The Word of God is Living! Hebrews 4:12, 13 Introduction I sometimes wonder what it must be like to be a teacher. I suspect that there are times when they are teaching something and it feels like their words are falling to the floor. Some students appear to be paying attention, but when you look closer,…

The Value of God’s Word Bargains or Values: What are you Shopping for in life? Psalm 119:97-103 Have you ever heard the expression you get what you pay for? What someone was trying to convey in that expression is that value doesn’t come cheap. When we’re shopping for something of value we’re shopping…

God’s Great Invitation Isaiah 55:1-9 1. ADMIT your thirst and poverty. “If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly to hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian…

Tabernacle 3. Introduction: what is the book of exodus about? Can you tell me what happens in it? The story of the Exodus – birth of Moses and his call (4 chapters – out of 40), the plagues, dealings with pharaoh, Passover (another 9 chapters), then on the journey, crossing the Red Sea and in the wilderness…

How do we wait for the Lord to come? *Waiting on the Lord –what does it mean? Often throughout both the Old and New testament we see the phrase, “wait on the Lord”. This is something that has always been hard for people to do but I think it’s especially hard for us now because now our lives are lived…

This sermon is going to answer that question by exploring in 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 Apostle Paul’s statement that only those with the Spirit can rightly discern and understand the word of God!

We are living at a time when most everyone agrees that telling a lie is a sin. Yet it is also the one sin that almost everyone commits. One study reported that the typical American lies to nearly one-third of the people they talk to in a given week. Philip Ryken wrote, People wonder if anything is true…

Nehemiah 8:1-18 Stephen Caswell © 2000 The Bible Ÿ A thorough knowledge of the Bible is better than a college education.- Theodore Roosevelt Ÿ All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. -- Abraham Lincoln Ÿ As in paradise, God walks in the Holy Scriptures, seeking man. -- Saint Ambrose Ÿ…

The Greenhouse – Shaped by the Word Text: 2 Timothy 3:1-17 Theme: The role of God’s Word in our lives · We’re in the midst of our “Greenhouse series”, and we’re focusing on the environment around here for making disciples of Jesus. Just as the environment of a greenhouse is specially designed to grow…

As we approach the Lord’s Table, let’s think about two verses of Scripture. “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). “Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler” (Psalm 91:3). The first of these verses speaks of the…

Every year around this time we are asked by people "what's on your Christmas List?" It is a simple question from someone who would like to honor you with a gift at Christmastime . . . not any old gift, but a gift that would be especially suited to you . . .something you'd really like to have. We may…

Without a relationship with God, we can have no meaning in life. Only when we know God and know His word can we have a purpose, a meaning in this life. Once we know God His word reveals that our meaning, our purpose is to grow to be more like Christ and to tell others the Gospel.

If you have ever taken on the challenge to read the entire Bible in a year (a challenge I encourage you to take every year), you may recall being thrilled when your reading guide said your only reading for the day was Psalm 119. However when you turned to this Psalm you discovered that it was the longest…

"Take care how you listen," Jesus teaches us in Luke 8. And as He teaches this lesson, He provides rich insights into how we ought to listen to the Word of God.

How can we live a fruitful life for Jesus Christ? 1. With the right seed. 2. With the right service. 3. With the right soil. 4. With the right Savior.

Living the Word of God Psalm 19:7-10 As a Christian there is nothing more essential or important to our spiritual life than the Word of God! The countless verses expressing the benefits of God’s word are too numerous to mention in this one sermon. Our text begins with a demonstrable statement about the…

I Kings 17-19:18 Introduction I have here a number of manuals for different things that I own. Here is the manual for… Does anyone actually read these things? I don’t know all the reasons why we don’t read them. Sometimes, we do know better. Often we say that we will read them later, but we never get…

In this message, we will see what happens when God’s word begins to pierce the heart of people. We will see 4 ways God’s word provides a great awakening that was not only true during Jonah's time but true during our time as well.

2 Timothy 3. INTRO: - call to Timothy to guard the faith, the truth, the Gospel, the doctrine. - The truth was under attack (2 Tim 2:16-18) people deserting the faith (2 Tim 1:15). - Why was there this urgent call to teach, to uphold and defend the truth? - because there was going to be an all out assault…

Thus Saith The Lord? Jer 22:9-32 txt 1 Corinthians 14:1KJV 1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. James 3:6NASB95 6 And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on…

1. Trust Jesus for the misery of His cross (John 19:1-6). 2. Trust Jesus for the miracles of His cross (John 19:23-24). 3. Trust Jesus for the mercy of His cross (Luke 23:32-43). 4. Trust Jesus for the mission of His cross (John 19:28-30).

There are 10 majors teachings that came out of the Reformation that we teach today. Which ones are they? Join Pastor Steve as he talks about each one in "95 Reasons Why I Am Reformed."

Spiritual Growth Matt 13:3-9 idea: The wrong ? “how can we grow?” The right ? “what keeps us from growing?” I. TO GROW SPIRITUALLY WE MUST EXAMINE OUR HEARTS A. Matthew 13:3-9 shows 4 types of soil 1. They represent the hearts of people who hear the word of God 2. The seed sown is the same, but the outcome…