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God nurtures our faith so that our faith can be healthy; the path to healthy faith centers on a love which embraces heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Last time, we addressed the sin of the priests who had become lax in their worship as they sacrificed blind, lame, and sick animals to God. This showed their disregard for the Lord and what he required from them. They kept the best for themselves and dishonored God with the worst. They were loving God…

Discussion And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant,…

One of the ways that we can live wisely in a foolish world is to learn to take care of our health. Since we only have one body to serve the Lord with, it is important that we take care of it to honor Him all the days of our lives. Paul pleads with believers; 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the…

Intro We are talking about relationships. some of us have had good relationships… others not so good… some have had really bad relationships. Does anyone wish you could have taken a course when you were young on relationships? It might have saved some heartbreak. Wouldn’t it be nice to take a class in…

Secular - Thanks to a very healthy lifestyle, a married couple live well into their 100s One day they are both killed in a tragic accident, and go to heaven. On the first morning, they go up to God and ask where the gym is. "Gym?" God replies, "you don't need to go to the gym here, you'll always be in…

The church is most healthy when everyone lovingly exercises his/her gift(s)!

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…

Introduction Good morning. It’s a joy to be with you today. I want to welcome those joining us online and thank you for choosing to worship with us when there are a lot of other options out there. We thank you for joining us and hope the Lord blesses you from His Word today. Go ahead and open your Bible…

Discover some of the key attitudes, actions, and outcomes that characterize a healthy church.

Psalm 5 : Healthy Tension 1 Give ear to my words, O Lord ; consider my groaning. 2 Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray. 3 O Lord , in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. 4 For you are not a God who delights…

Intro: Marks of a zombie ( To survive you have to look and smell like one, and act like one) Verse one of Ephesians chapter 4 is really a transition verse in this letter. In chapters 1-3, Paul is really unpacking this mystery that God has taught him about the gospel. He’s unpacking this mystery that…

26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it . 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

Titus 2:4-5 So far, Paul has given Titus guidance for pastors on the island of Crete, and he has given instructions for bad influencers in the church, too. In contrast to their unhealthy teaching, he’s described healthy teaching for older men and women, and all of this teaching centers around the right…

Titus 2:3–4 (NKJV) the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—that they admonish the young women to love their husbands ... Famous Hollywood actor, Andy Rooney, said, “It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life…

You can’t be healthy or wealthy without being wise It’s better to be healthy and wealthy spiritually than physically 2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 11 “Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth,…

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; Jonathan Swift, a historic English/Irish poet and satirist, once announced, "Every man desires to live long, but no man desires to be old," and…

You likely won’t be healthy or wealthy unless you use wisdom Two different teachings in the body of Christ Prosperity teaching Poverty teaching 2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. It’s better to be healthy and wealthy spiritually than…

There is growing interest in learning what the Bible says about our career, jobs, and professions, and for good reason! Our “work” is a major part of our lives. In 2019, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted an American Time Use Survey, finding that working Americans spend more time per week working…

Acts 2:42-47 a healthy church is a disciple making church. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together…

Intro; Most of us in America have no idea what it means to go hungry. Now we get hungry but we have the means by which to fill those hunger desires. Matter of fact, obesity is at an all time high in America. CDC 2020, 2 out of 3 adults are obese [75 %] CDC 2023, 1 out of 5 children are obese [20 %] 14.7…

Secular - Today we are talking a little bit about praying God’s Will. A lot of times we pray, but don’t take into account Scripture or the Will of God. Here is one such prayer: Dear Lord, Help me to relax about insignificant details, beginning tomorrow at 7:41:23 a.m. EST. Help me to consider people's…

Getting in shape physically is pretty straightforward: Eat right and exercise. Did you know that the same is true spiritually as well? If you and I are going to be healthy enough to fight the good fight, we need to feast on God's Word and train ourselves in godliness.

Being a healthy disciple Before setting out into the world to make disciples, God desires that we are healthy enough to reproduce. The two books of God, the bible and his creation speak volumes about the method of reproduction and being healthy. Many of us, including myself, started out early with the…