Everyone looks nice – It’s a wonderful thing to be able to take the time to look your best. It’s nice for you to be able to see how good you can look, how good your friends can look. “You are looking good”! It’s easy to feel good about yourself when you look good. Sadly enough, the opposite is also true.…

NAMES 1 Samuel 16:1-23 April 15, 2007 You and I have two competing forces that are pulling at us all the time. Both of them that are dangerous to our spiritual life. The first is that of constant images and messages around us that make us feel like we’re never good enough. Take the whole issue of beauty…

In Luke 18 Jesus tells a story about two men. One is a Pharisee, the other is a tax collector. They both went to the temple to pray. Jesus said the Pharisee, who was known for his religious proficiency, prayed about himself and said, “God I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or…

What Does God See, When He Sees Me? Sunday 12/16/07 a.m. Ezekiel 16:1-14 I. We Are ALL In the Same Category, Unwanted! 16:1-5 A. Born of a man and a woman (look at your belly button) B. Born in sin (is anybody here perfect?) C. Unwanted by the world and the devil (spiritual life) II. God Is the ONLY…

Our society is constantly bombarding us with messages on how we are to be perfect. And if you do not match up to those messages or actually make a mistake, shame and guilt can rush in. This sets us up to judge others according to these social rules in order to build up our own image. There are people today who feel like the church is not a safe place for them, especially if their secrets were known. What kind of church do we want to be? How can we be real with ourselves as well as real with others? What are we willing to do to be the church for the broken? If we are honest with ourselves, we are all broken people. Listen for what Jesus says about those who are broken beyond repair in the eyes of others...

By Pastor Glenn Pease Ignorance may be bliss, but it is a fools paradise when others are in the know. General Motors learned this the hard way back in the early 60's when they launched a campaign to sell their new compact, the Chevy Nova, in Mexico. It was a flop, and the sale figures were appalling.…

The Greatness of God’s Body, the Church 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - July 15, 2012 *How do you feel about your body? -Denn Guptill says: “Most of us would rather not think about our bodies, and if we do we probably don’t think very complementary things. It’s…

Chances? Risks? Some of us just don't like to take them. But life is full of these opportunities, but most depend on us stepping out on faith. Let's Talk!

soNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>“Contentment”Philippians 4:10-20 Introduction: Ø Philippians is the most personal of all the Pauline corpus[1] Ø The church at Philippi was founded by the apostle Paul on his second missionary journey from Antioch, Syria.[2] Ø Ocassion: Paul wanted to thank…

1 Timothy 1:12-20. Intro: - Paul writing to Timothy regarding the church in Ephesus - the key issue needing addressing was that of false teaching: legalism and Gnosticism (mystical revelations). - The false teachers were not godless, they appeared very pious and super-spiritual upholding high standard…

Judgement is bad ... but self-judgement can be really bad. Comparing to others never work ... but what if we use the correct measuring stick. Let's Talk!