Highlands Church Sermons

Sharing the Gospel starts with identifying a person in your life to intentionally come alongside and simply point toward Jesus. God will continually put people in our path to love and care for, but it takes shifting our eyes off of ourselves and being...

Everyone wants peace, but why is it so hard to find? The world attempts to find peace by trying to remove conflict, hardships or enemies, but the nature of our broken world means that those things will always exist. True peace in life only comes from...

Jesus brings a joy that goes far beyond the idea of happiness. Because of His sacrifice for our sins and His resurrection defeating death, the joy we have in Jesus Christ is a joy rooted in a promised eternity in perfect relationship with God. No...

When life gets hard, where does your hope come from? Our world tempts us to find hope in programs, technology, relationships or even political parties. While those things might help us feel better for a little while, none provide a lasting hope that...

The resurrection of Jesus means victory over death, but it also means that we as his followers are empowered to live lives of purpose. As Jesus gives final instructions to his disciples, he gives us all a new mission: to be his witnesses to a lost and...

The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the most significant moment in history. His resurrection fulfilled thousands of years of prophecy about the messiah, sealed the new covenant between God and man, ushered in the beginning of the church, and...

Jesus’ death on the cross finished the work of salvation once and for all. This monumental moment - when Jesus paid the price for our sin - forever changed our relationship with our creator God. Jesus’ sacrifice satisfied the penalty due for our sin...

Jesus died on a cross as a sacrifice to save us from our sin - a monumental turning point in all of human history. As recipients of this amazing gift of grace, Jesus calls us to follow his example: to put others before ourselves, serving them and...

As Jesus stood accused before Pilate, an incredible scene played out: Jesus was found to be innocent, and yet because of the demands of the crowd, a convicted criminal named Barabbas walked free while Jesus was sent away to be killed. Because of his...

Just before his crucifixion, Jesus modeled for us what it looks like to pray in our moments of greatest distress. When we're face to face with the hardest moments of life, we can cry out to God who loves us so much that He sent His Son to be the...

As followers of Jesus, we inherit greatness - we’re called children of God in His Kingdom. But where the world would have us use status for personal gain, Jesus tells us that true greatness is found in serving others. The call to follow Jesus is a...

The meal Jesus shared with his disciples before going to the cross established a new covenant, pointing to God’s fulfillment of His promise of redemption for His people. With broken bread and poured out wine as symbols of Jesus’ sacrifice, the...

Jesus was clear about his plans for the future: one day he will return in glory to rule and reign forever. While it’s easy to focus on the chaos in the world that is to come, Jesus encourages us instead to keep our focus on him. He reminds us to...

When the world feels like it’s spinning out of control, how will we respond? Jesus warns his disciples about the destruction and chaos that’s ahead of them. Knowing our instinct is to panic, Jesus reminds us to keep our eyes firmly fixed on him and...

Jesus reserves some of his strongest warnings for those who like to act religious but whose hearts are, in reality, far from him. Recognizing Jesus as Lord involves a surrender of our own agenda and instead seeking his will and his way in every aspect...

Religious leaders often attempted to trap Jesus into taking positions on Roman politics and philosophical debates. But Jesus always points us back to this core question: to whom do you belong? If we declare that Jesus is Lord, it means everything else...

Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is the ultimate evidence of God’s love for us - that’s why he’s called the “cornerstone”. In a confrontation with religious leaders, Jesus points out the reality that God’s gift of a Savior will be accepted by some...

Jesus was most confrontational with the religious leaders of his day who claimed to be followers of God but who were more interested in their own personal gain. Jesus sees through outward appearances and directly into our hearts and motives. Only when...

Jesus provided the greatest commandment: love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself. He also left the church with a great mission: go and make disciples of Jesus Christ. As we look to the year of ministry ahead, God...