Posts from 2024

By This We Know

This Sunday we are back and continuing our series in the first epistle of John looking at chapter 3, verses 23-24.  Here in these verses, John wants these believers to know they really believe by their obedience to God’s commandments.  By this we know, is the challenge given in these final two verses of this…

Christmas Lessons from an Aging Prophet

This Sunday, after the special young people’s Christmas play; we will do a Christmas message from the classic text Luke 2:21-38.  In this passage we will look at Christmas lessons from an aging prophet, Simeon.  This story (narrative) is a part of the incarnation of Jesus, the Messiah [the Christmas Story].  On Sunday, I want…

The Noise of Worry

This Sunday we’ll do our last message in our series on “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that should characterize the Christian life.  Our topic this week is worry.  Our text is Job 3:24-26.  In this passage of scripture, we will look at a man who suffered much, kept faith in…

Some Helps in Saying “No”

This Sunday we continue our series on “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that should characterize the Christian life.  Our topic this week is to give you a few practical, step by step instructions that will enable you to have victory in these battles with temptations.  We will go to various…

The extent of the problem

This Sunday we continue our series on “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that should characterize the Christian life.  This Sunday, I need to finish up last week’s 3rd point: “You must believe that victory is possible” from 1 Corinthian 6:9-11. Then we’ll continue to talk this week about the “noise…

Three Conditions of Victory Part 2

This Sunday we continue our series on “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that should characterize the Christian life.  This Sunday, I want to talk to you about the “noise of temptation” again; this time from 2 Corinthians 7:8-11.  We all struggle with temptation in our lives.  What we need to…

Three Conditions of Victory

This Sunday we continue our series on “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that should characterize the Christian life.  This Sunday, I want to talk to you about the “noise of temptation” again; this time from Exodus 33:17-19; and 34:6.  We all struggle with temptation in our lives.  What we need…

The Noise of Temptation

This Sunday we continue our series on “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that should characterize the Christian life.  This Sunday, I want to talk to you about the “noise of temptation” from Galatians 5:16-25.  We all struggle with temptation in our lives.  Why are temptations so difficult in your life?…

The Noise of Distractions

This Sunday we continue a series on an important topic about our lives.  We started a discussion last week in a message about “noise” in our lives, and do we have a peace that characterizes our lives.  This Sunday, I want to talk to you about the “noise of distractions.”  Do you have, or do…

Peace, Not Noise

This Sunday we will take a step away from our 1 John study in order to develop further what we have looked at the last 2 weeks about the Holy Spirit, conscience and confidence. We warned there to be careful what our conscience is saying and telling us, that it is truly Biblical.  This Sunday,…