Scripture Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. While Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, but whenever he put his hand down, Amalek prevailed. When Moses’s hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him,…

!!Introducción Muchos ahora en día se identifican como, hijos del Rey, princesa del Rey o algo similar a estos títulos. Siempre tengo la curiosidad de que hay que tener mucha valentía para considerarse así. En otras ocasiones pienso que ponernos estos títulos nos da el derecho de pedir lo que queremos,…

Introducción Summary of Ezra 1 God is fulfilling his promises to Israel through their return to Jerusalem so they can rebuild relationships temple worship nation Summary of Ezra 2 The second chapter in this story is about the groups of people who returned to Israel and what they numbered. It ends with…

Introduction Thank you all for coming out tonight. What a fun night it’s been. It’s been great to sing together and enjoy each others company. To laugh and celebrate the victors. Right now I’d like to transition us into a time where I can talk with you. I have a short devotion that will help establish…

If you have followed my sermons since January, you have probably noticed, maybe sub-consciously, a theme that I have returned to several times. Our identity. Who are we? Are we Americans? Are we Nebraskans? Are we products of our parents and grandparents, bearing their last name and passing it on to…

Launch: The Launch Pad Jeff Jones, Senior Pastor Nov. 30-Dec.2, 2007 Amazing, isn’t it, that this is the last service in this building. As involved as I have been in all of this replant, I still have a hard time believing it is really happening, that it is really real. So, what do you do on your last…

HOOK We are “Stronger Together” now more than ever… In just a matter of 6 months, God changed our way of life— He could in fact change it even in just a matter of 6 weeks, or maybe just 6 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes or even just in 6 seconds! — or in just a blink of an eye! Talk about what’s currently going…

The following Letter is supposedly a real life response written to an insurance company who asked for clarification on an accident insurance claim. Dear Sir, I am writing in response for your request for additional information in Block #3 of the accident report form. I put "trying to do the job alone"…

1. Distinct Commitment to the Personal Devotional life of the Believer. 2. A commitment to real faith based education. 3. A commitment to the authority of scripture. 4. A commitment to the local body. 5. A kingdom mind set for the non five fold ministry members of the body of Christ. 6. A Commitment…

Becoming a NorthStar witness is a team effort.

What role would you like to play this Summer?

Coloring Outside the Lines 11/8/06 Judges 4 (Judges Series) Illustration: As the child looks at a drawing that they have just colored and try as they might, they have colored outside the lines…it might be embarrassing or look inferior to them. They will not be able to appreciate that drawing until years…

Nehemiah returns to rebuild the city walls of Jerusalem to restore it from disgrace and to reestablish its peace. For all his boldness, it is truly the hand of God which carries the work. We, like Nehemiah, seek the peace and glory of the New Jerusalem. However, we are not RE-building something that was destroyed, but rather we await its coming as we proclaim its blessings.

Grace Fellowship in Rusk, Texas Sunday, July 11 at 6:00 PM

We learn from Jesus' selection of the Apostles that we should; prepare with prayer, have the right heart, and recognize that God can use anyone.

Focus Getting Focused-Individually Focus on who you are becoming not what you’ve done i. What is God calling you to do? ii. What is God teaching you daily? iii. To be like Christ (Romans 8:29) (Philippians 3:12-15) iv. Focus on the now and future not the past. God will speak to us if we inquire

The purpose of this lesson is to help the disciple/leader discover the basic principles involved in establishing a “winning team.”

Introduction The Olympics are upon us! We’ve waited an extra year for this Olympic games and there have already been some pretty cool storylines play out before us. We’ve seen a 13 year old win a gold medal and several Americans stand on the podium in their respective events as well. One of the strangest…

I think sometimes we may believe that what we do is somehow more important then what someone else does We begin to come to play in our hearts we start thinking that we do so much more for Gods kingdom then most the other people I think sometimes we forget in a church to give credit where credit is due.…

At the end of a letter we expect to see personal details. In a letter written almost 2,000 years ago, we would expect some of these to be obscure to us. A lot of ink has been spilled trying to work it all out, but instead this sermon from Heb, 13:8-25 focuses on the common theme which answers the question, "How can we finish the race well?" Sermon begins at about 16:30.

My junior year of college at College of the Ozarks we went further in playoffs than any other team since that year. I remember key pieces to that year. Coach told me about recruiting a guy who was very talented to come play with us. I told the coach not to do it because the guy was lazy and had a rough…

A citizen, an athlete, a soldier: Philippians 1:27-30. Sunday 25 Jan 09 The context- this early church understood great persecution and suffering If you got saved, there is no place for lukewarm Christianity The scripture gives us three descriptions of how we are to live out our faith A citizen of a…

The church is the body of Christ made up of Gospel Teams. Hear what the apostle Paul has to say about Gospel Teams.