Highlands Church Sermons

Dependence isn’t seen as a virtue in our culture, and yet Jesus held up infant children as an example of what God desires in His Kingdom. In our world full of comfort and wealth, we can easily fall into the trap of looking to ourselves for all our...

Prayer is one of the most amazing privileges of the Christian life: the invitation to communicate directly with the Creator of the universe and Savior of our souls. So why don’t we pray more often? And when we do pray, is it to present God with our...

Jesus saves us from sin’s penalty and gives us a new life - that’s the good news of the gospel in the here and now. We should always remember to have hearts of thankfulness for that gift of grace. But Jesus also promises to return and bring the...

We all sin. Sin is inevitable for every single person in this broken world. Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for our sin means that we can be forgiven - that’s the heart of the gospel. But what about when someone sins against us? When someone in our life...

What is Hell? Is it a real place? If God is all-loving, why would He allow people to spend eternity in Hell? Most people avoid thinking about death, but the Bible is clear that an eternity awaits everyone. The hope we have in Christ is that through...

How do we faithfully manage the things God puts in our life? If we see the things we have - money, possessions, career, family - as only ours, we’ll end up living a self-focused life, grasping for those things, and striving to gain more. But if we...

God’s amazing love for His children is on full display in Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son. Whether our hearts have gone astray like the younger son by living recklessly for ourselves, or our hearts have been hardened like the older son by our own...

The resurrection of Jesus Christ isn’t just a historical event. The world is filled with brokenness because of sin, and left to ourselves we’ll simply follow along, chasing after things that ultimately will simply lead to death. But through the life...

Jesus has a heart for lost people. While the self-righteous religious leaders of his day looked down on sinners, Jesus revealed the true heart of God that rejoices when someone repents of sin and believes in Him. We’re constantly surrounded by people...

Following Jesus will cost us. The free gift of salvation in Jesus comes with an understanding that he is the Lord of our lives - that includes all of our possessions, relationships and ambitions. Jesus calls us to follow him in all things, even when...