Sermons by Pastor Gawel (Page 2)

Share the Wealth

Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 I must confess something to you. I have a lot of t-shirts, so many. I don’t even want to know the specific number because it’s way more than anyone needs. I can’t possibly wear them all over the course of many laundry cycles. What am I doing with…

Mercy Wins

Sermon Text: James 2:1-13 What even is a good a Christian? Is it someone who does what God says enough? Is it someone who goes to church enough? If the first thought in answering, “Am I a good Christian?” was to list things you’ve done, every answer is going to be wrong because the initial…

The Welcome of Jesus

Download Life Guides >Sermon Text: John 21:1-14 A companion is one with whom you eat your bread. In many cultures, the act of eating together is deeply meaningful. In modern restaurants, we sit near strangers, eat without saying a word to them, and leave. In Jesus’ culture, eating together was an almost sacred sign of…

Wash Me and I’ll Be Clean

Sermon Text: Psalm 51:7 “Teacher, all these I’ve kept since I was a boy!” Jesus looked at him and loved him. Sigh. This is us more often than we’d like to admit. Most of us here already believe, and many of us have been believers for as long as we can remember. Because of that,…

Listen When God Speaks

When we hear things we don’t want to hear, we may become angry. Depending on our maturity, may retort with phrases like, “I know you are, but what am I?” or “I’m rubber, you’re glue; whatever you say bounces of me and sticks to you!” Sometimes, we reach the point of irritation where, like Miracle…

Jesus clears things up

To see clearly is a good thing. It’s important to know you’re taking the right exit because you’ve seen exit sign, that you’re taking the proper medication because you’ve clearly read the label, and that you’re putting toothpaste on your toothbrush – not triple-action antibiotic cream. Seeing clearly spares you the embarrassment of wearing one…