Today is the Sixth Day of Christmas. We are not even half-way through the season, yet as far as the world is concerned, Christmas is over. It’s almost as if the scriptural narrative of Christ ends with his lowly birth in a manger. But this is only the beginning. Jesus, who came to take the lowest place…

Love the Giver More Than His Gifts Molly and Abby are out of town right now for her sister’s graduation, so the other night I went to the ASU / U of A baseball game. It was a beautiful night and I was sitting out with some friends on the grass hill down the third base line. We’re sitting there talking…

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…

Why is humanity so broken?

Introduction: In the passage before us today Jesus proceeds to tell a parable about a dishonest manger. Although this manager is dishonest and serves as a bad example, Jesus uses his bad example to teach us some GOOD lessons. We see good and bad examples everyday. We need discernment to learn from the…

God's responds to Moses' doubts

Introduction Introduce myself - Pastor Isaiah, worked with teens going on 6 years Pastor Brian asked me to address the twin topics of challenges and opportunities facing teens Game-plan is to layout several challenges this week, and then a few final challenges next week along with opportunities Lakewood’s…

As we have worked our way through Luke 18 we have read a series of encounters and stories that have pointed us in the direction of a discipleship that is deeper than that which is usually embraced. In the account of the Pharisee and the tax-collector we learned that a prerequisite to be part of the Kingdom…

In Jeremiah's most famous sermon, his Temple Sermon, God calls his people to repent of their Deceptive Ways and Despicable Deeds.

Israel’s God is a powerful redeemer. In our text for this evening Isaiah paints a picture of a the true and living God, and the powerlessness of idols. It is a lesson the Church needs to be taught from time-to-time. he prophet introduces this theme (44:6-8) by exalting Jehovah as king and redeemer of…

Topical: The Idol of $$$ 1 Timothy 6:6-10 October 18, 2009 Main Point(s) of sermon: · Money is one of the biggest idols in our lives. · The desire to be rich (for its own sake) is a sin. · Giving is a spiritual discipline just like prayer or Bible reading. · Giving is a vital investment in the work of…

Announcements: So as we’ve made our way through this gospel of John... no matter what the story, no matter what the situation... what we’ve consistently seen throughout - is Jesus Christ... SAYING things and DOING things - that would point to Him being the Messiah... And this week is no different. Today…

Sometimes in order to return to the first love of our heart, Jesus; we must remove some things from our heart, idols.

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds…

In the spring of every year many people (other than me) decide to plant gardens. Some plant flowers, others plant vegetables, some do both. To have a good garden you must do more than simply plant a few seeds, water them now and again and then wait to enjoy the fruit of the labor. A good gardener fertilizes,…

Idols of the Heart Ezekiel 14:1-8 INTRODUCTION A. Idolatry of Old B. Idolatry of Now C. Three Things One Must Do With Idols I. IDOLS MUST BE BUILT A. These gods are not self-existent B. These gods are created from the imaginations of man C. These gods are created out of the cravings of man Colossians…

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,…

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…

The Ten Commandments: God Permits No Rivals Exodus 20:1-3 Pastor Oesterwind Exodus 20:1-3 “And God spoke all these words, saying: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.’” Review: God promises His presence…

Forgetting God For a christian is sounds ridiculous. How can a christian forget about God Is it even possible to forget about God? Forgetting about God would be like forgetting your wife or husband, it would like forgetting your children. Could you ever wake up and see a child in your house and then…

Grace and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them!” This proclamation, found…

A lack of knowledge of God, is inexcusable by Scripture, for God has made his existence, nature and power known to all through creation.

The idolatry of greed; Deep and surface idols

In our previous studies we looked at the account of Noah. We focused on Noah's faithfulness in building the the Ark and also the faith that enabled Noah to survive in God's waiting room. As a result of Noah's faith in God and His promises, Noah and his family were saved while the rest of the world was…