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The Happiness Gospel To kick us off this morning I want to give you a few “True of False” statements to ponder. Don’t answer out loud or anything, but let’s read them and think about which statements you believe to be true and which ones you believe to be false… TRUE OR FALSE? God loves you. God loves…

(S1) — JOY to the World... “10 the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Sometimes Joy can be difficult to find unless we are looking for it MOVIE “SHIFT”—Joy in the midst of chaos …experiencing a time of joy, prior to it life was either…

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. We have read from a Psalm of David in which he despaired of his enemies and looked to God for deliverance and preservation. David knew much about persecution and difficulty and he…

(S1) — Joy to the world… 10 “I bring you good news that will bring GREAT JOY to all people. Luke 2 (NLT) What is this great joy? The Best News Ever that came first to only a few shepherds? How can we experience JOY like those who were their at the first Christmas…? The best news ever.. that brought hope,…

Have you ever received exciting news but you couldn’t tell no one? I hate it when someone comes up to me and says, “I’m going to tell you something but you can tell no one.” I’m not talking about pertaining to my job. As a Pastor people tell me stuff all the time that I can’t tell anyone about. I keep…

For the last few weeks we have been looking at the church and what makes a church. The church does not exist without the Resurrection. The resurrection gives us hope. Every step that we take on this spiritual journey should move us to another level. Today, I am concluding this series called The Easter…

Sermon 2: Joy in Chains Text: Philippians 1:12-18 Series Title: Joyful Living: Embracing Christ's Mindset in Every Season Main Point: Finding joy in adversity and prioritizing the gospel above personal hardship. Introduction: When life doesn’t go as planned, it’s easy to feel discouraged, frustrated,…

One of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time is Joy to the World. Did you know that this song was written not as a Christmas tune but it is a song about Christ’s second coming? It was never intended to be sung at Christmas time. However, I thing it to be a fitting tune at Christmas time. It is…

Most of us have experienced what happens to motorists when one of those huge graders goes to work on a highway repair job. when the machine is operating on a busy road, traffic is halted and the cars lined up in opposite directions are allowed to proceed alternately. A veteran operator of one of those…

Jesus said in 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. So, if Jesus said that he came that we may have life and have it to the full, is it any wonder at all that God wants us to be happy. There is no wonder. Looking back at our…

Today we begin a new series on the book of James. If you haven’t already, let me encourage you to begin reading the book of James. This is a five week study and by the time we are through you should have an overall view of the book of James and what the book means. The book of James is believed to be…

4 marks of a life that is lived without regret. ① A Life Without Grumbling & disputing ② Innocence and blameless & w/o blemish ③ Shinnig as lights ④ Holding fast to the truth 4 things to consider when you do all things. 1 Your attitude 2 Your Identity 3 Your Role 4 Your Conviction Eph 1:3 -5 2 Blessed…

4 marks of a life that is lived without regret. ① A Life Without Grumbling & disputing ② Innocence and blameless & w/o blemish ③ Shinnig as lights ④ Holding fast to the truth 4 things to consider when you do all things. 1 Your attitude 2 Your Identity 3 Your Role 4 Your Conviction Eph 1:3 -5 2 Blessed…

Finding Me This section has been called the “Gospel of the Outcast”. In the next 4 chapters Jesus will talk about tax collectors and sinners, Rich man and Lazarus, persistent widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector, Zaccheus. All outcasts.... These next 2 parables, the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal…

Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife…

Setting : This is a most likely a post-exilic pilgrim psalm. This Psalm is set sometime after the first return in 536 B.C. To capture the intensity of this passage one must imagine what it would have been like to have lived in the Babylonian captivity and not have been free or able to worship in the…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Acts chapter 14. If you do not have a copy of God’s word slip up your hand and one of our church members is coming down the aisle now and would be glad to bring you one. God spoke creation into existence with a spoken…

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Psalm 130 is one of the penitential psalms. It is a wondrous text on the forgiveness of our God. Because of this Psalm’s clear and theologically deep teaching on the nature of God and his forgiving character Martin Luther described it as a Pauline psalm. We are unsure as to the setting of this psalm,…

Psalm of Ascent: 120- The Prod that Gets us Going (Woe to me, That I Sojourn in Meschech) 121- A Song for the Road (My help comes from the Lord) 122- A Song of Worship (Let us go to the house of the Lord!) 123- A Song of Reality (To You I lift up my eyes) 124- A Song of Help (The Lord is on our side)…

Can despair and trust live together. They do, with a life of deep faith. That is what this Psalm is all about. 1 How long, O Lord ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my…

Philippians 3:2-11 Introduction Army, plans changed, not going to give Sermon instead talk about research for Thesis Not going to be traditional or what you expect, I hope it’s still illuminating for you. What I want to do, for the next 20 minutes or so, is lay out the research that I have done Because…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, we come before You with hearts open and humbled in Your presence. Thank You for the gift of Your Word, which is alive and active, guiding us in truth and drawing us closer to You. As we gather today to study this passage from Philippians, we ask that You would speak to…

Psalm of Ascent- Psalm 120 - The prod that gets us going Psalm 121 - A song for the road Psalm 122 - A song of worship Psalm 123 - A song of reality Psalm 124 - A song of help Psalm 125 - A song of security Psalm 126 - A song of joy What happens to our worship when we confess the truth of this Psalm?…

In America, many people think everyone should decide for themselves what’s right or wrong. No one has the right to tell others what their morals should be; instead, people in a group or culture each have their own ideas and values. And when you add all these ideas together, you get a culture’s moral…