Jesus is the light of the world. Without him we have darkness.

Sermons, Advent 2025, Heath JarrettLiving HopeDecember 15, 2025John, John 1, Light of the World, Light in the Darkness, Eternal LIfe, False Teaching, Gospel, Truth

Jesus: the Divine Word

The Scriptures boldly proclaim that Jesus is God, and the gospel stands or falls on this truth.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, Advent 2025Living HopeDecember 8, 2025John 1, Word of God, Deity of Christ, False Teaching, Mormonism, Gospel, Trinity

Sometimes You Must Draw the Line

Paul calls the church to vigilance, wisdom, and innocence.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, Romans, Romans SermonsLiving HopeNovember 16, 2025Wisdom, False Teaching, False Doctrine, False Teachers, Deception, Innocence, Peace, Discernment, Grace

Remaining True to Christ

Remaining true to Christ requires the church to lock the door to falsehood. Love does not share the pulpit with those who do not share Christ.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, 2 JohnLiving HopeApril 28, 2024False Teaching, Gospel, Christ Centered, Politics, Worldliness, 2 John, Ministry Philosophy, perseverance, Faithfulness, Contending for the Faith, Anti-Christ, False Doctrine, Essential Christianity, Discipleship

Lies Disguised

Satan is most dangerous when he is dressed up like a Christian.

Heath JarrettLiving HopeApril 24, 2024Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Deception, False Teaching, False Teachers, False Christians, False Doctrine, Satan, Distraction, Spiritual Warfare, Misuse of Scripture, Heresy

Truth and Love

We can’t have Christian love apart from Christian truth.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, 2 JohnLiving HopeApril 7, 20242 John, Truth, Love, Gospel, False Teaching, Trinity, Heresy, Apostasy, Perseverance

Living as the Church in These Days

While centuries have come and gone since Paul’s first letter to Timothy was first written, the mission of the church has not changed nor has the variety of threats that come against her.

Heath JarrettLiving HopeMarch 27, 2024Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, 1 Timothy, Church, Discernment, Godliness, Politics, Government, False Teaching, False Doctrine, Church Leadership, Pastors, Elder, Deception

Faithful Ministers of Christ

Faithful ministers are faithful to Christ, to his gospel, and to his word.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, ColossiansLiving HopeFebruary 25, 2024Ministry, Christ Centered, Gospel, Faithfulness, Service, Prayer, Ministry Philosophy, False Teaching, False Doctrine

Contending for the Faith

Beloved, we must have a category for people who sound like Christians but are not.

Setting Our Sight on Christ

What does a person who has the resurrection life of Christ live like?

The Fullness of Christ

How you understand the fullness of Christ and what has happened to you in Him transforms all of life.

The Good Portion

My hope and prayer is that each and every one of us will choose “the good portion.”

Laurie MathersLiving HopeAugust 1, 2023Christianity, Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Gospel, Women's Ministry, Women, Service, Scripture, Sufficiency of Scripture, Teaching, False Teaching