By Pastor Glenn Pease A funny thing happened to Jesus on the way to heaven. He met people, and as we all know, people are funny. Jesus was a real person as well, and he had a great sense of humor. I am so sure of this that I wrote a poem about it. Jesus had a sense of humor, Of this truth there is no…

Prayer As we continue this week making our way through the 1st chapter of the gospel of John, …we come today to - basically - the second part to last week’s sermon... Last week we looked at John the Baptist being sent BY GOD to water baptize... with the purpose of REVEALING Jesus to Israel... And what…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Do You Know Jesus? Philippians 3:7-11 Introduction: 1. Do you know Jesus? a. If you watch religious television or listen to religious radio, you have likely heard the question, “Do you know Jesus” on more than one occasion. b. May I begin by making a bold statement: “When it all boils down, our salvation…

Pastor Chuck starts a new sermon series about the “Sermon on the Mount”. He describes how Jesus uses “The Beatitudes” help to us redefine what God wants us to admire in the world. Pastor Chuck provides a unique concept for us to use the Beatitudes as “not the attitudes we should have, but the attitudes we should be.” This week, Pastor Chuck’s topic is “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit.” Pastor Chuck describes how being “blessed” is a continuous spiritual condition of spiritual prosperity (being rich in spirit), contentment, and satisfaction in your life, not a physical feeling or state of physical material possession. Pastor Chuck will explain “one who is ‘poor in spirit’ has humbly recognized they have a deep need for God because they know they lack His Holiness and have a need for His forgiveness, grace, and mercy, and need Him as a Savior.” Pastor Chuck encourages us to become more aware of our desperate everyday need for God and to invite Him into our lives more every day.

By understanding Jesus’ nature as God and man, we will overcome false teachings about Jesus and trust him more. What does it mean when we say that Jesus is both God and man? Is Jesus a man who became God Is Jesus God indwelling a man? Is Jesus God appearing to be a man? Is Jesus a spiritual being ordered…

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:…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Matthew 3:13-17 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John in order to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it now, for in this way it is right for us to fulfill all…

This morning I invite you on a journey - A journey of the blind given sight A journey of the lame given strength A journey of the lost given hope A journey of the early days of Christ’s ministry Last week we looked at the Birth of a King, and how God was revealed through the Word. 1 In the beginning…

1 When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2 Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.…

An overview of the book of Matthew. The eight "elephant bites"

Good Morning, last week we started this series entitled 20/20 Vision… This mornings message is entitled “ Direct Hit.. Getting our mission right.’. In the 2004 Olympics. .. Matt Emmons had the gold medal in sight. He was one shot away from claiming victory in the 50-meter rifle event. All he needed was…

Prayer Where last week, we saw how The Word Became Flesh... How: God Himself entered into His creation... How Jesus Christ HUMBLED himself - by emptying Himself - to the point of obedience... How Underserved Favor from God came to man And all of this - in the Word becoming flesh... THIS WEEK... We’re…

Jesus Came For Mercy, Not Sacrifice Jesus heals a paralytic and is accused of blasphemy - Matthew 9:1-8 Jesus calls Matthew and eats with sinners and tax collectors at his home - Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus uses an analogy of an unshrunk patch and a new wineskin to make an illustration about fasting - Matthew…

So as we come now to this second week on this topic of Prayer... Last week you remember that we focused on the “WHAT” of prayer... …in asking the question - WHAT is PRAYER? And what we saw last week is that PRAYER is: a privilege bought with blood personal communion with God That on the one hand - it’s…