The Perfect Father Text: Rom. 8:38-39 ILLUS. - “You,” said the doctor to his patient, “are in terrible shape, & unless something is quickly done you’re going to die. You’re under too much stress and you’re not eating right. Tell your wife that she must start cooking more nutritious meals. And to help…

Through trials of life sometimes we acan be faced with temptation. The same produce that trials bring is what is needed for temptation as well. James gives us the how to for enduring temptation.

Announcements Script: It’s good to be here and good to see each of you. PRAY. This has been a very difficult week. I know many of you went to Shayla’s funeral. Several of us weren’t able to. Guys, I’m so sorry for your loss. Her death has affected all of us. If anyone needs to talk about what you’re…

Intro: We want to become people that others say about us, They were with Jesus... Complaining makes us un-attractive to believers and to unbelievers. It will kill our witness. It will drive people away from us. The problem is that complaining is a difficult habit to break because it’s so easy to do.…

God needs workers. If Christians do not carry on the work of Christ, who will? What should the attitude of a Christian be regarding working for God?

By Pastor Glenn Pease Paul Aurandt tells of how even the disorders of life can sometimes be a blessing. Only hours after Pearl Harbor the Japanese went after the Philippine Islands. American and Philippine troops were taken by surprise and had to retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. These brave troops became…

“For I will create a new heaven and a new earth; the past events will not be remembered or come to mind. Then be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people. The sound of weeping…

Have you ever encountered a person who says they want help or advice or whatever, and so you talk with them, and offer help and advice and no matter how much you say they don't listen? They don't make any changes. They keep asking for help, keep complaining - you keep talking but they don’t listen. Eventually…

John Macarthur and further back the SBC have made Women’s roles in the life of the church a front and center issue. The SBC had knuckle heads making statements like… a women in my pulpit… never . Then a couple of weeks ago, John MacArthur made the satement about Beth Moore… stay home. Unfortunately today…

At the moment I have my study in my house. My office is in the basement of the parsonage. My children are most of the time at home and they know that daddy needs his time alone to get his work done. In order to keep out the noise of a house full of six boys I usually study with my door closed. Every…

Last week, learned how to hear God’s voice and to prepare ourselves to hear God’s voice. You can’t really have a relationship with God if you never hear from him. It has to be a two way communication between you and God. How do you discern God’s voice from the competing voices? How do you know if an…

You said you didn't need her You told her good-bye (good-bye) You sacrificed a good love To satisfy your pride Now you wished That you should have her (have her) And you feel like such a fool You let her walk away Now it just don't feel the same Gotta blame it on something Gotta blame it on something…

What was your response the last time someone hurt you? Perhaps you felt the urge to retaliate. Maybe you took no action, but instead harbored bitterness in your heart. If so, you failed to realize that you do great damage to yourself when you have an unforgiving spirit. Failure to forgive is a devastating…

1. Don’t be mislead Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. Nation will…

How you deal with sin AFTER God calls you and you begin living for Him matters as much as how GOD dealt with your sin when you got saved!

Intro: Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. It’s uncanny to me how our spiritual lives and spiritual growth is so effectively illustrated in our bodily lives and growth.…

Picture this. There’s a father and his children are set in a field of large bear traps. The children are blindfolded and their only way of getting out is to listen to the directions given by their father. They take their first step at the encouragement of their father. You can do this he says. Just listen…

Fathers, God and your family needs you: BE A MAN

Prayer There are many biblical examples of prayers found in the Bible. Faithful prayer, persistent prayer, pattern of prayer. Who cannot use improvement in their personal prayer life? Prayer and exampled effective prayer is what we are looking at this morning. There is no better example of prayer, resolved…

Jesus tells a parable that is durring an extended teaching on the end times. Here Jesus, through parable, indicates that we have a responsability to utilize the gifts God has given us for the building of the Kingdom. To do otherwise is offensive to the King.

What a great day to be together. I’m excited and I hope you are as well. We’re here for a reason, and that is… well, it’s sort of like half-time, and I’m hoping that I might be able to help get you excited about our potential future with God as our leader. Since it’s reformation Sunday, I thought I would…

And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said…

Intro 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. If these people could come out of the stands and run with us, what would they say.…