Everyone struggles with discouragement from time to time, and it seems like Christians struggle with it more than others because the Lord uses it to teach us to rely only upon him. Even so, it’s not the easiest thing in the world to live with. There are many examples of discouragement in the Bible itself.…

The Valley’s of Life Everyone one goes through a valley. As you go through life, there will be hills and there will be valleys. There will be high times and there will be low times. There will be times when everything will be great. Relationships fall into place. Things at work will be great. However,…

Intro: Welcome and talk about picnic Many of the messages Jesus gave i the Bible were in response to questions people posed to him. One of the Questions that you asked was How do I hear God’s voice? It assumes God is speaking. Some today don’t believe that… some believe God stopped speaking with the…

We overcome the cause of our discouragements by administering faith's cures.

God Judges Sin Joshua 7:1-26 Stephen Caswell © 1999 God Judges Sin Illustration, Climbing Higher The story is told of pastor Dale Kurtz, who laughed so hard that his sides ached. He was watching a frustrated squirrel trying to climb the metal pole supporting a bird feeder. The squirrel repeatedly got…

The words “are we done” can have different meanings based upon the different settings in which it is used. These words can be declared with somewhat of a confidence that all the options have been explored or all the tasks have been completed. The classic Aesop Fable of The Milkmaid and Her Pail is a…

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…

It was once announced that the devil was going out of business and would offer all tools for sale to whoever would pay his price. On the night of the sale they were all attractively displayed, and a bad looking lot they were: Malice, Hatred, Envy, Jealousy, Sensual­ity, and Deceit, and all the other…

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…

What do people do to try and improve ther standing with God? Our greatest achievement is surrendering to Christ, anything else can be flushed down the toilet. How do we know what to flush or what to pursue? // To find out more about Involve Church, please visit involvechurch.com or email info@involvechurch.com

Pastor Kevin McAnulty continues his series In The Valley. He speaks about the Valley of Beracah, the Valley of Blessing. It refers to 2 Chronicles 20 where Jehosaphat went out to defeat the Moabites, Ammonites, and the Mount Seirans. He sent the praises, the tribe of Judah out before him, and the enemies were confused and destroyed themselves. The blessing is also what the Levites would pray, the letter shin, the valleys surrounding Jerusalem.

John Peacock gives us hope through Jesus, when all is lost and we are overwhelmed. God will give us strenght

by Adrian Rogers (with a few tweaks) Any work for God is going to be met with opposition from the devil. When God's people have a mind to work the devil has a mind to wreck, and discouragement is his most valuable tool. But you can be armed against it and defeat him. Read vs. 7-10 Here is the first discouraging…

We all battle discouragement at times. This passage shows us that we need to recognize that it can come from within, without, and what it can lead to. It also shows us how to battle discouragement! Amen! There's hope!!

Continuing the Lord's Work In this lesson, I would like to look at the leadership of Nehemiah through the hardship and opposition that the people went through. They had opposition from outside and discouragement from inside, yet they got the job done. It should never surprise us when we do the Lord's…

Introduction Sermon Series: Doormat Christianity - We struggle with feeling like others are walking all over us as Christians There is a great scene in the first Spider Man movie, where Peter Parker is first grappling with obtaining his powers. He is in the cafeteria and ends up enraging the school bully.…

This sermon episode is part 3 of “Your Dream Determines Your Future”. Sadly, parts 1 and 2 were not properly recorded, but this episode does include a review.

Hope is essential to not just survive—but to thrive. Take hope away and life stops, growth stops, creativity stops, effort stops. So it is understandable, that when Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, his disciples were afraid and discouraged. In Jesus’ final words to His disciples during His earthly…

Choosing your future… right values… right guide … now, the right Team of people. To do what God wants you to accomplish, you will have to have a team. Success is never a one man show. Even solo athletes have a support team. You need a personal Team… a Dream Team. Today we will look at three angles… The…

Today Pastor Chase continues the series on "Your life in Christ" and discusses the Work of Christ. Follow along and discover how Christ accomplishes this work through His status as Prophet, Priest and King.

I think there is an important phrase that we all need to remember; it is this: “Even the best of men, are only men at best.” Even the people we put on the highest pedestal, are, after all, only human. This is one of the things you should appreciate about the Bible. In the Bible we read accounts of people…

Stop looking at yourself, and look to the Lord in remembrance and faith.