The Word from Mountain View

This sermon (Matthew 28:1–10) explores the resurrection's call: "Fear not," "Come and see," "Go and tell," and "Rejoice." It shows how Jesus turns panic into praise, invites surrender, offers forgiveness, and sends believers to share the good news. Includes an invitation to pray and accept Christ.

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Jesus Can Change Your Panic to Praise

Matthew 28:1-10

Introduction – He is Risen!

• The risen Jesus calls us to respond to his resurrection by laying down fear, drawing near to him, sharing his good news with others, and living in the deep joy his victory over sin and death makes possible.

1. Fear Not (vs. 5, 10)

• Because Jesus lives, fear, guilt, shame, and death do not have the final word.

1. Come and See (v. 6)

• The risen Christ still invites you to draw near and see what God can do with a surrendered life.

III. Go Quickly and Tell (v. 7)

• Identify people in your life who need to hear your story of Christ’s work.  Go tell them!

1. Rejoice (v. 8)

• Live and worship from resurrection joy, not mere habit.

Conclusion - Let Jesus turn your panic to praise

• • Fear not – He is risen!
  • Come and see – He is risen!
  • Go quickly – tell the good news for He is risen!
  • Rejoice – He is risen!

With Pastor Mike Curry

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In this Palm Sunday message we reflect on the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the crowd's shouts of "Hosanna," and the question, "Who is this?" We examine Jesus as prophet, healer, and Lord, consider the three responses people had in the crowd (worshipers, observers, fair-weather fans), and challenge listeners to walk with Jesus, worship Him, and surrender their lives. The sermon closes with an invitation to commit to Jesus by admitting need, believing, and confessing Him as Lord.

Who is This?!?

Matthew 21:8-17

 Introduction

• “It was an Incredible Day!”
• Main Idea :Who Jesus is to you (personally) matters eternally.

Who is this?

• Jesus — “Yahweh saves”
• “The prophet from Nazareth in Galilee”
• The Healer
• The Messiah
  • Hosanna = “Save us now!”
  • Son of David = “You’re the King we’ve been waiting for.”
  • Riding on a donkey = Zechariah’s prophecy fulfilled.
• The Trilemma: Palm Sunday forces the question, “Is Jesus Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?”

The real issue is not just who Jesus is in general, but who He is to you.

Where are you in that crowd?

• Worshipper ¨  Cynic                              ¨  Scoffer
• Observer ¨  Roman Soldier           ¨  Pharisee
• Fair‑weather Fan

 

Conclusion and Invitation

• Everyone in that crowd had an opinion about Jesus, but only one response was right: total surrender.

 

Don’t just watch Jesus pass by.

Walk with Him.

Worship Him.

Surrender to Him.

Because who Jesus is to you (personally) matters eternally.

 

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

It is my privilege to invite you to today's sermon podcast exploring why God's living Word is better than any other message we receive. Drawing on Hebrews 4:12–16, the sermon contrasts our zettabyte era of information overload with the transforming power of Scripture and Jesus, the Word made flesh.

The message shows how the living, active Word penetrates the heart, offers a sympathetic high priest who understands our temptations, and invites us to approach the throne of grace for mercy and help.

As a practical challenge, listeners are urged to trade ten minutes of scrolling for ten minutes in Scripture each day to let God's Word read them, receive guidance, and act in faith.

 

The Living Word is Better

Hebrews 4:12-16

Main Idea: God’s Word is living and active and we must respond in faith and obedience to His invitation.

Introduction: Information Overload!

The Living Word is Better Because…

…It is Powerful and Active (vs. 12-13)

…It is Direct from Heaven (vs. 14-15)

…It offers a Sympathetic Invitation (v. 16)

 

Conclusion & Application

• Action Point: Trade ten minutes of “information overload” daily for ten minutes daily with the Living Word.

The Word from heaven may expose your hell, but He is ready right now to bring you home.

 

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

Pastor Mike invites you to a sermon on Hebrews 4 that contrasts trying to earn God’s favor (the stairs) with simply trusting God’s gift of rest (the elevator).

Using a hotel elevator illustration, the message explains God’s promise of sabbath rest, warns against unbelief and stopping short like the Israelites, and gives three practical steps: listen, believe, and obey.

The episode closes with a clear call to accept Christ, receive God’s rest, and enter into a life shaped by faith, not striving.

The Better Rest

Hebrews 4:1-11 (NLT)

 

Main Idea: God's promise of rest is a live and vibrant invitation for present-day believers to actively partner with God and enjoy His peace.

 

Introduction: Stairs or Elevator?

 

1. The Promise of a Generous God – REST! (vv. 1–3a)

 

2. Don’t be the people who stop short (vv. 3b–5)

 

3. Trust God and step in (vv. 6–11)

 

4. How to enter God’s rest

• Listen – “Today, if you will hear His voice…”
• Believe – The message must be mixed with faith.
• Strive and Thrive – “Let us do our best to enter that place of rest.”

 

Conclusion:

God is inviting you into a partnership or rest 'Today'.  Will you join Him and trade the exhausting battle of self-improvement for the deep peace of fulfilling His purpose?

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

 

Join this sermon podcast as the pastor reflects on 1 Peter 1:3–9 and celebrates a year of living hope, baptism, and church growth. The message weaves Scripture with real stories of trials, transformation, and God’s active work in the congregation.

Hear an invitation to trust Jesus, participate in the church’s mission, and receive encouragement through community milestones, communion, and goals for the year ahead.

Joy Unspeakable

1 Peter 1:3–9

1. God has given us a living hope.

“In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”

 

2. Our inheritance is secure in Christ.

“An inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you”

“…who through faith are shielded by God’s power…”

 

3. We have trials, but they are temporary—and transforming.

“…though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.”

“These have come so that your faith…may be proved genuine…”

 

4. We love and trust Jesus even though we haven’t seen Him.

“Though you have not seen him, you love him…you believe in him…you are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy”

 

5. God is actively saving you.

“For you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

 

Join this sermon as the preacher explores Hebrews 3, using a hiker's story to warn against unbelief and hardened hearts. Discover three reasons Jesus is better than the wilderness: He is the true guiding voice, builds a sustaining community, and leads us into the promised rest.

Be challenged to listen to God today, encourage one another, and hold firm in faith as you follow Jesus toward the rest he prepares.

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“Better Than Our Wilderness”

Hebrews 3:6–19

Main Idea: Jesus is better than our wilderness—and He alone can lead us into the rest God always intended.

Introduction: The Lost Hiker

 

1. Jesus is the Better Voice in the wilderness (vv. 6–11)

• Israel heard God’s voice in the wilderness but hardened their hearts.
  • Israel resisted God even after seeing His works for forty years.
  • Israel’s unbelief kept them from rest.
• Jesus offers the true rest they never entered.
• Listen to the Better Voice.
  • Respond today and trust His way.

 

2. Jesus builds a better community for the journey (vv. 12–14)

• Jesus forms a community that helps one another persevere.
  • The warning: unbelief can “trip you up” and divert you from the living God.
  • The command: “encourage one another” while it’s still Today.
  • The promise: if we hold firm, we show we truly belong to Christ.
• We are better together.
  • Guard one another and persevere as partners.

 

3. Jesus leads to a better rest than the wilderness ever could (vv. 15–19)

• Israel experienced deliverance but not destination.

• Israel died in the wilderness because they wouldn’t listen.
• They saw miracles but never entered rest because they never

• Jesus doesn’t just deliver us—He brings us all the way home.

• Don’t repeat Israel’s story.

• Follow the Better Leader and enter the better rest

Conclusion

• If we listen to Jesus’ voice Today, He will bring us safely into the rest the wilderness could never give.

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

You're invited to a sermon exploring what makes a true hero — faithfulness, humility, and honor — illustrated by Desmond Doss, Moses, and above all Jesus. Using Hebrews 3:1–6, the message shows how Jesus is the greater hero and calls listeners to fix their thoughts on Him.

Practical application: hold fast to Jesus, emulate His faithfulness, honor Him in worship, and trust the Son as the mediator and builder of God's household.

“Jesus Is Better than Moses”

Hebrews 3:1-6

Main Idea: Jesus is the greatest Hero—better than Moses —we must fix our minds on Him and hold fast to our hope in Him together.

Introduction: I Need a Hero!

1. Heroes are Faithful (vv. 1–2)

• Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
• Jesus was faithful to the One who appointed Him.

2. Heroes are Honored (v. 3a)

• Numbers 12:3-8
• If anyone seemed closest to God, it was Moses—which makes the claim that Jesus is greater absolutely staggering.

3. Jesus Is the Better Hero (v. 3b-6a)

• Builder vs. house

• Son vs. servant

4. Heroes Hold Fast to Jesus (v.6b)

• We are God’s house—His family—if we hold firmly to our confidence and hope in Christ. (Ephesians 2:19-22)
• Question: “If every believer in this church walked with Jesus like I do, what kind of church would we be?”

Conclusion: How to Follow the Better Hero

• Fix Your Mind on Jesus
• Look at His Faithfulness
• See His Greater Honor
• Trust the Son

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

Join today’s sermon podcast as the speaker reflects on Hebrews 2:10–18 and the promise that Jesus is the ultimate helper. Through Scripture and stories, the message shows how Jesus shared our humanity, broke the power of death, and draws near with compassion to support us in real time.

The sermon invites listeners to trust Jesus, cast their cares on him, confess sins, and rely on the Holy Spirit as they walk through life’s struggles toward the hope of resurrection and God’s promised glory.

The Better Helper — Hebrews 2:10–18

Main Idea: Jesus is our Better Helper – fully human, suffered for us, defeated death, and leads the way home to God.

Introduction – Roadside Assistance?

Jesus Helps Us…

1. By sharing our humanity and struggles (vs. 10-14a)

• Jesus’ suffering equipped Him to help us completely (perfectly).
• Jesus knows our world from the inside:
  • He lived with limits, poverty, and pressure.
  • He felt exhaustion, grief, and relational disappointment.
  • He faced temptation head‑on and understands its weight.
• Because He lived what we live, He is the better helper—one who truly understands.

1. By breaking the power of death (vs. 14b-15)

• Jesus shattered death’s power.
• Jesus frees us from the fear of dying.
• Jesus helps us face the valley of death without terror.

III. With compassion, mercy, and real-time support (vs. 16-18)

• Jesus draws near.
• Jesus has walked our road.
• Jesus is the ultimate example.

Conclusion

• Walk with the One who stepped into your humanity, felt your pain, faced your temptations, carried your sorrows, and broke the power of death itself.

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

A pastor traces changing ideals of man through history and centers on Hebrews 2:5–9 to show Jesus as the "better man" who entered our brokenness, suffered and rose so humanity’s original design—glory, honor, and dominion—can be restored.

The sermon calls listeners to face human brokenness honestly, trust Christ for victory over sin, and live as God’s image-bearers, with an invitation to communion and spiritual renewal.

The Better Man

Hebrews 2:5–9

Introduction: The Ideal Man!

Main Idea: Jesus is the Better Man who became what we could not be and wins back what we could not regain.

1. God’s Original Design for Mankind (vv. 5–8a)

• Humanity was created for glory, honor, and dominion. (Genesis 1:26-28)
• Scripture affirms our affirms our intended role (Psalm 8)
• God’s plan for Human Beings: Ruling creation as God’s image bearers‑.

2. Man’s Present Condition (v. 8b)

• Man’s sin brought about his fall and shattered our intended mastery. (Romans 5:12-19)
• "Man is not what he was meant to be." - G. K. Chesterton
• The cross exposes humanity’s failure—our judgment revealed in rejecting Christ.

3. Christ Restores What We Lost (v. 9)

• Jesus entered our condition.
• Christ’s suffering was necessary, purposeful, and redemptive. (Luke 24:25-26)
• Through Jesus, humanity’s destiny is restored.

Conclusion & Application

• Remember your God-given‑ identity as an image-bearer.
• Face the reality of human brokenness with honesty.
• Look to Jesus when you feel defeated.

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With Pastor Mike Curry.

Pastor Mike preaches from Hebrews 2:1-4, warning believers about the danger of drifting from their faith and the seriousness of neglecting the salvation offered by Christ.

He explains the peril of gradual drift, the principle of discipline for disobedience, and the proof that the gospel is reliable, then urges practical steps—personal disciplines and community watchfulness—to renew commitment to Jesus.

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A Better Salvation – Don’t Neglect it!

Hebrews 2:1-4

Introduction

Main Idea: Christians must not drift away but devote themselves to this great salvation.

 

1. The Peril of Drifting (v. 1)

• Drifting from the Word
• Duty to Hold Fast

 

1. The Principle of Discipline (v. 2)

• The Law delivered by angels (Acts 7:38; Galatians 3:19)
• The Law demanded accountability

 

III. The Problem of Neglect (v. 3a)

• A Great Salvation Despised

• A Great Question Demanded: “How shall we escape…?”

 

1. The Proof of Salvation (vv. 3b–4)

• Spoken by the Son
• Shared by the Servants (Eyewitnesses)
• Sealed by the Signs (God’s Witness: miracles, gifts of the Spirit)

 

Application – How can we pay attention?

1. Fight the Quiet Drift
2. Pay Much Closer Attention to the Word
3. Take Sin and Disobedience Seriously
4. Stop Treating Salvation as Optional or Ordinary
5. Renew Confidence in the Gospel’s Reliability
6. Cultivate Community Watchfulness

 

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With Pastor Mike Curry.