Ebenezer: Thus Far The Lord Has Helped Us! 2 1 Samuel 7:3-14 Anniversary times are wonderful times to set up a memorial stones, markers, and altars of worship to commemorate the victories that God has given to you. Being the chosen people of God to win a particular piece of Promised Land for your Lord…

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” The most spoken directive from God in the whole bible is to NOT BE AFRAID The need to know that we are: Not alone in life That someone is one our side…

Moses has been called to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. What a privilege and yet what a responsibility. Moses made a choice when he was 40 years old to do this very thing rather than be the next pharaoh of Egypt. Then he set out to perform this task his own way and made such a mess of things…

By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the most incredible biographies ever written is that of Robert Babcock. As a young boy he made a bomb out of some powder he found in his father's barn. He had a hard time getting it to go off, but when it finally did, it blew up in his face and he was instantly blinded, and…

Health Quiz - How many here have ever broken a bone? How many here have ever had stitches? 30 or more stitches? How many have cut yourself? Anyone wounded in combat? Talk about a different type of wound… our hidden emotional wounds. What are our hidden wounds? memories, resentments, regrets, worries,…

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…

So many things we do in life aren’t necessarily hard, they just require we hang in there until we finish. My first job out of college, the man who hired me told me that even though my degree was psychology and not business, it showed that I was willing to work and complete something. In Seminary , it…

PROVIDENCE Cooling down after practice, Daniel had taken one last dive and his neck struck the bottom of the concrete pool. Daniel sustained damage to C-3, C-4, and C-5 vertebrae of his spine. Two fusion operations followed and the surgeon was successful in preventing paralysis, but Daniel's parents…

How many believe Jesus is coming soon…? My Job as a Pastor is to: Make you ready to face Jesus when he returns or when you go to him To empower you through God’s Spirit Encourage you through God’s Truth Warn you through God’s word Call us all to maturity My job is not to: Just tell you things that make…

Do you want to serve the LORD? What are some steps we can take to do this?

The call of God and service

Series that will take us to Easter Sunday. FRAN - people will come to church on Easter more than any other time. A lot of people have ideas about Jesus but they are not based on the Bible. They are based on tradition, culture, Christmas stories… movies. 1 Y ou’ll remember, friends, that when I first…

ME: Superficial conversations - How are you? Fine! Good . Okay. I try to answer honestly. But sometimes it feels easier to tell a simple lie. There are some moments, some days, some seasons where when someone asks me how I’m doing I should say, I’m Not okay. I may look fine, talk/act normal. But if I’m…

Introduction Good morning church family. I am so glad you are here today. Today I will be finishing up the the message I started on Hebrews 12:1-2 . The author of Hebrews is using the image of a racer to encourage a group of Jewish Christians. The way this passage is laid out reminded me of my high school…

Introduction It’s challenging in today's Church to Serve with a Spirit of Meekness and Humility. It’s hard to meek - that is quiet gentle and mild when folk keep pushing your buttons when you don’t feel like being quiet, gentle or mild. It’s a struggle in this human flesh to remain humble when people…

Over 70% of church attending teenagers…teenagers who regularly attend church when they are in their parents homes…over 70%…walk away from Christianity within a few years of leaving their parents home…this number has risen over the last few years alone. Which means less than three out of 10 church attending…

God uses weak and unqualified people for His Kingdom purposes. The Powerful, Presence of a Personal God empowers us as believers for the purposes God has for us. Your gifts are not for you comfort, they are for Christ. Your gifts are not for your name, they are for the name of Jesus spreading. The Church needs you!

What does the Bible say about Spiritual Gifts? 1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. There are many spiritual gifts and the primary way you will learn what they are is to get involved in different…

The importance of being a doer of the Word.

Good morning! we are in our series on The Generous life .. Over the past few week we have been looking at God’s blessing towards us.. These are inflows of God’s Generosity —Generosity always begins with God and his goodness towards us... J ames 1:17 Every good and perfect comes to us from the Father…

Right now we are living in a time like no other in our life times, nor in the life of our nation. We have stopped our economy and the Government is infusing money to people for survival, but even with that… jobs are being lost every day. Some businesses may not come back when this is over… whenever that…

Dealing with Distractions Nehemiah 6:1-19 Some of you might know that I’m a morning person. I like mornings. Mornings are the best time of the day. I get a lot of things done before I even leave for work every day besides those things like showering, dressing, and making coffee. I do my Bible study and…

Intro: Welcome and talk about picnic Many of the messages Jesus gave i the Bible were in response to questions people posed to him. One of the Questions that you asked was How do I hear God’s voice? It assumes God is speaking. Some today don’t believe that… some believe God stopped speaking with the…