Sermons from Seven Mile Road Church in Waltham

In the final sermon of our Advent series, Pastor Clint considers the ascension and return of Christ, highlighting the reign of the risen King who intercedes for his people, sends the Spirit, and gives encouragement and assurance to weary and doubting hearts. Scripture points to the contrast between Christ’s first advent—humble and redemptive—and his second advent—glorious, physical, and judicial, unfolding according to God’s perfect order and timing. In light of this hope, weary believers are invited to draw near with confidence, stand firm in faith, and live with expectant joy, knowing the reigning Christ will make all things new.

In week three of our Advent series, with the Nicene Creed as our guide, using select scripture texts, Pastor Clint walks us through what it means that Christ came for us nd for our salvation. We rejoice that the eternal Son of God came down for us and for our salvation, entering our broken world in humility and love, and truly suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day He was raised, securing forgiveness, new life, and a living hope as we await His coming again.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint considers the incarnation. As the Nicene Creed states, “he became incarnate for us and for our salvation,” emphasizing that the purpose of the Incarnation is God’s gracious rescue of sinners. Passages like 1 John 1, Luke 1, and Philippians 2 reveal to us the purpose, the mystery, and the humility of the Word made flesh.

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin begins our Advent sermon series by considering the divinity of Jesus. As the Nicene Creed declares, Jesus is "True God From True God." John opens his Gospel by revealing that Jesus, the Word, did not begin in Bethlehem but existed eternally with God and as God. He is the divine Creator through whom all things were made, the One whose authority and power stretch from before creation into our present world. And into our darkness this true Light has come—fully God, fully life-giving—shining with a glory that Advent invites us to behold and believe.

In this sermon, Pastor Magdiel looks at Luke 9:51-62. As Jesus “sets his face” toward Jerusalem, Luke shows the deliberate and costly nature of his journey to fulfill the Father’s mission. The disciples reveal mixed and misguided desires—seeking retribution, status, or delay—exposing hearts not yet aligned with Jesus’ kingdom. Jesus clarifies the Christian’s calling as an uncompromising, whole-life commitment that places loyalty to him above comfort, custom, and competing priorities.