Sermons by Nestor Sy
Senior Pastor
THE UPSIDE-DOWN LEADER
Sermon Title: THE UPSIDE-DOWN LEADERSermon Text: MARK 10:32-45Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KINGBy: PTR NIC SY SERMON NOTES We don’t truly understand life until we’ve stooped low enough to see it from below. In God’s Kingdom, the way up is down. I. THE LEADER WHO GOES FIRST. Leadership in the Kingdom is knowing the cost and walking forward anyway. Reflect: Where might God be calling you to go first? Leaders in the Kingdom don’t wait for perfect conditions; they…
THE TOWEL OF GREATNESS
Volunteers’ Appreciation Night JOHN 13:1-5 ESV1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and…
LET GO OF THE ANCHOR
Sermon Title: LET GO OF THE ANCHORSermon Text: MARK 10:13-31Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KINGBy: PTR NIC SY SERMON NOTES You can’t sail if you won’t lift (let go of) the anchor. I. THE ANCHOR OF PRIDE The Kingdom is not achieved; it’s received. Religion counts achievements; relationship celebrates affection. Only empty hands can be filled. Where has pride or superiority anchored you? II. THE ANCHOR OF SECURITY The more you clutch your security, the less secure you actually…
The Heart Of The Matter
Sermon Title: THE HEART OF THE MATTER Sermon Text: MARK 10:1-12 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KING By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: The heart of the matter is always the matter of the heart. I. A HARD HEART DISREGARDS WHAT GOD DESIGNED When a heart is hard, it will filter out parts of the Scripture that convict and highlight only the parts that justifies. God didn’t make two halves to compete, he made two reflections to complete…
Warning Labels For Disciples
Sermon Title: WARNING LABELS FOR DISCIPLES Sermon Text: MARK 9:2-14 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KING By: PTR NIC SY Sermon Notes: The greatest threat to following Jesus doesn’t always come from outside the church; it often comes from inside our own hearts. I. DON’T SHUT OTHERS OUT (vv 38-41) The moment loyalty to our group replaces loyalty to Jesus, we’ve missed the kingdom. What matters isn’t how big the act is, but who you’re doing it for.…
A Glimpse of Glory
When someone’s true identity is revealed, it changes the way you see everything else about them. Sermon Title: A GLIMPSE OF GLORY Sermon Text: MARK 9:2-13 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KING By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 9:2-13 ESV 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white,…
The Unexpected Gift
The cross was not an accident in Jesus’ story. It was the assignment. Sermon Title: THE UNEXPECTED GIFT Sermon Text: MARK 8:31-9:1 (ESV) Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KING By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 8:31-9:1 ESV 31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he…
When Jesus Looks At The Heart
Jesus didn’t come to clean the outside, he came to cleanse the inside. Sermon Title: WHEN JESUS LOOKS AT THE HEART Sermon Text: MARK 7:1-23 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 7:1-23 ESV 1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For…
Who Do You Say I Am
Sermon Title: WHO DO YOU SAY I AM Sermon Text: MARK 8:22-30 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes:
Counting On Jesus
Sermon Title: COUNTING ON JESUS Sermon Text: MARK 8:1-21 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes:
When Jesus Takes The Time
The God who holds the universe… does all things well. Sermon Title: WHEN JESUS TAKES THE TIME Sermon Text: MARK 7:31-37 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 7:31-37 ESV 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged…
When Grace Crosses The Line
Grace doesn’t stop at the line, because God’s love has already crossed it. Sermon Title: WHEN GRACE CROSSES THE LINE Sermon Text: MARK 7:24-30 (ESV) Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS? By: PTR NESTOR SY Sermon Notes: MARK 7:24-30 NIV 24 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. 25 In fact, as soon as she…