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11 Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk with…

Intro: I have always heard that a Christian lives by faith, but What does it really mean to live by faith? Does it mean to never have doubts or fears? Does it mean to always ignore your circumstances and blindly trust? There are certainly times when it is harder to live by faith. Sometimes we think we…

Introduction: Pastor and theologian John MacArthur discusses three popular ways of viewing the world throughout history. The first being the cyclical view. This is one that is common in Eastern thought such as Hinduism in which there is a continual cycle of death and rebirth - reincarnation. This cyclical…

Isaiah 20-23 Good evening Church! We are continuing on in the prophecy of Isaiah, attempting to complete this section where the prophet has been addressing the surrounding nations. Lots of stuff going on in this section, and I acknowledge that it is a difficult large chunk of Isaiah to get through, but…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. He is Risen! What a blessing it is to be together with you this morning and to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ together. Please take your Bibles and turn in them with me to 1 Peter, 1 Peter 1 . If you don’t have a Bible please just raise…

Welcome to Iowa City Church, both here in person and online. Today we roll into part two of this sermon series, Jonah, the story of you. If this is your first time with us, I would really encourage you to go back and check out the first sermon in this series. I think you will find it to be a helpful…

Introduction It’s easy for us to hear the difficult messages of the minor prophets and believe they were meant for different people from a different time. But, what the Big Story compels us to understand is that these prophets and their message prefigure the Great Prophet, Christ himself. Our culture…

Easter at Central | Jud Wilhite Key Ideas Easter is a wake-up call to believers and non-believers alike.We can be spiritually sleepwalking, saying the right things but numb to the truth of what God has done for us.Jesus came, died, and rose to give us real, abundant life! Scripture References ● Ephesians…

Sleepwalking Sleepwalking is a dangerous thing to do. Do we have anyone here today who can say that they know someone, or perhaps they were sleepwalkers? I was a sleepwalker when I was a child. The thing about sleepwalkers is, they don’t know unless someone tells them, that they sleep walk. So, I had…

Intro Sleepwalking Stevie When we are sleepwalking, we often don’t see what is right in front of us 1 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple,…

It is way too easy to sleep-walk through life, on autopilot. We need to be awake, be self controlled, and aware of what Jesus is up to around us.

Isaiah 6:1-4 , Ephesians 1:21 Do you know what it feels like when something or someone gets your attention? How many of you have had a rude awakening before? Some of you might be in different categories: Morning person, Angry morning person, “confused” wake up person, or sleepwalke r/sleep talker? Story:…

"A church that remains alive is focused on Christ and the expansion of the Kingdom of God"

Good morning church, do me a favor and go ahead and have a seat this morning. I know that’s a little different than usual, but it’s because I actually want to invite you in praying with me this morning. I mentioned last week as we kicked off Ezra/Nehemiah that I was full of expectation for what God was…

This is a passage of wonders. For just inner three. Importance. Ascends high mountain. Time prayer. Suburb heaven. Then transfigured. Divinity shines through. Dazzling, confusing Pillars OT – Moses, Elijah. Speaking easily, Cast out time. Great cloud glory settles – Sinai. Very voice God. What sound?…

Intro: Sardis, the impregnable, was situated upon a nearly inaccessible hill, overseer of the Hermus Valley, and in ancient times the proud capital of Lydia. Its people were arrogant, over-confident. They were sure—too sure, alas!—that no-one could scale this hill with its perpendicular sides. There…

Haven’t we had a ton of fun this weekend!?! It’s been an amazing journey where we’ve been challenged physically, emotionally, and I Pray that you’ve been challenged Spiritually. But of course we know that we’re nearing the finish line. Let’s take a second to reflect on what the Lord has shown us this…

What is your reaction to Christmas? What does Christmas mean to you? How does it affect you? in the Bible we see bad and good reactions Bad Herod - sought to stop God’s plan, so self-absorbed and narcissistic that he missed a grand opportunity to be a part of the greatest story ever told the people at…

Being Awake for the coming revival and the coming of the Lord

Revelation: Wake Up Dead Man Revelation 3:1-6 1. Introduction – Let me tell you about the city of Sardis. Even in John’s day it was an ancient city with a celebrated past. a. It was a military stronghold. Built on a plateau with 3 normally sloped sides and 1 side so steep it was deemed impassible. i.…

Text: “35 Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— 36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”” ( Mark 13:35-37 ) There can be something…