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Figuring Out Who You Are
- some persons will go to significant lengths to learn about the roots of their identity… - that principle was on display in our culture again this week in a way that involved one of the most brutal mass murders in our country’s history…orchestrated in the late 1960’s by Charles Manson… - Manson was found…Read More -
Figuring Out Why You’re Here
- some of the most mysterious and admired government employees are members of the secret service… - especially because one of their duties is to provide security for the president when he travels to foreign countries… - their character and capabilities have to be at the very highest level…because the reputation of our country and…Read More -
Loving Your Savior
- would you agree with me this morning that it is generally best to err on the side of caution that to engage in behavior that is reckless?... - for example, it’s spring…the time as the old poem says, when a young man’s heart turns to… - thoughts of loud power equipment and the desire…Read More -
The Biggest Bill Has Been Paid
- one of the amazing characteristics about Christmas is how frequently some particular fad catches on that ends up becoming part of the celebration of the holiday that year… - can you think of some of the amazing Christmas fads in the past?... - check out this video – and they show pictures first and…Read More -
6 Words Every Relationship Needs: #5-Transparency
- this morning there are several very important themes converging on the life of our church… - one of them is that we are in the middle of stewardship month… - we’ve had some marvelous testimonies here in our morning services… - we’ve also been emphasizing these truths especially in many of our ABF’s… -…Read More -
God Our Father
- We recognize this morning that Father’s Day conjures up many different thoughts and images for the men and women who will be part of our services today… - that is always one of the challenges we face with practically anything we do around here… - just a random example – should we make public…Read More -
Living Life Together in the Joy of Our Redemption
- is it possible for a person to be around a church, and learn biblical principles and maybe even apply them to a certain degree…without living in a way that is truly Christ-centered?... - for example, let’s take the four rules of communication from Ephesians chapter 4… - if you’ve been around our church for…Read More -
An Encounter With Jesus Reveals Your Heart
I know you have heard of the 12 Days of Christmas but have you heard of the 12 days after Christmas? http://xmasfun.com/Lyrics.asp?ID=82 The first day after Christmas, my true love and I had a fight, And so I chopped the pear tree down, and burned it just for spite. Then with a single cartridge,…Read More -
Letting the Good News Impact You
- The day after tomorrow is the 6th anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history… - On December 26th, 2004…the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a seismograph occurred in the Indian Ocean… - it also had the longest duration ever recorded….lasting nearly 10 minutes… - it literally…Read More -
Jesus Can Make Things Right
[This brief message preceded our 2010 Christmas musical entitled God Coming Down.] - Have you ever been in a really tight spot…and had somebody come up and put their arm around you and say…It’s going to be all right?... - we probably all have…that’s a fairly common way to express to comfort to a person…Read More -
Is God Punishing Me?
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Temptation
Introduction: - We are continuing our series this morning on: Finding Hope in the Promises of God - We need to remember God keeps ALL His promises because He is holy: - We looked at what Peter said in 1 Peter 1:16 ‘You shall be holy for I am holy’ – and how Peter…Read More -
Funeral for Leah, Harrison, and Sophia Wagoner
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The Importance of the Gospel
If there’s anything in life that we should be passionate about, it’s the gospel. An I don’t mean passionate only about sharing it with others. I mean passionate about thinking about it, dwelling on it, rejoicing in it, allowing it to color the way we look at the world. Only one thing can be of…Read More -
The Missing Ingredient in our Fight Against Sin #2
Opening Last week we began a mini-series of lessons to help us overcome sin. It builds on the foundational element of being obedient to Biblical Principles Review The FOCUSof Your battle against sin has to be a Deeper Relationship with Christ ~ not just Dispensing Biblical PRINCIPLES Titus 2:11-14For the grace of God has…Read More -
The Missing Ingredient in our Fight Against Sin #1
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Christian Growth is a Divine Design - pt1
- many of you have seen some of these home design shows on television... - and apparently there are several different variations but the basic idea is that they start with a house that could use some sort of a makeover... - and then an interior designer or a landscape architect or some other…Read More -
The Place of Suffering in Your Spiritual Growth
- many of you, in the past several years, experienced buying a new car... - and if that’s the case, you also experienced working with a car salesman...or saleswoman... - now we have a car salesman or two in our church, and they are very ethical, reputable people... - but the sales process is…Read More -
The Place of Suffering in Your Spiritual Growth - merge
Introduction: - We’re coming to a close on our series in our Worship Service: Reaching New Heights in our Ability to Grow! - we’ve been continuing our study of Romans in the worship service with the goal to further APPLY the subject to our lives as an ABF, as families, as individuals! 1. Remember,…Read More -
Finding Security in Your Salvation
- This past week, I had the privilege of attending the NANC Annual Conference in Dallas... - NANC is a biblical counseling association that our church is heavily involved in and each October they hold their national conference at various sites around the country... - at Tuesday night they had a special dinner for all…Read More
