During one of our wars a military unit hired a local boy to cook and clean for them. Being a […]
Text: Romans 12:15-21Have I ever mentioned to you that there’s a lot of persecution for Packer fans here in Illinois? I’ve told […]
Text: Romans 12:14I heard a story about a pastor who was an avid golfer. He woke up one Sunday and realized that […]
Text: Romans 12:9-10An older lady came out on her porch every morning, and would raise her arms to the sky and shout, […]
Text: Romans 12:1-5Here is God’s dream for every church. That through preaching the gospel men and women everywhere can experience the life-changing power of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. And to be the kind of place where, no matter what kind of week you’ve had, you can come in and say, “Ahh, I’ve made it.”
Text: Romans 12:13-15There is an amazing scene at the end of the 1996 movie Marvin’s Room. Bessie, played by Diane Keaton, has […]
Text: Romans 12:9-16What makes a great church? We hear that expression often–”a great church”–but no one knows exactly what it means. How do you know when a church has truly become “great?” To begin with, humility, participation, cooperation and the exercise of the spiritual gifts are signs of a church that is healthy and on track.
Text: Romans 12:3-8Moral compromise often begins with a tiny step in the wrong direction. This was the case with Lot, who was unmoved and apathetic to the moral decay around him. It may sound extreme, but the Lord has nothing to say to a compromising believer. You can have Sodom or you can have the Lord, but you can’t have them both. If you live for God, you will demonstrate to yourself and those who know you that that God’s way is always good, pleasing and ultimately perfect.
Text: Romans 12:2“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you […]
Text: Romans 12:2The only reasonable thing to do is to offer your body to God.
Text: Romans 12:1