Books
Resources in Isaiah
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A Strong Prediction
Please Note: the full transcript is available in the Manuscript link above. 1 Corinthians 3:18 - Let no man deceive himself… Psalm 138:3 - On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul. 3 principles to help us place our faith where it truly belongs I. God…Read More -
Figuring Out What You Believe
Well, if you are going to identify the aspects of who you are that matter the most, that define you at the very core of your being, what would those areas be? At least for the moment let’s take out the things about you you can’t control like your age, your family of origin, your…Read More -
God With Us
It’s great to be with you this morning. I know a lot of you here this morning, but I also realize that some of you are sitting there searching for your bulletin to make sure you’re in the right church. So, for those who don’t know me, I’m Trey Garner. I’m the pastor of our…Read More -
The Perfection of the Servant’s Salvation
Introduction: -a couple weeks ago I was taking the opportunity to head down to Indy early in the morning to visit and pray with my aunt prior to her surgery -I got about ten miles south on I-65 when traffic started slowing down to about 20 miles an hour -realize, it was…Read More -
The Perfection of the Servant’s Substitutionary Work
- Have you ever had a time when you wished you had a substitute?...someone who could stand in your place and do the things you really don’t want to do?... 1. So if you knew there was going to be a difficult meeting at work – no problem – just send your substitute… 2. Or…Read More -
The Perfection of the Servant’s Mission
Isn’t it great when all the pieces come together? Christmas is upon us and I am in the stage of life where some of my children like toys that have a little saying in 2 point font on the box “Adult assembly required.” What it really should say is “You will be up all night…Read More -
The Perfection of the Servant’s Purpose
- Would you agree with me this morning that it is a wonderful thing to find something that is real, genuine, authentic, long-lasting… - as opposed to something that easily breaks, or fails, or disappoints?... - the Viars family is living under the household appliance curse… - it’s amazing how many microwaves we’ve purchased…it…Read More -
Finding Hope (or Ruin) in Becoming What We Worship
The Summer of 2004 was the 4th summer we have had this Basket ball goal (picture). Early that summer I was out mowing, and as normal I passed right by the base of the basket ball goal. I think in my mind…I need to get real close to that so I don’t have to weedeat…Read More -
God’s Plan for Purity
- This morning I’d like to begin by asking you a question… - How easy is it for you to trust what God’s Word says about holiness?... - that is possible for you, regardless of your past, to live a life that is growing in personal purity… - and that it is best for…Read More -
The Discipline of Delighting in God’s Delights
- Q – Have you ever been in a situation where a person in authority over you, or perhaps a friend or acquaintance, could not/would not tell you what he/she wanted?... - so there was a lack of clarity about what would please them and what wouldn’t… - let me tell you about one of…Read More -
The Discipline of Delighting in our Sacrifice
- On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic was sailing swiftly on the bitterly cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean…[show book cover from Barczewski] - It was her maiden voyage, and at the time of the ship’s launch…The Titanic was the world’s largest man-made moveable object… - At 11:40 pm, an…Read More -
O Holy Night
Introduction This Christmas Eve morning we continue our worship by singing one of man’s most beautiful & beloved of all carols, “O Holy Night” which separates the night of Christ’s birth from nights past or future. The melody of this song inspires and motivates one to contemplate the greatness of this night, a night…Read More -
The Sovereignty of God
-Intro: As a child who do you turn to when things seem out of control? A mother/Father? Why? Naturally as a young child you turn to those who are seemingly in control—your parents. As you grow older and you recognize that amazingly enough at 7 years old God had given you all the omniscience…Read More -
Responding to Our Knowledge of God - Sovereignty
Introduction: 1. We’re continuing our new series today in our Worship Service: Reaching New Heights in Our Knowledge of God! - our goal is to further APPLY the subject to our lives as an ABF, so we’ve entitle our ABF study: Responding to Our Knowledge of God 2. Remember the words if Daniel: Daniel…Read More -
The Holiness of God
- this morning we’re beginning a brand new series that will carry us through most of the summer... - perhaps this would be a good opportunity to step back and evaluate our overall theme this year which is Reaching New Heights... - we understand, I think, that this is a crucial year in the…Read More -
Reaching New Heights
– This is a Haliaeetus Leucocephalus... - If you just chuckled at his name, you might want to tell him that to his face... – of course they are also known as bald eagles... – I think we would all say that eagles are just a beautiful and amazing part of God’s creation... –…Read More -
The Substance of Worship
- In his book Shepherding the Church, Joe Stowell, the president of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago discusses the difference between form and function. - function is what an entity or object is supposed to do. - form is how that entity or object accomplishes its purpose. - Stowell refers to the well-known quote by…Read More -
Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be
- In his book “Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be”, Corneilus Plantinga recalls a scene from a film where an attorney breaks out of a traffic jam and attempts to bypass it by taking a side road... - his new route takes him to streets that grow darker and darker and then…Read More -
A Solution for Turmoil - Isaiah 26:3
- we're studying favorite Bible verses - last week I told you that we would begin our review time with me giving the reference of the verse and you saying the verse - Zech. 4:6 - Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord - Phil. 1:21…Read More -
Help for the Powerless - Isaiah 40:31
- we've been studying favorite Bibles passages this summer - so far we've looked at three passages - If I asked you to tonight - would you be able to quote them? - Zech. 4:6 - not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord - Gal. 2:20…Read More
