“God [asked Adam], ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’” [1] The first question God asked of the man was, “Where are you” [GENESIS 3:9]? The man’s response was the first indication that things had changed for the first couple. Adam said,…

The Reason for the Season 25 Nov 18 Turn to 1 John 3:8 and Isaiah 52 and 51 Well, Thanksgiving is over, the chaos of Black Friday has passed, loosened up our belts - my wife saw something on Facebook - turn your scales back 10 pounds. We now we’re about to prepare for Advent. Advent comes from the Latin…

My brothers and sisters, sin has many people today shackled, bound disenfranchised, and incarcerated. Regardless to the best efforts of escape, many are under the “law” or control of sin. Despite of how many times one might say, “This is the last time I will do this.” It is often that very thing you…

Galatians 5:14-2 1 A man was sitting at a stop light one morning. The lady in front of him was going through papers on the seat of her car, and when the light changed, she ignored the fact that it had turned green. She sat there until the light turned red again. So, the man behind her began screaming…

Good morning! we are in this sermon series entitled Unashamed - where we have been looking at this hidden emotion called Shame.. its often consider more subjective than objective and is easily ignored.. However what we have been seeing is that Shame is an INFLUENCER - IT is one of those emotions that…

Galatians 5:22-23 In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the air out of the tumbler I have in…

Why is humanity so broken?

Three simple rules form John Wesley's General Rules for Methodism - Do no harm, Do good, stay in love with God. Pastor John Blossom of South Meriden Trinity UMC describes how modern Methodists can remember these three simple rules to become like Jesus. Based on Reuben Job's book, "Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living"

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…

Dead Men Walking Ephesians 2:1-3 Introduction A man went to visit his well to do friend who had been taken ill. When he showed up at the door, the butler at first refused to let him in stating that the man will ill and could not be disturbed. “Nonsense,” said the friend. “It’s all in his mind. He just…

A Lack Of Spiritual Maturity carnality—The opposite of spirituality; giving in to the desires and appetites of the flesh, or the body. carnal /ˈkɑːn(ə)l/ ■ adjective relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities. Paul then divided all men into three categories: natural, spiritual, and…

My Theme: Put more succinctly, in the words of the Wisdom of God, “he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”[1] I. What Sin IS A. Actual sins are hatred of God The English word “sin” corresponds to a number of biblical expressions, word groups, and associated ideas.[2]…

Week 1 of class on 1 Timothy. Covered chapter 1.

Bridging the Gap from what I Know to what I Do (1 of 3) nv 5/18/08am – Romans 7:7-25 OS: Two preachers were on the roadside with a sign that read, "The End is Near - turn around now before it’s too late". A passing driver yelled "leave us alone you religious nuts". Then the preachers heard a loud splash.…

Six Components to Salvation Pursuing Pursuing-Purpose of the Law Cornelius is pursuing God. - a devote man and one who feared God: He trusted the God of Isreal and followed Jewish practices. It was obvious to all that his devotion was sincere. God answered his prayer; Cornelius' pursuit was being fulfilled…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Floyd Collins was a professional cave hunter. He found the famous Crystal Cave in Kentucky in 1917. It is a popular tourist cave now, but back them it was too far off the road to get people to come to it. Floyd's dream was to find a bigger and better cave, even more beautiful than…

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

Introduction Through this quarter on Sunday nights we are going to be taking a look at what the Bible says about our mind. Everyday we all use our minds. Thousands of thoughts rush through our brain as we go through our day. I was curious so I looked up how many thoughts a person has per day. Most of…

Step 1: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.

Sermon #421 “Lawless Deeds Forgiven” 2 Samuel 11 David’s Sin A good man gone bad. He had been king at this point for twenty years and was about fifty years old. He had defeated goliath, outlasted Saul, led the nation in worship, written many of the psalms, and generally shown himself to be a hero and…

Intro 3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,…