There are some topics we in the contemporary church tend to shy away from. People don't like to hear about sin or want to feel convicted. They want to come to church and feel good. They want to be encouraged to continue doing just what they're doing. They don't want to be stretched. They want to grow,…

Seeing Your Brother Sinning A Sin not leading to death (v.16) Last week we studied on (vv.14-15), “praying according to God’s will”. Here John continues his discussion of prayer & illustrates praying according to God’s will with the specific example of the “sin leading to death.” Before we look at the…

Pastor Chase wraps up our series on "This is Us". Today is all about prayer. If God is all knowing, why do we bother praying? How should we pray? We will dive in to all of this and more in the message. Take a listen!

LUKE 17:1-4 - THE TEMPTATION TRAP – KESWICK DEVOTIONAL – JAN. 11, 08 A DAY DOESN’T GO BY WHERE WE DO NOT HEAR OF SOME WHO HAS FALLEN INTO THE TEMPTATION TRAP. EACH WEEK....THERE IS A LIST OF MORAL AND ETHICAL FAILURES THAT HAPPEN ALL AROUND THE NATION AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS WEEK A TORONTO PASTOR…

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

The threat around us 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Know…

Everyone of us will face temptation in this life. Jesus was led of the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Jesus defeated the devil and His life is a model of how we need to approach temptation too.

Intro: Let's face it. There will always be someone who will have something newer, shinier, or fancier than what we have. But the temptation to be the one who has something newer, shinier or fancier can be powerful. What temptations do you struggle with? Are you tempted to lose your temper with your children…

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…

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But…

Last Sunday evening, we looked at some of Paul’s words in the fourth chapter of I Thessalonians. What it means to do the will of God is often misunderstood, but Paul could not have been clearer. He said that doing the will of God means that we avoid fornication and stop cheating one another. In other…

Introduction As a result of sin, the world has warfare between nations, conflict between individuals and groups, fear and anxiety, illness and death, and all kinds of natural and man-made disasters. COLUMBINE A BABY 2 HOURS OLD FOUND IN TRASH CAN Spurgeon "Sin is worse that the Devil, for sin is what…