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We could have the greatest dream and the greatest plan in the entire world, but if we don’t choose to invest in them, very few things will change in our lives. The future belongs to those who invest in it. That is why through this message, we challenge you to invest in your future. To live out God’s Dream for you, stop asking him to change your environment and start allowing God to change your investment—are you investing for God’s best?

Unshakable confidence is built upon the character of God, not the ability or wisdom of man.

Philippians 4:10-13 God is constantly at work in our lives, behind the scenes and in little ways. We need to recognize these workings as the providence of God; one of the greatest ways God demonstrates His power to us. What are our stories of God's power, God's providence?

Common circumstances of suffering and pain include loss of things we value, death of people we love, all kinds of bad news, and being disappointed by people we trust. These all test our faith. Job modeled for us how to respond to tests in a way that shows our faith to be genuine, valuable, and glorifying to God.

The prospect of death should motivate us to enjoy life.

What are circumstances and conditions? Which ones are binding?

Paul's prayer for the Philippians was one that promoted joy (his and their's). Sermon #2 in series on Philippians.

After every tragic shooting that has taken place in a high school recently we have heard the same testimony played again and again. The assailant(s) were children who had been bullied and ridiculed by the others in their school and community. They had been tormented to the point that they decided to…

!God is in Control !!Sermon Outline by Pastor Paddick Van Zyl !Intro: What is ‘being in control’ like? What is ‘being out of control’ like? Having control over something or in a situation means that we can manipulate the situation and steer it as we wish. Having no control means that we are not in a…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the major causes of human suffering is the fact that people see life from many different perspectives. While we were in Duluth we went to a park where we stood on a bridge and watched a bus load of junior boys and girls eat their lunch on the rocks below. A lovely stream…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Bruce Larson in Dare To Live Now, tells of his experience as a new recruit during World War II. He sat down to his first breakfast in the mess hall, at Fort Benning, Georgia. He saw something in a large bowl that looked like cream of wheat. He scooped out a lot of it into his bowl,…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Markus Bach tells of flying above the majestic Selkirk Range in British Columbia with a strange and intricate mechanism in the tail of the plane. It was called a magnetometer. This instrument was used in Ontario to detect 60 millions tons of silver, copper and zinc. It is an "electronic…

“Blinded By Bitterness” Have you had a difficult time making sense of difficult circumstances? What are your responses to them? Have you shown complete trust in God and his purposes? Or do you find yourself complaining, questioning, and expressing bitterness to your plight in life? In fact, with all…

You’ve seen the commercial, "Can you hear me now? Good!" In 2001 Verizon Wireless hired 50 people to travel the country and test the company’s cellular network. They each average 100,000 miles a year, going to places, and testing the Verizon network. In 2002 Verizon hired thirty-four-year-old Paul Marcarelli…

Philippians 3. Please turn to Philippians chapter 1 [P]. Do you know I get asked some difficult questions? One that people often ask me, and which I find very difficult to answer, is: “How has your week been?” I generally make an evasive remark to try to avoid answering it. I know, it is “small-talk”,…

Philippians 3. Please turn to Philippians chapter 1 [P]. Do you know I get asked some difficult questions? One that people often ask me, and which I find very difficult to answer, is: “How has your week been?” I generally make an evasive remark to try to avoid answering it. I know, it is “small-talk”,…

Philippians 4. Please turn to [Philippians 1:20-30] [P] We have been looking at Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi. He was writing from prison in Rome. Last time we saw how concerned the Philippians were for Paul in his situation. They thought that things had gone drastically wrong – they were partners…

Philippians 4. Please turn to [Philippians 1:20-30] [P] We have been looking at Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi. He was writing from prison in Rome. Last time we saw how concerned the Philippians were for Paul in his situation. They thought that things had gone drastically wrong – they were partners…

Luke 1:26-56 A Faith Despite Circumstances v Have you ever made a decision that could have cost you everything? In 1516 M. Luther was reading Romans and he got to verses 16-17. He was struck by those words reiterated by Paul from the book of Habakkuk, “The righteous will live by faith” Those words catapulted…

Avoiding Anxiety: Experiencing the God of Peace (Philippians 4:6-9) I remember hearing a missionary tell of being in an undeveloped part of Africa with his family, including his two very young children…[Personal illustration] Have you ever really considered the mind-body connection? Have you ever considered…

When Everything Falls Apart! The Bible is relevant to today – God’s Word is eternal, it speaks just as much to us in the 21st Century as in Habakkuk’s day. But the world today is different – there were no medical laboratory scientists in Habakkuk’s day, nor AA mechanics or cable factories. To appreciate…

Heavens Men are Supernatural There’s an old adage that says the game is won and lost in the six inches between your ears. If that is true you crammed more info into your mind this weekend than you could process. You’ve had sensory overload so it’s no wonder that it may have just begun to sink in at the…

The Climb of a Lifetime Psalm 24:3-4, Romans 8:18 It’s that time of the season when teams begin to separate themselves from the pack. The contenders pull away from the pretenders. The men are separated from the boys. Some already have their eyes set on the prize some are just starting out on the climb.…