When God Is With Us

What do you do when your back is against the wall and your finger is on the panic button?

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, IsaiahLiving HopeNovember 12, 2023Isaiah 7, Fear, Fear of God, Salvation, Gospel, Hope, Israel, 2 Chronicles 28, King Ahaz, Sin, Faith, Trusting God, Hypocrisy, Political Power

Confronting the Counterfeit

The most convincing counterfeit is the one that looks the most like the real thing.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeMay 7, 2023Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Deception, False Teaching, False Prophets, Hypocrisy, Matthew 23, Gospel, Sound Doctrine, Counterfeit Christianity, Pharisees, False Professions, Salvation, Conversion

Practice What You Preach

One of the biggest complaints about the church is its hypocrisy. People see it, and we can’t just brush it aside by saying there is no perfect church.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeApril 30, 2023Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Hypocrisy, Humility, Honor, Matthew 23, Legalism, Pharisees, Self-love, Servanthood, Pride

God's Unexpected Family Portrait

Jesus painted a family portrait the religious leaders of the day weren’t expecting.

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeMarch 12, 2023Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Matthew 21, Hypocrisy, Authority, False Teaching, Fear of Man, Grace, Persecution

Do Not Worship in Vain

We always have to evaluate our traditions in light of Scripture, not the other way around.

Reading the Bible & Missing the Point

There is a way to read the Bible and entirely miss the point and the application to our own lives.

Too Fast to Find Fault

Does the fact that Jesus came to save sinners relieve you or repulse you?

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeMay 1, 2022Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Matthew, Matthew 9, Pharisees, Hypocrisy, Fault-finders, Fasting, Sinners, Sin, Salvation, Forgiveness, Great Commission, Evanglism, Discipleship

Nightmare of the Never-Knowns

Some of the scariest words in the Bible are directed at people who claim to be Christians.

Sermons, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeFebruary 27, 2022Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Salvation, Hypocrisy, Assurance of Salvation, Matthew, Matthew 7, Matthew 7:15-23, False Teaching, False Prophets, False Christians, False Professions, Repentance, Humility, Spiritual Fruit

A Sure Path to Heaven

There is a way to admire Christ yet completely miss the point.

The Log & the Splinter

Humility is the antidote to hypocrisy.

Sermons, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Heath JarrettLiving HopeFebruary 6, 2022Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Matthew 7, Hypocrisy, Humility, Judgment, Discernment, Love, Matthew 1-:11, Acts 18:6, Scripture, Biblical Interpretation

Hungry for Humility, Part 1

Is fasting for the church today?

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeJanuary 9, 2022Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Matthew 6, Sermon on the Mount, Fasting, Humility, Confession, repentance, Hypocrisy

Seen by Men, Ignored by God

What is a hypocrite, and how can you be sure you aren’t one?

Sermons, Heath Jarrett, The Gospel of the KingdomLiving HopeNovember 21, 2021Living Hope Chico, Chico Living Hope, Hypocrisy, Giving, Worship, Mercy, Good Deeds, Matthew, Matthew 6, Prayer, Righteousness, Sin