NOVEMBER 26, 2023 PREPARING FOR THE CHRIST OF CHRISTMAS Luke 2:1-7 – In these days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was Governor of Syria. And everyone went to his own town to register. So, […]
NOVEMBER 19 SERVING GOD THROUGH COMMITMENT Romans 12:1 – Because of God’s great mercy to us, offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to His Service and pleasing to Him. This is your true Worship that you should offer. I Peter 4:2 – From now on, live the rest of your lives controlled […]
NOVEMBER 12, 2023 SERVING IN GOD’S POWER Jeremiah 32:17 – Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. God’s Omnipotence: God is almighty. Luke 18:27 – The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. I. The Evidence […]
NOVEMBER 5, 2023 SERVING GOD EFFECTIVELY THROUGH PRAYER Nehemiah 1:4-11 Ezekiel 22:30 – I (God) looked in vain for anyone who would build again the wall of righteousness that guards the land, who could stand in the gap…but I found not one. The effectiveness of my public life is determined by my private life. Three […]
October 29, 2023 Series: Serving God In Our Time Message: Serving God During Opposition Nehemiah 4:1-23 I. The Tactics of Opposition 1. First Tactic: ridicule. (Vs. 1-3) He ridiculed the Jews. 2. Second Tactic: organized resistance. (Vs. 6-8) They all plotted together. 3. Third Tactic: rumor. (Vs. 11-12) Two Characteristics of Rumors: 1. They are […]
October 22, 2023 Series: Serving God In Our Time Message: Serving God When He’s Hard to Find Psalm 139:7-12 Jer. 23:23 – I am a God who is everywhere and not in one place. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth? Acts 17:28 – He is not far from […]
October 15, 2023 Series: Serving God in Our Time Message: Serving God When I Feel Alone 1Kings 18 and 19 Thoughts on Discouragement 1 Elijah was totally exhausted. 1 Kings 18 – Meanwhile the sky grew black with clouds and the winds rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. The […]
October 8, 2023 Series: Serving God In Our Time Message: Serving God When It’s Hard To Hear Exodus 6:1-9 Ver. 9 – But they did not listen to Him. INTRODUCTION: What I know about discouragement: 1. Everyone gets discouraged. 2. Is contagious. 3. Keeps us from being effective. “Neither God nor man can use a […]
HOPE FOR YOUR NEEDS Romans 15:13 – May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in Him. Then you’ll overflow with hope. Ps. 52:9 – In Your name I will hope, for Your name is good. Jehovah Shammah=God is always there! Three anchors of the soul His presence […]
JULY 2, 2023 FAITH FOR LIFE’S PROBLEMS John 2:1-11 Without Mary’s faith, the compassion and power of God would never have been released into the people’s lives. 5 Insights Into Mary’s Faith Her faith understood the setting. Verse 1 – There was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the Mother of Jesus was there. […]