First Free Rockford Sermons

Christians still sin—even though the Apostle Paul wrote that we are dead to sin. What exactly did he mean, then? The answer is less about our actions and more about our identity.

The Ephesian church was doing a lot of things right. But early in the Book of Revelation, Jesus still gives them a stern caution: They had forsaken their first love. As we open a new sermon series, we look at how this caution speaks to our church today.

The Ephesian church was doing a lot of things right. But early in the Book of Revelation, Jesus still gives them a stern caution: They had forsaken their first love. As we open a new sermon series, we look at how this caution speaks to our church today.

The Ephesian church was doing a lot of things right. But early in the Book of Revelation, Jesus still gives them a stern caution: They had forsaken their first love. As we open a new sermon series, we look at how this caution speaks to our church today.

What do we do when God seems absent in our time of deepest need? We have a powerful example of a person whose desperate plea was not granted: Jesus himself.

What do we do when God seems absent in our time of deepest need? We have a powerful example of a person whose desperate plea was not granted: Jesus himself.

What do we do when God seems absent in our time of deepest need? We have a powerful example of a person whose desperate plea was not granted: Jesus himself.

The faith of two blind men serves as a model for us — especially when it seems like God isn't listening.

The faith of two blind men serves as a model for us — especially when it seems like God isn't listening.

The faith of two blind men serves as a model for us — especially when it seems like God isn't listening.

On the same day, Jesus encounters two very different people with needs. One need is urgent — a man's daughter is dying. The other is chronic — a woman suffers from a 12-year medical affliction. Jesus' response to both people tells us much about faith, and our new identity in him.

On the same day, Jesus encounters two very different people with needs. One need is urgent — a man's daughter is dying. The other is chronic — a woman suffers from a 12-year medical affliction. Jesus' response to both people tells us much about faith, and our new identity in him.

On the same day, Jesus encounters two very different people with needs. One need is urgent — a man's daughter is dying. The other is chronic — a woman suffers from a 12-year medical affliction. Jesus' response to both people tells us much about faith, and our new identity in him.

Jesus' healing of a demon-possessed man takes on an even deeper meaning when we realize where it took place and what that symbolizes ... then and now.

Jesus' healing of a demon-possessed man takes on an even deeper meaning when we realize where it took place and what that symbolizes ... then and now.

Jesus' healing of a demon-possessed man takes on an even deeper meaning when we realize where it took place and what that symbolizes ... then and now.

The story of a paralyzed man, a crowd, persistent friends and some property damage reveals how Jesus meets our deepest needs.

Jesus' first recorded miracle concerns not a life-or-death matter, but a matter of social embarrassment and hospitality. Why? What does this tell us about how and why Jesus works, then and now?