Dayspring Presbyterian Church (PCA)

Forward by Faith

From Hebrews 11, Pastor Robert preaches on the need to move forward by faith in Christ into the future held firmly by his promises. 

Time for Change

What should Christians expect to change? What should they expect to not change? What needed to change at Dayspring PCA, but did not?  A very practical and interesting sermon on the biblical basis for healthy change, based on the changeless nature of God. 

Faith Like a Child

Luke 18:15-17

Jesus is Weird John 6

If your Jesus isn't weird, if your faith doesn't cause tensions in your relationships, if your reading of the Bible isn't occasionally disturbing, then something is wrong. 

United in the Word of God

Sermon on unity in Christ and what God can do when one ministry joins another.

A Living Hope

1 Peter 1:3-9

Good Friday 2019: Gethsemane

Walk By the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-18

Standing Firm in Freedom

Galatians 5:1-15

We Either Nullify or Magnify God's Grace - Part II

Galatians 2:17-21

What Is Justification

(Galatians 2:15-21)

Freedom Through The Gospel

Do We Get Grace (Galatians 2:11-14)

Freedom Through The Gospel

"No Other Gospel" Galatians 1:6-10

Freedom Through The Gospel

"He Came to Deliver Us" Galatians 1:1-5

Are you gifted?

This sermon from pastor Frank Cavalli explains what spiritual gifts are, and why you should be using them in your church. Scripture used: 1 Corinthians 12: 1-26

Mission Sunday: The Lord's Prayer in an African Context

Martin Odi, representative of Equipping Pastors International of East Africa, speaks today on the Lord's Prayer and the way that its teaching impacts God's people in Africa and around the world. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 25 Locusts and The Next Thing

In a final message before his sabbatical, Pastor Robert looked at the plague of locusts and how voice of God, response of man, and the Son of God are revealed in the text. God has something special for his people in his Word. Listen and find out what's there for you today. 

A Clean Slate from John 5

The story of the woman at the well, trapped in her shame, is a powerful encouragement to those who want a clean start every day. 

Christmas 2018: The Glorious Christ of Christmas Hebrews 1:1-3

Frank Cavalli brings the good news of a glorious Christ to his people at Dayspring PCA this week and next week. Don't miss either sermon!

Hope for the Holidays

Is the Lord's Prayer a part of your ministry toolbox? Or do you just say it in church or teach it to your kids? Listen to this sermon to find out how to use the Lord's Prayer the way Jesus intended--as a tool for building dependence on God in difficult times. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 24 In Sickness and in Health

The two plagues on the beasts and humans are especially powerful and not a little disgusting. The third plague of hail at the end of Exodus 9 provides a clear signal that God's wrath can be averted and there is hope for some Egyptians. What happens to give hope to some? Listen and rejoice. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 23 Filled and Flourishing: Themes in Exodus So Far

Today we look at a summary of themes found in Genesis, Exodus, Matthew and Revelation and find out that the rest of Scripture is intensely interested in the Exodus, the plagues, and God's mission to feed and fill his people and his world.  This sermon is a survey literally from Genesis to Revelation of these themes. Listen and worship. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 22 Saying No to the Pharaoh or Lord of the Flies

God shows his authority over Egypt and power to redeem Israel through his plague of flies and setting apart Israel from that judgment. This gives us the narrative basis of the doctrine of election and a view of the spectacular mystery of why God chooses some, but does not choose others, for redemption. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 21 Ground Up

When the flood of blood and flood of frogs came, it almost seemed like God was pulling an elaborate prank on Egypt. But then came the biting bugs from the cursed ground of Geb, the god of the earth. God defeated his and Israel's enemies but still, Pharaoh would not repent. What is it that stops our repentance before the mighty judgment and mercy of God? That forms the latter half of this timely sermon. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 20 Croaked

Have you ever wondered why God plagued Egypt with frogs? I mean, wouldn't Diet Pepsi or Decaf Coffee been worse?  Listen today and find out how God's mercy and justice is found in frogs and Exodus 8. 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 19 Red Tide

We begin to work through the ten plagues (blows!) against Egypt and her gods with the sign of blood filling the waters of Egypt. Why did God choose this sign? And what are some of the ways people read this text that take from it the power to point the reader to Christ?  Listen to Christ preached from Scripture. Next week, we look at the plague of frogs. If you have any suggestions on how to find Jesus in that one, let the pastor know!

Reformation Month 501: Reformation Day Living by Mercy

The grasping of a gospel of grace, instead of a simple extended code of law, is critical to the future of the church. Our children need a message of grace and mercy from a loving God, and so does the world.  The Reformation helped restore and recover the gospel of grace taught by Christ and his disciples. 

Reformation Month 501: Children Are Not the Church of Tomorrow

Children who are born again should be included in as many areas of the church as possible. For instance, prayer! Here how our children at Dayspring now join together in prayer for one another and the world.

Reformation Month 501: Children of the Lord

How did the Reformation give the tools to view infants and infant and pregnancy loss properly? Today we commemorate Infant and Pregnancy Loss with a sermon and ceremony dedicating a portion of our garden to our babies who have passed.  Listen to this sermon to learn if we have hope of seeing children who have passed away at a very young age. 

Reformation Month 501: The Fear of the Lord

How should we educate our children, and how should we know anything about life and the universe and everything else? It starts with fearing God (Proverbs 1:7). 

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 18 A Hardened Heart

Exodus 7:13 marks the first language of the "hard heart" of Pharaoh. What makes a heart hard? How does God fix it? This is a very important message for the church.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 17 Swallowed Up

When Moses and Aaron come into Pharaoh's court and the duel of deities begins, God responds by ending the match very quickly. What was this serpent that God made, and why did it swallow up the other snakes? And how does that illumine Christ's work of redemption? Listen and hear.

Exodus Saved for God's Glory 16 Excuses Excuses

Excuses are the lies we tell ourselves to make our misbehavior seem less ugly, more interesting. Moses and the people of Israel struggle with this and he records those many excuses for us. Why? And how do we stop it? Listen and find out.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 15 A Family Matter

Why would God, while everything is looking grim as the rescue of Israel seems impossible, drop a genealogy into Exodus 6? Why is this here? What does it mean? If you've ever skipped long lists of names in the Bible, this is the sermon for you NOT to skip.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 14 What God Will Do, What God Has Done

Moses and Israel feared the wrath of Pharaoh. But in a new revelation of God's person and purpose, they learn that ultimately, it is God who must be feared as he holds the power of redemption. For believers today, we get to see and trust both what God will do and what God has done, and that makes a tremendous difference in our faith and hope.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 13 When God Makes it Worse

What if, on this earth, suffering is interwoven with love? What if getting good at loving means getting good at dealing with devastation? Both caused by us and done to us by those we love? In this text from Exodus 5, God gets involved with the slavery of Israel in Egypt, but things only get worse--and this isn't the only time this happens in the Bible or in our own lives. Listen carefully to this very important message.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 12 A New Family

What happens when you get set free from slavery, but still have the mind of a slave? This is most of the Christian life--we have been rescued from wrath, brought into God's kingdom, and still live like slaves and orphans of God instead of his adopted sons. This message summarizes and applies the first four chapters of Exodus, bringing us up to chapter 5 and the confrontation with Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

Exodus Saved for God's Glory 11 When God Attacks on the Way to Egypt

One of most mysterious and violent stories in the Bible happen in Exodus 4. Moses' family is traveling from Midian to Egypt and suddenly--God appears and he's not happy. And as soon as he appears and Zipporah takes action, he's gone and everything is back to normal. What? Why would Moses, writing about these events 20 years later, go back and revisit this bizarre story? Listen and find out.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 10 Here I Am Send Someone Else!

It's not easy to discern the call of God on your life. But when God speaks like he did to Moses--what if you still don't want to? God reveals himself to Moses and to us as kind and generous and moves him onward, towards fulfilling his mission to rescue God's people from Egypt and give God all the glory.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 9 Signs and Wonders

In this message, Pastor Robert takes us through Exodus 3 and 4 and sees the two messages God gives, one for Israel and one for Egypt. There are three signs that God gives to demonstrate the authenticity of the message and messenger; these three are studied and it all points us to Jesus, who rose from the grave and proved his promises are true.

A Matter of the Heart

On the day of Matt Iozzi's ordination we consider the heart and God's work of redeeming grace there. What is this gospel of grace that targets the heart and enables true holiness and maturity?

Incoming Peace, Overflowing Joy

From John 2:1-11, Paul Manuel from Seven Rivers PCA and Seven Rivers Christian School opens the Scriptures to us and shows us a Jesus who gives great joy and peace to his people in a way that the world cannot offer.

An Experienced Elder Reflects on 1 Timothy 3

Keith Jackson makes three great points of application and observation from 1 Timothy 3:1-11 as he prepared the congregation to vote on a new officer.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 8 Burning Bush

Charlie Deeg, ruling elder at Dayspring, brings us to the burning bush and the revelation of God's character that illumines all.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 7 The God who Hears

God hears, sees, remembers and knows his people in the midst of our suffering. Surely this is among the greatest comforts of life--listen to this encouraging sermon.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 6 Unexpected Exodus

From Exodus 2:11-22, Moses is suddenly not a prince, but a wanted criminal who then finds himself with so much freedom and blessing it can only be explained by God's covenant kindness.

The Foundation of Faith

Drew Pressoir completed his MDiv at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary this month and gave this message for Dayspring PCA from Hebrews 11:1-6. Listen and let your faith be strengthened as it is focused more and more on Jesus Christ.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 5 The Baby in a Basket Points to Jesus

This sermon looks at the text in Exodus 2 and sees that Moses wasn't abandoned by his parents in the Nile; they saw it as rescue, and we see this because of Moses language in the text and it's connection to Noah's ark. Then we see that the image of a baby savior born looks forward as well, into a future where Jesus comes to rescue his people. We look at a few of the 75 connections that AW Pink made between Moses and Jesus from his book, Gleanings in Exodus.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 4 Mothers and Sisters

In this sermon on Mother's Day 2018, we looked at the women in Exodus 1 and 2 and their portrayal of a Christ who cares for us and did more than risk--gave his life for us.

Exodus: Saved for God's Glory Sermon 3 The Truth

The Hebrew Midwives are beautiful examples of courageous saints who risked it all to foil Pharaoh's plans to kill the Hebrew baby boys. But did they lie? And if they did, can we lie when the situation suits it? Let's talk about that and see what the Bible says, and how it points to Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life.