The Preaching Class

Preaching is a miracle. Faithful sermons are far more than explanations of a biblical text; they are celebrations of biblical realities. In ‘The Preaching Class,’ John Piper distills lessons from more than three decades in the pulpit.

Just About, Nearly, Almost Christmas! - Matthew 2:1-23

It's Christmas time and the decorations are going up, the music is playing, the lights are on and the Christmas movies are back in full force! Regardless of wither there is a Grinch, an Elf or Bing Crosby belting out "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas," all Christmas movies follow roughly the same formula. Christmas is coming but oh no, there is a problem! That problem almost causes Christmas not to happen but in the end the heroes come through and we celebrate every time!

This theme of the near misses of Christmas frames up our sermon series at Summit View Church this year. We’re looking at the near misses of Christmas in the Bible. 

This last Sunday I preached a message on Matthew 2 entitled "Jesus Overcomes" looking at the six aspects of how the classic Christmas story of the wise men, king Herod and the journey to Egypt shows the sovereignty, goodness and control of our triune God over cultural barriers, tyrants, indifference, evil and every circumstance.  My hope and pray is that this message blesses you and stirs you up to celebrate Christmas. 

"Jesus Overcomes" - Sermon by Kyle Van Tine on Matthew 2:1-23

1.          Jesus overcomes cultural barriers 2:1-2
2.          Jesus overcomes tyrants 2:3-6
3.          Jesus overcomes Indifference 2:7-11
4.          Jesus overcomes Evil 2:12-18
5.          Jesus overcomes every circumstance 2:19-23   

Summit View - You Belong Week #3: "One Body, Many Parts"

Summit View Church is in a series in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 12 called "You Belong". I got to preach this Sunday from a popular text in which Paul describes the church as a body. I cover 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 in this sermon and my big Idea: “We’re one body with many parts”

If you are a note-taker my three sub-points are as follows...

                          Unity 12:12-14

                          Diversity 12:15-20

                          Interdependence 12:21-26 

                                                                                         You can listen to this week's sermon here. 

------------- "I Am HEARD!" Ephesians 3:14-21 -----------

I preached this Sunday on the simple/paradoxical topic of prayer from Ephesians 3:14-21. It's been an interesting week studying, thinking and practicing a prayerful life of praying bold, audacious, God-honoring, sin-killing, people-transforming, kingdom-advancing prayers. God has been challenging me to stop praying for Him to simply maintain the status-quo and start praying big prayers for addictions to be broken, marriages to be reconciled, the lost to be saved, families to be transformed and legacies to be established for God's glory and our good!

I was thrilled to pray for a woman who had given her life to Jesus and was born again this Sunday and I hope and pray this message will continue to "bear fruit" in your life and the life of others.

Prayer "I Am HEARD! - Ephesians 3:14-21

The Fight

Thankful for my old classmate and friend, Pastor Ross Lester. Ross leads the mission at Bryanston Bible Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. Here is a recent message he gave called The Fight. Helpful insights on fighting against Satan, shame, loneliness and temptation.