Intro Irish novelist George Moore tells the story about Irish peasants who were put to work during the Great Depression. They were asked to build government roads. For a time, the men were great workers who really enjoyed the work during tough economic times, even singing songs as they worked. In addition,…

How a believer responds to trials

Sermon que exhorta a mis oyentes a continuar con valor la carrera.

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what…

My God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat, according to these their works, and the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who would have made me afraid. Nehemiah 6:14 (NKJV) Good morning, and God bless you. My name is Michel Lankford. I believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God…

GEORGE MUELLER, the great Victorian Christian and social reformer, tells a story of persistent prayer in his diary: In November 1844, I began to pray for the conversion of five individuals. I prayed every day without a single intermission, whether sick or in health, on the land, on the sea, and whatever…

57. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Don’t Quit! 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 All of us need to know that…

Intro We left off last time at Nehemiah 3. The theme of the book is “Building God’s people for God’s work.” The first seven chapters are about God’s work. The last six are about building God’s people. We are now at winding down the first half of the book about doing God’s work. If we are trying to outline…

*Waiting is an inescapable fact of life. Somebody estimates most of us spend from 45-62 minutes waiting on something every single day. That includes waiting for the light to turn green, waiting at the drive-thru, waiting for the next available operator, waiting for the nurse to say the doctor will see…

Make it Happen "Above anything else, I hate to lose." (Jackie Robinson) On April 15, 1947, Robinson made it to the "show." He became the first black man to wear a Major League uniform, destroying the color barrier in professional sports. In his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he hit .297, sent…

Happiness In Matthew 5, Jesus begins a sentence with the same words, “Blessed are...” eight different times. What does it mean to be blessed? It is a religious sounding word, isn’t it? It is pregnant with virtue–a stained glass sort of a word. The truth is, the Greek word simply means happy. In English,…

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…

Psalm 25 Not shaken but stirred. Introduction Last week I was flying back from Vancouver so ended up killing some of the ten hour flight watching Casino Royale. One of the phrases which will always be associated with James Bond is “shaken not stirred” that’s how he insisted on having his martini. What…

To develop a faith that neither craves approval nor succumbs to opposition

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…

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…

John Newton CHOICE EXCERPTS I am not what I once was! In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, "By the grace of God—I am what I am." He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: "I am not what I ought to be—ah, how…

Through trials of life sometimes we acan be faced with temptation. The same produce that trials bring is what is needed for temptation as well. James gives us the how to for enduring temptation.

Introduction We are a blessed people. Wouldn’t you agree? I’m sure many of us would admit to hardships in our lives, yet we would probably say that God has blessed us in a wonderful manner. Let’s continue with this line of thought. How many of you think that the many blessings you have experienced are…

Genesis 50:26 "So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt." Over the past few weeks, we've walked beside Joseph through the ups and downs of his life. Out of jealousy over Joseph's favored relationship with their Dad, Joseph's brothers…

BOOK OF HEBREWS: HEBREWS 4:1-16 HOLDING FAST TO OUR CONFESSION If I have never told you before, I hope you know what a privilege I count it to stand before you as your pastor. It is such an immense weight of responsibility to stand before you and explain the word of God, but I hope you know I wouldn’t…

Introduction: One of the greatest privileges, yet also one of the most neglected and misunderstood gifts we have, is the gift of prayer. Certainly prayer means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For some it is an empty ritual they repeat in a religious ceremony. For others it is…