OCTOBER 2, 2022 SERIES: CREATING A HEALTHY CHURCH HEALTH STARTS WITH COMMITMENT II Chronicles 16:9 – The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. FIVE COMMITMENTS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE I commit my life to Christ. Rom. 10:9 – If you […]
SEPTEMBER 25 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF EXPECTATIONS Luke 5: 1-11 Luke 5:1-3 – One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the Word of God, he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. […]
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF FAITH Matt. 9:29 – According to your faith will it be done to you. Heb. 11:6 – Without faith it is impossible to please God. Luke 17:5 – The apostles said, Lord, increase our faith. I. How does God strengthen my faith? By testing it. James 1:3 – The […]
SEPT. 11, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF CHRIST’S COMING I Thess. 4:16 & 17 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first than we which remain shall be caught up together with them […]
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF PEACE Heb. 11:24-27 Definition: Four principles to develop peace of mind. I. You need to settle the identity problem. Verse 24 – By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. Joshua 24:15 – Choose for yourselves this day whom […]
AUGUST 28, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE Genesis 32:22-32 Verses 24-30 – Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the […]
AUGUST 21, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF RECOVERY Judges 13-16 Judges 13:5 – Tells us Samson was chosen by God “to begin the deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Philistines.” Three Principles That Bring About A Fall: 1. We are asking for trouble when we fail to learn from our mistakes. 2 Weaknesses Bad […]
JULY 31, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF LIFE’S CRISES Acts 27:9-44 Three kinds of crises or storms: 1. Storms we bring on ourselves. 2. Storms that God allows to come our way. 3. Storms that other people cause. Three responses to remember: 1. Trouble comes when we listen to the wrong people. Verse 11 – But […]
JULY 24, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF THE INTENTIONAL LIFE Ephesians 2:10 Eph. 2:10 – God is our Maker, and in our union with Christ, He has created us for a life of good works, which He has already prepared for us to do. Acts 13:36 – David served God’s purpose in his generation. Acts 20:24 […]
July 17, 2022 THE CHALLENGE OF GREATNESS I Samuel 16:7 – The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. Acts 13:22 – (God) David is a man after my own heart. Four Tests Of A Great Heart I. First […]