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Intro: Back in January I preached on a theme. Priorities. We learned to prioritize the eternal. Namely, people and God’s Word. The saved, the church. The unsaved, those that need the gospel. And God’s Word. We were reminded that our priorities must be in step with the mind of Christ. This morning we…

Seeking God Through Fasting What is Fasting? Who is Fasting? Why Do We Fast? 5 At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God. 4 So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and…

The end justifies the means……how many of us have even heard that saying? Probably all of us. The saying itself posits that if the end that we are trying to obtain is justified enough that the how we got there doesn’t matter, or perhaps is of secondary importance. How many of us believe that is true?…

I asked for strength… And God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom… And God gave me problems to solve. I asked for prosperity… And God gave me a brain and energy to work. I asked for courage… And God gave me danger to overcome. I asked for love… And God gave me troubled people to…

Psalm 24:5–6 5 They will receive the Lord ’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. 6 Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are…

Review God created for us a love relationship. Has there been a time in your life when you questioned God’s love for you? In that experience, were there ways God was expressing His love for you? What scriptures do you turn to when looking for assurance of God? Two relationship focuses: His Work, and…

Inform Yourself In order to discern God’s leading we should seek to gain as much information as possible about the situation. The Bible is full of examples and principles that merge God’s will with adequately-informed judgment. Examples? A person who makes a pronouncement without listening to the facts…

14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! 13 But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. 15 Is it not lawful…

Introduction Back in September, I sat down and began to set out a preaching schedule and themes for the next few months. I knew we were going to do Jonah and I looked at the dates for Advent. Advent, a time to reflect on the beginning of Emmanuel, God dwelling with us, and I noticed that there would…

Introduction We are continuing in the great faith chapter, Chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews today and we will be looking at the second person that the author uses as and example of what faith looks like. If you remember from previous sermons that chapter 11 sits as an encouragement between the end of…

Graduation Sunday: In many places in the New Testament, the apostle Paul refers to himself as “a servant of Jesus Christ” (e.g., Romans 1:1 ; Colossians 4:12 ; Philippians 1:1 ; 1 Timothy 4:6 ). 1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God The Lord’s…

The book of Chronicles covers a 400-year period of time, called “The Kingdom Period,” because from 1000 B.C. to 600 B.C., Israel was ruled by kings. Saul was its first king. He didn’t do so well. Ezra doesn’t spend much time on him. David comes next. David was human in his sins, and amazing in his heart.…

As we continue our GOD’S NOT DEAD sermon series, we’ve seen how GOD’S NOT DEAD because He is still Transforming Lives , Helping Hurting People , and last week we saw how He is Solving People’s Problems . Today we are looking at how God is still Reconciling Relationships. Let me ask, How many you you…

Three False Methods, and a True One Three wrong ways: Seeking God’s will through signs and “ fleeces ” Where do we get the idea of “fleeces” from? Gideon We say that people are “setting out a fleece” when they challenge God to reveal His will through some uncommon event or through some apparently chance…

What is Biblical Leadership? Nehemiah 1-2 Introduction: Good morning once again. It’s great to be back with you this morning. Go ahead and open your Bibles to the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. What are the characteristics of a godly leader? What does a godly leader do? What are they like? How…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Good morning. God Is Good. This morning I have titled my sermon God is Just, God is Kind as we take a look at the book of Romans, the beginning of chapter 2. We have been studying the book of Romans since the beginning of July. Moving through methodically - to understand this very important book in our…

How is God’s love shown? Shown in Discipline and Faithfulness Hosea 1–3 (ESV) 1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 When the Lord first spoke through…

Does God Exist? The question of the existence of God in the scope of human history is not a new one, but it is not particularly old either. When one examines cultures throughout history there seems to have always been a “something greater” that is in control of it all. For instance in school we studied…

Welcome Good morning everyone, today we are continuing in our study of the book of James. It’s been a while since I have mentioned this, so I just wanted to once again bring it to our minds. James gives us practical ways to live out the Christian life. We have seen this throughout the first three chapters,…

Praise God Who Seeks Sinners BIG IDEA: Guilt drives man away from God, but God seeks and saves sinners by his grace. Introduction Guilt and shame are timeless problems! The Bible provides timeless solutions! This is what makes the ancient story of Adam and Eve so relevant to our daily lives. Have you…

Merry Christmas Eve everyone. Have you ever had one of those days where everything went wrong and you thought, I should not have gotten out of bed today? Once upon a time, in the bustling city of Murphyville, there lived a young man named Alex Murphy. One fateful day, Alex woke up with a spring in his…

7 The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. 8 In the path of your judgments, O Lord , we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. 9 My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in…

Disobedience is less about “personal failure” than it is a “personal offense” to God, who is holy. Self-purposed Living Grieves the Lord vv. 17-32 Without God, humanity walks in futility and deceit vv. 17-19 ++With Christ, believers walk in righteousness and truth vv. 20-24 ++With the Holy Spirit, God’s…

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. Called to Good Works This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain…