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Good Morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to Proverbs chapter 18. Over the course of our time in Proverbs we have been looking at practical wisdom that relates to our every day living. These proverbs are so helpful and should cause us to look at how we are living and ask the Lord to help us…

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…

Meidän hengellinen elämä on ihmeellinen mysteeri: Kun luulen että en ole mitään niin silloin olen Hänessä väkevä. Kun luulen ettei Jumala minua käytä niin silloin juuri hän käyttää. Tämä on ihmeellistä meidän silmissä ja todella ennenkuulumatonta tässä maailmassa. Hän valitsee ne jotka eivät ole mitään…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

1 Give thanks to the Lord , for he is good; his faithful love endures forever. “The Lord” – Yahweh He is good – joyous, pleasing, desirable, friendly, lovely, deserving of esteem and respect. This “ Good One’s ” faithful love will last forever. God’s unfailing love, kindness, goodness is exemplified…

Fathers Day – We tend to minimize fathers in todays society. But 1/3 of children live in a fatherless home. These kids make up: 63% of all youth suicides. 70% of juveniles in state treatment facilities 71% of HS drop outs 75% of chemical abuse patients 80% of drug users 80% of anger driven rapist 85%…

Is God worth my time? How much of my time am I willing to give to God? Once a week? Once a day? All day? Every moment of the day? What if we were to be challenged to focus on God all day? Before and during every conversation, or decision? Often times we say that we don’t see the things of God, but how…

Mountain Moving Faith Introduction: This morning we are going to be looking into thewhat “Mountain Moving Faith” looks like. Tension: #Mountain How many of you here this morning would love to have mountain moving faith? #Anthill How many of feel like you have anthill moving faith? Transitional Sentence:…

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…

James 3:1-12 Good morning Church! We are going to be in James Chapter 3 this morning. Haven’t you found James to be just a wonderfully encouraging book? Not to call him out, but maybe a little soft and fluffy, and beat around the bushish. James is really none of those things. He’s more of a head knocker,…

The average person spends one-fifth of his or her life talking. If all of our words were put into print, the result would be this: A single day's words would fill a 50-page book, While in a year's time the average person's words would fill 132 books of 200 pages each. God created humans to communicate…

22 A man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord . Last week we started into a series on relationships. And I warned that this series may feel very pointed. It may feel like I am telling the whole church about your problems, and dealing with them from the pulpit in a way that…

Introduction 1 Samuel 27:1-6 1 But David thought to himself, “One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.” 2 So David and the…

Brave Today we are continuing the music focused series called “Playlist” where we take popular songs and look for God’s truth in them. When Jesus taught, He would often do something similar. To help people see God’s truth, sometimes Jesus would use common cultural references to relate to the people and…

James 1:19-2:26 jk; I love to learn! Does anyone else love to learn! Anyone get distracted with rabbit trails when they learn? I was just joking with Sean and Josh the other day about not looking at my YouTube history because you will see how weird I actually am.. I believe it was Sean who said “yeah…

TEXT: JAMES 4:7-10 | DRAW NIGH INTRO ILLUSTRATION : If I were to ask you how to be close to God, what would you say? My guess, is that your thought is the same as mine… Read your Bible, and pray. From a child we are taught that is the answer to being closer to God. “Read your Bible, pray everyday, and…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

The Freedom of Forgiveness Today we wrapping up the River Valley Church study about purpose in the freedom that God gives us. Just as a quick recap, we kicked this series off by looking at the source of our freedom. Without God freedom wouldn’t even exist! By the power of His word, He created us for…

Introduction “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Okay…but they can. But, where do hurtful words come from? Why do people lash out? Jesus would say that what you say comes from the heart: 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the…

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated…

Intro: In my daily devotion readings,“All The Days” by Vance Havner, I came across an unusual word last December. He used this word for four consecutive days. The word is, “Nevertheless”. You have only to check your Bible concordance to discover how often that word “nevertheless” shows up [ 118 times…

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…

Scripture Reading: Eccl 4:7-12 Proverbs 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. I’m glad that God has given us friends. Can you imagine life without friends. Now, I know what it is like to have no friends, and I know what it is like to have a few friends, but never an…

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:…