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Sermons from Forerunner Church in San Antonio.

Aug 1

Follow the Instructions

Obedience is not a moment - it is a way of life. In **Follow The Instructions**, we are reminded that God has not called us to rewrite His commands, debate them, or adjust them to fit our preferences. He calls us to hear His Word, guard it in our hearts, do what He says, and walk faithfully in His ways. This message challenges us to live with **all execution, no interpretation**: trusting that God's instructions are good, His direction is clear, and obedience is the path to life, blessing, and endurance. Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.** Deuteronomy 5:33 (KJV) As you watch, consider: - Am I truly hearing what God has said?- Am I guarding His Word in my heart?- Am I doing what He commanded?- Am I walking in obedience every day? The instruction is not ours to reinterpret. Our responsibility is to follow it.
Jul 25

It's Worth It!

Following Jesus will cost us somethingbut Christ is worth everything. In Luke 18:28-30, Peter reminds Jesus that the disciples have left everything to follow Him. Jesus answers with a powerful promise: no sacrifice made for the kingdom of God is unseen, and no one who surrenders for His sake will ever be left without His faithful reward. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. Luke 18:28-30 (KJV) Discipleship is costly. Obedience may require sacrifice. But God is fully able to honor everything surrendered for His kingdom. Whatever following Jesus asks of us, He is worthyand in the end, it is worth it.
Jul 11

Is It Worth It?

In Luke 14, Jesus is surrounded by great multitudes on His final road to Jerusalem. But instead of lowering the standard to keep the crowd, Jesus turns and raises the cost. If any man come to meThat one word if becomes a gate between the crowd and the disciple, between interest and surrender. Jesus teaches that discipleship demands supreme allegiance. He must be loved above father, mother, wife, children, brethren, sisters, and even our own life. He must be obeyed above preference, followed above comfort, and trusted above our own understanding. This message walks through Luke 14:2632 and connects it with 1 Corinthians 2:14, showing why the natural man struggles with the cost of discipleship. The natural man wants Christianity without crucifixion, blessing without surrender, and Jesus as Savior without Jesus as Lord. But Jesus never made discipleship look cheap. The question is not whether Jesus is worthy. The question is whether we understand the cost of following Him.
Jul 4

The Cost of Discipleship

Jesus never lowered the cost of discipleship to keep the crowd. In Luke 14:2627, Jesus turns to the great multitudes following Him and gives one of the strongest statements in the Gospels: If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:2627, KJV This message breaks down what Jesus meant when He said we must hate father, mother, wife, children, brethren, sisters, and even our own life. He was not commanding sinful hatred toward family. He was using a Semitic comparative idiom: to hate means to love less by comparison. The call is clear: Christ must be loved more than family, comfort, self-preservation, personal ambition, and even life itself. This is not decorative Christianity. This is not merely wearing a cross. Jesus said the disciple must bear the cross and come after Him.
Jun 27

Why Are You Not Persuaded?

Are you convinced or are you persuaded? In Romans 8:3839, Paul does not say, I think God loves me. He says, For I am persuaded. That means Paul had moved beyond needing God to keep proving Himself. He was settled. Established. Fully convinced in a way that changed how he lived. In this message, Pastor Josh Gaines asks a piercing question: Why are you not persuaded? Many believers can shout, praise, worship, and say the right words, but still live like God must keep convincing them that He loves them, that He is faithful, and that He is who He said He is. But Romans 8 teaches us that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature can separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. This message will challenge you to move from needing to be convinced to becoming fully persuaded.
Jun 13

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37 says, Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Paul is not giving us a motivational slogan. He is teaching that true victory happens in the suffering, not merely after the suffering is over. The key is found in the phrase: in all these thingsthrough himthat loved us Suffering does not mean separation. Trust does not deny pain; trust denies the lie that pain means God has stopped loving you. In this message, Pastor Josh Gaines breaks down Romans 8:37, Luke 22:4243, and the Greek word hypernikōmen, showing that we are more than conquerors not through our own strength, but through Christ who loved us. Jesus surrendered His will to the Father, and then He was strengthened for what He had to endure. Victory comes when we surrender our will, align with the Father, and receive strength from Him.
Jun 6

Victory From the Inside Out

Paul does not say we are more than conquerors after these things. He does not say we are more than conquerors outsidethese things. He says, in all these things. That means the believers victory is not waiting on the other side of the battle. Victory is working from the inside out while tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, and sword are still present. This message explains what Paul really means when he says we are more than conquerors. This is not a slogan for worldly success, personal ambition, or outward comfort. Paul is not teaching that Christians will never suffer. He is teaching that no suffering can separate the believer from the love of Christ. In this sermon, we explore: Why Paul begins Romans 8:37 with NayWhat in all these things really meansHow the seven hardships of Romans 8:35 frame the victory of Romans 8:37Why more than conquerors is deeper than outward successThe meaning of the Greek word hypernikōmenWhy Christian victory is not self-reliance, but active dependenceHow believers overcome through him that loved usWhy Christs completed love is the foundation of present victory Victory does not mean there is no pain.Victory does not mean there is no pressure.Victory does not mean there is no opposition. Biblical victory means that even while pain is present, Christs love remains. Even while pressure is present, Christs love remains. Even while suffering is present, Christs love remains. The people of God are not merely surviving their suffering. Through Christ, they are actively and continuously overcoming from within it. More than conquerors does not mean Christians win every battle they choose. It means no battle can separate them from the love of Christ.
May 30

Counted for Slaughter, But Not Conquered

In this message, we examine how Paul uses Psalm 44 to show that Gods people have always faced suffering, pressure, persecution, and pain. Yet suffering does not mean separation. Being counted as sheep for the slaughter does not mean we have been conquered. The world may count us as defeated, but God counts us as more than conquerors through Christ. In this sermon, we discuss: Why Paul says, As it is written How Psalm 44 gives context to Romans 8:36 Why suffering does not mean abandonment The difference between being counted by the world and counted by God How trust anchors the believer in the Word of God Why grudges against God can lead to grudging obedience How full trust in God moves us toward becoming more than conquerors Trust is not based on what you feel. Trust is anchored in what God has said. His Word still stands. His love does not fail. His people may be counted for slaughter, but they are not conquered.

Sermons from Forerunner Church in San Antonio.

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2022 - 2026
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