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Why do lights go dim? In this world there are things that want to turn your light down (dim your lights). In the midst of this crooked and perverse generation we need to be watchful that our lights do not grow dim. (expand on each of these below) Current lights today can be dimmed by hand We can be dimmed…

Sometimes we say foolish things in the middle of a debate. Especially in the middle of a heated debate. Remember when you were kids and you would get into one of these kinds of arguments. “My dad is better than your dad” Classic argument- also one that can get very heated. Do you remember how the arguments…

Intro: We want to become people that others say about us, They were with Jesus... Complaining makes us un-attractive to believers and to unbelievers. It will kill our witness. It will drive people away from us. The problem is that complaining is a difficult habit to break because it’s so easy to do.…

10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. The ISBE says “To complain is to express one’s pain, grief, or discontent.” 24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? The Hebrew word translated “murmured” has a sense of “to grumble-…

We often complain about things in life. The economy. Our jobs. The state of this world. We often feel empty and robbed of "the good things in life." But the Apostle Paul saw things differently. Instead of complaining about what he didn't have, he understood and rejoiced in what he did have. Riches in Christ. Listen today as Pastor Leger begins his teaching on the book of Ephesians.

The Bible tells us that the gentle actions of those who follow Jesus shine like stars in a dark world.

Working Out Salvation: A Call to Joyful Obedience

King David knew a few things about suffering. He struggled with family brokenness, betrayal, the death of a child, and much more over the course of his life. Through the writing in the Psalms, we get to see a first hand picture of King David’s incredible strength and determination to cling to hope in…

1 Peter 4:7-11 The final stages or steps of any journey, program, or strategy are crucial ones because they determine the outcome of all that has come before and whether the journey, program, or strategy will ultimately be successful. Highschool and college or university seniors, for instance, follow…

Last week we started a new series called “Stay Positive” and we talked about optimism. Being optimistic is an important part of having a positive outlook on life. Optimism is a state of mind, not the state of your circumstances. Today we are going to talk about gratitude. Being grateful. Does anyone…

Big Idea - Grumbling and complaining undermine the grace of God and poison the heart. Scripture - Exodus 16 , Numbers 11 , James 1 INTRO: Humans are interesting creatures, we tend to become focused on the negative more than the positive - just look at our newspapers, TV news, any information services…

Me: Grumbling and complaining undermine the grace of God and poison the heart. The movie Grumpy Old Men - I wanted at a clip but they where all way to inappropriate for a sermon Another favorite is the two old codgers from the muppet show. My coworker at Vienna says that us. We love to laugh at this…

1 Why, O Lord , do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord…

Have you ever been less than enthusiastic about doing something? Perhaps you’ve been tapped to be part of leadership for a community group, the local school PTSA, here at our church, or even for our presbytery. When you’re tapped out, what is your typical response? One of the things I love about Moses…

The Big Drought V 1-6 Yahweh will afflict you with the wasting diseases and with the fever and with the inflammation and with the scorching heat and with the sword and with the blight and with the mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish. And your heavens that are over your heads shall be like…

Introduction: Last week we began walking through this passage, Philippians 2:12-18 and its very practical implications from the previous week’s deeply theological passage. I told a story about how I used to play football and had learned that you always play till you heard the whistle blow. I related…

Broadly in this series of sermons we are talking about the need for patient endurance in our obedience. Last week I used the illustration of not only loosing weight, but keeping or maintaing that weight loss. After the sermon I was talking with a brother and he shared another good illustration of our…

Announcements Need help with renovations. Much of them will start on September 11th. Offering, we don’t pass the plate for offering, but if you would like to worship God through giving, we have a table at the back. Introduction My family is pretty politically charged. At some point, at a Klahsen dinner,…

Secular - Here are a couple of stories about people who faced consequences for their actions, lack thereof, or someone else’s actions. A pastor is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is very small and…

1 Corinthians 10:6-13 “ Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.” Nor let us commit sexual immorality,…

Our theology determines our attitude . Our attitude determines our actions and reactions . 9 Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine…

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care…

An Appeal to Obedience and Humility (2:12-13) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things…

Luke 19:1-10 “ Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore…