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Sunday Sermons from Mountain View Church of the Nazarene
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Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sermon by Pastor Chuck Ryan
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
by Pastor Chuck Ryan
Disruptive Praise
Text: Luke 19:28-40
Thesis: We must praise God in such a way that brings glory to God and the world hears us!
1. Jesus for the past three years verbally taught that He was the Messiah, sent from God, to be the Savior of the world.
Now He will depict who He is, in this intentional bold action!
See Luke 19:28-36
A. Jesus in His grand entry into Jerusalem made a deliberate claim to be King,
Fulfilling the picture in Zechariah 9:9.
*“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
Zechariah 9:9
B. Many understood the deliberate claim of Jesus and responded in various ways.
*“It was such a dramatic action which Jesus planned now. He proposed to ride into Jerusalem in a way
that would be an unmistakable claim to be the Messiah, God’s anointed one.” William Barclay
2. There is a praise that is so profound that it captures the attention of bystanders! (Vss. 37-40)
A. The Pharisees disliked their praise because they could not accept Jesus’
claim to be the Messiah.
*“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me.” John 14:6
1. There will be those who dislike your praise.
3. There is a praise that is so pure that it glorifies God.
A. The praise of the disciples was disruptive to some. See Luke 19:37-38
*“...the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud
voices...” Luke 19:37
B. Jesus defends His disciples to the Pharisees.
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*“Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he
| replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out!” 4. There is a praise that personally stirs the heart. |
Luke 19:39-40 |
A. Those that praised Jesus could not help themselves.
1. Praise will break you out of your comfort zone. It is ok that others notice!
*“Whenever you sing joyfully and loud, whenever you raise your hand, whenever you stand in
excitement, whenever you say amen in affirmation you will cease to be inconspicuous.”
Pastor Chuck Ryan
2. Lead others to the throne room of God.
3. Don’t try to hide out in worship. Yes, Jesus said it’s ok to be
disruptive!
4. Forget self and others. Focus on God! There is a praise level that will challenge your dignity, but
God can help!
We must praise God in such a way that brings glory to God and the world hears us!
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sermon by Jaeson Rogers, NMI District President
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sermon by Pastor Chuck Ryan
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
by Pastor Chuck Ryan
The Power of the Spoken Word
Text: James 3:1-2
Thesis: The privilege to teach comes with a warning because of the power of the spoken word.
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1. James is not only concerned with “good works” but also “good words”.
A. The spoken word has its origins in the Godhead.
“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.”
Genesis 1:26
B. Speech is a universal gift of God.
“So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female
he created them.” Genesis 1:27
C. God has entrusted mankind with the gift of the spoken word with a
warning.
“Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach
| will be judged more strictly.” | James 3:1 |
| Jesus states, “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every | |
| empty word they have spoken.” | Matthew 12:36 |
2. James is aware that there is an eagerness among some Christians to be
“teachers” (NIV) or “masters” (KJV).
A. Jesus in Matthew 23 reveals the seven “Woes” of the religious leaders of his day.
1. Beware of those who will never sit under the teaching of another
person but are willing to teach a class.
2. To be a good teacher you must have a teachable spirit.
a. Learn from others that are mature in Christ and who have
sound understanding of scriptures; either in person or from
“Biblical Commentaries”.
3. Too much authority given to an immature Christian can produce
arrogance.
“He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as
the devil.” 1 Timothy 3:6
3. James makes it clear that teaching is not only a position of honor but
responsibility.
A. Teachers need to teach the Truth of God and not their own opinions.
B. A teacher must practice good “Exegesis” and not “Eisegesis”.
The Apostle Paul Admonishes Young Timothy
* “Until I come, devote yourselves to the public reading of scripture, to
| preaching and teaching.” | 1 Timothy 4:13 |
| * “Watch your life and doctrine closely.” | 1 Timothy 2:15 |
* “Do your best to present yourselves to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sermon by Pastor Chuck Ryan
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
with Pastor Chuck Ryan
Faith Without Deeds is Dead
Text: James 2:14-26
Thesis: A true “Faith” in Jesus Christ will naturally produce “Good Deeds a ”
1. James makes it clear that a person who “claims to have faith but has no deeds” his faith is worthless.
See James 2:14-17
A. James gives a litmus test to a person’s claim to have “faith” in verses 15-16.
1. He begs the question, “What is your response as a Christian when you see or hear of someone
who has a genuine need?”
“When James speaks of works, he is referring to good deeds which flow naturally from a heart filled with love
to God and love to man.” BBC on James, Page 215
2. A “born-again” (John 3) believer will fulfill the two great commands.
A. You will love your neighbor in a tangible way.
B. James sums up this section by stating, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by
action, is dead.” James 2:17
2. James also makes it clear that your “faith” must be more than mental assent.
See James 2:18-19
A. James presents a diagnostic statement to the professed believer when he states, “You believe that there
is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that --- and shudder.”
B. James is saying that you can have a cognitive understanding of God’s
existence and the entire Bible and not know God personally.
Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one
who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then
I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!”
Matthew 7:21-23
1. The will of God is to invite Jesus into your lives. See John 3:16 & 2 Peter 3:9
2. The will of God is for every true believer to serve Jesus.
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for
us to do.” Ephesians 2:10
“So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his
people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Ephesians 4:11-12
C. James sums up this section by stating, “show me your faith without deeds and I will show you my
faith by what I do. James 2:18b
3. James further empowers his theological understanding of “Faith and Works” by using Abraham as an
example of a righteous person, who was a man of action! See James 2:20-26
“Abraham was considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar.” James 2:21
A. Abraham’s “Faith was made complete by what he did.”
1. Faith and deeds go together to produce righteousness.
2. James also highlights the Faith of Rahab.
“This is what the ancients were commended for.” See Hebrews 11
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
WORSHIP SERVICE
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sermon by Pastor Chuck Ryan
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
By Pastor Chuck Ryan
Favoritism Violates the Law of Love
Text: James 2:1-13
Thesis: God calls the believer to keep the “royal law found in scripture, ‘love your neighbor as
yourself’”. James 2:8
1. God commands believers not to show favoritism. He states it
emphatically, “Don’t”. See James 2:1
Favoritism is, “the unfair practice of treating some people better than others, the showing of
special favor or partiality to a particular person or persons.”
A. James gives example of favoritism being practiced in the Church.
Read Vss. 1a-4
1. The Church is called to be a role model to the world of God’s plan for
humanity.
B. It is spiritually and morally wrong to discriminate against another person solely on their
economic status, race, gender, color, language, size, family, or education level.”
C. The Bible makes it clear that everyone is made in the image of God.
• “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he
created them.”
Genesis 1:27
D. The word of God says favoritism is a sin.
Read Vss. 8-11
1. Favoritism violates the 2nd Great Command or as James calls it the Royal Law.
a. Jesus said, “All of the law and the prophets hang on the 1stand 2nd Great commands.”
2. The Gospel promotes Unity not Uniformity.
A. A Biblical definition of Spiritual unity:
“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and
one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.”
Ephesians 4:3-6
B. Uniformity is concerned with the outward appearance being the same.
C. God loves diversity.
1. God’s creation is full of variety.
2. We should celebrate God’s creation plan.
3. We must mature, and move past having to be around only those like us.
3. This issue is of such a serious nature we are reminded that “Mercy
triumphs over judgment.” Read vss. 12-13