Good Morning, we are in a series on “The Generous life,: and we have been talking about a flow of Generosity… That there is inputs and outputs of Generosity.... The funnel of Generosity begins with the God’s gifts or grace towards us… A key passage is found in James chapter One.. 17 Every good gift and…

Jesus holds the power to fix our lives. He rules, even over sickness and death. But we need to engage in an "instigating action," a demonstration of our faith that Jesus does, indeed, rule in our lives. We see a model of that in both Jairus and the anonymous woman who touches Jesus's cloak on the way. What else can we learn from these two?

Looking at Bad Days… more of them than we ever thought… and they last longer than we want. Different Levels of Bad Days. I described my bad day ringing doorbells last week. Train Derailment story... Jesus’ Bad day was actually what we call Good Friday, but it was anything but good for Jesus. Looking…

5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your…

John 13:36-38 36 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” 37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” 38 Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your…

Romans 12:3-8 "The Gift of Unity"

A volunteer fire department was fighting the blaze engulfing Julia Campbell’s cousin’s barn. As he watched, he dialed his insurance company on his mobile phone, but there was no answer. In frustration he asked out loud, “How come my agent is never there when I need him?” At that moment, one of the firefighters…

Before I go any further, I do want to say a word to our Mission Woods family. I miss you, my mom misses you, my service dog “Dudley” misses you. I so look forward to being together in person again. I hope that you will be able to join us for our Virtual Coffee hour at 10:30am this morning (Sunday, Mar…

Introduction Well, we’re finally here - 37 messages + this week and next week and 18 months later we come to the end of Paul’s letter to the church in the area of Ephesus (West Turkey , South of Smyrna (now Izmir ) today. Paul writes a little over 2400 words in Greek; a little over 3000 in English, as…

Intro So I’d like to open today with a little mental exercise. I’m gonna say a phrase, and I’d like you to think of some words that come to mind. Some adjectives or descriptors. You don’t have to answer out load, just in your head or if you’d like, you can share your thoughts with someone next to you.…

The Basis of Salvation Good Evening beautiful People of VMBCLA, GLBC, and all who may have stopped by this way. I thank God that you are still holding on to God’s unchanging hand. I greet you in the name of Jesus our Christ and Lord. Last week, I began to teach on the subject of “The Necessity and basis…

I. LOVE GOVERNS ALL CHARACTER TRAITS 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.…

You Love It's A Wonderful Life IF: Galatians 5:22-23 Bro. John Hodges Salem First Baptist Church Salem, Arkansas October 21, 2018

Looking at the life of weathly and powerful King Solomon as he whole heartedly pursued pleasure, we see the internal conflict he faced as well as his final conclusion. Pleasure seekers throughout history consistently reveal the pursuit of pleasure utlimately leads to discontentment. If we are honest with ourselves, that is true for us too. What does it mean to be with God and what does it really mean to be completely without God? What is the eternal impact upon our souls in our pursuit for purpose in our lives? Take a moment and listen...

Simon Chaffer shares with Runnymede Christian Fellowship, Egham, Surrey in the series on Battle Ready - on the Power of Forgiveness