“LESSONS LEARNED FROM A NIGHT OF FAILURE” TEXT: Luke 5:1-11 */" One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one…

Select all the text in this box and paste your sermon here... Luke 8:40–56 (ESV) C.S. Lewis once wrote a letter to a budding author on the art of storytelling. He reminded the young writer that the author should not have to continually ask the reader: “Gentle reader, do you feel amazed? Gentle reader,…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

The Pathway of Simon Peter How does a middle class fishin' man End up in the middle of God's mission plan? He's a back water who walked on water. One of the first to see Jesus in his authentic identity. The Lord called this man the Rock. The gates of Heaven are his to unlock. He's a truth denier turned…

Fixing a Net Problem 1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and…

After a fruitless night of fishing, Jesus works a miracle to bring a few fishermen to a point where they are ready to leave everything and follow Him. Pastor Jeremy summarizes confessions of a true disciple that are exemplified as these men, and especially Peter, anaswer the call.

Have you ever had something happen in your life that changed your life forever? As I look back on my life I can pinpoint a number of those moments. Some were tragedies that changed me either through firsthand heartaches or those I shared with you. Some were wonderful blessings such as the birth of our…

It’s not about you! We would never be guilty of making worship about us?!? Would we? We would never take the focus off of God and place it on ourselves, would we? How many times have you left a worship service only to complain, “I didn’t get anything out of it today!”? We say things like: • “Why can’t…

Dare to believe that God is for you . 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Past mistakes sometimes cause us to doubt God’s Favor . 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought…

I have discovered that sometimes hitting a dead end in life can be a blessing. If I didn’t hit a dead end back in Burma, I wouldn’t have come to the U.S. I remember those days, my home was searched frequently by a truckload of soldiers, sometimes at 2 A.M. after midnight. They knocked on my door and…

As Christians we have an authority that guides our beliefs and our lives. It’s the Bible. Joke: Children sometimes have a funny understanding of things and I found this about how they understand the Bible. Noah’s wife was named Joan of Arc. The fifth commandment is humor your father and mother. Lot’s…

Two weeks ago we learned that we are to practice lifestyle evangelism . Last week we learned that we are to be salt and light providing moral traction and lighting the way for our friends and family to meet and know Jesus. We have talked about being anchored to the Rock of Jesus and his Word… the Bible.…

In the previous passage, through Peter and John, God healed a man who was lame from his mother’s womb. 11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. 12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to…

The Divine Difference in Life Philippians 4:10-23 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Oct. 14, 2012 *One of the most famous trials in American history was the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925. A teacher in Tennessee was charged with the crime of teaching evolution. And the trial drew national…

Introduction He has risen, he has risen indeed! This is the phrase we use each year, I wonder why we do not start each service with this. When I was in a ministry in Calgary, preaching every Sunday, I needed to supplement my income and God led me to become a tent maker. Not literally making tents, but…

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo y Ofrenda Matthew 25:21 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things . Share your master’s joy.’ Mateo 25:21 Nueva Biblia de…

When they Came to Jesus 1 Then He arose from there and came to the region of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes gathered to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He taught them again. The Book of Mark ++One of three Synoptic Gospels ++Written before the other Gospel Records ++Not written…