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Intro: In Genesis, God reaches out to a righteous man name Noah. And he tells Noah to build him a boat. Now they would probably be familiar with boats, but a boat that big? How big, big enough to fit two of every animal and survive for about a year. Why? Because God was going to send rain, a deluge like…

Intro: Giving, yep I already hear the groans! Just kidding, and it may not be what you think. I want to show you all a few things. (Show Pictures) And it is because you guys have been being like the Church in Corinth, as it says in Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly…

Be Careful How you Build 1 Corinthians 3:9–17 (ESV) 9 For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon…

State: The three directives we have been given so far about dealing with hardship, struggle or opposition are: 1) Ask God to reveal any thing that you need to cast off and no longer be associated with: People Activities 2) Deal with any active sin, unconfessed sin, unforgiveness (be working on it) 3)…

this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord , the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him. And there went up also to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king, some of…

THE EMBATTLED CHURCH And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Ever since the rebellion in heaven, when the archangel Lucifer rebelled and took a third of the angels in heaven with him, He has been trying…

I . Intro . Reminder ( Titus 3:3-7 ) A . I have trouble remembering things . 1. Any of you notice that? 2. I don’t know why but sometimes things just slip my mind. 3. There have been times when I did not remember what I went into the kitchen for. B . I think it’s scientifically safe to say that the older…

The opening sermon in a series on the Church.

19 Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. 20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching…

The Gospel of Jesus Over the last several weeks we’ve looked at what’s been going on in Jesus’ life. We went over his baptism by John and his temptation in the desert. This morning we are going to look at and examine his first sermon in Luke’s Gospel. Jesus has just verified that he is indeed the victorious…

Intro: It’s Christmas Eve! I hope you have plans to enjoy the holiday and all it brings. We know that the the secular world, and those in other religions do Christmas with different motives, focus and even aspirations of this holiday. For Christians, Christmas is a very special time of the year. I’m…

11:1-6 I want to let you all know that I love being a pastor. I love preaching and teaching God’s Word. I love counseling and listening to heartaches while seeking God’s counsel in helping you navigate the situation. And I want you to know that pastoring doesn’t come without frustration. Leadership doesn’t…

1 Kings 8:54-61 Tonight I want to preach about a simple but important subject. MAKING USE OF THE ALTAR. In this m, “I beseech ye therefore brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies unto God as a living sacrifice” will look at several Scriptures and then seek to make important application…

I . Intro . A . Coming to church this morning was a matter of faith . 1. You had faith that the church doors would be open for you to come into the church. 2. You had faith that the chair you would sit in would support your weight. B . Everything you did this morning to get to church was a matter of…

Redeeming Son If you been a Christian for any amount of Time you know that sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to, but often they work out better b/c of God’s hand in and on your life. I’m not sure how many of you know the story of how God called me to pastor you here, but it’s a story…

Sermon in a Sentence: Like fire, wind, and the dove, the Holy Spirit will purge us of our sin, lead us into truth, bring us into unity, drive us into the harvest, and call us into a closer walk with God. Sermon Purpose: That believers might be filled with the Spirit and understand the Spirit’s work in…

Missional Church Model Whenever we want to chase a goal, start something new, or just change direction we usually look at someone or something to be the model for that change. As a church, we want to do good work for the kingdom of God and the Glory of Christ. We want to be a church on mission so that…

Refocus 2022 if there is anything that I know about it's focus…well refocusing after an ADD episode. It’s easy to get our focus on the things of this world: economy politics COVID Our Desires But we need to refocus our attention on the eternal! 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the…

Unstoppable Intro Stephen Shows us what living a Christlike life will look like. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians,…

Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. I’d like to talk to you about a disease called “Morbus Sabbaticus.” Morbus Sabbaticus is rarely discussed in the major newspapers or…

Helping Youth Have Fun and Rejoicing in Old Age Ecclesiastes 11.7-12.8 ROC 5/27/15 I. Introduction 1. Pre-introduction i. Thank you for your prayers these past two weeks, I have been blessed 2. SO let’s pray i. Lord, I feel the worries people have for the young generations and also the way older generations…

2 Samuel 5-7 Up to this point we have looked at the kings of Israel, starting with how people of God, rejected God and demanded a king to be set over them like the lands around them. We looked at the setting of he land, why they indeed needed a king. We saw their first king, Saul, the good things about…

Living In The End Times # 6 1 John 2: 18-23 In our previous study John gave direction concerning spiritual victory for the believer. Regardless of our maturity level, we all need to grow in the Lord. Continued growth is essential in overcoming the difficulties we face. John knew the struggles present…

Others Focused Technology 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ICC’s Sunday PM service (6/12/22) I. Introduction 1. Prayer i. Lord, allow us to understand the truth 2. Catch- Technology can be good i. On March 23, 2020, Tim Challies posted a blog entitled How the World Worshipped on One of the Most Unusual Sundays…

Title – The Day of Deliverance Text – Esther Chapter 9&10 Aim – To show God provides the victory if we but surrender to him Reading – Esther 9:1-5 Introduction Well folks we have finally made to the end of our series in the Book of Esther, as we consider the last two chapters of the book. It’s been a…