The real impact of the gospel will be seen when we don’t feel joyful, when we don’t want to pray, and when we can’t think of a reason to be thankful. That’s when we discover if our Christianity is the genuine article or a spiritual counterfeit.
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-182 Samuel 2-3 tell the story of David’s long struggle to become king over all Israel. His life is a pattern of how God deals with his children. It is God’s plan to vindicate us slowly, bless us openly, surprise us occasionally, and test us continually. God intends to develop our character, and to do that adversity is essential.
Text: 2 Samuel 2-3Hebrews 11:30 says that “by faith” the walls of Jericho fell. But what kind of faith brings down the walls of impossibility? This message points out five characteristics of the faith God honors when we face long odds and the only way forward doesn’t seem to make any sense.
Text: Hebrews 11:30Why shouldn’t two adult Christians who happen to be divorced and have fallen in love—why shouldn’t they sleep together? That’s the question a man asked in an email. Here is my answer.
Sermon Series: Crucial QuestionsGod 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 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 29:11While 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’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 29:8-10Our enemies are a gift from God. If we didn’t need them He wouldn’t send them. God has a beneficial purpose in sending
enemies our way – to make us more like Christ. Therefore, the person we might consider an enemy is, in reality, our best friend.