Sermons

Mitch Costin

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies
Ps. 23

Table Enemies

A Table in the Presence of My Enemies

James 4:11–12
Do not speak evil of one another, brethren...Who are you to judge another?

Stop Judging

Stop Judging Each Other

If you will pursue God with your whole heart to be holy, it can be very lonely at times or seasons when it seems that no one else is willing to go with you.  Take heart - you are never alone!

Holiness Loneliness

Holiness is Lonely

Luke 10:36–37
So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

Good Samaritan

What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?  (the Good Samaritan)

2 Timothy 2:3–4
You must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.  No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him [for whom he fights].

God is equipping you to not only survive, but to win in the fight of faith.  Don't quit when it gets hard.  You can do so much more than you think.  Keep going!

Special Forces Christianity

It would seem that justice and mercy must be mutually exclusive - that we must pick one or the other. But in the Cross of Christ, God accomplishes perfect justice and perfect mercy at the same time. Jesus' commands for us to forgive those who sin against us do not exclude divine justice. In fact, it is faith in God's divine justice that gives us the strength to forgive sin.

Justice and Mercy

The Justice and Mercy of Jesus (Faith to Forgive)

The Bible tells us that we are not wrestling with flesh and blood, but with evil spirits (Eph. 6).  But most of our conflicts in the supernatural battle are going to happen with other people.  How do we fight a spiritual battle in a natural world?  How do we fight lies and sin without hurting the people who are hurting us?

Our answer is found in Jesus' strategy: he died to defeat the devil (Heb 2:14-15)

Spiritual Warfare

Defeat Darkness Without Hurting People Around You (Real Spiritual Warfare)

Luke 7:37-38
And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.

Luke 7:47
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

Appreciating Jesus

Appreciating Jesus (Thankfulness is Different Than You've Been Told)

William Booth (1829-1912) once had a dream/vision in which he died and went to heaven, where he met glorified saints that he had known of on earth, and he appeared before Jesus Christ along with the great cloud of witnesses.  What he felt and heard and learned in the dream that the Lord gave him is a parable of encouragement & warning to us all.

Booth Vision

William Booth Vision: Meeting Jesus in Heaven

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9

I Was Wrong

Confess Your Sin - Apology is Not Enough

New Song Community Church, La Grande, OR
Pastor Mitch Coston