Over 70% of church attending teenagers…teenagers who regularly attend church when they are in their parents homes…over 70%…walk away from Christianity within a few years of leaving their parents home…this number has risen over the last few years alone. Which means less than three out of 10 church attending…

Begin the sermon by using a selfie stick... We started a new series last week talking about things that rob your joy. Last week was doubt, this week we are talking about selfishness. What do I mean by selfishness? Selfishness defined - A self-centred concern for oneself, without due regard to the needs…

Today Pastor Chase wraps up the Beatitudes with Matthew 5:10-12. Though we may be persecuted, we are never abandoned by God. He goes before us, He is with us and He goes after us- in every season of our life. At the end of the sermone, we hear some testimonies of what some people have learned through the Beatitude series. Enjoy!

New series… toolbox for life. Self help books will tell you that to be successful, you need desire and determination. That’s not totally true because I have met people with desire and determination that were not successful. ILL - Farmer… hope for a great crop but if he plants the wrong seed… uses the…

The central lesson deals with true and false worship, true and false approaches to God. (POSB)

Jesus’ conversation with a rich young ruler.

A mother’s decision to forgive the boy, who murdered her only son, has had a bigger impact than she could have imagined. In 1993, a 16-year-old killed Mary Johnson’s son Laramiun during an argument at a party. Mary wanted justice and said the killer, Oshea Israel, deserved to be caged because he was…

Created For a Purpose. 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” You are God’s idea. He’s the one with the plan. He’s the one with the purpose. 14 I will give…

The Love and Grace of the Lord is available for us if we only turn to him and submit our whole heart. When we do, the Lord will bless us with a double portion of blessings.

God's mercy and love are the gift of him. We must not neglect his gift for it is not only to preserve us, but is also to bring us Joy, Strength and Peace.

This lesson was developed from a curriculum lesson provided by downloadyouthministry.com

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,…

Would anyone disagree with me that there are a lot of miserable people in our society today? Depression, Anxiety, Anger issues are prevalent in our culture. Margie’s Story - Margie hung up the phone from her mom and felt sick in the pit of her stomach. She had called her mother to wish her a happy birthday…

By understanding Jesus’ nature as God and man, we will overcome false teachings about Jesus and trust him more. What does it mean when we say that Jesus is both God and man? Is Jesus a man who became God Is Jesus God indwelling a man? Is Jesus God appearing to be a man? Is Jesus a spiritual being ordered…

When a rich, young ruler comes to Jesus in search of a way to inherit eternal life, he seems like the ideal prospect - a very "good" guy on many accounts. But the words of the Great Physician diagnose a severe problem with his heart - good people aren't good enough for a perfect God. "Good" people, like all people, have a missing ingredient in their lives. They need God's grace to make the difference. So Jesus challenges the man to give up the idols which hold his heart behind the veneer of outward goodness, and this man's sad refusal presents a challenge for any of us who would allow something less than what Jesus offers us by His grace take the throne of our hearts. Could you be missing that key ingredient? Listen in to find out.

A second look at Luke 18:18-30 that extols the power and blessing of God for salvation.

Good morning… We are in our series in the Epistles of John…We are going to talking about “ Upsetting Normal.” I want us to take a moment to greet some and then I want you find a seat somewhere else…not your normal Seat… if you in the back… I want you to change it up. Now that I have made you a little…