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As we see from the story of Saul, you are never so good you don't need Jesus. You are never so bad he cannot save you.

THE COST OF BEING A DISCIPLE OF JESUS I. Jesus instructs concerning discipleship (14:25–27). a. Regarding the candidate’s family (14:25–26): i. What does it mean to Hate our family or loved ones? ii. Matt 10:34-39 iii. Matt 12:46-50 1. We must place Jesus above them. a. We must place the Will of God…

Intro: Nothing is worse than when your body is not at its fullest health. One little detail can throw off everything. (Broken Toe) When you think about it, our spiritual health should be of great concern to us. It can affect a lot when we are not healthy in our faith. Did you know we exist to bring glory…

Introduction: A Danish Philosopher by the name of Soren Kierkegaar wrote, Time goes slowly for the anxious, and for the very anxious even one moment is deadly slow, and for someone anxious unto death time finally stands still. ( EUD, 345 ) Soren Kierkegaar Are you anxious this morning about anything?…

Introduction Two men were talking about a mutual friend. One was very critical. The other said, “I am surprised to hear you say that. It was my impression that he had done many nice things for you.” Replied the other, “Yes, but he has not done anything lately.” That is what many Christians have fallen…

Text: Matthew 24:36-51 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the…

WHICH ARE YOU? Hot, Cold, or Lukewarm? Revelation 3:14-19 In Revelation chapters 2 and 3 we see the letters or messages to the angels of these churches. The angels are referring to pastors, Pastors of literal churches. God uses these churches to illustrate two things. I can God had some warnings and…

Be a doer Pretty much everybody in our culture spends some time every day in front of a mirror. We may like what we see, or we may not like what we see, but the mirror does nothing but reflect what is in front of it. Mirrors are made to reflect perfectly what is in front of it. That is what they are…

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. The Bible describes the judgment seat of Christ for one main purpose: to affect the way we think and live—to motivate us to anticipate…

Jesus was the great illustrator. He described the fate of those who are religious but lost. Now he tells of two men who illustrate false and true faith.

Introduction: One of the major reasons that a lot of people don’t go to church and the gym is one and the same reason. They don’t want to be judged! I would argue that one of the most well known Bible verses today is no longer just John 3:16 (if that one is even remembered by people anymore) but also…

Introduction Closing in on Easter, just two weeks away. How’s it coming with praying for your one? Keep it up Prayerfully, we’ll see God move and answer our prayers for them to come to church on Easter. We’ve been in a series entitled “Who’s Your One?” The goal of the series was to show us, and I include…

The historical Jesus illustrates the value of relational faith. Secure relationships generate quiet confidence.

A Glorious Salvation Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant…

Repentance may not be popular, but it always proceeds baptism

If you would this morning, take your copy of God’s word and turn to Luke 14:25 . And when you have found that passage look up here. Years ago in Kentucky a man walked into a Dairy Queen, placed his order and then paid for it with a $200 bill. The cashier gave him $198 in change and he drove away. Some…

God cares more about who you are than about who others think you are.

At the market place, a seller advertises "1 salad for $3, 3 salads for $10". A customer passing by stops and speaks with the seller: He says, “that's not right!” What do you mean?” the vendor asks Well, that's not an offer: 3 salads cost $9. No, sir, it says here that 3 salads cost $10. I know, but if…

Secular - Today we will be touching on the judgement seat of Christ. So in my research I ran across this little story and thought you would like it. At the end of the age when all the believers were standing in line waiting to get into heaven, the angel Gabriel appeared and said, “I want all the men…

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…

Are You Willing? At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you.” He replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’ In any case,…

Secular - One afternoon, a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine when he saw two pathetic-looking men by the side of the road, eating grass. He ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked the men, "Why are you eating grass?" "We don't have no money for food," the…

Humility in service This is part I of II of the last testimony of John the Baptizer as recorded by John the beloved. In it we will see the love, humility and position of John the Baptizer. We have been in John chapter 3 for sometime now and we are not done yet, it looks like, Lord willing 3 more to go.…

24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel,…