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Let Dad Handle It. Let. Dad. Handle. It. Good morning. You people will never guess the passage of scripture my sermon comes from this morning. Romans chapter 12. Last week we looked at what it meant to live in harmony with one another. Eden shared some beautiful piano music to help us to know what harmony…

Secular - Eddie Edwards, Ripley, Tennessee shared the following story: A salesman talked my uncle into buying 10,000 personalized pens for his business with the promise that he would be eligible to win a 32-foot yacht. A born gambler, my uncle agreed. Well, he won, and a few weeks after the pens arrived,…

Disputes. We all have them. Think back to a dispute you had this past week. How did it go? The passage today is 1 Corinthians 1:6-11 . In this letter to the Corinthians, Paul is dealing with numerous issues among the church members. He has already been addressing their pride, and desire to look good…

Introduction How many have said or did something they’ve regretted Sometimes this feeling immediate - and sometimes after reflection you feel this way “If only...” What is the culprit - Self Control Hospitals, morgues, divorce courts, criminal courts, unemployment lines, prisons, are full of people who…

When I worked in Hospitals… we caught a thief who had been robbing the Dr offices. when they told him that he took $4,000 from an office, he retorted… I only took 1500 … What do you do when you are driving and a police car pulls up behind you? Slow dow… even of you are going the speed limit… right? The…

If I was to tell you that you only had five years left of your life, how would you live it? Everyone of us knows that we only have one life to live. How are we going to spend the time that we have here on earth? How are we going to invest our time? How are we going to invest our energy? The first three…

Intro Two men were on trial for armed robbery. An eye witness took the stand to testify and the prosecutor got up to begin questioning. First, he asked the eye witness… were you at the scene of the robbery? Yes the eye witness stated. Did you see the vehicle leave the scene at a high rate of speed? Yes…

As a follower of Jesus for a long time a person like myself can start to think, I’ve got this whole faith thing figured out. Most of the things where I fail at, where I sin are things that would never make the news, most people would think that there’s a problem with the person whose mad at me. The kind…

We all have expectations. You came to this time with us with expectations. As we gather for hearing the message you have an expectation about what will happen. I do as well. Life is full of expectations. Sometimes we are disappointed in life. Life does not go as planned. We are disappointed. We may feel…

Have you ever found your self finishing big project, then look at all the mess around you and ask your self Now What? A while back I was setting up my garage to do some woodworking. I built a work desk I arranged my equipment I bought shelves, I filled those shelves with tools. I hung up LED lights so…

28 A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls. Anything that’s uncontrolled eventually will destroy you. It can be eating, drinking, sex, television, chocolate, spending, pecan pie… anything that’s not controlled will eventually destroy you. So we have been looking…

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,…

In the course of our lives, we will be hurt. The world is filled with broken relationships. People offend and are offended so easily. You will get hurt in life. Maybe you have been hurt by what people said about you… by what someone thought about you… You may have been hurt by what people have done to…

1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended…

A boy entered a grocery store one morning and asked the grocer for a box of Tide detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he wanted a box of Tide. The boy said that he was going to wash his cat. The grocer said, "Young man, you shouldn’t wash your cat with this kind of soap." However, the boy…

It seems like, when kids are around 3-5, they become very interested in the why’s of life. Why is the sky blue, why is my hair this color, why do the deer eat our garbage? The question why, can quickly become infuriating becasue after about the 5th why, your running out of answers. As we get older, many…

We are in week 6 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 life is…

OFFENSE IS A TERM USED to describe anger or hurt caused by someone else’s words or actions. Offenses are unavoidable in this life, whether perceived or intentional. As Apostolic Pentecostals, we believe the Bible provides us with guidance on how to handle offense in our lives. Jesus told the disciples,…

66 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. 67 Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?” 68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. 69 We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God.” SUBJECT:…

God’s Servant Messiah (Isa. 42). Isaiah 42:1–7 is the first of four “Servant Songs” in Isaiah, referring to God’s Servant, the Messiah. The others are 49:1–6; 50:1–11; and 52:13–53:12. Contrast “Behold, they [the idols] are all vanity” (41:29) with “Behold My Servant” (42:1). Matthew 12:14–21 applies…

You are not an accident. Each one of you was created by God for a special purpose. Your life in Christ begins with a spiritual rebirth. What that means is that everything you’ve ever done wrong is erased… forgiven and forgotten by God. It’s like restarting your phone. God is saying, let’s get a new start.…

Jesus Shows Love to the Hurting Mark 10:46-52 Tunnel Vision Open your bibles to Mark 10:46-52 as we get a glimpse of Jesus from this gospel. We are moving our way through the book leading up to the resurrection on Easter morning. As we do, we are discovering that Mark pictures Jesus as the Messiah, but…

King David knew a few things about suffering. He struggled with family brokenness, betrayal, the death of a child, and much more over the course of his life. Through the writing in the Psalms, we get to see a first hand picture of King David’s incredible strength and determination to cling to hope in…

The title of the sermon this morning is Want To Lead? Learn To Serve. And I want to ask you to think a minute about your job — those of you who still work and aren’t retired. Think about your and specifically about your manager or supervisor or boss. Picture that person in your mind and ask yourself…