You may be in the same spot and you just don’t know it. You feel like a boulder of sin has trapped you. You can’t think of a way out. Maybe you’re just going through the motions as a Christian. It’s time to get out the sword of the Spirit and do whatever it takes to regain your first love. Don’t play church with God anymore. He wants you back on your feet so that you don’t get wiped out by your fatal flaws. And He wants to use you to lead others upward. Are you willing to let Him do that through you?
Text: Malachi 2:1-9After listening restlessly to a long and tedious sermon, a 6-year-old boy asked his father what the preacher did the […]
Text: Malachi 1:6-14This is the first message in a five-part series called “The Healing Power of Forgiveness.” You are never more like Jesus than when you forgive. And you will never be set free until you forgive.
Text: Matthew 18:21-35Nothing is too small to bring to God’s attention. If it matters to you, it matters to him.
Text: I Thessalonians 3:10-13Learning how to pray effectively is essential for spiritual growth. Based on the prayers of Paul, we can learn to pray boldly for the commitment of those on the front lines of spiritual conflict, for open doors of opportunity for evangelism, for courage despite difficult circumstances and persecution, and for clarity in presentation of the Gospel – especially encouraging pastors.
Text: Colossians 4:2-4Life has meaning and is worth living when we pray for God’s will to fill our lives. Trusting God with control or our lives encourages us through hard times as we follow in faith. Our commitment to God’s will means we can live a life that that pleases Jesus and makes us part of His amazing agenda.
Text: Colossians 1:9-14Education gives us knowledge, but to choose those things that are best, we need the wisdom that comes from God.
Text: Philippians 1:9-11No one can say with certainty what the New Year will bring. None of us knows if we will even be here 12 months from now. But that thought should not alarm us in any way. To all our fears the Lord says quite simply: “Fear not.”
Text: Esther 4:12-16In this Christmas sermon Pastor Ray focuses on the phrase “God with us.” There are three words in that phrase and each one teaches us something about who Jesus really is.
Text: Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:22-23In God’s plan, even our enemies serve a good purpose.
Text: Genesis 45