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Thoughts The need for encouragements is at the same time self-evident and ongoing. It’s self-evident because we inherently know that we need it. That need is not something external - being told we need it, it’s internal - we know it from personal experience. Introduction new series topical on encouragement…

Illustrations: letter regarding VCR purchase 7 Things Christians should tell themselves every day God is my Father Christ is my Savior Heaven is my home Scripture is my guide Every believer is my family The gospel is my message God’s glory is my goal There are many goals of encouragement in our everyday…

We live in a negative world. We are consistently bombarded by voices of discouragement. It’s not just about global, political, or economic issues either. Kids at school get made fun of for not being the smartest in the class, not being the most popular, or simply being different. The internet is filled…

Text: Joshua 4 Series: Encouraged: Taking God at His Word Title: Remembering the Faithfulness of God Introduction There is nothing like the smell of breakfast cooking. Walk into a house. Smell bacon. Smell sausage. Maybe the sweet aroma of pancake syrup. Oh my goodness. There is nothing like it. The…

Introduction How does a sinful man approach a Holy God? The Perfect Sacrifice 1 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the reality itself of those things, it can never perfect the worshipers by the same sacrifices they continually offer year after year. The Law. Given by…

With a little help from a friend. . . We get by with a little help from a friend. David Brown picture here Let me share a story with you about David Brown. Sprinter, 100 meters, less than 11 seconds. He holds a worlds record. (the story) He is blind, he runs in the Paralympics. David has to use a guide…

“Change, it’s constant” Constants: God’s love ( 1Jn4:8 ; Jn3:16 ; Rom8:38-39 ) God is love God so loved God’s love is inseparable Constants: God’s way ( Jn14:6 ) The way of Jesus only Constants: God’s promises ( Heb13:5 ) Promises to never leave nor forsake you Constants: Change (expand on types of change)…

Discouraging times Crooked and perverse generation ( Php2:15 ) Man has traded the truth for lies ( Rom1:23 ) - Even the church can be discouraging Barna reports 3,500 people leave the church a day, 1.2m will leave the church in the next year Disunity, church splits, quarreling Gossip (Transition) Who…

Be Encouraged Intro Just a few weeks ago I was scrolling through Facebook and saw a video that intrigued me. The video was of David Brown. David Brown is a Sprinter. He runs a 100 meters in less than 11 secs. He is currently the World Record holder in his sport. He is also Blind. He races in the Paralympics.…

Philippians 1:18 (KJV 1900) 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached ; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice . Philippians 1:5–6 (KJV 1900) 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very…

Encouragement: To urge forward, persuade, inspire with courage Act of giving someone support, confidence or hope God’s Purpose Joshua 1:1–2 “1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying: 2 “Moses My servant…

Jesus tells this parable to convey the cost of discipleship. This parable about a dishonest manager who had one admirable quality, persistence. The manager squandered the property of the rich man But, he had the audacity to cover it up for his own gain. He literally stole property of the rich man to…

Introduction Well, we’re finally here - 37 messages + this week and next week and 18 months later we come to the end of Paul’s letter to the church in the area of Ephesus (West Turkey , South of Smyrna (now Izmir ) today. Paul writes a little over 2400 words in Greek; a little over 3000 in English, as…

Our culture We live in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation ( Php2:15 ), just as it was in the first century Our culture today the difference is we have a cancel culture Don’t agree, cancel Don’t like, just leave Don’t speak face to face, just argue on social media (put in illustration of men…

Intro : What do you think Satan’s most effective weapon for defeating Christians is? Doubt/Discouragement [ Gen. 3 ] We see Satan putting doubt in the mind of Eve over what God had said about eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Then Eve became discouraged that God would…

Joshua 24:14-15 Commitment to God arises from faith in his promises, is expressed in worship and adoration and leads to obedience to his commands Sports stars are adored by some fans. Every year in the finals of the various codes of football, but especially in the AFL, I am struck by the relationship…

I. WHAT’S OUR CONTEXT? A. Hebrews 12:1a (ESV) — 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses… B. ___________________________________________________________________________. C. Richard Phillips in Faith Victorious asks this question, “What is the context, what is the arena in…

Hebrews 10:39 (ESV) — 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls. I. FAITH IS Hebrews 11:1 (ESV) — 1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. “The biblical definition of faith…is not about…

Where do you get it? Illustration: Dog, licks, loves, feelings from it Where do you find encouragement? Family, job, friends, accomplishment. Your finances, etc. From each other (expand; good biblical thing) Encouragements can be very uplifting, motivational, but they too can be used as manipulation…

Introduction: Do you ever get the blues? We’ve been talking about this a lot lately I feel, but I don’t think we can talk about it enough. We need to be encouragers and we need to be encouraged ourselves. That’s what I love about Paul and Timothy’s relationship with each other. They both helped each…

Encouraging Women 25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through the eyes of my…

Has Christ changed you? Introduction: One way missionary (A.W. Mill) profane, angry, irate man. God got a hold of him and changed him and he became a one way missionary (expand) Burn the plow picture inserted here Bible illustration Elijah after God impacted him and found him pouting led him to Elisha…

What are you conforming to? We know what it says in Rom12:2 , what not to be conformed to 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. We know according to Rom8:29…

The first attempt of David Livingstone to preach ended in failure: “Friends, I have forgotten all I had to say,” he gasped, and in shame stepped from the pulpit! At that moment, Robert Moffat who was visiting Edinburgh advised David not to give up. Perhaps he could be a doctor instead of a preacher,…