Sermon Archive (Page 45)

Passing the Test

1 Corinthians 10:13 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. Dear Friends in Christ, In my introduction this morning I’d…

What Drives You?

Ecclesiastes 4:4 4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.   Dear Friends in Christ, If you happened to be here last Sunday morning, then hopefully you will remember that I began a brand new sermon series that…

Reflecting the Son

2 Corinthians 3:18 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.   Dear Friends in Christ, Recently I came across some interesting information about the moon.  I knew I wanted to talk about…

Holy Spirit Guidance

John 14:25-26 25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

The Gamble of Motherhood

I wonder how many risk takers we have in church this morning, how many people that are not afraid to take a gamble or two in life. If that describes you, maybe you can relate to a fellow in France who thought he’d made a real shrewd business deal 49 years ago. He agreed to pay a 90-year-old woman $500 a month until she died as a way of purchasing her apartment. Apparently this is a common practice in France. The elderly owner enjoys a monthly income from the buyer, but once the owner dies the apartment immediately becomes the buyer’s, which could prove to be a real bargain for the buyer – provided – and this is a big provision – provided the owner dies sooner rather than later.

Finishing the Climb (Confirmation)

To the people of Tibet she is known as Jumalunga which means “goddess mother of the sky.” The citizens of Nepal to the south call her Sagamartha which also means “goddess of the sky.” But it was Sir Andrew Wall, the British Surveyor General of India, who in 1852 gave her the name that stuck. Does anybody know what that name is or what I’m even talking about? I’m talking about Everest. Mt. Everest.

God Really Wants These People

Acts 10 Cornelius Calls for Peter 10 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had…

United

John 10:27-30 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s…

Widely Universal Yet Intensely Personal

John 21:1-17 Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish 1  Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.[a] It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus[b]), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter…

When It’s Hard to Believe

John 20:19-31 Jesus Appears to His Disciples 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.…