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Introduction If we keep one foot on one side of a fence and the other on another side, we will never go anywhere or do anything. We will be hung up and of no use to anything. We must make a decision and move forward. If we stay hung up and do not move, that bull may very well put on one side or another.…

BORN IN LAODICEA Revelation 3:14-21 I’d like to refer to John Bunyan’s, The Pilgrim’s Progress – It is such a vivid account of what we are talking about this morning. Christian and Faithful travel through a town named Vanity Fair, where, all year round, such merchandise is bought and sold "as houses,…

INTRODUCTION: Series Repetition: There are times when life throws us a curve ball. Times of uncertainty. Times of trouble. Last week we began a new series, titled - Honoring God in Times of Trouble. And we asked the question - How do we honor God in troublesome times? First, we said - We live in the…

The theme of the passage this morning is growing. Growth is what God designed into life. As we look around us at this time of year, we see all kinds of growth around us. The plants and trees, the flowers, the grass, the weeds, everything is growing as it is intended. For those who plant gardens, now…

White-anting... For many people fortunate enough to own a home, it is well known that protecting it is time consuming, expensive and not without risks. Our homes can be the biggest investment we make in our life. The greatest danger to that investment is not fire, storm or flood, but a silent little…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: Is religion good or bad? “We don’t have a religion, we have a relationship.” But genuine believers all over the world are involved in religion. Transition: What is religion? Religion - noun - used 4 times, 2 here, also Ac 26:5 , Col 2:18 They have known for a long time,…

Introduction: My youngest son, Zane, has a tendency to get dirty. He has certain clothes that he likes a lot better than others. He also has certain socks he likes better. And so after playing outside and getting filthy, we take him in for a bath and he has nice clean clothes on. Yet, sometimes, he finds…

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly,…

Introduction: There is something about a sunrise that is captivating. My family really enjoys being able to see sunrises. Where we live, we are able to normally see a beautiful sunrise most clear mornings. Watching the colors and the contrasts gives us one more reason to be captivated by God. The beauty…

Our lives tell the story of what we love. What does your life say?

Again, let me reiterate how important it is for you to be reading the book of James along with us as I am teaching this series. If you have already read it through, all five chapters, read it again. It will only help you to understand what I am saying to you each week. This week is a biggie. We are going…

Introduction Opening: FUNNY VIDEO “Wake up Call” = a person or thing that causes people to become fully alert to an unsatisfactory situation and to take action to remedy it So we are going to be getting some wake up calls. In the book of Ecclesiastes we get several wake up calls that alerts us to reality…

Jesus explains to His disciples how to be a fruit-bearing disciple through the parable of the sower and the seed.

Pastor Don Ford talks about persecutuon and suffering of Christians globally, then and now, and what persecution can look like.

1 John 2:15-17 (morning worship) Sermon details: Christians are bombarded with the temptations towards worldliness all around, but the apostle John gives reasons for them to identify and flee worldliness at all costs. Sermon points: 1. Christians Should Flee Worldliness (15) 2. Because Worldliness is Satanic (16) 3. And Worldliness isn't Lasting (17) Preacher: Daniel Pelichowski

Today we look at the testimony of Rahab and learn where we too can have boldness and courage in our Christian life.

Too Much Fun Today we will look at a section in Ecclesiastes that speaks about pleasure. Not only does it speak about pleasure, but it gives us some raw truth’s about why pleasure is not fulfilling like we may think. Too often everyone thinks about life as their park and place for fun. That this life…

Introduction As Peter was encouraging the exiles of the Dispersion in 1 Peter he says in chapter 1 verse 3-5: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,…

Have any of you ever heard that you eat 7 spiders a year in your sleep? Did you also know that fact was made up by someone trying to prove we will state a fact with no evidence of where it came from? Or have you heard that cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis? That also isn’t true. Have you…