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2 O Lord , how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes…

Church growth problems There is much we can learn from the early church, what they went through, what they did, in other words how they handled things. The thing being handled here is church growth. Church growth did not then, nor does it today come without some potential problems. So may we look, glean,…

Paul’s strategy Continues From speaking with the commander, to speaking to the angry mob, now to speak to the Sanhedrin council. Paul uses words to make a point and a difference. Along the way will give us somethings to consider this evening. When it comes to Paul and his confidence there is almost an…

Good Morning once again…I know this series has been a bit repetitive to what we have studied over the last few months but I feel compelled to remind you that we all need a good relationship with God and the best way to do that is to remind ourselves of how we go about creating the relationship from our…

Lawsuits No hiding the fact that in our society lawsuits seem to be a way of life. In the Corinthian church it was a problem and Paul deals with the problem and offers some problem solving 101 solutions to that and issues with the Corinthian mindset about the body. Simple facts (2018) statistics in the…

1 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards,…

Where does your hope come from?

Hope in the Waiting What's holding back God's answer you are looking for? part 2 10 Ways you could be holding up God’s answer! Last week we dealt with part 1 of the answer Mainly it could be the enemy hold back the answer, or even other people could be holding it back Today I want to deal with an even…

Hey Lord did you hear me? Heart of the prayer warrior has been displayed (Dan9:17-19) and now God is going to answer the prayer in our passage today. 17 “So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplications, and for Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.…

5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Be wise 5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. 5 Walk in wisdom toward outsiders , making…

INTRODUCTION . 26 And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Bring your finger here, and see My hands; and bring your hand here and put it into…

Wholly devoted to Holy Living We are called to be holy because God is holy (1Pt1:16) and to do that we must understand the thing that keeps us from holy and what we need to do to have a wholly devoted to holy living. ________________________________________________ God wants us to have holy life (1Pt1:16)…

The other morning my daughter and I was talking on the way to school about when she is called on at school by the teacher to answer a question that she doesn’t know the answer to. Don’t you hate it when you don’t know the answer to a question? I want to let you in on a secret this morning. In our Christian…

I. The God who is wise and powerful enough to create is wise and powerful enough to manage my life too A. Introductory Issues Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of…

Granny Priddy could never remember our names. Never understsood that. It would have frustrated me, if I wasn’t absolutely sure she knew me. What you call me tells me how you know me....and what you might be expecting from me. Reverend…you don’t know me really....or you might be just a little cantankerous…

For your waiting pleasure (insert picture waiting-1 already saved on computer) Who likes to wait in line? (expand) Sometimes waiting is pleasant, but oftentimes it is not. For Habakkuk, it was not pleasurable and not even fully understood. How about for Job, do you think it was fun and pleasurable? Can…

Sermon on John 21. Series Finale of "Love is the WHY" (Jesus went to the Cross)

Introdução! Ler o texto: Habacuque 2.1-5 . Temos aqui o final de uma oração ao Senhor e a resposta de Deus. Observe comigo que essa oração do profeta Habacuque não é apenas um exercício devocional. Não é um tempo de oração que tem de todos os dias. Ela tinha um objetivo específico : uma queixa, um transbordar…

We often pray in Jesus name but I wonder do we truly understand what it means to do so.

Aim: to look at 1st century solutions for church growth