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In the next three chapters we will be dealing with addictions in general. In this chapter I want to examine addictions from a physical and psychological perspective. What they are How we become addicted The effects of addiction once they take hold In subsequent chapters we'll see what the Bible says…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. I wanted to take a few minutes…

I stand before you today as someone who is addicted. I’m addicted to a lot of things. You all know about my ice cream addiction. We joke and laugh about that. But, we could talk about my desire to please people. We could talk about my past with pornography. I actually had to go through an addiction recovery…

Message What is the mind? Our minds are almost always working - even when we are asleep. As we go about our day, our minds are busy processing and analyzing everything that our senses tell us, but I would guess that very few of us have ever spent much time thinking about our own thoughts. We don’t normally…

What Does Your Forgiveness Cost? 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 36 Whoever believes…

Where is the hope It would seem to me that very few people have hope these days. For instance if I were to mention politics, I generally get a big groan, and regardless of whether you are on the more progressive side of politics, or the more conservative side, the thing that seems to unite everyone is…

Perhaps you have seen them, the signs popping up all over Greene County attempting to encourage young people struggling with suicidal and addictive thoughts. One in particular caught my attention the other day; it read, “You are Enough”. This short phrase perfectly sums up the spirit of our age. That…

Sin and other burdens are both individual and collective. God has a clear plan for us to follow regarding burdens.

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…

Illustration Jason—at a young age he was taken by social services out of his home, where his mother was addicted to heroin, cocaine, and alcohol. Tossed from one foster care house to another, he finally found a home—a Christian home. He went to church to please his new parents, but never had a genuine…

Turn to and read 1 Timothy 4:1-2 . Pray. This morning, we want to consider “the how.” When you hear of a marriage falling apart have you ever asked yourself, “What happened?” When you hear of a young person who has destroyed their life through drugs or alcohol have you ever asked yourself, “What happened?”…

Promises, Prayers, Presence It begins with God. Therefore, it makes sense that it should end with God. The garden of Eden is what we can call “Temple.” God made the heavens and the earth and at the end of creating said, “It is very good.” When I consider what our planet looks like now, I can only imagine…

Romans 3 In times past many of us here today would have been viewed with suspicion in many of our churches. Only the upright, respectable christian who hadn’t publically done anything remotely scandalous was welcome. Wild clothing, financial difficulties, divorce, children who had gone off the rails,…

Bondage has a high price. The price for our bondage of sin was paid for once at Calvary by Jesus Christ.

I struggled this year to land on a passage of scripture to share with you all this Father’s Day. As a man and a father, I wanted to preach from proverbs on the importance of passing wisdom on to our children, and share how true wisdom is only from the Lord I then thought it would be great to find an…

Intro - 21 Days of Prayer - Refocus, Refresh, We are not really fasting, but we know we need to get some toxins out of our lives. Detox - Removal of toxic substances from a living organism We need to removes some toxins from our lives… spirit, soul and body. In January we do this in the fast. I am pretty…

Walk by the Spirit Today we are continuing a two part series called, “A Way Out,” where we are looking at temptation. The enemy uses temptation to hold us back and make us feel trapped. “ I had to. I couldn’t resist! It’s just the way I am. I can’t change. I have tried something else, but it just didn’t…

Psalm 86 Message 4 Joy Me: a. Hope when life doesn’t make sense i. It’s about a pastor and going through some health issues i. I recalled those days with my back problems ii. I’m thinking this is good sermon material iii. But something just wasn’t right iv. I was kind of a bummer reading that v. I have…

Things that inspire awe The view of creation, our feelings on our wedding day, an expensive steak or meal, getting your dream job, riding a motorcycle for the first time, beautiful music Nothing is more crushing than if we have something that inspires awe in our lives taken away. People are in constant…

I was 21 years old. I was working in the receiving department for my college’s dining services. Part of my job was to drive a golf cart to deliver food between the warehouse, our cafeterias, and the day care that was on the campus. I loved to drive that golf cart. It was a electric and they were miserably…

Today we will be looking at John 5:25-30 . The larger context is Jesus talking to the Jews who were against him for healing a lame man on the Sabbath. Jesus uses this opportunity to communicate truth to them. Truth that would change their hearts and lives if they will hear it. Jesus’ response begins…

Could I be wrong? Everyone say it in their mind. It is a very interesting question to ponder; or at least it is for me. For some of us we think about this more than we ought. Others, I wonder if it every comes to mind. In our current cultural climate I think we must ask this more often. This will lead…

Intro; Last week when we looked at “The Olivet Discourse” , I mentioned what David Jeremiah called six critical signs that Jesus mentioned concerning His Second Coming. Deception of false Christs [ v. 4-5 ] Wars and rumors of war among the nations [ v.6-7a ] Famines, pestilences and earthquakes worldwide…

The Envoy In the times of Jeremiah there would be super kings like Nebuchadnezzar There would be sub kings of territories of the kingdom when a sub king would not obey the super king the super king would end an letter by an envoy the letter would be written in such away. a remembrance of the good things…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Thank you for serving Franca and her family difficult time. Baptism and Potluck Sunday October 30. If you are considering being baptized, please see Pastor John. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse…