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Rejoice - Pray & Praise As we continue to go through this unsettled time together, we can go to the word of God to find encouragement for these difficult days. The Word of God is where we find hope in the most hopeless of situations. It is where we go to find what God has to say to us this morning. Paul…

What is Prayer? Part 1

Intro: What I want to look at today is not so much the aspects of the kingdom that are here and now and in us, but I want us to look at the kingdom that will be here soon. If Jesus said it's soon, then I'm allowed to say it's soon. I want to talk about Christian hope. I want to lift our eyes to what's…

Introduction Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ (Point of clarification): We have been talking about anxiety in regard to specific examples. The text has specifically pointed to Food, clothing Material things vs Spiritual things.…

Passage: Matthew 6:25-34 Introduction: One of Henry Ward Beecher’s favorite stories was about a young man who was applying for a job in a New England factory. Asking for the owner, he found himself in the presence of a nervous, fidgety man who looked hopelessly dyspeptic. “The only vacancy here,” he…

(THANKFUL WORSHIP VIDEO) 1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. In just a few weeks we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. How can you be thankful in tough times? When the economy is not good. When things aren't going your way. How can…

Intro: Prayer before the Royals game. How are we? Doing well? If you have your Bibles, go ahead and grab those. Matthew, chapter 6, is where we're going to camp out. If you don't have a Bible with you, there should be a hardback black one somewhere around you, as always. I want you to see that I'm not…

“God helps those who helps themselves.” Chances are you have heard this. It’s actually NOT anywhere in the bible. Nor is it even biblical in nature. (as we will see) And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies…

A recent Pew research poll indicated that 20% of Americans have been displaced during the COVID-19 epidemic. That’s around 66.2 mil. Probably NOT moving willingly Emotional health of people is big concern for pastors right now. “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the…

Last we began our series on “Thankful in Everything” We are taking the rest of November and looking at the four keys to surviving stress which leads to one being thankful in everything. They're very simple to say, they're a lot more difficult to apply. And last week we looked at Step One. Step One: Worry…

Getting Attention Question: What are examples of a mindset? (positive, pessimistic, etc.) How would you complete this sentence: An anxious mindset describes someone who __________. Thriving Light Principle: Thriving in stressful times requires the knowledge , application , and practice of God’s Word.…

Getting Attention Question: What are examples of a mindset? (positive, pessimistic, etc.) How would you complete this sentence: An anxious mindset describes someone who __________. Thriving Light Principle: Thriving in stressful times requires the knowledge , application , and practice of God’s Word.…

Joy is mentioned 8 times in the Christmas Story It’s Christmas time and we want to look at the choices that create joy in your life but do it from the Christmas story tonight. Everyone has Christmas on their minds right now, especially the stores which seem to be doing well… at least by my observation.…

Introduction You know that feeling when you get your paycheck just in time? Or when you go to the coffee shop and peek in your wallet and realize you have enough money to get the big coffee WITH a special flavor added in? Or when you come in under budget and you have a little money left over at the end…

RESET: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER We need regular resets because we just tend to drift off course. So from time to time, even daily, certainly weekly and monthly, we need to reset, get back on course, get back to what's most important in our lives. Because we tend to drift as human beings, but then…

Make the Choice to Rejoice It’s simple, but it’s not easy. Have you ever heard that saying? We’re going to look at something this morning that is extremely simple to understand. But out of this world difficult to do. What is it? Let’s look… We’ll start in verse 1 of chapter 4... 1 Therefore, my beloved…

Intro: Nothing is worse than when your body is not at its fullest health. One little detail can throw off everything. (Broken Toe) When you think about it, our spiritual health should be of great concern to us. It can affect a lot when we are not healthy in our faith. Did you know we exist to bring glory…

Broken Paradise I don’t know about you, but I grew up on Switchfoot. They’ve been a constant soundtrack in the background on my life for the last 25 years. Jon Forman is one of the great songwriters of our day. Don’t believe me, check out his solo albums. One theme that has been constant in the music…

The Key to Life with God is the HOLY SPIRIT 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet…

As we return to our study of John's Gospel, we jump ahead to an incredibly comforting promise from Jesus given during an incredibly troubling time. Find peace and hope in our study of John 14:1-6.

613 laws in the Old Testament…all with the same intention, to keep us pure, or to make us pure before God... Isaiah tells us why..... 2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. Our sin has separated us from God and because…

We are reminded that God graciously forgives us completely, fully, and consistently. We are encouraged to forgive and restore our neighbors.

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at God’s promises… We looked at his promises about giving. Then we looked at God's promises of heaven, and then we looked at God's promises of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit last week. Today, I want us to look at God's promises about your future. Now, you ought to…

Do you ever have trouble remembering things? • Important things like picking up your daughter from school? • Emotionally important things like a wedding anniversary. • Financially important things like paying the bills? • Or simple things , like "Why you came into the room?" Forgetting is normal. Forgetting…