By Pastor Glenn Pease A young boy, who had reached the age where having a watch made life worth living, was bugging his parents to get him one. He was told he would have to wait until he was older. But he continued to beg for one until his whole family was sick of it. His father finally laid down the…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Show me the man who has never looked at a woman with lust, and I'll show you a man with a white cane who was blind from birth. None but a blind man could get through life and not be captivated by God's crowning work of creation-woman. Anyone with an ounce of artistic appreciation…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the things that made Lincoln so great was his marvelous self-control. The nation was coming apart at the seams with a civil war that had everybody's emotions operating at extremes. To add to the tension, some army contractors were ripping off the government. This made Lincoln…

Intro Have you ever watched something on television, whether a ball game, a show or film and right when there is that most important play, or dramatic announcement or revelation, the frame freezes or the DVD’s scratched? You see it more now because everything is streamed. It looks like someone pressed…

CONTROL The motion picture Kung Fu Panda offers a unique snapshot of the one part of life that troubles most people, the illusion of control. A panda named Po comes from a family of noodle merchants. Though his family hopes that he will sell many noodles, Po dreams of becoming a Kung Fu Master. Through…

!God is in Control !!Sermon Outline by Pastor Paddick Van Zyl !Intro: What is ‘being in control’ like? What is ‘being out of control’ like? Having control over something or in a situation means that we can manipulate the situation and steer it as we wish. Having no control means that we are not in a…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Near the end of the last century a group of minors in a mid-Western state became angry. They expressed that anger by igniting a carload of coal and pushing it down the mine shaft. Like most who act in anger, they could not foresee the long range consequences of their action. When…

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer." Page # "Who's In the Driver's Seat?" (Mark 8:31-38) INTRODUCTION: Joan trembled as she put on her lipstick. She never dreamed she would be caught in this predicament. Forty years old,…

How to live life in light of God’s control over all.

Why does God bring thunderclouds and disasters when we want green pastures and still waters? Bit by bit we find behind the clouds, the Father's feet; behind the lightning, an abiding day that has no night; behind the thunder, "a still, small voice" that comforts with a comfort that is unspeakable. --Oswald…

James 4:1-17 When your back is up against the wall and you feel like you are in an impossible situation, how do you usually respond? My natural tendency is to try to get in control of the situation, using either my back or my brain. I do whatever it takes to resolve the problem and return life to normalcy…

This story of Michael and Satan and their angels fighting isn't just some fanciful story. It is the story of the struggle for control that we all have in our lives. Ultimately all we can do in the battle between Good and Evil is to have faith -- to surrender control -- as our God will protect us as we witness to Jesus' power in our lives.

The gospel of grace calls us away from our desperate attempts for control to a healthy dependence on the Lord.

Introduction Opening: FUNNY VIDEO “Wake up Call” = a person or thing that causes people to become fully alert to an unsatisfactory situation and to take action to remedy it So we are going to be getting some wake up calls. In the book of Ecclesiastes we get several wake up calls that alerts us to reality…

07/14/2009 The Miracle of Growth Knox 16 PC 483/655/626 Psalm 20 Mark 4:26-34 OOPS! When it comes to sharing the gospel, it is not our responsibility to determine in advance who will be receptive and to withhold the message seed from anybody else. Fred Craddock illustrates this with an incident he remembered…

Why bring in the character of Herod into the birth story? It seems that it is unnecessary other than the Magi going to the throne thinking the baby would be born there. The tension is set. Tension and power are two common experiences of life. The use and abuse of power is something Jesus spoke about…

Upsetting the Equilibrium 19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent…

We assume at times that God needs us to accomplish His task. God does not need you. Don't think more highly of yourself thatn you should