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Disappointments are perfect opportunities to find comfort in a Savior who is present.

Today we have a shocking story of what seems like a senseless injustice. What are we to make of this? What should we learn?

Expectations A double-edged sword 48 That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, 49 “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel for a possession. 50 And die on the mountain which you…

Good morning, today we are finishing up our series in the book of Hebrews. And we are going to be talking about breaking free from our disappointments. . All of us have been disappointed at some point in our lives. And it starts early on in our lives. . Pam shared this post on FB recently… these kids…

Preparation is the Key to surviving a storm. Just like any storm there are things in our lives that will come our way and being prepared for how to deal with them is key to surviving them.

Now that Halloween is officially upon us, it’s an appropriate time to talk about a phrase that gets tossed around this time of year. That phrase is hocus pocus. So let’s take a fun quiz, ok? I’m going to give you five possibilities of what hocus pocus might mean. Raise your hand when you think I’m on…

There is joy in the journey when there is delight in the destination. Jesus is the way the truth and the life. Jesus is the journey and the destination. God has shown us that he has not withheld anything from us by giving us Jesus.

Getting through Life’s Disappointments

Introduction Last week, we left Jonah angry with God. If you have your Bibles, turn with me to Jonah 4:1 But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. Disappointed with God Jonah was disappointed with how God was handling things. Remember, from the beginning, we said that Jonah really wanted God…

Introduction Life doesn’t always go the way that we planned it and that can be even more the case when it comes to ministry. I have known many bible college students who were rearing to go in Bible college and then life seems to have caught up with them and they never ended up where they thought they…

Introduction Disappointed and Impatient Things aren’t going as expected…Looking for something spectacular The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”…

2020 has been filled with disappointment - how do we handle it?

Hello everyone, my name is Larry Ritterbeck. Pastor Harris asked me to come and preach some time this summer, so here I am. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be here and to preach. But before we get started, I want to tell you a little about myself. I grew up at Arlington Church of the Nazarene. It…

PRAYER GROUPS Key Points 1. Jesus points out that being betrayed was always in the cards. -This is not the first time Jesus mentions a betrayal Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” -John is not much for spoiler alerts and names names. But one of his disciples,…

The Lord's plan is to save us completely.

How do I handle expectation and disappointment? The Christmas season can bring lots of excitement, anticipation, and expectation, but it can also be disappointing because it does not live up to the hype. How do we handle this? And how do we handle expectation and disappointment in life? We will look at Luke 2:25-35, the story of Simeon, and how God's Word helps us answer this question.

Faith and Fruitfulness Last couple weeks we have looked at Jesus teaching on faith. 4 Soils – 4 Soils. Some grow. Some don’t. Faith and Fear – Trusting in the storms. Fruit and faithfulness – how faith starts, grows, and comes to fruitfulness. 1. Object of Faith 2. Occasion for Faith 3. Cultivation of…

The children of Israel arrive at the edge of the promised land but turn back in fear and fail to enter in.

Our theme is glorifying God. First, we recognize that He is God, and I am not. Yesterday we covered a few Member Care topics with a view toward self-reflection and self-awareness. It’s not really about self, but about becoming a better reflection of the glory of God. Have you noticed that our best ministry…

1. Intro – think about those moments of disappointment in our lives - finishing up our series on gratitude and those things that so often work against it o worry and anxiety, entitlement, nostalgia, greed - looked at how powerful they can be in our lives o how easy it can be to let our circumstances,…

When Bekkah was pregnant with Aubreigh we received a shower gift that was a connectable plastic fence that could be used in several ways. The main way that it was intended to be used was to connect as many pieces together and create a play area for your child to safely play in. The route we went was…