Comparison of King Saul and King David. Why one is rejected and one accepted.

Sunday, October 12, 2008 An unsatisfactory believing John 12:37-43 37 Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in Him. -- 39 For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: -- 42 Yet at the same time many even among…

Over the years I have had the pleasure of getting to know singer and songwriter Danny Oertli. One of the things I have noticed about many of the songs he writes is that they stem from life events he has gone through. When you understand the events and details of his life you have a new appreciation for…

Year A: Proper 7

Can we be saved by comparing ourselves to other people? Does it make any sense to justify my life based on how it compares to how other people live their lives?

Acknowledge, Agree, Accept are the three words needed for confession.

1.)Click on "Confess Your Sins" above to go to the page with the Study Notes. 2.)Then scroll down past the "Files" to view the Study Notes. 3.) To repeat the song heard at the end of the sermon click on "Music - My sins Are Gone - AAron Brown.mp3" under "Files".

Today we’re picking up where we left off last week. In Luke chapter 12, straight from the teaching of Jesus to his disciples, we’re discussing… Christian faithfulness in the face of hypocritical religion and a hostile world, even with the prospect of persecution and death. In the meantime, when so many…

There are ways that the world can restrict us, but there are ways that we restrict ourselves. One of the ways to step into God's freedom is to open our hearts to others through confession.

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. κύριος- Lord, master,…

August 1968 James Brown released the classic song, that closed out the soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s and begun the Black Power Movement of the 70’s, “Say it Loud-I’m Black and I’m Proud”. After We’ll have Vindication (v.26-27) Nothing escapes the sight of God. Everything will be…

If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess he has committed that sin. The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not conceal my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions…

"What Must I Do To Be Saved?" is one of the most important questions you could ever ask. Find out the answer in one short program.

Gospel Imperatives The gospel, as we wrap up this series today we have seen what the gospel is, why we need the gospel, why we must believe the gospel, how to obey. Imperative (adj): Of vital importance; crucial, giving an authoritative command; peremptory; As a (n) as essential or urgent. Gospel has…

Have we obeyed the gospel?

INTRO: “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.” Who said these words? Jesus. Although it took place before his death, burial and resurrection, as did the majority of his teaching and ministry, who of all people understood the absolute…

Is work by man required for salation? If so, do the works of man earn him salvation? Is God also involved in our salvation? If works are required by man, what works are required?

What happens when every believer sees themselves as a nurturer? Saints form a Nurturing A.S.S.E.M.B.L.Y. We A dmit our faults to One Another Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, And their works are in the dark, And they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? We don't Conceal…

PRESENTATION: Cleansing our souls in Lent In exactly two weeks time, we will once again experience the first day of Spring. Of course, the Church already commemorated this transition with the Spring Embertide during the First Week of Lent. Spring always brings with it the annual tradition in many homes…

No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you.

Our Gospel text seems very plain and simple. Jesus heals a man who was deaf and mute. Ok, we know this happened. We believe it’s true. Jesus has the power to open the ears and mouth of the deaf. No believer questions that. But what about this story is so important that the church fathers thought it should…

Introduction Today is Father’s Day, a day we have set aside to honor father’s. The difficulty and pain that some have faced make a proper understanding of fatherhood all the more crucial. I had the privilege of having a father who is a pastor, who loves his family and puts them first. A father who loves…

Christian fellowship is vital to our growth in Christ. We must be in fellowship with God to be in fellowship with one another. With this in mind, a question arises, does God require anything from us to be in fellowship with Him? This sermon hopes to answer that question from 1 John 1:5-10.

The second of guest sermons by associate pastor candidate Jeff Woolstenhulme.

11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. 1. An _unbalanced schedule_ 2. An _unused talent (ability)_ 3. An _undisclosed sin_