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Underdogs: The Greatest Comebacks. Week 1 we talked about David and we looked at the need for us to trust in God. Last week we looked at Daniel and the Need for Obedience. Today we want to finish our series on Underdogs and we’ll be talking about Joseph and the Need for forgiveness For our key text today…

Why should we NOT be anxious? 34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Looking from God’s point of view 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its remotest parts And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I…

Overcoming Fear Most of us battle with fear at some point. When you were a kid, maybe you were afraid of storms, the dark, or bathtub drains. Yes, I was afraid of all of those things at one point. I remember one day it was storming pretty bad and there were even reports of tornados. I couldn’t help but…

Learning to trust God when He gives you an impossible task.

Introduction We will be in Haggai this morning. We finished 1 Peter last week, just a friendly reminder we record all those sermons, so if you desire you can go back and listen from the church’s website, fbcira.com. All the sermons I have preached are up unless we have technical difficulties. So Luke,…

Faith and obedience can overcome any overwhelming odds.

The Attitude of Worry Proverbs 23:7 Philippians 4:6-9 May 27, 2018 Introduction: Worry has been defined as “a small trickle of fear that meanders through the mind until it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” Green, M. P. (Ed.). (1989). Illustrations for Biblical Preaching: Over…

Ruth What nationality was Ruth? What nationality was her husband? Why was this a problem? Where did this problem originate? Putting all this into context, Ruth paints a story of true love and compassion…and tells it is 85 verses. It goes through every emotion known to man, loss, pain, grief, separation,…

I have made the statement over this past year that “I would rather take a decade of 2020 over six months of 2019”. I’m not saying that the difficulties we as a family went through were more or less difficult than what God may be allowing you to go through What I am saying is that life brings struggles,…

In the movie Liar, Liar, Max Reede is having maybe his 10th birthday party... but he’s waiting very nervously for his Dad to show up. His father is both a compulsive liar and successful lawyer, and he has promised... promised that he will not miss Max’s birthday. But Max has heard all of this before.…

Ever find yourself saying “Prayer is the least I can do for you”? Or shared your heart out with someone and they reply with well “I will pray for you”. Your thinking I poured my heart out and told you all about my struggles and all you got for me is I will pray for you and for some of you your saying…

Intro I’ve got a little metal train on my desk. Well, It’s parts of a train… Our lives are like that train. We might have some pieces in place, but the pieces don’t know what the train looks like. We need a finished image, and the right steps to get us there. Overview. Today: Gen 25:19 through 29:30…

Intro: In this world there are many things that will bring you down. Everyday we hear that Iran is growing in their nuclear weapon capabilities. In recent weeks and months there have been people devastated by earthquakes all over the world. Some people are suffering from droughts while others are dealing…

Ministry is hard. Ministry involves sacrifice. Real Christlike ministry is possible only by means of God’s grace. This kind of ministry involves transformation. Our old sinful, corrupt, selfish hearts must be transformed into new grace-filled, loving, and humble hearts. This kind of transformation is…

A Superbowl Sermon…a week early. Yes, I know Superbowl is next week but this message is in preparation for next week and I’m going to go ahead and get a stir started this morning… Chiefs or Eagles??? Now, I am an odd ball man - I do not care for professional football. Love high school and college football…

Intro: We have been making our way through the Book of Daniel. Last week we finished Chapter 8 and instead of starting Chapter 9 today, I decided that it may be a good spot to interject a sermon that goes along with our theme and hopefully answers a question that I have heard many times and have also…

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that…

Titus 3:1-8 Good morning everyone and thank you for being here today. I hope you have prepared yourself to receive something this morning. That you come expectantly to be engaged in the message this morning. Announcements Ministry Sunday at the Rock Prayer We are in the 5th chapter of James and last…

Introduction We just finished a section that dealt with people saying what they will do in the future. This is what a mind set on material things and worldly passions will do. Now, James is rebuking this living even more than in the last section. He zero’s in on worldly desires and passion for wealth.…

Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:12- 14:9 Review In our last Hafltarah We spoke of Jacob and Esau - and their purpose After speaking of Esau and Jacob, Summary of The Torah Portion: Genesis 28:10-32:3 10 Now Jacob went out from Beersheba and went toward Haran. Vayetze Picture Jacob leaves his hometown of…

Introduction: At the end of the 1983 college basketball season, Duke lost by 43 points in the ACC tournament. The program was in disarray and many thought that Coach K’s career was over. How could he keep his job after such a poor performance? At dinner, which was at Denny’s that night (notice it wasn’t…

Introduction: In our justice system, a person has to raise his or her right hand as they give an oath asserting that they are going to speak the truth. The right hand is a symbol of power and authority as well because around 90% of people are naturally right-hand dominant. As I thought through this interchange…