The Church God Wants – Know Jesus is the theme for our second week from our series on what God wants in a church. It may seem obvious that God would want a church that knows Jesus, but it not these days.
The Church God Wants – All Nations
In The Church God Wants – All Nations we begin another sermon series. We will see over the next few weeks what the church God wants looks like. On Sunday we saw that God wants a church for all people.
Define Christian – Answer Doubt With Faith
Define Christian – Answer Doubt With Faith is the final message in our sermon series about what God says a Christian is.
Define Christian – Trust God to Provide
Define Christian – Trust God to Provide – takes us into the ministry of the prophet Elijah. If you were watching the life and times of Ahab the wicked king of Israel the series would be restricted.
Define Christian – Seek Spiritual Wealth
Define Christian – Seek Spiritual Wealth can be difficult to understand. For so many people in America, money makes the world go round. For the Christian, that simply isn’t the case.
Define Christian – Wheat Among Weeds
Define Christian – Wheat Among Weeds is a reality check for the Christian. We don’t live in a perfect world. There are people around us who don’t share our faith, how can we interact with them?
Define Christian – Planted by the Word
Define Christian – Planted by the Word takes us to how the Christian is fed and nourished. It’s all through the Word.
Define Christian – Rest in Jesus
Define Christian – Rest in Jesus is the second sermon in our summer series. How do you like to get your rest?
Define Christian – Above All
Define Christian – Above All takes us into the first part in our new summer sermon series. Ask ten people what is a Christian and you very well might get ten different answers. Not all of those answers will be positive either. So who do you believe?
The Holy Ministry – Persecution
The Holy Ministry – Persecution looks rough. Knowing that a life of temptation and hardship awaits the Christian doesn’t sound very appealing. What kind of motivation would move someone to sacrifice his or her life?
The Holy Ministry – Compassion
The Holy Ministry – Compassion is a wake up call. It was the time when the disciples became Apostles. They went from being the students in the seat to the preachers on the streets! What does that look like for us? I think it’s helpful for us to see our audience. There was work to do!
The Holy Ministry – Forgiven Messengers
We are all sinners because of the one trespass of Adam. When did that hit him like a ton of bricks? Was it when an angel kicked him and his wife out of Paradise? Maybe it was when his one of his sons killed the other. The curse of sin carries on even today, but so does the promise. Jesus is the promised Savior. We get to be his messengers of hope and forgiveness! The is the first Sunday that we will consider the Holy Ministry.
The Trinity in Action
The Trinity in Action is what we see at creation. That’s not the only time God is working for us. So often, life gets hard; we get frustrated. Let it be enough to know that all three persons—Father, Son, and Spirit—love us with an everlasting love.
He Lives to Pour Out His Spirit
By pouring out his Holy Spirit, Christ empowered the Church to gather in the great harvest of souls won by the Son. We close out our Easter sermon series on Sunday: He Lives to Pour Out His Spirit!
He Lives to Rule All Things for His Church
He Lives to Rule All Things for His Church is a great Ascension theme. It doesn’t talk about how he physically ascended into heaven or how he will return in judgment on the Last Day, but it’s still a good Ascension Sunday theme. You see Ascension is the final of the big three festivals of the Christian church.
He Lives and Calls Me to Live for Him
He Lives and Calls Me to Live for Him might be a tough theme to put your finger on. You can take this in any direction. First I want you to walk in Paul’s shoes for a few moments as he strolled down the boulevard in ancient Athens.
He Lives to Be My Cornerstone
You are living stone built into God’s house, the church! All of you fit perfectly. That’s no by chance; it’s by design. Don’t be mistaken! Just because you’re a living stone in the wall doesn’t mean you get to sit there and do nothing. You have spiritual acts of worship to do! This is your daily life.
He Lives to Be My Good Shepherd
He Lives to Be My Good Shepherd in times of pain. I know that’s not necessarily where you wanted to go, necessarily, on this Good Shepherd Sunday, but Peter takes us down the path of pain.
He Lives to Restore My Hope
He Lives to Restore My Hope is an important theme. Hope is a necessary thing these days. If you watch the news with any frequency you can start to lose hope in a hurry.
He Lives to Bring Me Peace
He lives to bring me peace! That is the cry of the Christian on this Doubting Thomas Sunday. The second Sunday of the Easter season is a redo of everything that happened the week before. This Sunday is all about peace.