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Introduction: If you have pets, particularly dogs that live outside, you know that their is a type of pest that can really wreak havoc on your pet and even prove to be lethal. It’s called heart worms. Your dog can handle fleas and ticks, though you don’t really want them either, but heart worms will…

Many of us remember a rhyme from our grade school playground: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.” We all probably know that this rhyme is not entirely true. Robert Fulghum in his book, All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, turned that phrase a bit…

Introduction Proverbs is an abundant wealth of great wisdom Teaches us that worship of God is deeply practical You aren’t truly worshipping God if your only idea of worship is about what we do at church Worship is about what you do with every detail of your life I’m choosing a few gems from the treasury…

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…

Introduction E.g. Chasing the jet ski Fell off jet ski & had to keep swimming after it as it ‘snaked’ its way up the river By the time I caught it I was too exhausted and annoyed to keep going so I went back For many people happiness, contentment, satisfaction in life seems like chasing the jet ski It…

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away…

Intro: Rossville flood 2015 It was the day after the flood waters receded and all of the utilities were turned back on. We had no hot water because of the water tank being destroyed by the flood. The main thing was to just get rid of all the sweat that was pouring off of me after our initial clean up.…

Introduction Definition of Staying the Course The Benefits of Staying the Course How to Get Back on the Course 1. STAYING ON COURSE DEFINED St. Webster - “ To continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult. ” Remaining committed to following the teachings of Jesus Christ and deliberately…

Introduction General: Learning to fly fish as a kid, using the book Fly Fishing for Dummies . Personal: God has a book in the Bible that could be titled Life for Dummies . It’s real title is Proverbs . Biblical: Proverbs is all about wisdom, and wisdom = skill at life . Proverbs gives us principles for…

Introduction: We are going to be looking at the wisdom of a father towards his son tonight as we look at what Solomon had to say in Proverbs 4 . Solomon was a unique person in the history of Scripture. God blessed him in such a way that not only did he have great wisdom, but he also had great authority…

Perseverance Defined Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness. Work, getting a degree, raising a child, recovering from an injury, rehabilitation (all take time and persistence) Very difficult to think about this word and not think of Paul Brothers,…

We have been in this series for 4 weeks now. One thing that I believe I have made perfectly clear is what is know as the Principle of the Path. That is... Your Direction Determines Your Destination What gets your attention determines your destination, and ultimately, our destination. Or here is a shorter…

Good morning, Gateway! Psalm 34:1-6 Pray Intro I remember a car ride home with my mom from church when I was about 12 and I was a real know-it-all. Our church just got a new youth pastor, and my mom was asking me about the service. “How’d it go? What’d you think of the new guy?” “He seems nice, but I…

Signs Of An Idiot Attention Getter: Why the need for Guru’s Jordan Peterson - Male Responsibility; Dave Ramsey - Financial Responsibility; The Entire self -help section. Introduce Topic: People are looking for practical answers to real questions and problems. Scripture: Background: Challenge Audience:…

20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away…

We are in a message series titled, I have decided. Decisions that are critical to your life 1 - Getting closer to Jesus. If you get closer to him it will fuel everything else in your life. 2. Being a follower. we discovered it’s more serious that we may have thought. Deny Self, Take up Cross, and follow…

1. Hold On! (1-9) 1 Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention that you may gain understanding, 20 “When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What do the testimonies and the statutes and the judgments mean which the Lord our God commanded you?’ 21 then you shall say to your…

INTRO This series is for those of you that know… that the life you are living is not the life that you could live. Its not the life that God wanted for you. Some of you might even say that the life you are living is not even the life that I should live… I am off course or off track. In many places in…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you this day, the path we have before us does not appear smooth or straight by any stretch of our imaginations. We come with fear, anxiety, sadness, and a whole lot of uncertainty in our hearts, minds, and spirits. As we listen for your soft, still…

Welcome: Wonderful Christmas & New Year! Thanks for all who came and helped take down Christmas decorations! Big Give Offering ___________________ Make plans to be here February 9th for Vision Sunday. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Proverbs 4:25-27 2019 has passed and 2020 has arrived! Last Decade:…

A life of Endless Hallelujah Hallelujah~ praise God Living Example- Jehoshaphat 1 S ome time later the Moabites and Ammonites, accompanied by Meunites, joined forces to make war on Jehoshaphat. 2 Jehoshaphat received this intelligence report: “A huge force is on its way from beyond the Dead Sea to fight…

Many passages point us to the importance of the heart. Solomon does the same in this passage. The heart is a major battlefield in salvation and Christian living. Certainly, the first truth the Christian needs to understand is their need for the Gospel. But after the Gospel, this passage becomes another major truth we need to live for Christ. May we in the New Year consider and guard our hearts.

Some Goodbye Reminders Do Not Forget the Lord 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. 1 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before…

20 My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. 23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. 24 Put away…

Health Quiz - How many here have ever broken a bone? How many here have ever had stitches? 30 or more stitches? How many have cut yourself? Anyone wounded in combat? Talk about a different type of wound… our hidden emotional wounds. What are our hidden wounds? memories, resentments, regrets, worries,…