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TEXT: JOSHUA 14:6-14 | INTENTIONAL PURSUIT OF GOD EXPLANATION : 45 years before, Caleb and Joshua had returned from searching out the promised land and they delivered the news that while the giants were big, their God was bigger! It was Caleb who boldly proclaimed in Numbers 13:30 And Caleb stilled the…

A. Rapport for the time Have you ever pursued something that you thought you really desired only to find that it was empty in the end and not at all what you thought you were gonna get? B. Reading of the text Will be done at the beginning of the service. C. Relevance of the text Conclusion: Beloved you…

Remember your Creator while you are young Ecclesiastes 12:1 (NKJV) 1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them”: There is a purity, and a necessity, to childhood and child-like faith Luke 18:15–17…

There’s an Andy Griffith episode. Barney once to invest and so he tries to jump into the record making company. An agent for a record company comes into town to make a record of North Carolina blue grass music. Barney keeps floating the term diversify, so that he wants to put his money in many different…

INTRODUCTION What image comes to mind when you think of a tree planted by a stream: He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord , whose trust is the Lord .…

Scriptures 24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin…

INTRO EXPLANATION : When we were last in Galatians, we saw as Paul was struggling with the direction of the new believers at Galatia. He asked them in v.9, “how could you turn back to your old ways after you came to Christ?” What is it about your old life that is worth going back into bondage for? ILLUSTRATION…

Life under the sun Ecclesiastes 1-2 Prayer Through your word we might know you. knowing you we might know wisdom for life. I pray that you might give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and a softened heart to see the reality of our lives and the wonderful truth of your Word. Introduction Ah… another day.…

Read Jonah 3:10-4:11 “God relented” (v3:10) more interested in showing mercy than justice “But it displeased Jonah” (v4:1) Jonah is attempting to ascend to God’s throne of judgement (self- idolatry) marriage- domineering spirit leisure- what time do we own? politics taking up the cause of another Jonah’s…

Fear, in the bible, is referred to in many different definitions and contexts. Fear of judgement or wrath Fear as awe: being in awe of God for who he is. Fear in reverence and respect It is a religious expression conveying either devotional piety or the dread of punishment. The term “Lord” in this context…

Intro; About 4-5 years ago I preached a message from Eccl. 9 entitled, “Live Like You Were Dying.” I prefaced that message with the music video by Tim McGraw’s song about a man receiving bad news about his health. Then the question was asked, “what did you do when it sunk in?’ "I went skydiving, I went…

Pre-Introduction Introduction Post-Introduction [leave the big idea until the end this time] Q. How can you find a life of true joy? The Quest for Joy (1) Take a risk (11:1-6) “Embrace opportunities with humble realism .” Transition: We see this in verses 1 through 6. Ecclesiastes 11:1–6 (ESV) 1 Cast…

How many of you, in order to truly enjoy a book or a movie, you need to know the end of it? I will try not to hold a grudge against ya’ll. Some people try to tell me what is going to happen, and I don’t want to know. I take that back. There are somethings that I do want to know before hand. Like, the…

Intro; Someone has said that life is like a school, except that sometimes you don’t know what the lessons are until after you have failed the examination. Another way to put it is “Hind sight is 20/20!” This morning I want us to use hind-sight from the scriptures and learn how to navigate this life in…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

I want to begin our time in the Scriptures this morning with a consideration of something that you probably would not have expected this resurrection Sunday morning. I want us to consider the concept of lament. Laments are interesting things. They can express raw emotion, opening our hearts to the Lord…

A crime without a conviction. How hard is it when a child goes missing and the kidnapper is unknown? How hard is it when a disease ravages the world and the blame isn’t assigned to anyone? When horrible things happen and someone is to blame but an answer never comes . . . what then? This is our topic…

Introduction For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Foundation of a Purposeful Life Walking in Purpose Trusting God’s Timing and Providence 1. Foundation of a Purposeful Life When we think of this, what comes to…

TEXT: MALACHI | THE LORD’S MESSENGER There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : Nearly a century has passed since the completion…

Evening 10 September 23

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. 7 everyone…

Have you ever wanted to just give up? I think about a teacher. The day has not been going well. Those troublemakers are just not listening to reason and the rest of the class are beginning to follow. I can imagine that a point is reached where the teacher just wants to give up. What’s the use? Let’s…

Meaningless Worship

Introduction Last lesson in our June series “The Incredible Race” I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also…

The End of the Matter When I first started looking at our study through Ecc. I planned for the Sermon Series to take roughly 12 weeks. When I looked at other pastors and their studies through the series that’s what they had done, and I was like, yeah, that sounds like a good amount of time. Then I actually…