The need for and peace of faith

Romans 1:18-23 - Understanding Unbelief: The Rejection of God Introduction One of the most difficult topics for people both believers and unbelievers alike, is that of the wrath of God. It is hard to reconcile for most people a God who is loving with a God who is wrathful. Yet it is at the cross where…

ASKING & RECEIVING 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10…

Life lessons from the scriptural portrait of Zecharias and Elizabeth (parents of John the Baptist).

Romans 2:1-5 Introduction Hypocrisy – It comes from the Greek word - ὑπόκρισις - indicating an actor playing someone else rather than himself. Our word is a literal translation of the Greek. One dictionary defines it this way: Pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have. When…

Introduction Earlier this year after talks with Jared and studying on the topic, I felt a strong conviction that the church should be full of biblical counselors. I begin to believe that it would be a blessing to the local body as well as the greater body beyond our local assembly, if we could create…

August 31, 2014 Intro – Did you ever have a teen-ager explain your phone to you? I guarantee you it won’t be long before you say, “I didn’t know it did that!” The truth is that modern mobile phones have monstrous capabilities that most of us never tap. But guess what? God also has monstrous capacities…

The power of unbelief

God's responds to Moses' doubts

Can God Furnish a Table in the Wilderness Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? I. The Faithlessness of the People A. The People in General - vv. 1-8 The Older are to teach the Younger - You see David instructing his people Give ear, O my people, to my law:…

God’s Character Commands our Joy, Trust and Submission Let’s go ahead and turn to Psalm 100 this morning and as we look at the what God’s Character demands of us. A Psalm for Thanksgiving. 1 Shout joyfully to the Lord , all the earth. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing.…

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…

God protects the property rights of others; stealing shows a lack of trust

A Christian Research Group in a nationwide survey conducted in the first quarter of 2001 asked this question: “Please describe your goals in life.” The survey found that almost 9 out of 10 adults classified themselves as a “Christian,” by the following definition, “I am personally committed to Jesus…

Lord, Do It Again 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and…

Unbelief, or the failure to trust God, holds back his blessing and leads to condemnation and spiritual death.

This morning I will attempt to answer from God’s Word, a difficult question that is often tossed around not only in the minds of people who want nothing to do with God but also in the minds of many Christians. If you are watching on our Facebook live stream please like and share it so that it can make…

Intro - 2020 What a year. It’s been crazy and this is our last Sunday of 2020. Everything was going great in many ways AND THEN the Pandemic hit. No one was ready NOR could anyone have been ready for what this pandemic has done to our world, our nation, our communities and our lives. People have lived…

New series… toolbox for life. Self help books will tell you that to be successful, you need desire and determination. That’s not totally true because I have met people with desire and determination that were not successful. ILL - Farmer… hope for a great crop but if he plants the wrong seed… uses the…

Sunday, April 11, 2021. Matthew 28:16-20 | “Behold, I Am With You." In context, “The Great Commission” is the climax of the Easter story! It presents the fulfillment of the promises of Easter and propels the Church forward on mission to make disciples in submission to Jesus’ total authority. Positioned at the end of Matthew’s Gospel, we are reminded again that genuine faith is not based on what is seen, but acts upon what is heard in the form of obedience to God’s Word.

A wonderful theme in Scripture is that God is the deliver of hurting people. - David called God, my deliver, in Psalm 18:2 – The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - And a major theme of the…

We may believe certain things about the Bible, but do we believe God can make them a reality in our own lives?

The Pathway of Simon Peter How does a middle class fishin' man End up in the middle of God's mission plan? He's a back water who walked on water. One of the first to see Jesus in his authentic identity. The Lord called this man the Rock. The gates of Heaven are his to unlock. He's a truth denier turned…

UNBELIEF PRODUCES SPIRITUAL PARALYSIS INTRODUCTION: Isaiah 59:1–2 speaks of the “separation between you and your God.” The ground in which your sins grow and flourish is unbelief. And that unbelief is a ground full of elements that paralyze the Christian’s vision and action. In Mark 6:1–6 we read that…