When God chooses people for his family, he picks those the world considers losers. This means that imperfect people make excellent candidates for the grace of God. Since we are all imperfect, when we boast, let us boast only in the Lord.
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31In this message Pastor Ray reminds us everything we believe rests on the sovereignty of God. Salvation starts with God, not with us. Because he has chosen us, we can stand firm amid the trials of life. By standing firm we prove to ourselves and to the watching world what we truly believe.
Text: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17God uses the hard experiences of life to bring us to the place where our trust will be in him alone. Through those hard times, we learn to seek him and to rejoice even when life doesn’t make sense.
Text: Jeremiah 29:12-14When our own faith grows, the gospel message greatly expands. The good news is intended for our own community and for countries around the world. Since God is a global God we must become global believers.
Text: 2 Corinthians 10:15-16When we find ourselves struggling with discouragement, we need to be reminded that God is thinking about us, and his thoughts toward us are good and not evil. When we hope in God, we can be happy even though we find ourselves in Babylon.
Text: Jeremiah 29:11We’re made to worship but the truth of the matter is that if we don’t worship God with everything we have, we’ll worship other things. We must determine where we’re storing our treasures and who we’re treasuring the most.
Text: Matthew 6:19-24While there are multiple ways for us to learn the Bible, if we don’t know how to feed ourselves, we’ll become spiritually malnourished. This message will look at practical ways to increase our craving for the Word of God.
Text: 1 Peter 2:2We serve a trans-generational God whose purposes span the centuries. He does not confine himself to our timetable or limit himself to our puny understanding of what he intends to do. If you have eyes to see beyond your own problems, look up and you will see the hand of God at work.
Text: Jeremiah 29:10We’ve been given everything we need for life and godliness but we must also actively add some key qualities to our lives – faith, goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love. In what area do you need to take the next step?
Text: 2 Peter 1:3-9Life constantly presents us with the choice of the hard way versus the easy way. Suriving difficult times requires that we reject short cuts, embrace God’s promises, and trust completely in his goodness.
Text: Jeremiah 29:8-10