2018 Sermons

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Sermon Series Conclusion | “…PEACE BE WITH YOU” JOHN 20:19-22 | ​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 11/18/18

The RISEN, ETERNAL CHRIST brings PEACE.  Peace is the evidence of the Kingdom’s Presence and the demonstration of His Kingdom Rule…
 
Col. 3:15 - …Let the peace of God rule in your hearts…
 

1. INHERITANCE.

 
We are the Heirs of Peace.
 
John 14:27 NIV - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you…
 
I cannot be a Person OF PEACE unless I am a Person AT PEACE.  Being AT PEACE is not only my inheritance from the Lord, it is also my responsibility.

“…PEACE BE WITH YOU” JOHN 20:19-22 | ​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 11/11/18

John 20:19-22 NIV78 - On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

Our Sacred Calling, is not to do the ministry FOR Jesus, but rather to do the Ministry OF Jesus, and WITH Him.

As Christians, our strength and peace rests upon the confidence that JESUS LIVES and that JESUS LOVES!    

 “Do Great Things Once Again…”
Habakkuk 3:1-4 | Dr. tobey montgomery 10/28/18

It is the RESURRECTION of Christ that legitimizes our ministry.  It is His LOVE that motivates it and His PEACE that should captivate us, however, it must be His BREATH, His Spirit that inspires and empowers our lives. We need a fresh outpouring of THE SPIRIT!  I believe that we are at a Habakkuk moment in our land; and even more so, I believe our children, our grandchildren, our students, families, and colleagues, and community MUST have a supernatural witness of the Spirit’s power in our midst, and into the Community.  

“…PEACE BE WITH YOU” JOHN 20:19-22 | ​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 10/21/18

​Peace IS THE RESPONSIBILITY and OVERFLOW OF A CHRIST-CENTERED, TRUSTING HEART!
 
Romans 15:13 NIV - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
 
The OVERFLOW of a Life AT Peace is a Ministry OF Peace.  We must walk in the Ministry the Prince of Peace, and become the PEACEMAKERS of our Age who Minister in the OPPOSITE spirit of our times.
 
Matthew 5:9 NIV - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
 
Because we are the Children of God, His DNA within us is PEACE; therefore we must be Peace MAKERS. 

“…PEACE BE WITH YOU” JOHN 20:19-22 |
​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 9/23/18

The RISEN, ETERNAL CHRIST can bring PEACE into YOUR “TODAY.” He is worthy of your TRUST.
 
1 Peter 5:7 AMP - Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.
 
Romans 14:17 VOICE - …When God reigns, the order of the day is redeeming justice, true peace, and joy made possible by the Holy Spirit

“…PEACE BE WITH YOU” JOHN 20:19-22 |
​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 9/16/18

The wholeness of God (His Shalom) is our inheritance.  We can have peace of mind and heart…
 
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
 
I cannot be a Person OF PEACE unless I am a Person AT PEACE.  Being AT PEACE is not only my inheritance from the Lord, it is also my responsibility.

“…Peace Be With You” John 20:19-22 |
​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 9/9/18

As Christians, our strength and peace rests upon the confidence that JESUS LIVES and that JESUS LOVES! 
 
John 20:19 NIV78 - …Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you…!”
 
His RESURRECTION LIFE (He LIVES) + His MOTIVATIONAL GRACE (He LOVES) = Our PEACE!
 
The RISEN, ETERNAL CHRIST can bring PEACE into YOUR “TODAY.” He is worthy of your TRUST

“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 |
​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 8/26/18

Remember, dead branches were once live branches.  Non fruit-bearing branches once bore fruit; but the Father tends his vineyard well.  He prunes, corrects, removes, and on occasion cuts off death so that the living thrives.  Unfortunately, as I have mentioned before, instead of burning and permanently removing what the Father has cut off, we try to reattach those dead things to the living vine thinking that they will bear fruit again.  They will not.  The Christmas tree from 2006 at the side of the house is no longer a vibrant example of Redemptive life, it is a dead fire hazard and needs to be permanently removed. 
 
The breath of the Spirit must be breathed in today.  The lifeblood of the Living Christ must flow through all of His Body today.  The Bread of Heaven must be eaten today; and the vitality of the Spirit must be witnessed today!

“Do Great Things Once Again…” 
Habakkuk 3:1-4 / Psalm 98:1 | Dr. Tobey montgomery 8/19/18

Back to School Sunday;

"It is the RESURRECTION of Christ that legitimizes our ministry.  It is His LOVE that motivates it and His PEACE that should captivate us, however, it must be His breath, His Spirit that inspires and empowers our lives.
 
We must recognize our great NEED, embrace our great WEAKNESS, and engage in those activities that cause our Lord Jesus Christ to MOVE in our lives! We need a fresh outpouring of Pentecost!  I believe that we are at a Habakkuk moment in our land; and even more so, I believe our children, our grandchildren, our students, families, and colleagues, and community MUST have a supernatural witness of the Spirit’s power: the Fruit, the Gifts, and the Evidence of His abiding Presence in our midst. "

For more information and resources, please visit christiancathedral.org

"Redemption" - DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 8/5/18

“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 |
​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 7/8/18

​“Without a Vision, the People Perish.
Without a Plan, the Vision Perishes.
Without Money, the Plan Perishes.”
--Olan Hendrix

“A CORD OF THREE STRANDS…”
Ecclesiastes 4:12 / John 17:21-23
Dr. Tobey Montgomery | 7/1/18

In many ways, Christianity is the Grace of Faith and release of courage for you and I, through Christ, to enter into an authentic relationship with one another within His Body, and cherish those with whom we may even disagree, because “God so loved the World.” 
 
The Apostle Paul said that mature Christianity would always be marked by LOVE.
 
Ephesians 4:16 MESSAGE - …grow up healthy in God, robust in love.
 
Likewise, all ministry must be done in the Love of Jesus and for the GLORY of Jesus.  It is spoken of throughout the Scriptures and even something Jesus Himself prayed for us.
 
John 17:1 AMP - …Father...Glorify and exalt and honor and magnify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify and extol and honor and magnify You.
 
True Love is not something that can exist in isolation.

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​Dr. Hannah Harrington - Sermon at Christian Cathedral - 6/3/2018

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“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 |
​DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 5/27/18

The Great PROMISE of Jesus: “I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH.”  

Matthew 16:18 KJV – “...I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”   
             
Christ is the architect, the builder, and the sustainer of His Church!

“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 | DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 5/20/18

​It is the RESURRECTION of Christ that legitimizes our ministry.  It is His LOVE that motivates it, and His PEACE that captivates the lives of His Children.  Likewise, it must be His breath, His Spirit that inspires and empowers our lives. We are in this together.  God has chosen that we will live and serve in this place and at this time, for His eternal purpose and sovereign design.  It is such a wonderful grace to be allowed to participate together in His great work.

“…To Ask A Favor” Matthew 20:20-28
Special Mother's day service
​dr. tobey montgomery 5/13/18

Moms, if I had a “Word from the Lord” for you today, it would be this: PRAY BOLDLY FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.  Pray with Power, Pray with Faith, Don’t be shy, don’t be timid, but COME BOLDLY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GRACE and answer the question of the Lord: “What do you want?”

It is NOT disrespectful to make BOLD requests of God; in fact, authentically opening your heart to the scrutiny of the Lord is one of the absolute necessities of WORSHIP.  It is, however, quite DISRESPECTFUL to try to make our prayers more eloquent than heartfelt, more for the hearers on earth than the One who is listening in Heaven, more for a box to check than an activity of Grace.

“That You May Know Him Better”
Four Things God Wants You To Know
Ephesians 1:17-23; 3:14-21 | Dr. Tobey Montgomery 5/6/18

Ephesians 3:19-21 NIV - …To know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.

“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 | DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 4/29/18

The Gospel is not simply the persuasion of the mind, the clothing of the body, or the feeding of the stomach (as important as those things can be).  The Gospel is the transforming POWER OF GOD!
 
Romans 1:16 NKJV - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
 
Oh my friends, not for affirmation, not for self-appointment, but for the sake of the Kingdom of God, we need the Ministry of the Miraculous.  The working of the Spirit of God.
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“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 | DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 4/22/18

Oh how desperately we need “a demonstration of the Spirit’s power!”  Nothing takes place in the Kingdom of God without an anointing…the Life-infusing grace and power of Almighty God upon His servants.  
 
“To raise up a Gideon’s Army” is not simply a promise to celebrate, but it is INSTRUCTION that I (and we) are obligated to do!  Even my personal perspective on the Moving of the Spirit has changed.  As a Pentecostal Believer, I have always loved the moving of the Lord for reasons of blessing and even affirmation; therefore, I wanted to see Him and His Power move.  But now, that has changed: I no longer just WANT to see His POWER, I have finally begun to realize just how depleted we are and how DESPERATELY WE NEED HIS POWER, or the work will simply not be accomplished.

“YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE GOSPEL…” PHILIPPIANS 1:3-6 / JOHN 20:19-20 | DR. TOBEY MONTGOMERY 4/15/18

"I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows. 3 And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows-- 4 was caught up to paradise and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. 5 I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses. 6 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, 7 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
2nd Corinthians 12: 1-10

“Your Partnership In The Gospel…” Philippians 1:3-6 / John 20:19-20 | Dr. Tobey Montgomery

As brilliant as Paul was: skilled, courageous, eloquent, oratorically rich, and intellectually insightful.  The fact is that all of his talents, skill, and work ethic did not replace the desperate need that he (and WE) have for the anointing and power of the Holy Spirit to permeate ALL of our ministry activities and efforts.
 
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 NIV84 - When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.  2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  3I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.  4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
 
Oh how desperately we need “a demonstration of the Spirit’s power!”  Nothing takes place in the Kingdom of God without an anointing…the Life-infusing grace and power of Almighty God upon His servants.  

“Your Partnership In The Gospel…”
Philippians 1:3-6 / John 20:19-20
Dr. Tobey Montgomery | 3/11/18

The Great PROMISE of Jesus: “I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH.”  He is the architect, the builder, and the sustainer of The Church. 
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Matthew 16:18 KJV – “...I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”  
             
Since Christ is building and sustaining His Church, we simply need to KNOW and FOLLOW His Vision for His Work.  We must adhere to the INSTRUCTIONS of Christ.

“For This Reason I Kneel…” Ephesians 1:15-23; 3:14-21| Dr. Tobey Montgomery | 3/4/18

"Church, it is NOT too late for America; 
It is NOT too late for our city; 
It is NOT too late for our children; 
It is NOT too late for our grandchildren!  
The LORD God is Merciful and Mighty!  He would have spared Sodom and Gomorrah for the sake of ten righteous people!  
God wants to deliver; 
He wants to save; and 
He wants to heal our land."

Ephesians 3:20 AMP - Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]--

“Your Partnership In The Gospel…”
Philippians 1:3-6 / John 20:19-20
Dr. Tobey Montgomery | 2/11/18

The Church is much more than “Sunday Mornings,” a musical performance, or listening to an inspirational talk.  The Church is the “ekklesia” or “called out ones.” We are visible representatives of the invisible Kingdom of God in an Arena of Conflict.  We are the mystical and yet tangible, Body of the Lord Jesus Christ.  We are His hands and His feet extended, shining forth His light into the Darkness of this Age.  ALL OF THIS BELONGS TO HIM!

This is the Great PROMISE of Jesus: “I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH.”  He is the architect, the builder, and the sustainer of The Church!

For more information and resources, please visit us at christiancathedral.org

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“Your Partnership In The Gospel…” Philippians 1:3-6 / John 20:19-20  
Dr. Tobey Montgomery | 2/4/18

The Church, and every facet of it’s ministry, belongs to Jesus.  It is His Church, and we must follow His instructions for ministry.  When we perceive ourselves as OWNERS instead of STEWARDS, we violate the fundamental principle of the Kingdom:  the SOVEREIGN RULE AND REIGN of GOD.
 
When we perceive ourselves as “in charge” instead of serving, we choke off the life and ministry flow of the Spirit’s anointing!  THERE WILL NO LONGER BE ANY LIFE, JOY, FULFILLMENT, OR EXPANSIVE FRUIT IN THE MINISTRY!
 
John 15:16 – “You did not choose me, but I chose you...”                                  
Matthew 20:28 NIV84 – “Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”       

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“Yet, This I Call to Mind…” Lamentations 3:19-24 • Dr. Tobey Montgomery 1/7/18

Once we have INTENTIONALLY REFLECTED upon the Goodness of the LORD, the natural response of our Spirit is then to “REJOICE IN THE LORD.”  Not as an emotional opiate or some psychological sedative, but because transcendent faith leads to Transcendent Worship!
 
Philippians 4:4-5 NIV - Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again: Rejoice!  5 Let your gentleness be evident to all.  The Lord is near.
 
Revelation 4:8 & 11 KJV - …Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come… 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
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REFLECT on these markers.  REJOICE in them.  But if that is all we do with them, then they are nothing more than Monuments to our Yesterdays.  God wants them to be Bridges to our Tomorrows!