How to Arrest God

Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 14:43-52

On the night of Jesus’ arrest, He spends His final moments in prayer, but as soon as He concludes, He is scandalously arrested. Every element of His arrest demonstrates His sovereignty, and that He is the innocent Son of Man.

God’s Gospel Foolishness (Part 1)

Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18

While the church in Corinth may not have compromised on the actual content of their gospel message, they exchanged God’s design to bring the lost to salvation by the foolishness of the message preached, with a man-centered approach that was acceptable and entertaining to the Greeks.

To Bear the Weight of Sin

Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 14:32-42

When Jesus entered the Garden of Gethsemane, He was fully aware of the vents to unfold that night. But we can never fully comprehend what He experienced when He looked into the cup of God’s wrath to be poured out against Him for incurring our sin.

Conflict and Division

Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Every which way we turn, there seems to be conflict. Factions and dissentions over petty disagreements poison relationships and destroy the flock of God. The church in Corinth was no different, and Paul gives careful instruction on the importance of Christian unity.

Rejecting Prophecy

Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 14:27-31

As Jesus and His disciples left from their final meal together, Jesus gives a final shocking prophecy: they will all desert Him and fall away. But even though their desertion will be painful for Jesus, it is by God’s design that He would be the good shepherd who’d scatter the flock of Israel.

Add. Ref.: Zechariah 13:7

Why You Should Love the Church

Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

As Paul begins his letter to the church in Corinth, there is an important lesson for the believer today. No matter how bad or weak a church is, if it is indeed a church, we can express authentic love and thankfulness for the graces God has given them.

Lasts and Firsts

Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon

Scripture: Mark 14:22-26

As Jesus eats with His disciples in the last legitimate Passover meal, He establishes one of two ordinances for the church. However, there has been a lot of confusion about the significance of what communion actually is, and what it communicates about the uniqueness of the church.

Add. Ref.: John 17:22-24

A Reason to Love the Church

Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

The church in Corinth had every resource available to be a faithful and mature congregation. Instead, it was marked by sin, immaturity, and pride. Nevertheless, as Paul opens his letter, he expresses authentic love and thankfulness not because of who they are, but because of Christ in them.

For the Love of Christ and the Church

Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-3

Paul writes to the church in Corinth, where he once spent eighteen months ministering and equipping the flock. But now they had adopted an easy-believism gospel, and looked more like the world than saints of God. Now, as is the case with many churches, they were in desperate need of revitalization!

Add. Ref.: Acts 18:8-17