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Help! Why would anyone ask for help? Because they need and want it. Why would anyone help them? Because they can and should. That’s what Paul is telling his readers here (v. 1a). Mindful of Others Because God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ was mindful of us ( Romans 12:1 ). We must overcome being…

Others Focused Technology 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ICC’s Sunday PM service (6/12/22) I. Introduction 1. Prayer i. Lord, allow us to understand the truth 2. Catch- Technology can be good i. On March 23, 2020, Tim Challies posted a blog entitled How the World Worshipped on One of the Most Unusual Sundays…

What is love? Poets, philosophers, theologians and artists have attempted for a very long time to define that four letter word. Song writers have, too. Did you know that more songs have been written about love than any other topic in the world? Here’s a few of the songs about love. The Partridge family…

What is the best way to communicate? Have you ever thought about this question? Most of us to some extent have done so. Yet, it really all depends. Some of it depends on generation and capabilities. It also depends on the goal of the communication. Information does not always lead to transformation.…

Shopping Lists I’ve often found it strange that when I walk around a supermarket holding a shopping list, I have on occasion had people remark - oh, a shopping list, now that’s a good idea. I’m usually thinking the comments are said a bit tongue-in-cheek, probably because they keep forgetting to write…

The Path Alone As I’ve been studying up to teach our Sunday School world religions class, I’ve been reminded once again of the importance of our own Christian history and heritage. There’s a very famous book written by a Christian by the name of John Buyan, titled “Pilgrim’s Progress” which I have a…

Even as a small church… even in a pandemic… you guys have made a difference this year. Fuel the Future… Food Distribution… Food Pantry… Feeding Sick people… Feeding grieving families… Christmas Service - One Day to Feed the World - We are not here just to go to church and enjoy each other… Jesus said……

Intro We have been looking at what the church is supposed to be. Jesus said, 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. Series – Our Church – Passion for God , Prayer, Praise and Worship and for…

Introduction: This morning our passage comes from Galatians 6 . In the Book of Galatians, Paul writes to the churches of the region of Galatia that are being plagued by false teachers trying to get them to add works of the flesh to the gospel message of salvation by faith alone. Galatians is very much…

Introduction 1 Samuel 25:2-13 2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel. 3 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband…

Introduction: It is good to be in the house of the Lord with you all this morning. Today we are continuing our verse by verse study in the Book of Romans, chapter 8, if you have a Bible please turn to there. It is my desire this morning for us to understand better the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.…

35 On that day, when evening had come, he told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36 So they left the crowd and took him along since he was in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already…

Wed we began this short series of God’s not Dead with the message God’s Transforming Lives. We discussed how we have to through off the past, allow God to change the way we think and then put on our new selves. A pastor got a letter “Dear Pastor. I’m very discouraged and I’m really hurting at this time.…

Church growth problems There is much we can learn from the early church, what they went through, what they did, in other words how they handled things. The thing being handled here is church growth. Church growth did not then, nor does it today come without some potential problems. So may we look, glean,…

When I did youth ministry, we would take kids to Chuck E Cheese. They had a game called Whack-a-mole. In WAM, moles pop up out of holes and you have to hammer them back down. But as soon as you slam one, another pops up. And on and on it goes. The thing about this game and the reason it’s just evil,…

Intro: Israel has already had their share of ups and downs in their early conquest of the Promised Land, all due to their feeble faith. We have often done the same when we were young in our faith. So what does it take for a person/people to have faith to move mountains? “Help From Heaven” Matthew 17:20–21…

We are in the final week of Life’s Healing choices. So far we have looked at 5 choices we can make with God’s help to move towards victory in our lives. 1st choice: Reality Choice where we realize that we are not God and admit that we are powerless to control our tendency to to the wrong thing and my…

Show video “Labels We Carry” How many of us have ever felt labeled? How did it make you feel? Now, How many of us have ever labeled someone? Tonight I want to think about, “ How often have you got in the way of the gospel message because you judged people to not be worthy of the gospel message. ” Because…

We are finishing our Back to School Series today as we discuss Team Spirit. I don’t know about you but our school had horrible team spirit even though we were awesome in football, so in our senior year, a group of us Seniors decided to take matters into our own hands. Each week we would introduce a new…

Someone once said, I don’t worry. I just do painful thinking. Was anyone worried in the 2nd half last week? 4th quarter? We live in the day of quick cash, the mad dash, and a lot of Stress. We have all sorts of self help books that talk about reducing stress, but as smart as we think we are, all we have…

If Someone were to ask you... How can you be in a relationship with a God you can’t see? What would your answer be? (Talk about it for a few minutes and share) If you would have asked me this question in the first part of my life I would have answered this question with actions. • I follow His commands.…

Introduction Walking together is something many of us have been told throughout our lives is how we make it through life. Some have said it takes a village to raise a child. Some say we need good healthy friendships around us if we are to be able to continue in life. Yet, many of us struggle with this…

Generosity is freely sharing with others the many gifts God has given us. A spirit of generosity arises from gratitude. As we imitate Gods own generous nature, our generosity overflows to bless the people around us.

Introduction: One of the major reasons that a lot of people don’t go to church and the gym is one and the same reason. They don’t want to be judged! I would argue that one of the most well known Bible verses today is no longer just John 3:16 (if that one is even remembered by people anymore) but also…