Sermons at Graham Emmanuel

Stephen Angliss | Now that Peter has greeted the Christians in Asia Minor and introduced himself to them, and now that he has established that they are elect exiles of God on Earth, Peter compels himself to explain the basis of God’s election before he concludes his greeting. What is so important about God’s election that Peter would choose to explain in the introduction of his letter? Join us to found out the basis for God choosing His people, and how that impacts the way His people live for Him.

Stephen Angliss | Peter was a chosen outcast writing to chosen outcasts. Peter was called by God to be an Apostle but also lived the life of an outsider due to his faith. The Christians that he is writing to are in the same situation. God has called them to be His people through faith in Jesus Christ, but the very faith that saves them is also the faith that sours them in the eyes of a secular world.

Stephen Angliss | As the movement of Christianity spreads across the Roman Empire, so too does the suffering Christians face for the name of Christ. By the twilight of Peter’s life, thirties years since Christ’s Ascension, tension in the Roman Empire against Christians has grown to levels never reached before, and soon after Peter writes his letter, the fire of Rome will break out, and Emperor Nero will begin torturing and executing Christians—including Peter himself. As the world darkens against Christianity, Peter writes to a far-off region in modern day Turkey where Christians face isolation and persecution for the faith. In his letter, he explains why their identity as elect exiles can motivate their life for the Lord amidst hardship. Join us as we begin our expository series in the letter of 1 Peter, and see how the life of Peter shaped him as an elect exile to encourage other elect exiles to follow Christ by faith in dark times.

Stephen Angliss | At the conclusion of Exodus, God dwells with His people in the Tabernacle as a result of His grace in response to their adultery, and in response to the faith which they showed through their obedience. As we end our expositional series on Exodus, we see how Exodus forms the bedrock of the entire story of the Bible, and how it outlines the Gospel narrative of how God saved a sinful people and dwelt with them. Join us to find out how Exodus should shape the way you view God, the Bible, and your walk with the Lord.

Stephen Angliss | The reality of everything that God has said and done hinges on the reality of the Resurrection. While many understand the purpose of Christ’s death on the Cross to atone for sin, the specific purpose and function of the Resurrection may seem uncertain to them. When the Risen Lord first appears to Mary Magdalene, He does so in a way that outlines the specific accomplishments of the Resurrection. Join us in our study of Christ’s interaction with Mary to better understand what He accomplished by coming back from the dead.

Stephen Angliss | After God showed His back to Moses, revealing His glory, and remaking the covenant which the Israelites had broken through the idolatry of the Golden Calf, Moses returns to the Israelites with a shining face. This moment is so important that the Apostle Paul references it as an analogy for Christians in the New Testament. What is the significance of Moses’ shining face, and what does it mean for Christ-followers today? Join us in God’s Word to find out.

Stephen Angliss | A covenant is a contract that creates a relationship. After rescuing Israel from Egypt, God established a relationship with them through a covenant He gave at Mount Sinai. After that covenant was broken, God mercifully gave it to Israel again. What does it look like to be God’s people? What does God expect from those whom He saves and forgives? Join us in our expositional study of Exodus to discover what it looks like in daily life to be the people of God. 

Stephen Angliss | A covenant is a contract that creates a relationship. After rescuing Israel from Egypt, God established a relationship with them through a covenant He gave at Mount Sinai. After that covenant was broken, God mercifully gave it to Israel again. What does it look like to be God’s people? What does God expect from those whom He saves and forgives? Join us in our expositional study of Exodus to discover what it looks like in daily life to be the people of God.

Stephen Angliss | What does it mean to be right with God? After the Israelites committed adultery against the Lord through the idolatry of the Golden Calf, they remained God’s people, yet their relationship to Him was distant. After beholding God in all His mercy and justice, Moses asks God to renew His loving relationship with the Israelites. What that looks like will illustrate what a right relationship with God looks like through the Gospel, as well as with each other.

Stephen Angliss | Who is God? It’s been said that everyone is a theologian because, right or wrong, everyone has a belief about God. In Exodus 34:1-9, God is going to reveal Himself to the world in an intimate way He had never done before, and to unveil the kind of God He is and how He must be acknowledged and worshipped as such. Join us in our pursuit of knowing God.