That Powerful Love (Part 1)

This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John looking now at chapter 4, verses 7-21.  This will be the first of multiple parts in this understanding of love (we’ll be studying the next few weeks). Here in these verses, John wants to be sure believers understand this important topic of love. …

Does it Pass the Test?

This Sunday we continue our series in the first epistle of John looking now at chapter 4, verses 1-6.  Here in these verses, John wants to be sure these believers (that he is speaking to) are careful about the teachers/preachers that could be false prophets that they are listening to.  Telling them not to believe…

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?…