Do you remember the last time you were discouraged? I’m not talking about a minor disappointment or frustration. This kind of discouragement is not about your favorite sports team experiencing an unexpected loss. I’m talking about a deep, personal pain. The discouragement I am talking about you and a…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Paul Aurandt tells the story of one of the fastest rising young singers back in the early 50's. He was called the Romantic Voice Of America. Teenage girls would give anything to see him, but he never appeared anywhere. He was not even seen in photographs. He was strictly a radio…

HOW GOD USES SUFFERING IN OUR LIVES Grace: The Truth that Transforms - Part 12 of 36 Romans 5:1-5 Rick Warren In our last session we did an overview of the "Six Benefits of Believing" that are discussed in Romans, chapter 5. Today we will take a closer look at one of those benefits. PAUL MENTIONS 3 THINGS…

That you may Believe and have Life #31 John 11:1-37 Well … death is something I usually don’t have an opportunity to talk with people about until they actually lose someone or in the sad event when death is the diagnosis and people are trying to come to grips with it. But death is a different story when…

A total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble.

Blessings in the Storm

STICKWITHITIVENESS Staying Power INTRODUCTION: 1. Illustrations. 2. We live in a day not so different from Paul’s (1) World that is at best - apathetic and at worst antagonistic towards gospel. (2) Brethren, departing from the faith, some even in this congregation. A. Some, never quite hit their stride…

Fresh Air refreshes our souls... Paul had a friend who refreshed him. 16 May the Lord bless Onesiphorus and all his family because he visited me and encouraged me often. His visits revived me like a breath of fresh air, and he was never ashamed of my being in jail. Paul gave a shout out to Onesiphorus…

The Power of a Moment Significant times are marked by Discoveries, Occurrences, Situations. I call them moments. What do we find in a Moment? A moments can ++Define us ++Direct us A moment can change our life The Prophet Isaiah speaks of this kind of moment. 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw…

As the fear of the Corona Virus continues, this verse comes to mind. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. We are walking through dark times like never…

Why Do I Witness Suffering?

We now come to the fourth gift of the Spirit. The Exhorter. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth,…

An absence of hope leads to a loss of vision, a sense of despondency and ultimately to despair. This contrasts sharply with the Christian hope.

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ.…

Welcome… Plan: 4/8 - Adam - Philippians 1 4/15 - Joey - Philippians 2 4/22 - Eric - Philippians 3 4/29 - Peter - Philippians 4 5/5 - Adam - The Lord’s Prayer Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons: Grace to you…

TEXT: 1:21-27 TITLE: CHRIST LIVES WITHIN MY HEART 24I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, 25of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for…

You Always Have Hope Romans 8:18-8:25 (NIV, NIRV, TNIV, KJV) It was a balmy October afternoon in 1982. Badger Stadium in Madison Wisconsin was packed out. That day there were more than 60,000 die-hard University of Wisconsin football fans watching their team take on the Michigan State Spartans. It didn’t…

We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves…

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Last week we took time to remember all the things that God is to us. -He is a Sovereign God. -He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -He is the Father of Mercies. -He is a God of Comfort. Today I want us to stop and take a look at how exactly God is working. 1. God allows trials to come our way!…