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I would like to thank everyone for being here this Sunday. You had many choices in front of you for the day but you choose to worship with us at Concord UMC. I am honored and grateful for you making that decision. I cannot believe that we are moving into our second part of our Bedrock Series as we begin…

2 Chronicles 14:1-11 The kings of Israel and Judah give us a stockpile of good character traits and bad character traits. They give us a list of men of discipline and a list of men with weak morals. Most of the kings were evil; there was never a good king in the North, the kingdom of Israel after Solomon.…

Intro: Tomorrow will be the 246th year anniversary of the United States. Historically, that’s actually a long time for a nation to remain free. 246 years may seem like a long time, but did you know that 246 years is actually just 10-12 generations? But even its brief history on the world stage, God has…

An Atheist tourist was walking around Belfast and noticed all the community centre events for either Catholics or Protestants. After checking out yet another board, he asked a staff member: Atheist: "What do you do in this town if you're an Atheist?" Staff member: "Well sir, that depends.” Atheist: “Depends…

Receive Mercy Give Mercy. Proverbs 29:25–26 (KJV 1900) 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. 26 Many seek the ruler’s favour; But every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord . The Mercy Of God. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.…

Welcome back to our devotions through the gospel of John. I hope last time as we covered what it means to worship in spirit and truth it was a help to you. As we look at the passage today I would ask you to search your own heart and really weigh it against scripture. This is important because we are…

John 1:4-5 “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” James 1:21 “Therefore putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.”…

INTRODUCTION Why are you here? I’m not asking why did you come to this building today. But why do you exist? Why are we here? Why do we exist? What is our purpose? The mystery of existence has plagued the greatest philosphers and the simplest minds for millenia. Why are we conscious? Why are we living…

There was a widow who had “Rest In Peace” put on her husband’s tombstone. When she found out that he left her out of his will, she had added to it these words, “TILL I COME.” Peace – this is something we all desire – we all want to experience. Webster defines peace as a state of tranquility or quiet;…

INTRODUCTION Final sermon is our August series “Winning the Good Fight” Today’s lesson is important and has an immediate practical application We will look at: Defining God’s Joy The Difference between Joy and Happiness Acknowledging the reality of challenging circumstances Developing a Joyful Lifestyle…

Last week, focused on the turning points of life. These turning points can become a crisis in our life. Crisis meaning decision or judgment. The main point of these crises are will we follow, or not? This week focuses on the adjustments we must make in life. The book makes this comment “You cannot stay…

Announcements Our door to door evangelism this past Sunday and yesterday Tyler Brandon Samuel Kathy Halie Scripture Reading: Pastoral Prayer Pray for the lost Pray for transformation of our hearts Pray for God presence in this place Pray for God’s will to be revealed to us in relocating INTRODUCTION…

Aseity-Self-Existence Just a few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with Eden. Her biggest fear are bad guys. She’s afraid that bad guys are going to get her. I was trying to reassure her that I was there to protect her. That mommy was there to protect her. And that God was going to protect her.…

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. The enemy is always trying to change the mind of Christians 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: The devil do not want us to stand. 7 And the Lord…

The book of Chronicles covers a 400-year period of time, called “The Kingdom Period,” because from 1000 B.C. to 600 B.C., Israel was ruled by kings. Saul was its first king. He didn’t do so well. Ezra doesn’t spend much time on him. David comes next. David was human in his sins, and amazing in his heart.…

I. Transformational Dependency on and Discipline of God's Grace ++A. Be aware of the trap of pride and guilt. ++B. Abandon personal performance and embrace God’s grace. ++C. Continually commit yourself to the foundation of grace (at the start and end of each day) II. Transformational Dependency on and…

Baseball players occasionally adopt unique habits or rituals before a game. For instance, a pitcher named Ryan Dempster ate at the same Italian restaurant on the days that he pitched. Another pitcher named Matt Garza treated some teammates to Popeye’s Chicken before games that he was scheduled to pitch.…

Happy 4th of July. It has always been a fun holiday for me. Quite often we would spend some of it at the lake skying and then watch fireworks. Other times we would grill at home and watch fireworks. We live in a great nation … the greatest in the history of the planet. We celebrate as a nation our independence…

Today we begin a series on the Beatitudes. I know I have done series in the past on this subject, but this one will be different. This is an 8 week series. Of the 8 weeks, I will do four of those. I have asked two of our own to help me with this series. Pastor Bill will do two of these and David Cox…

What is Prayer? Part 1

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately the man who had received five…

Do I love the Lord this Much? 1 I love you, O Lord , my strength. We all too often want to rely on our own strength over the Lord’s. We want to do it on our own. We want to take care of ourselves. We want the ability to do it alone. Yet, we see here that David loves the Lord because He is his strength.…

For the next few messages from me we are going to be talking about faith and God’s provision, and where is our faith placed. But before we dive into the text we need to understand what that word means, so I have a definition and then I also have some information from some surveys done to show us where…

We are continuing our series this morning Our House. When you ask someone what they think about the church, be prepared for any response. What they say may inspire feelings of anger, sadness, joy, or hope, depending on what they have experienced in their dealings with believers. This four-week series…