Faith Hope & Love are three great foundation stones of the Christian life. They were spoken about frequently by Jesus and his disciples, the greatest example of these virtues can be seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God is ‘Love’, we should love one another as he has loved us…

Would you join me in prayer? Grab your bibles and turn to the book of Matthew 9:18-26, if you need a bible just raise your hand and one of the ushers will get one to you. it’s on page ??? in those bible’s being handed out. The title of my message tonight is Hope for the Hopeless Can you recall ever being…

Introduction If you have not done so yet, please turn your Bibles to the book of Amos. We looked at chapters four through six in our last lesson, seeing the things that Israel and Judah put their trust in: their comfort, security, and riches physically and their worship of God. They blinded themselves…

The passage calls for us to obedience and spiritual purity because God is Holy (pure). In our former lives we were controlled in ignorance by the passions of the flesh (sinful desire). However, because of the grace of Christ we should obey God. This should be accomplished by prepairing ourselves to obey, focusing on the Hope of our future grace (glorification), and by conforming ourselves to God's purity.

The Joy of the Lord Introduction You know the routine. Relatives have come from afar and it is time for a family picnic. Of course everyone wants pictures of the event and so the cameras come out and somebody takes charge and lines everybody up and then a few people begin to take turns with a whole tableful…

14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17 And someone from the…

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…

Faith to provoke divine intervention

The Bible frequently describes death as sleep. OT kings were said to “sleep with their fathers.” It’s a beautiful image in many ways. It’s a beautiful image in many ways. When his friend died, Jesus told his disciples “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep.” It’s a beautiful picture... it’s peaceful,…

Through Christ we can overcome all things and all enemies. We are more than conqueors, we are overcomers!

Galatians 6:9 (NKJV): And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. I. INTRODUCTION I would be stating the obvious to say that all of us are, right now, struggling through tough times. Although we smile and appear to be enjoying a good life, if truth…

This morning we are talking about hope. We are not talking about the world’s version of hope however. There is a major difference between the way a believer and an unbeliever use the word hope. When the world speaks of hope they say something like this, “I hope I win the lottery.” What do they mean.…

Sermon Type: Expository Title: Benefits of Justification Passage: Romans 5:1-11 Subject Compliment: Justification’s benefits are only obtainable through Jesus Christ. Proposition: We must live righteously because of the benefits of justification. Introduction Illustration: Most everyone has been through…

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received…

Introduction just take a brief exaimination and allow history to breeze through your thoughts and minds and then you may proclaim today without any hestation that "* The Lord has been good". Last year in there had been some tragedies in someones life. Hardship & pain had overtaken joy and happiness.…

In the words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” Never had a family been given greater promises yet had to endure such privation. This birth was like no other. The angels of God sang at the birth of Jesus; yet the only men who came were dirty and humble shepherds…

Introduction It has been a crazy week... It was an emotional week for the Disciples and for Jesus... Jesus started the week by entering Jerusalem and was welcomed as a King... He went to the temple and cleaned house of money changers and He has given, on Tuesday He looked across the city and wept. Wednesday…

You can find the victory you need in your life... ONLY in Jesus!

Psalms 42 and 43: Hope in the Midst of Trial Seth Dombach Judges through Poets Dr. John D. Currid June 25, 2007 Table of Contents Title Page....................................................................................................i Table of Contents..........................................................................................ii…

ME: Superficial conversations - How are you? Fine! Good . Okay. I try to answer honestly. But sometimes it feels easier to tell a simple lie. There are some moments, some days, some seasons where when someone asks me how I’m doing I should say, I’m Not okay. I may look fine, talk/act normal. But if I’m…

Psalm 19:1 Introduction I appreciated the mockery of one of my Facebook friends who wondered why she had to put mosquito spray on her children just to get into the van! Another friend quipped that he regrets saying in January that he could hardly wait for the first mosquito bite. Someone else wrote,…

You can have hope in hopeless situations because the LORD is faithful to his word.