Sermons
Offering Our Bodies as Living Sacrifices
We love God by being moderate & holy in satisfying our “bodily appetites” Romans 12:1-2 – Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your…
Appreciating God’s Mercy by Remembering His Wrath
We diminish the value of God’s mercy by diminishing the severity of God’s wrath and the truth of God’s grace. Romans 12:1 – Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper…
God’s Will on Alcohol
Whether you drink or don’t, do so with sober gratitude. Ephesians 5:18 – Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit
Sharing Our Depth
Jesus was not interested in keeping the crowds. John 6 – “…Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. …“
What Makes New Life So Exceptional
We must humbly admit, God has made this church extraordinary!
The World’s Kool-Aid
If you drink the world’s Kool-Aid, you will get the same stomachache. Ephesians 4:17-23 – So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of…
Christmas Eve Program
Luke 2: 8-14 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a…
Principles of Pastoring
Honor and protect your pastors as they work hard to protect you. 1 Timothy 5:17-22 – “The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, ‘Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,’ and ‘The worker deserves his…