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Last week we spent some time looking at how hope has come for everyone. This week we are looking at how peace has come for everyone! We talked last week about how Jesus came as a hope for the gentiles. Michele Ivans brought up a point after the message that I really didn’t drive home as sometimes we…

“One Another” series. The heart of this series is to examine the biblical responsibilities of church membership. Significant Statements We will be proactive in maintaining and restoring unity with one another ( Eph. 4:2-3 ). We will be diligent in helping one another grow in every way in Christlikeness…

Exodus 20:1-17 Hebrews 13:5 We are finishing up our series with the last of the Ten Commandments today. As we read through all of the ten commandments just earlier, we can see how this may be the perfect cap to the commandments. If we will obey this one commandment, we may be able to keep all the rest…

Align Yourself A Christian’s Motive To magnify the beauty , goodness , and or greatness of God Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. What you go to do or say represents the Lord Jesus Christ. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the…

Ephesians 5:21-33 We have been studying about having a godly home. Our relationships are the backbone of our homes. You must work at your relationships. We looked first at having a home of self-sacrifice. We learned we needed to follow God, not our own desires. We needed to walk in love, put off sin…

The past two weeks we have been looking at God’s desire for His children to be Spirit filled and to live lives accordingly. The first week we saw what a Spirit filled life looked like and last week we saw what a Spirit filled marriage looks like through God’s blueprints. This week we come to a new chapter…

Wrapped in Gratitude: Living Out Colossians 3:12–17 Bible Passage: Col 3:12–17 Summary: In Colossians 3:12–17 , Paul encourages believers to embody virtues such as compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, all woven together by love, and to let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts.…

Singing is important, why… we’ve been shaped, instructed, necessitated, guided for us to sing. We also learned that it is an powerful and effective tool in our worship of God. God doesn’t need our singing, but we certainly do. So now that we understand the importance of singing, does what we sing together…

Pathway of Hope: Handing our Money Faithfully Read Matthew 25:14-30 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received…

Please open with me in your Bibles to Colossians 3 . Today, we’ll take a look at an important passage delivered to the Colossian Church for the growth and unification of the believers there as they fought against destructive false teachings and a culture that sought to disrupt and divide them. We live…

Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.…

In Colossians 3:15 , we learned how seeking the heavenly together is by the rule of Christ’s peace in our hearts, individually and corporately. In Colossians 3:16-17 we will learn that this peace is established through dwelling in the word of Christ, teaching and admonishing the word of Christ practically…

It is Well With my Soul - Horacio Spafford When peace like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well, with my soul It is well With my soul It is well, it is well with my soul For 400 years after the prophet Malachi…

Question: Why is the issue of male and female roles so important? We’re not just talking about what guys and girls do in terms of hobbies or general behavior differences, but also about what it means to be a man or a woman. It’s important to understand this from a biblical perspective because confusion…

Before I had a child, I was always told that being a parent was the hardest job one could ever have, but worth every ounce of effort. I have found that to be true. Being a parent is a monumental task. Our responsibility to our children is to provide a home, food, clothing, a nurturing environment, protection…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Bondservants, obey in everything those who are…

How many of you ate too much over the last couple of weeks beginning with our potluck? How many of you watched too much football? (can’t watch too much football ) How many of you had to put up with some difficult people? If you said yes to any of those, you are in the right place. I have always been…

Introduction Thursday of this week upcoming is Thanksgiving - followed right behind by what’s known as ‘Black Friday’. Thanksgiving historically in America since Colonial times was a day set aside to recognize and offer thanks unto God for His blessings upon us: George Washington - in his Thanksgiving…

(S1) — SERIES — ENOUGH ALREADY... …asking God to help me to see the GOOD—Trying to keep a perspective of faith that keeps me looking up—my thoughts and my eyes fixed on Jesus. Staying positive is having an unwavering expectation that our loving God is working in every situation for our good! …Stay OPTIMISTIC!…

Series: Living in Grace Title: The Struggle for Lasting Change Text: Colossians 3:12-25 Introduction: Example: Roomba (robot vacuum cleaner) sweeping the floor…amazing how the dirt gets under the furniture….something we do is constantly sweep our floors to get the dirt up…wouldn’t it be nice just to…

Intro: When I remembered that today was Father’s Day, I started to debate whether or not to continue through our Daniel Study… and I decided that it might be nice to have a little change of pace and do a message that is geared towards the father’s in our congregation. Last October, for Pastor appreciation,…

Introduction Last time my title was “Freedom to Serve”. In that sermon, which is still available on-line, I covered a lot of scripture and used lots of examples; some based on my own experiences, to outline what it is to serve God and the methods he uses to prepare us for service. At one point in the…

There is an epidemic of fatherlessness in our country. It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 children in America are growing up in fatherless homes. I want to share some staggering data with you. 85% of children with behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. 85% of all youths in prison come from…

What is a man? If you ask that question to 100 men, you are likely to get 100 different answers. While we may see overlap in those answers, they will not all answer in the same way or say the same things. We know a man is not simply biology. It is one thing to be male, but it is another thing to be a…