Cedar Hills Community Church

Grace & Truth: The Best is Yet to Come

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Jesus brings hope through scandal.

TEXT - Mark 14:27-31

1. Embrace the scandal of Jesus.

* Mark 14:27 “All of you will fall away.”

* Mark 6:3 “And they took offense at him.”

* Matthew 15:12 “(They) were offended when they heard this.”

2. Embrace the scandal of our weakness.

* Mark 14:29 “Even if all fall away, I will not.”

* 1 Corinthians 1:23. “...a stumbli...

Grace & Truth

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Jesus saves.

TEXT - Luke 19:1-10

1. What must I do to be saved?

* Acts 16:30-33

* Luke 18:18-23

* They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved - you and your household.” Acts 16:31

2. Who can be saved?

* Luke 19:1-10.

* For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10

3. What does salvation change?

* Luke 15:11-32

* Luke 19:35-43

* But we ...

Grace & Truth: People Get Ready!

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Pay attention to the signs of readiness. 

TEXT -  Luke 12:13-56

Four questions to diagnose readiness:

1. Is your focus now or not now?

Luke 12:13-21. Parable of the rich fool.

Signs: greed or gratitude.

2. Is your strategy wise or not wise?

Luke 12:35-41. Parable of the unwise steward.

Signs: unfaithful or faithful.

3. Is your posture ready or not ready? 

Luke 12:42-48...

Grace & Truth: The Anatomy of Disgust

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - We are defiled by what comes out of our hearts. 

TEXT - Matthew 15:10-28

1. Truth: Jesus was unapologetically offensive.

Matthew 15:12

Matthew 15:1-9

2. Truth: Evil comes from the heart.

Matthew 15:10-20

Luke 6:65

Proverbs 4:23

3. Truth: We are easily disgusted by “them.”

Matthew 15:21-22

4. Grace: Jesus is not disgusted by the things that disgust us.

Matthew ...

Grace & Truth: God Reigns Above All! 

Pastor Steve Poole

TEXT - Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

GRACE - Jesus offers rest to all who come to Him.

TRUTH - Jesus was unapologetically offensive.

“And b...

Grace & Truth: Truth and Trust

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Temptations are always temptations to trust in something far less than what God offers.

TEXT -  Luke 4:1-30 

1. Who do you trust when called?

• Luke 3:21-22

2. Who do you trust when tempted?

• Luke 4:1-13

• Deuteronomy 6 & 8

3. Who do you trust when challenged?

• Luke 4:14-30

Next Step: When called.

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life throug...

Grace & Truth: Hearing the Word 

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - God’s word establishes all things.

TEXT - Nehemiah 8:1-12

1. God’s Word establishes reality,

• Genesis 1:1-3

• Nehemiah 8:1-6

2. God’s Word establishes truth.

• Psalm 33:4

• Proverbs 30:5

• John 17:17

3. God’s Word establishes hope.

• Nehemiah 8:7-12

• 2 Timothy 3:16

NEXT STEPS                          

1. Read your Bible.

2. Do what your Bible tells you.

3. Rejoice! ...

Grace & Truth: Prophetic Songs

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Singing prophetic songs shapes our lives. 

TEXT - Zechariah 4:6

1. Hum a prophetic tune.

Not by might.

Not by power.

But by my Spirit.

2. Sing prophetic lyrics.

God will confront evil.

God will restore goodness.

3. Dance a prophetic jig.

God sees.

God cares.

God works.

NEXT STEPS                          

1. Speak the truth in love. (Grace and truth.)

2. Be bold. 

GO DEEPER: The Day ...

Grace & Truth: God Reigns Above All!

Pastor Steve Poole

TEXT - Daniel 4:28-37

TRUTH - God’s sovereignty and kingdom > man’s sovereignty and kingdom

“...for his dominion is an everlasting dominion,  and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;  …all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay ...

Grace & Truth: A new heart and spirit

Pastor Steve Poole

TEXT: Ezekiel 36:22-36

GRACE: God will save, restore, forgive, bless and establish His people.

TRUTH: God restores and blesses His people to bring glory to His name.

LEV & RUAKH

“...Character, personality, will, mind are modern terms which all reflect something of the meaning of ‘heart’...” (Banwell)

“...ruakh is used to talk about humans, it describes their breath and c...

Grace & Truth: Don’t miss it!

Pastor Kent Landhuis

Today's message will mention this sermon audio from Tim Keller: "God Our Lover"

THEME - Use Biblical prophecy to focus on what matters most. 

TEXT - Ezekiel 16

 1. Ezekiel’s weird, misunderstood mission.

Ezekiel 1. 

A vision of God.

2. Ezekiel’s weird, disregarded visions.

Act 1 - Ezekiel 16:1-14.

Act 2 - Ezekiel 16:15-59.

Act 3 - Ezekiel 16:60-63.

3. Ezekiel’s weird, overlook...

Grace & Truth: It’s over… or is it?

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - Surrender leads to freedom.

TEXT - Jeremiah 52

1. What scares you?

Jeremiah 52:1-11.

Fear and the loss of control.

2. How do you respond to fear? (Loss of control?)

Jeremiah 52:12-30.

Anxiety or surrender?

3. How does surrender conquer fear?

Jeremiah 52:31-34

Fear or trust?

Lamentations 3:22-23

Lamentations 5:19-22

NEXT STEPS                          

1. Surrender th...

Grace & Truth: Listen to the Living God

Pastor Steve Poole

TEXT - Jeremiah 35:12-16

TRUTH - Listening to God’s voice is difficult in such noisy world.

GRACE - Hearing Jesus leads to new and eternal life!

NEXT STEPS                                           

1. Believe in Jesus Christ for new and eternal life.

2. Reflect and discuss: What voices are you listening to instead of God?

3. Reflect and discuss: How am I not obeying Go...

Grace & Truth: Complaint, Lament, & Repentance

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - God is near, God is listening, and God cares.

TEXT - Jeremiah 12:1-5

1. Why do the wicked prosper?

Jeremiah 12:1-4

Is God watching?

2. Why do God’s people suffer?

Jeremiah 15:5-21

Does God care?

3. Why me?

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Do I matter?

4. God is near, God is listening, and God cares.

Jeremiah 12:5

Complain

Lament

Repent

NEXT STEPS             ...

Grace & Truth: Threat and Response

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - We are finite, God is infinite.

TEXT - 2 Chronicles 32:1-23. 

1. “I can do it myself.” (Verses 1-8)

a. Fight.

b. Flight.

c. Freeze.

d. Faint. (Flop)

2. TRUTH: “You can’t do it yourself.” (Verses 9-19)

a. You are weak.

b. Nobody can do it.

c. The enemy is cruel, cunning, well-equipped, and determined.

d. 2 Kings 19:15-19

3. GRACE: “I am weak, but God i...

Grace & Truth: Isaiah 46

Pastor Steve Poole

THEME – Is your god a burden?

TRUTH - Worshipping anything but the one true God burdens us and leaves us in bondage.

GRACE - God carries those whom he chooses to salvation and gives them His righteousness.

NEXT STEPS

1. Receive deliverance and salvation in the name of Jesus.

2. Spend some time this week in prayer and reflection asking God to reveal any idols in your heart and root th...

Grace & Truth: An Object Lesson

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEM - God’s love and mercy are more powerful than sin.

TEXT - Hosea 1-3.

1. The object lesson: adultery and restoration. (Hosea1-3)

a. Hosea and Gomer

i. Marriage.

o Jezreel

o Lo Ruhamah

o Lo Ammi

ii. Adultery

iii. Restoration

b. God and Israel.

i. Covenant at Mt. Sinai (Marriage)

ii. Idolatry = Adultery

iii. Covenant Crisis

o End the covenant?

o R...

Grace & Truth: Before and After 

Kent Landhuis

THEME - The old can (and will) be made new. 

TEXT - Isaiah 9:1-5. 

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." (v. 2)

BEFORE: Obadiah 10 - Because of the violence against your brother, Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.

AFTER: Obadiah 17a - But on Mount Zion will be deliv...

Grace & Truth: Prophets, Priests, and Kings

Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME - We want (need) a perfect prophet, priest, and king. 

TEXT - 2 Chronicles 25:2: “He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.”

1. The disappointing legacy of the kings.

A. The king's job description.

·        Honor God.

·        Maintain covenant faithfulness.

·        Protect the people.

B. Bad kings.

·        Omri: But Omri did evil in the e...