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In the fifth sermon of the series, we explore the challenge of trusting God when His plan isn’t clear or aligns differently from our own expectations. Drawing from Proverbs 3:5-6 and Isaiah 55:8-9, we emphasize that God’s ways and timing are higher than ours, and trusting Him requires faith beyond understanding. We’ll examine how trust deepens our relationship with God, moving us from head knowledge to personal experience, and discuss how trials often strengthen our faith. By embracing God’s plan, we find peace, guidance, and unexpected blessings, even in the midst of uncertainty.

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…

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…

Over the course of the summer, we’ve been able to read a few psalms together and a few proverbs. It’s been a blessed time for me; I always learn a lot and then have to try to distill what I’ve learned into a 30-minute sermon. I enjoy the process of study and preparation that leads to preaching, and I…

Introduction Monthly theme: Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception Today’s lesson: Wisdom that Comes from Above Wisdom Defined : The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn…

Shoftim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked about…

A Good Week In Pennsylvania as Bobbi and I went to mingle with the church on Zion’s Hill, as the campground of the National Association of the Church of God is named, at West Middlesex in NW PA. We shared the greetings of our church with many, and we bring back the greetings of the National Association…

The other day, I came across a podcast entitled “Does my son know you?” I was intrigued by the title. I didn’t know what it mean. “Does my son know you?” It ended up being an interview with a guy named Jonathan Tjarks. This guy, Jonathan Tjarks, is 33 years old. He’s an accomplished sports writer for…

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:…

Psalm 1 Sermon Title Introduction Good morning and welcome to those joining us online as well. Please reach out to us if we can serve you or pray for you in anyway. Today we are going to begin a brief four week jog through four chapters from the book of Psalms. Initially, I had planned to move from the…

Finding God’s Favor 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; God’s Favorite? 11 For God does not show favoritism. 34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism God shows no favoritism or partiality 3 Now Israel loved…

If.....Then I. Pursue Wisdom Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden thought that wisdom grew on trees and that all they had to do was pick the forbidden fruit and eat it to be wise. But...It’s not easy. You will only discover the knowledge of God... Through Acceptance 1 My son, if you will receive my words…

1 Autuas se mies, joka ei vaella jumalattomain neuvossa eikä astu syntisten teitä eikä istu, kussa pilkkaajat istuvat, Autuas, iloinen tai siunattu. Olen puhunut tästä aiheesta aiheesta aiemminkin, mutta otan hieman eri lähestymiskulman aiheeseen. Tämä on tärkeä aihe, koska tyytyväisyys omaa elämäänsä…

25 When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. 25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. 1. When Crisis comes, many Christians are too immersed in the world . 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these…

How to Ruin Your Life We are starting a new series tonight called “How to Ruin Your Life,” and I hope that by the end of these four weeks you will have a full working knowledge on how to really screw up your life. Let me reassure you, though— the point of all of this isn’t necessarily to lead you to…

Seeking God in the Midst of Trouble If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man…

Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20 – The Way of the Wise Last week, looked at God’s work in justification and sanctification through means . Circumstances and choices – these shape us into Jesus’ likeness as the more of each of these we experience, we gain godly wisdom. Sounds great, except we know how we can become…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Introduction: Viktor Frankl a very successful Austrian physician and holocaust survivor who witnessed prisoners give their food to others even though it meant they wouldn’t survive made this statement about success: “Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are…

Introduction: A new year comes with new opportunities. We tend to look at a new year and visualize ourselves eating healthy, losing weight, getting fit, quitting bad habits, and improving our lives. I don’t criticize this because we need a time in the year for a fresh start, wouldn’t you agree. I do…

“The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.” — Ralph W. Sockman The Bible tells one big story. It’s God’s story, and it is the central story of the universe. What does this illustration represent? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references…

Bible Passage: 1 Samuel 1:10-11 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish. 11 Then she made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant…

Hebrews 12 Hebrews 12 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out…