Sermons by Scripture

December 22, 2024 Mario Villella

The Middle of the Story

Ruth's Journey To Bethlehem

<p>Part 2 of "Ruth's Journey to Bethlehem" Ruth 2:1-4:10. This is the second of two sermons connecting the book of Ruth to the Christmas story.</p>

February 25, 2024 Mario Villella

Part 3: Redemption!

Wayward

Part 3 of "Wayward" Hosea 3:1-5. In this sermon, we learn about how Hosea redeemed his wife and how God redeems us.

December 18, 2022 Mario Villella

Part 3: God Sent His Son Born of a Woman

Technically About Christmas

Part 3 of "Technically About Christmas," Galatians 4:4-5. Christmas is about the time that God sent Jesus to do the best thing that could have happened to us.

June 5, 2022 Mario Villella

Part 6: Debt

Spending Someone Else's Money

Part 6 of "Spending Someone Else's Money," Proverbs 21:20 & 22:7. A continuation of the previous week's sermon with a focus on not spending money you haven't earned yet. Also included is an explanation of what to do about the debt we all owe to God.

April 10, 2022 Mario Villella

Part 14: The Message of Galatians

The Life of Paul

Part 14 of "The Life of Paul," Galatians 1:1-6:18. A survey of the book of Galatians.

April 3, 2022 Mario Villella

Part 13: Why Paul Wrote One of His Earliest Books

The Life of Paul

Part 13 of "The Life of Paul," Acts 14:21-15:2. Paul finished up his journey and headed home. After some time, false teachers began showing up.

December 24, 2020 Mario Villella

Part 4: Redemption

Christmas As...

Part 4 of "Christmas As." Leviticus 25:47-49 and others. Jesus came to buy us out of a bad situation.

December 1, 2019 Mario Villella

Three Lessons on Suffering From the Life of Paul

Stand-Alone Sermons (2019)

This sermon is a bit of a journey through 3 passages on suffering from the life of Paul. In it we'll look at Philippians 2, Acts 16, and Galatians 4.

December 24, 2016 Mario Villella

Part 5: Galatians 4

Christmas In Unlikely Places

This is the fifth and final part of our series, "Christmas In Unlikely Places" Galatians 4:4-7. In this sermon, we learn that Jesus was born of a woman, and born under the law, so that we might be adopted by God!

November 6, 2016 Brent Bickhart

The Wisdom of the Spirit

Stand-Alone Sermons (2016)

This week's sermon was on the wisdom of the Spirit of God from 1 Corinthians 2:1-16. How can we know God?

December 6, 2015 Mario Villella

Part 1: Til He Appeared

O Holy Night

This is the first part of the series "O Holy Night." Romans 3:9-24 and others. We the people of this world are doomed because of our wickedness. Our only hope was the arrival of a Savior.

June 7, 2015 Mario Villella

Part 5: The Great Redeemer

Ruth Redeemed

Part 5 of the series, "Ruth Redeemed." Ruth 4:1-10 and several other passages. In this sermon, we continue on in the story of Ruth, and we also take a jaunt into the New Testament to talk about Jesus as our Great Redeemer.

March 2, 2014 Mario Villella

Pierce My Ear

Stand-Alone Sermons (2014)

In this sermon we learn the connection between grace (being set free from sin without having to merit God's favor) and obedience (surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus Christ). Mario believes the concept is illustrated in Exodus 21:1-6 and taught in many places in the New Testament.

May 27, 2012 Mario Villella

Part 9: An Interesting Analogy

No Other Gospel

This is the ninth sermon of "No Other Gospel." Galatians 4:21-31. In this sermon we cover a difficult passage that is filled with Old Testament references and analogies. We will learn that there are principles in the book of Genesis that parallel the good news that is taught in the New Testament. We will also see an important command related to rejecting false teachers.

May 20, 2012 Mario Villella

Part 8: Paul’s Concern

No Other Gospel

This is the eighth sermon of "No Other Gospel." Galatians 4:8-20. In this section of Scripture, we will see Paul's concern for the Galatians as he warns them against false teachers, and tells them not to go back into the slavery of trying to please God with religious rules and rituals. Also, in this text, we can see how God can use even things like illness to bring about His perfect will.