Series that will take us to Easter Sunday. FRAN - people will come to church on Easter more than any other time. A lot of people have ideas about Jesus but they are not based on the Bible. They are based on tradition, culture, Christmas stories… movies. 1 Y ou’ll remember, friends, that when I first…

Good morning! we are in our series on The Generous life .. Over the past few week we have been looking at God’s blessing towards us.. These are inflows of God’s Generosity —Generosity always begins with God and his goodness towards us... J ames 1:17 Every good and perfect comes to us from the Father…

Living Under Grace 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. What does it mean to live by Grace? What are the benefits of Grace? What are the misunderstandings? What is the meaning of Grace? Grace is…

Introduction Perfect timing. We use this phrase often. If I walk into the house just as Jess was about to text me, perfect timing. If someone brings us something right as we were about to ask for it, perfect timing. The other day I saw a video of acrobats on a trapeze. As I watched them fly across empty…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

Introduction: Illustration - The Reality of Trials It's been said concerning trials and storms of life that, "Either you just came through one, are now entering one, or one looms on your horizon." Main Thought: Prepare today for the persecutions of tomorrow looking for the promise of eternity. Sub-intro:…

Jesus is able to help us stay faithful to God because he stayed faithful when he was tempted.

Temptation Luke 4:1-13 January 23, 2011 Introduction: Illustration: Bernard “Kip” Lagat is a world class runner from Kenya. During the Sydney Olympics he was asked in an interview how his country was able to produce so many great distance runners. With clever wit, Lagat told of the African strategy for…

Faith that Works series… 18 Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.” Faith that doesn’t work is useless So far, we have learned how to have a faith that…

INTRODUCTION · Training to be good soldiers… Our theme verse once again is , which gives us the standard that we are to live by if we want to be good soldiers. “3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this…

We are surrounded by the Glory of God.!!

One of the most important things that a mother does for her children is to instill moral values into their lives from the moment of their birth and then for the rest of their lives. A mom plays a crucial role, especially when the kids are young, of shaping a child to think the right way. 6 Train up a…

This Is Love - Part 2 The Mercy Of God 3 He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. 4 He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is…

13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it . 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you…

For many believers we are well aware that Christ has risen and is seated with God the Father in Heaven. We know this to be true and yet forget that the Lord is less approachable and less compassionate than when he was here on earth. We forget that Christ is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. In…

III. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: His preexistence and deity ( John 1:1-3 ), incarnation by virgin birth ( John 1:14 ; Matt 1:18-23 ), sinless life ( Heb 4:15 ), substitutionary death ( II Cor 5:21 ), bodily resurrection ( Luke 24:36-43 ),ascension into heaven and present ministry ( Heb 4:14-16 ), and coming…

We are going to be looking at just three verses tonight. These three verse serve as the main message of the book of Hebrews. These verses compose the main point of the sermon the writer of Hebrews has composed. It is the transition to the concept of Jesus being our great High Priest. Jesus as our great…

Temptations come from many places. How can we avoid falling into those temptations?