning of John 8 we see the character of Christ toward sinners who break the commands of God and the...
Love is the Way of Life [sermon]
Sermon on 1 John 3:11-18 When it comes to loving God, if we are not loving others, we are not experiencing the life God offers us. True love for God will result in a selfless abandonment to service others. We don’t just say we love, we live out our love authentically and faithfully. Sermon Outline: Only do this: Love God, Love others (v. 11) Seeds of jealousy bear fruit of...
Let There Be Light: Darkness Gone, Glory Revealed [sermon 1 of 4 in series]
Sermon Manuscript: If you hate being in the dark, then being in London in 1939 would not have been fun for you. Before World War Two began, London was preparing the people to stand against Germany. As things seemed to go from bad to worse, the small but powerful country of England knew they were putting their population at risk...
God Believes Your Freedom was Worth Any Cost
In this message, I talked about the value of your freedom to God and how He was willing to kill and raise His Son so you could be free. You can watch the message here. My Sermon Transcript is below: How many of you have taken an international flight? Many of you. My guess is that you can identify with me on this: The...
The Beginning of Wisdom (Acts 5:1-11)
God takes our integrity very seriously. In this message we look at the story of Ananias and Sapphira found in Acts 5:1-11. While God was interested in their generosity, he was much more interested in their character. He wanted them to be on His mission and honest in every way. My main walk away was this: When we live in the...
Spiritual Lessons from Quarantine
The last few months have been anything but normal. Have we been interrupted or disrupted? In this message Pastor Josh will share four spiritual lessons from quarantine and what we can learn from God "stopping us" in Act chapter sixteen. Watch the Message Here: https://youtu.be/fjZLCkffRPs When did you first realize that the pandemic was going to change your life? For me, it...
God’s Most Unfair Trade (Mark 8:31-38)
"The Gospel calls for our life!" This was the message I wanted to leave with the congregation I love at Mission Hills. I cannot remember a sermon that was harder or more emotional to preach than this last sermon. The content, my love for the people, and the emotion of the announcement to come was all running through my mind....
God’s Secret Plan to Save Your Soul (Colossians 1:24-2:7)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/joshweidmann/Josh-Weidmann-2015.07.15-Colossians.mp3 Knowing the person of Christ and the power of the Gospel is the believer’s best protection against deception. In this passage we see the mystery of God revealed as His plan to give us the hope of glory, Christ in us. This is part 3 of a 9 part series, The sermons are released as they are preached: Part 1: What...
Sufficent Savior: Embracing Christ in Our Deepest Need (Acts 4:1-12)
Here are my Study Notes on Acts 4.1-12
Our Great Reward is God Himself (Acts 7:54-8:3)
Suffering is never something we desire, but to suffer well should be the desire of our heart. In this message we looked at the last seconds of Stephen's life in Acts 7:54-60. We discovered strategies for remaining faithful to God even when faithfulness to God doesn't make sense. Also, as we looked at Saul's persecution of the church, we understood...
Steadfast Faith in an Unchanging Savior (Colossians 1:15-23)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/joshweidmann/2015.07.05-Colossians-Josh-Weidmann.mp3 (audio only available for this message) Christ is God and always has been! Since the beginning of time, He came in human form to show us the invisible God. Christ’s supremacy guarantees that we can live a life of steadfast faith and hope in this shifting world. In this message, we will understand how Christ is our creator, sustainer and...