Though our future is already determined, secured, we still need to constantly submit our lives to God.

October 21, 2007 Philemon The air was cool, warmed by the glow of the fire. We were all sitting around that mesmerizing fire, satisfied by our gourmet meal, sipping coffee or hot chocolate, contemplating the one that got away. A few of our guys had made friends with two guys who were camping close to…

“A Convicted Grave Robber!” John 20:1-18 It was dark as they arose that Sunday morning... The two got up and put on their garments grabbed their spices and headed out on the dirt road that lead out of the city. As they headed out on the road and as the sun began to rise the path was lined with many dark…

By Pastor Glenn Pease There are few stories more exciting than escape stories. One of my favorite kinds of movie when I was a kid was prison escape movies. They are so full of suspense, and the obstacles to overcome are enormous. There is a great need to be clever, and best of all, they are not fiction,…

“IF IT PLEASE THE COURT” (I Corinthians 15:1-20) */“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered…

Seven reasons you can trust your Bible.

There is overwhelming evidence for the accuracy and reliability of the Bible, no ancient document even compares.

Jesus tells us a story of reversal in the afterlife? What are we to learn? The king demands generous stewardship; there are consequences to ignoring his design; and what's needed to change the direction of a life isn't more information or evidence, but a change of heart.

The Bible prooves to be trustworthy and reliable

In college a student was asked to prepare a lesson to teach his speech class. He was to be graded on creativity and ability to drive home a point in a memorable way. The title of his talk was, “The Law of the Pendulum.” He spent twenty minutes carefully teaching the physical principle that governs a…

Introduction: A. Evidence For the Deity of Jesus Christ It is important to study the nature of Jesus Christ because basically Christianity is all about Christ! In looking at this, the deity of Christ, one may ask “Why is it important to believe that Jesus Christ is truly God? There’s other religious…

Last time I was here, we answered many questions with one sermon. · Why do I believe in God? · Why do I believe that God created the world? · Why do I believe the bible as we have it is the word of God? · Why do I believe that all of the men who wrote the bible were inspired by God? · Why do I believe…

24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? 26 Fear them not therefore: for…

By Pastor Glenn Pease In 1781 Sir William Herschel, the English astronomer, discovered the planet Uranus. He plotted the course that this new planet should follow, but for some mysterious reason Uranus did not follow the predicted orbit. Other astronomers checked his calculations and found no mistake.…

By Pastor Glenn Pease An Irishman on holiday in New York went into a drug store and asked for a small tube of toothpaste. When the clerk handed him a tube he noticed it was marked large. "I'd rather have a small one," he said. "Listen bud," the clerk replied. "In this country toothpaste comes in three…

In the face of so much evidence about the truth of Jesus Christ why would you refuse to believe?

Easter: Sin & Death are Conquered! John 11; 1 Corinthians 15 April 12, 2009 Prep: · Read John 11, 1 Cor 15 · Read notes, 1st page leftovers · Sermon 51, 24, 42, 43 · Listen to Driscoll Scripture reading: John 11:17-27 Intro Welcome! Easter is the highpoint of the Christian calendar. Retailers prefer…

Was Jesus a real person? If so, who was He? Did He really resurrect? If so, what evidences are there for His resurrection?

“When is the last time you saw grace?” Not Grace Kelly or Nancy Grace. People talk about grace. People talk about being thankful for grace. You hear me talking about saved by grace. Can you recall the last time someone told you they saw grace? Yet, as we read our Bible’s we note that indeed people see…

Introduction If we were asked the question, do you have faith? what would our answers be? Many would say yes.! But what is faith? A good and simple definition of faith is “having complete confidence and trust in someone or something” So based on this definition, What is your complete confidence and trust…

Faith is the foundation to which other attributes should be added. What kind of faith do we have? What happens when we don't add the attributes Peter talks about? What is the motivating factor to keep God's commandments?

Is the Bible God’s Word? You will get a couple different answers depending on who you ask. · Some may say it is a book written by men, not God, even though those who wrote it say otherwise · Some say it is not from God because of all the “errors and contradictions” that are in it, but are not willing…

Jesus knows his followers, and his followers know him.

Supporting evidence for the reliability of the Bible exists

Mark 4: 3-9 3 “Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4 and it came about that as he was sowing, some seed fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 “And other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth…