Sermons by Bob Lepine
Selected Scriptures: Putting off Envy Putting On Kindness
The second sermon in our series Vice and Virtue looking at each of the seven deadly sins and their Biblical counterpoint. This week we looked at both how to put off envy and how to to put on godly kindness.
Selected Scriptures: Putting Off Anger Putting on Patience
This is the first sermon in our Vices and Verses series for the first half of the summer of 2023. This looks at both the dangers of and ways to defeat persistent patterns of anger through Gospel means.
Follow Me
The final sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel. This sermon wraps up our time in this portion of Scripture and looks at the final words to Peter and John for them to follow Jesus no matter the cost.
The Epilogue
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel looking at how John is moving toward the conclusion and his hope for all that read his Gospel: to believe that Jesus is the Christ and to have life in his name.
The Burial of Jesus
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel focusing on the end of Chapter 19 to see the unique validation that the burial of Christ gives to his death and looks forward to his resurrection.
Examining the Empty Tomb
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel for Easter Sunday 2023 to see the power of Christ’s resurrection in the disciples’ lives then and what it can be in our life today.
It is finished
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel looking the impact of the cross and what it means in our lives from end of chapter 19.
Witnesses to an Execution
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel focusing on the crucifixion of Jesus toward the end of chapter 19 and seeing the sacrifice of Christ through the eyes of those that were eyewitnesses.
The Innocent and the guilty
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel. This week we looked at the end of Chapter 18 and the beginning of Chapter 19 to see the truth about Jesus’ innocent substitutionary sacrifice compared to the guilt of Barabbas. In this sermon we see both ourselves and Jesus’ greatness.
Jesus Before Pilate
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel looking at Jesus’ interactions with Pilate to see what we can learn about what the kingdom of God is like versus the kingdoms of this world.
REvive us Oh Lord
This stand alone sermon in the early Spring of 2023 in the midst of all the supposed and genuine revivals to see what real revival is like and how we should handle it and long for it.
The Three Showdowns
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel focusing on the ways that Jesus surrendered himself in different difficult situations to be our substitute sacrifice and it was never taken from him.
The Trial of jesus: Part 1
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel focusing on the middle of chapter 18 and looking at how the corruption of heart that the leaders had in Jesus’ day is still alive and present in our lives today.
I don’t Know Him
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel focusing on the middle of chapter 18. This week we looked at the denial of Jesus by Peter as a helpful tool in each of our lives to not lose hope even when we are faint hearted.
The Arrest of Jesus Part 2
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel looking at the beginning of chapter 18 and seeing the power of Jesus to give his life away and declare again that he is I am.
The Arrest of Jesus Part 1
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel. This week focusing on the beginning of Chapter 18 to show us the way Jesus sees people the same whether they are openly betraying him or indifferent to him.
Christmas EVe 2022
This stand alone sermon was the last for 2022 as we hope for the light of Christ to dawn in our hearts once again.
Selected Scriptures: the Givingness of God
This stand alone sermon as we close out our Advent season of 2022 takes a look at how much God has given that leads us to give to our local church family.
Jesus Prays For Us
The next sermon in our series Encountering Jesus through John’s Gospel looking at the end of the high priestly prayer of Jesus to see how he wants us to be centrally united to each other and to him forever.