Results

Lesson Theme Every one of us will face times of failure, defeat, temptations, and despair. It is important for us to realize that God never forsakes His children, and no matter what the situation, there is always hope in the Lord. We need to follow godly direction and be faithful. In His own time, God…

Evening 8th Dec 2024

Introduction: Greetings brothers and sisters. Its so good to be with you here today as I share what the Lord has placed on my heart for this Palm Sunday service. My desire is to contrast the greeting at the Triumphal entry with the shouts of crucify Him just days later. And how only by having a personal…

In his book, Vision and Betrayal in America, former Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois reminds us of the “black year” of the American Revolution—1777–1778—when there were fewer than five-hundred men in the colonies who were willing to pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor for the cause…

We all want to be part of a good church. This was no different in first century. Jesus is the first—preeminent one. As we open up our letter this morning we see this write at the begining. Smyrna as a culture boasted about being of the best, and one of the first to get a temple to one of the Caeasar’s.…

Introduction Each of us here have heard the Garth Brooks song “Shameless” I am certain. In this song he sings lyrics like, “Well, I'm shameless, when it comes to lovin' you I'll do anything you want me to, I'll do anything at all, And I'm standin', here for all the world to see.” Shameless means that…

A city built on “shaky” ground. Earthquakes and volcanoes. The external pressure from the Jews. This is the main issue for this church. The jews were not only opposing them but making life very difficult. Remember the early church did not initially view itself as separate from the jewish faith but its…

Introduction Review the Introduction Today we’re continuing our annul theme found in Neh. 2:18 “Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.”…

Faithful God Gen 8:1-3 “But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and…

Ephesus-Cold othordoxy; Smyrna-Suffering under persecution; Pergamum-Cheap grace These are rough synopsis of where we have been. Craig Keener in his commentary, NIV Application Commentary , summarizes this way, “Ephesians Christians were tempted by rigidity and lovelessness, Smyrnean Christians by persecution,…

INTRO We are approaching the end of our sermon series, which we have titled “Stories from the King” as we look at the parables of Jesus. Let me encourage you to reflect on this sermon series. All of the parables we have looked at have to do with the Kingdom of God and our role in participating in the…

We all have heard the song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” In this song we hear lyrics like “In every life we have some trouble, But when you worry you make it double” And lyrics like, “Now listen to what I said, in your life expect some trouble, When you worry you make it double, But don’t worry, be happy,…

If you haven’t been here for the past several weeks we have been going through the a series comparing the works of the flesh and the fruits of the spirt as recorded by Paul in his letter to the church in Galatia, specifically as listed in vs. 22 & 23 of chapter 5. So far we have discussed love; joy;…

Main Preaching Theme: Let’s embrace God’s agenda for our lives rather than have the attitude that, “It’s my way or not at all” and so miss out on his blessings. Main preaching intention: I believe that people will be inspired to look for what God is doing in their lives and to grab the opportunity that…

1. God’s Word Must Remain the Guiding Priority in All Things 
2. People left to Themselves Will Always Experience Chaos 
3. God Blesses those who Keep His Word

Introduction: 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8 “ ‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. When I think of the word Faithful, I can’t help thinking of those words Jesus spoke, which are recorded for us in Matt. 25:21 , 23 23 His lord…

Sleep is essential. One of the most important thing we can do for ourselves is get adequate amount of sleep. Now I admit this is not something I always do well, never had and trying to change that. Reputations focus on the past. This is not necessarily a bad thing and actually is most helpful. However,…

God’s covenant faithfulness to his people is the foundation for us to bear the spiritual fruit of faithfulness.

I once saw a gas station, it was a small one, 4 pumps and a little food access area. Similar to the old abandoned one on the corner of Thornton and I think Rivara across from the 7-Eleven which is now an auto body shop. But you know what was different about this gas station, it went through a hurricane.…

Don't wait, just run. God determines what course your race takes, just focus on running, He will see you through with purpose and love. For a true child of God, there is only one race to run. A true child of God will run the race by following the witness because they understand the process that will…

Lesson 11: True Ministry A missions director once met with the mother of one of his agency’s missionaries and spent some time getting to know her. She prepared tea for the director in her parlor and as they drank the tea, she explained to him the difficulty of having a daughter on the mission field of…

We all face different challenges in life, but one thing is common in all of them. Will we trust God in our circumstances and look for opportunity to serve him? Now the correct answer to that question is, “of course I will!” But the reality is that some circumstances are particularly difficult and the…

Little things Make a __________ out of a mole hill. Find a ___________ in a hay stack. A ________ through the eye of a needle. All of these sayings point to something small. Small things can be hard to find, be blown out of proportion, or even make things impossible. In many ways, Jesus warned us to…

The servant who is not ready for the master’s return. After Jesus told his disciples not to worry and put their trust in him, he offers two parables concerning the disciple’s actions and attitude while he is away from them. The first parables is about a servant who waits at night for the master’s return,…