Jesus Mission
Matthew Series | Matthew 28:16-20 | Pastor Duane Smets
This week is an exegetical sermon on Matthew 28:16-20 where Jesus gives his followers final instructions of what he wants and expects after his desparture. The authority, vision, plan and promise of the mission Jesus’ gives is emphasized. This sermon was originally preached on January 2nd, 2011 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
In The World, Not Of The World, But For The World
Guest Preacher | John 15:18-16:4,33 | Pastor Jesse Winkler
This week is an exegetical and missiological look at Jesus’ words to his disciples about their future and role after he would be crucified. It examines the four different ways we can find ourselves relating to the world: separate from it, against it, just like it, or for it. This sermon was originally preached on May 30th, 2010 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
The Blueprint of Jesus’ Mission
Matthew Series | Matthew 10:1-42 | Pastor Duane Smets
This week is an exegetical sermon looking at Jesus’ message and strategy for mission, how to handle rejection, and estimating the cost and goal of mission. This sermon was originally preached on February 28th, 2010 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Highlights: A Compendium on “Mission”
Looking backward over the past five years, as a church, we have put a ton of stuff out on “mission.” To give you an idea, as of now, the word “mission” itself appears in 204 posts (either sermons or blog entries). Mission has been coming up a lot recently in our study through the book of Matthew. So I thought I draw together some of the best resources on mission we have put out and make them easily accessible for everyone. Below are categorized sermons and blog entries on various aspects of mission.
10 Things That Keep Us From Mission
When we look at the life and ministry of Jesus, there is one constant, blaring thing about it we cannot escape…Jesus was constantly and radically missional.
No matter what gospel you read (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John) Jesus is always reaching out to both the rejected and the religious. Jesus extends and gives himself to both those who are outcasts and to those who are in the “in.” Jesus has love both for the lawbreakers (the antinomians) and the lawkeepers (nomians).
Yet, despite this most obvious feature of Jesus’ life, which he passes on to us as an ever abiding commandment (Mt 28:19-20), many of us find it difficult and challenging to have a lifestyle of mission like Jesus. Why is that? Below are ten common reasons given for what keeps us from mission, coupled with ways we can work to combat their tendencies in us.
Jesus Draws Fire and Retaliates
Matthew Series | Matthew 9:9-17 | Pastor Duane Smets
This week is an exegetical sermon looking at Jesus’ response to the Pharisees’ attack on him for eating with the wrong people and the disciples of John’s attack on Jesus for eating at the wrong times. His response fills out the message, mission and methods of the gospel. This sermon was originally preached on February 7th, 2010 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Mission Begins When Life is Death
In last Sunday’s sermon my final main point was dealing with the belief of John the Baptist. When Jesus is baptized by John it is the very first event of Jesus’ public ministry, the official beginning of his mission.
When John sees Jesus among the crowds of people coming to be baptized by him for repentance and forgiveness of sin John objects. Why? The answer is piercing.
Being a City Within a City
One of core values printed on our Sunday morning service banner is that our goal and vision is to be a “City Within A City.” In order to help us press in with the mission Jesus has called us to in The Resolved Church, I thought I’d let Tim Keller give us some of his thoughts on being a “City Within the City.” I’ll give you some excerpts from an article he wrote for Christianity Today a while back.
If you haven’t heard of Tim Keller, he is the pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian in New York, is part of the Gospel Coalition works closely with Acts 29 and has written several great books (including: The Reason for God, The Prodigal God and Counterfeit Gods). Being a city within a city is part of the main goals that we have as a church…to create a gospel city inside the city of San Diego. A gospel city that lives under the rule and reign of Jesus and because of that experiences the goodness of life under a good king.
Acts 29 – The Story Continues…
This is a special sermon about Acts 29, the church planting network that The Resolved Church is a part of. It is a topical sermon on the missional theme of Acts 1:8 & 28:28-31 which call for the continual mission of Jesus church in planting churches. This sermon looks at the history of The Resolved Church, the Acts 29 Network Vision, Values and Doctrine, and how The Resolved Church intends to plant churches and fullfill the Acts 29 mission. This sermon was originally preached by Pastor Duane Smets on June 28th, 2009 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
Nehemiah Series (Part 7): “Completing the Groundwork of God’s Vision”
This is the seventh week of our sermon series, “Nehemiah: Building God’s Church in the City.” Part 7, this week is an exegetical sermon of chapter seven and is about Completing the Groundwork of God’s Vision. This sermon addresses the following issues in the context of church planting: the light of mission, plural Godly leadership, potential church planters, defending what we’ve built, and giving money to the work. This sermon was originally preached March 8th, 2009 at The Resolved Church in San Diego, CA.
