We begin with two quotations. The first comes from British playwright Oscar Wilde who said, “I can resist anything except […]
Text: I Corinthians 10:13; Genesis 39Today we are beginning a new sermon series entitled “The God You Can Trust.” For the next six Sundays we […]
Text: Deuteronomy 7:9Today we are launching a brand-new series called “Heaven Help the Home.” As a place to begin, let’s consider these […]
Text: Joshua 24:14-15How many people do you know who do exactly what they say? Before you answer, let me rephrase the question? […]
Text: Lamentations 3:22-25Do all things really work together for good? Consider the following: A little baby is born with no brain, only […]
Text: Genesis 50:20How much did Jesus give when he died on the cross? He gave it all. He held nothing back. He offered his very best to God. The words of the invitation hymn come to mind: “Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe.” If you ever discover who owns your life, giving will be no problem to you. Giving is hard only when you think you own it all. When you realize that he owns it all, and that he paid it all, the little bit you give is the very least you can do.
Text: Mark 8:34-38God, give us eyes to see your blessings. God, give us hands ready to reach out and help those in need. Lord, give us hearts to rejoice in you and lips to sing your praise. Help us to understand that whether we see it or not, whether we know it or not, whether we feel it or not, God is good all the time.
Text: Proverbs 17:1The 1994 Sate of the Church Address to Calvary Memorial Church. The Bible reminds us that everything we have has been given us by God as a gift of his grace. From the very beginning our founders understood that “unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” (Psalm 127:1) They knew that the Lord Jesus is the Head of the church, and that any growth, any blessing, any advance in holiness, any expansion of our ministry must ultimately come from him.
Text: Psalm 127:1Our story begins in 1833 when a man named Joseph Kettlestrings, an Englishman from Yorkshire, arrived in the Chicago area. […]
Text: VariousYou can do “all things” if you rely on Jesus Christ. Not on your own strength, not on your own power, not on your own wisdom, and not on your own ability to figure things out. But if you will say, “Lord Jesus, this year I’m relying on you,” you can do all things through Christ.
Text: Philippians 4:13