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Big Idea: As believers, we are encouraged to remain steadfast and committed in our faith through every trial and storm that life may bring. We are anchored by Jesus. He is our great hope, salvation, and savior. Introduction Welcome to church! It’s a great day to be here, since we’re starting a new series…

How do you measure maturity? No matter how you measure it, we all expect that with maturity comes some sort of stability. But who is experiencing that these days? Who doesn’t need an anchor for the soul right now? Seriously holding fast and drawing near to Jesus leads to maturity. (Denying Jesus leads…

Hope in Scripture is not an wishful hope, but one of certainty . We all are looking for this certainty and are tempted to look in the wrong places, as Isaiah and his fellow disciples of God were tempted as well. Let’s turn to Isaiah 8:11-21 and discover where our hope truly is. 11 For the Lord spoke…

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…

I spoke to an old friend who also worked with me in YFC this week. It got me to thinking about those days with YFC. We had a slogan. Geared to the Times… Anchored to the Rock. It simply meant that we would use whatever approach worked in the times we were in, but the message never changed. YFC started…

Know that if God has rooted you, you can rest in the gospel!

Life is, in so many respects, a quest for security and certainty. We organize our lives to have a sense that we are in control and know what is going to happen. We find comfort in routine because of the sense of stability it provides. But the chaos and disorder of the world intrudes on our security.…

Taking up the full armor of God. #1 Gird Loins with Truth You gird your loins with truth by staying in the place where you know the truth of who you are and who He is. He is good and He loves you. What does He specifically like about you? Remember this in all times of your life #2 Breastplate of Righteousness…

Introduction This is our second and last sermon in the third book of Psalms. Just a reminder as we have been looking at the Psalms, the third book collection has a general focus of exile in the lives of the people. Exile in their world is both actual and metaphorically. There was a time where the people…

Introduction If you’ve ever been on a boat in a lake, you may have witnessed drifting. I can remember going out on a lake to fish and we stop in a certain place. I get work on casting and reeling and trying to catch something. I’m just working on my task and eventually when I look up, things look different.…

“This” What is this? The answer means everything to those who believe. The thing he just pointed to in Hebrew 6:13-18 (preview) It’s all about this Oath that God made to Abraham and for us. · Hebrews highlights what that means for us. For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater…

“Faith is not credulity. It is not believing in something you know is not true. Neither is faith a substitute for knowledge. Christian faith operates in the realm of meaning, not in the realm of fact. Faith recognizes fact but it is not out to obtain, contradict, or prove facts. Saint Augustine knew…

Philippians 2:12-30 Philippians 2:13–30 “for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort—for the sake of his good pleasure—is God. Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse…

Introduction: Everyone experiences pain in some form or another throughout life Some asked the question of why is there so much pain, so much suffering and so much disappointment all around me? You’re looking at all the challenges of your life, trying to make sense of it without knowing what the bigger…

“The Word of God” Part 1 Foundations are often faulty. When we think about foundations there can be cracks and even worse it can cause structures to fall down if not carefully checked. Check this out. We see these advertisements all over today. Because if left unchecked our homes or even larger structures…

Are You Listening? Oxford languages define listening as ‘giving one’s attention to a sound’, while the Oxford and Cambridge dictionaries both define listening as ‘to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her ’. I find this distinction really interesting and important. Listening…

Who Is Jesus? That’s the question we’re going to be discussing today and next week. We began this series in the search of truth, what it is, where it must come from, who it must come from, can that one be known, and now we are going to talk about Jesus. When a Christian talks about Jesus we sometimes…

As we’re closing in on the middle of chapter 12 of this Gospel of John... …we’ve been reading about, sensing and feeling this BUILD UP of momentum... SO far in this book - Jesus had SAID and DONE enough things to - FORCE people to have to DEAL WITH HIM... Healing the lame Raising the dead Preaching His…

Thanks to Chris Chumita for bringing the Word to us last week. If you were with us 2 weeks ago, you may remember that what we focused on in our passage - was FEAR. Our passage was SATURATED with - FEAR - and it was fear that led Saul to the choices that he made. We saw that BECAUSE Saul’s fear was ROOTED…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude and anticipation. We thank You for this opportunity to gather together as a community of believers to worship You and to delve into Your Word. As we begin this time of study and reflection, we ask…

Hope Four Candles. Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. This Sunday the Candle is the Candle of Hope. In the light of the scriptures we read today - let us reflect on what this ‘Hope’ means. Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44 What is the opposite of hope? If I try to think of the opposite…

(S1) — Two things church people don’t like to hear…Money/Sharing our faith ( Evangelism) I DON’T WANNA HEAR IT Landscaper/Evangelist Can we just not talk about it? Are we going to be the church of believers, as Jesus intend (Acts) “Evangelism, good or bad, is the reproductive system of Christianity.”…

When God Says- Yes 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. Are you ready for your prayers to be answered? Are you ready for your miracle? Are you ready for what God is releasing…

39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed…