Biblical, Christ-centered Expositional Preaching from Sovereign Grace Church in Midland, TX - Pastor Billy Raies
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God calls pastors to be examples of what it means to be servants of Christ who faithfully steward the responsibility and privilege of giving the gospel to God's people.
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God calls all believers to be builders of Christ's church.
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Overview: When our eyes have been opened to the extravagant worth of Jesus, we live to declare his extravagant worth to a watching world. We do this by giving who we are and what we have in loving adoration and humble worship of Jesus.
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The spiritual maturity of a Christian is centered on Christ crucified and revealed by the Holy Spirit.
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God calls us to be cross-centered people who trust Him to use our weakness as a platform to display the Spirit’s power in the proclamation of the gospel.
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We are saved by grace alone and given a new identity in Christ alone so that our only boast is in God alone.
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God calls the foolish to faith through the wisdom of the cross.
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God calls us to be a house united by remembering our identity in Christ and the centrality of the cross.
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When we make the gospel of grace of first importance, it transforms not only how we see ourselves but also how we see and relate to others in the body of Christ and beyond.
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The promises of God are worth waiting for when our eyes are on the presence of the Promise Maker.
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Advent calls us to remember that God gave great sinners a Great Savior for Christmas.
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We must first see Christmas as a judgment, so that we can celebrate it as a joy.
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God desires us to have assurance that we know him by helping us discern true doctrine and by abiding in true love.
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If we walk in the light of Christ’s truth and love, we have fellowship with God and with one another.
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The life of a believer is compelled by a sincere love for Christ and revealed by a sacrificial love for Christ's people.
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Fruitfulness in our mission requires reliance on our Messiah.
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The risen Christ transforms great fear into great peace so that we can fulfill the Great Commission.
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Belief in the risen Savior transforms our weeping into worship.
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Because our confidence is in the finished work of Christ on the cross, we have comfort in our struggles and courage in our mission.
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When we sin we are like the scoffers who wanted Christ killed and the world to be their King. But when we repent of sin and worship the King who died for us, we experience the depth of our Father's love.
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For this reason Christ came into the world: to bear our curse upon the cross so that we could believe in Him as our King.
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Jesus is everything we are not and need, so we cast ourselves on his mercy in our failings.
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Take courage in the Christ who is always in control.
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God calls our prayers to Jesus to follow the pattern of Jesus' prayers for us.
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In tragedy or triumph, pray that God be glorified through Christ's death and Christ's disciples.
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We must believe that in our worst tribulations Christ will give us peace and courage because He has overcome the world!
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The resurrection transforms temporary sorrow into lasting joy and faith-driven prayer.
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We need Christ's Spirit to accomplish Christ's mission for Christ's glory.
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The triune God unites us to himself to sustain our faith and empower our witness.
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Jesus calls us to abide in Him as we live in a world that seeks to destroy our faith through persecution or seduction, so that we will bear fruit in every season of our lives.
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God gives us His peace and power through the person and presence of the Holy Spirit.
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God gives us His peace and power through the person and presence of the Holy Spirit.
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Jesus calms our troubled hearts with a future promise and a present hope.
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Christ’s supreme love for his own compels us to love others as He has loved us.
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The cleansing we receive from Jesus empowers us to serve others like Jesus did.
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Our greatest need in times of trial or triumph is for God to be glorified.
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