1 Peter 1:3-5 A Living Hope Easter 2007 1. Hopelessness is a Tomb In many regards, a person without hope is a person locked in a tomb. A. Story from Victor Frankl In "Man's Search for Meaning", Viktor Frankl recounts what happened to his friend, a fellow inmate in Auschwitz: "I would like to tell you…

The Foundation of Hope I. Introduction (ILLUS) Last Tuesday began as a normal day in the life of ministry… Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Without hope the heart gets sick…. And there are many things that can defer hope, or sidetrack…

Good Morning.. .. Happy Resurrection morning! If you are visiting with us today we are so glad that your are with us … We have been in a sermon series entitled, “Breakthrough” and we have been considering the nature of Miracles.. and the relevance of miracles in Scripture and Do miracles still happen…

What drives you to live the Christian life. What is your motivation on a moment by moment basis to deny yourself and live for others?

God’s Grace Results in a Changed Life 9 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but…

That you may Believe and have Life #31 John 11:1-37 Well … death is something I usually don’t have an opportunity to talk with people about until they actually lose someone or in the sad event when death is the diagnosis and people are trying to come to grips with it. But death is a different story when…

This is our hope in the life to come - We are certain that Christ will raise us from the dead. We are certain that Christ will destroy His enemies. And we are certain that we will live forever in Paradise, in the New Heavens and the New Earth.

I am enjoying reading through the bible in a year with my family, using our church family’s reading plan. Currently, we have been reading a lot in Isaiah. This has lined up well with our series, Understanding Prophecy. Isaiah’s book of prophecy is the largest book by a single prophet in the Old Testament.…

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The prayer of Jonah has much to teach believers about themselves and their own prayers.

INTRODUCTION: Why is Easter So Important? Within the framework of our culturally recognized holidays, Easter is a bit like an ugly step child. Is it important because we get to hunt for eggs and we get some goodies like chocolate, peeps, jelly beans, etc… Easter is important, because it is the time of…

"Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure," (2 Tim 2:19) The Lord God WILL be who he says he will be.

“Christian Communities must learn how to work vigorously for the limited change that is possible, to mourn over persistent and seemingly ineradicable evils, and to celebrate the good whenever it happens.” - M. Volf This quote is helpful because it helps us to consider what it means to be reconciled to…

Introduction: (Keith) Today we want to examine some of the key points and doctrines that were addressed in the film. We want to summarize what is true, and ask, “So what?” If this is true, how should it play out in our lives? We would like to have some interaction with everyone. If you have thoughts,…

What are we longing for? Good morning! Today is Sunday April 2, 2020! This is Easter Sunday. But around the world this is a very different Easter! For many of us we are stuck in our homes. Listening online to Easter services. Visiting with family via zoom! Instead of the new Easter clothes. We have Easter…