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Prayer In CS Lewis’s book, Mere Christianity, Lewis spells out the fact that when the Bible mentions faith it talks about it on two levels. BELIEF What faith means in the first sense is what most people who are not Christians or who are inv…
Welcome, We are gathered here to celebrate the life of Debbie Griffin. Debbie’s love for you, her family and friends, goes on unmatched except for her love for God. "Because of Jesus, we have the assurance that whatever disturbs us, disturb…
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 1 Cor. 2-12 The late great Baptist preacher Adrian Rodgers once compared Christians who don’t unde…
Prayer **30**As soon as Judas had taken the bread, he went out. And it was night. **31**When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. **32**If God is glorified in him,[c] God will glorify the So…
How do we love like Jesus? For love, to be true, it must hurt just as it hurt Jesus to love. The day is December 11, 1979: in Oslo, Norway, an Albanian nun named Teresa, who has dedicated her life to live a simple life of love among the wor…
During a Pastor’s meeting, an old pastor stood up to testify to his faith. Yet his testimony surprised most of them. The pastor stood up and looked at the group and said, “I am a lay pastor of a small, not-growing church. I am not ordained.…
As Christians, we need to remember to keep our focus on Christ and not forget the day when God ran to us and embraced us. We will be looking at one of Jesus’ parables this morning that portrays Christ’s love and compassion for lost individu…
Of all the symbols Christians could choose from to identify themselves with, we have chosen the cross. Think of the other symbols that Christians could have chosen over the ages. We could have chosen the Bible, a dove, a crown, a manger, or…
- A barber in a small town was busy cutting hair one day when the local cop walked in to get a haircut. And the barber was feeling a bit generous that day, so he said to the cop... "Since you do such a good job protecting us and watching ov…
As we have closed or are closing out the Christmas season and moving on into the new year, I would like to speak this morning on carrying a believing HOPE on into 2024 and beyond. The 12th month of each year we think of Christmas, in the mi…
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, ??? Sunday, and Cyber Monday. What do we call the Sunday, that comes after Thanksgiving, and falls in between what the world has become to know as the best days of the year to get the big deal! Some ye…
**4**I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom: **2**Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently …
The story is told of a businessman whose wife was experiencing depression. She began to mope around and be sad, lifeless—no light in her eyes—no spring in her step—joyless. It became so bad that the man made an appointment for her with a ps…
Summary from the last two weeks. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, will keep us, the sheep of His pasture, safe in and out of the sheepfold. What is a sheepfold? A pen or shelter for sheep. John 10: 7-15 In the opening verses of this chapter, Jesus…
Happy Shepherd’s Day! Being compared to a Shepherd as the world sees them, is by no means a major compliment. But. Being compared to a Shepherd as Christians see them, is in my view, as good of a compliment as a father could receive. Happy …
The secret to happiness in life is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. Jason Lehman put it well when he said . . . It was spring. But it was summer I wanted - the warm days and the great outdoors. It was summer. But it was …
Pray. Last week during children’s moments, Cheryl gave out seed packets. Her message was about sowing and reaping what you sow. Sadie, Marla, and Cassidy each received a pack of seeds. Being the go getters that they are, each of these young…
"A Christian's Heart." In this sermon we look at the heart, specifically the spiritual heart and three aspects of what a Christian's heart should be, a loving heart, a changed heart, and a heart that follows God. A Christian’s Heart - Intro…