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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…

A man in 1580’s England came up with a saying “A fool and his money soon part.” He didn’t come up with that idea. It comes from the Bible. 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person, but a fool consumes them. That’s an Old Testament way of saying, “A fool and his money soon part.”…

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…

Slothfulness

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:…

I. Warning Against Laziness 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise, 7 Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, 8 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest. 30 I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense, 31 And…

Matt 25:14-30 1. ‎“Like the master, God entrusts all people (saved and unsaved) with a portion of his resources, expecting them to act as good stewards of it. a. Notice the appointment of authority was based on what the Master new about the 3 Servants (their abilities) i. The word Talent in the text…

https://www.cpdfoursquare.org/covid-19-resources As of March 13, 2020, 8 a.m. Pacific DaylightTime, there are a total of 247 📷positive cases and five deaths in California (including one non-California resident). This total does not include passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship currently docked…

Principles Of The Kingdom 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am…

Text - Luke 12:13-32 Subject - Covetousness Theme - Thesis - Jesus warns his followers of the danger of greediness for personal gain. Principle - As Christians, we must consider what God gives us and seek how He would have us use His resources for the betterment of His kingdom. Intro- Have you ever asked…

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…

The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

This Week’s Theme: Guided by God’s Commands Word for the Week is Commandments: God’s demands made of His people or obligations laid on His people to fulfill. Memory verse: John 14:15 (NKJV) “If you love Me, keep My commandments. Sermon Passage: Proverbs 6:20-24 My son, keep your father’s command, And…

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…

A lot of people read a prover each day to coincide with the day of the month that it is. Today would be Proverbs 1 … I would recomend you do that because there is so much wisdom in the book of Proverbs. Solomon states the purpose of the Proverbs right from the beginning. Look at Pro 1:1-7 1 These are…

Introduction Today we come to the exhortation and encouragement in Hebrews 12 . He has reminded them what faith is and shown how in their history their ancestors were approved by their faith. Showing how they fixed their minds on the promises that were to come and that it was by faith that they lived.…

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.…

Bearing One Anothers Burdens

Wise Living (Part 2) This morning we are going to wrap up our study on Ecc 10 . Solomon has been showing us what it means to live wisely, by demonstrating how foolish the fool lives. Two weeks ago we looked at how the fool is known by his actions. and his actions are dictated by his heart stance. And…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Proverbs chapter 6. We will begin in verse 20 and we will work our way all the way through the end of chapter 7 this morning. Through most of proverbs thus far we have heard the voice of a Father preparing his son…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. if this is your first time here we are happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand. Somebody give him thanks for something He is or does. Today we’ll be reading Psalm 51 . Psalm 51 says: To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came…

Proverbs is a difficult book, full of contradictions, puzzles and straightforward no-brainers. How should a Christian treat this ancient collection of wisdom? Does it have any value for us in the distant 21st Century, almost three millenia removed from its origins? Join us as we introduce our study on Proverbs, wisdom for life.