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Developing Shiny Ears
- I’d like to begin our time this morning by asking you a question… - what would happen if Sunday after Sunday it was pretty obvious that I or one of the other pastors had not prepared before we got up to speak to you?... - so there’s no handout, there’s no power-point, there’s no…Read More -
You Can’t Do That
- one of the invitations we’re given in Scripture is to… - Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the Lord… - fundamentally our faith is not about religion, or ritual, or duty, or principles…though some of that has its place… - but fundamentally it is about delighting ourselves in the Person of our Savior, the…Read More -
Telling It Like It Is
- do you like stories where someone rises out of obscurity to make a difference? - if you follow sports, you already know where this one’s going… - Linsanity… - one media report said it this way.. - For those living on another planet the last 3 weeks, Jeremy Lin is the 6-3, 200 pound…Read More -
Shoring Up Our Foundation
- Each January, we take one Sunday of the New Year and address the question, Why are We Here, Where are We Going, and How do You Fit In? - I know if I were a member of a church…or any other group for that matter…before I was willing to invest time, energy, resources, giftedness…Read More -
Making a Difference That Can’t Be Ignored
- I’d like to begin our time this morning with a question…should a follower of Jesus Christ want to make a difference in the world in which you’ve been placed?... - and should a local church want to make a discernable impact in our community, in our country, and in our world?... - and when…Read More -
Properly Fulfilling the Mission
- there’s nothing quite like a situation where people immediately sense the urgency of the task, and just do whatever is necessary to address the need at hand… - that happened recently in Utah…here’s what I mean… - now, would you agree with me this morning that there is a real sense in which the…Read More -
When Times Are Hard
- Would you agree with me that the times we’re living in are hard?... - that’s not to say that we don’t have plenty of blessings because we do… - and certainly others have had, and do have it far harder than we do it… - but still, these are some challenging times… - for…Read More -
The Message That Draws Us Together
- many of us watched with amazement the wildfire that raged across Arizona last month. - known formally as the wallow fire, officials now say the fire burned more than 469,000 acres, or 733 square miles, or an area twice the size of Chicago… - 5000 residents were told to evacuate mountain communities and many…Read More -
Living Life Together Because Our Family Had a Great Beginning
- what’s your elevator speech?...have you heard that phrase before—if you were in an elevator with someone and they asked you to tell them to summarize some aspect of your story, but you had to do it before the elevator doors opened again, how would do it?...what’s your elevator speech?... - and of course it…Read More -
Freedom With a Purpose
In a recent blog post on the Biblical Counseling Coalition website, Elyse Fitzpatrick said… "Regrets. As a mom of three and grandmother of six, I know all about regrets. Just this week I missed one of my granddaughter’s birthdays, thinking it was a day later than it was. That’s not unusual for me either—even though…Read More -
Strength in Numbers: Praying for One Another
This year our overall annual church theme is Living Life Together. It is our contention that most people in our church have lots of acquaintances. I know that I have some 290 Facebook friends and who knows how many people I am connected to through LinkedIn. But how many people do I have (do you…Read More -
Why Are We Here, Where Are We Going, and How Do You Fit In? (2011)
- If you’ve been at our church for any period of time, you know the title of today’s message…because we always begin the year with a discussion like this… - Why Are We Here, Where Are We Going, And How Do You Fit In?... - now please don’t think, that must be because Pastor Viars…Read More -
Chariots of Opportunity
Intro: This morning, I would like for us to study a passage of Scripture where God gives us a model example of effective evangelism All of us who know the Lord could give examples of how somebody was loving enough to take time to show us about Jesus Christ - somebody who's schedule was not…Read More -
Restoration: How Now Shall We Live
Christians who understand biblical truth and have the courage to live it out can indeed redeem a culture, or even create one. This is challenge facing all of us in the new millennium. Over the past several weeks we have sought to demonstrate that the Christian worldview is more consistent, more rational, and more…Read More -
Advancing the Ball
Introduction: 1. We’re wrapping up our series on “A Contagious Christian” – this has been challenging to all of us - it’s so easy to be COMFORTABLE Christian instead of a CONTAGIOUS Christian - it’s so easy to ENJOY the Adventure instead of EMBRACING the Adventure! - the question I have to ask you: Which…Read More -
Strategic Opportunities in Relationships
Introduction: 1. Last week in our series, “A Contagious Christian” – we studied The Power of Compassion - love for God is our HIGHEST priority - loving people is the 2nd GREATEST commandment - Jesus went on to say that ‘on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets’ Point: This thing about…Read More -
The Power of Compassion
Introduction: 1. Last week in our series, “A Contagious Christian” – we studied Choices Have Consequences > there are only two places to go when you die: Heaven or Hell • John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but…Read More -
Basic Truths: Witnessing #7
- we're talking about handling objections in witnessing - last week we talked about three objections and how we might address them from God's Word A. I don't believe the Bible B. Religion is a crutch C. There are a lot of hypocrits in the church -…Read More -
Basic Truths: Witnessing #6
- we're studying how to please the Lord in the use of our tongue - we've talked about all the things that have to be put off - now we're studying what has to be put on - surely one of the things that the Lord would want us to do …Read More -
Basic Truths: Witnessing #5
- We're in a Sunday School series on "Basic Bible Truths" - we've been studying those Basic Bible truths that every believer needs to know and be applying - most recently we've studied the tongue, and what the Bible says about that important subject - first we talked about all the wrong…Read More
