Sermons

Sermons

Easter Questions: Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[a] through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as…

Unseen Battle: Dressing Appropriately

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows…

Unseen Battle: Playground or BattleGround

“Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” – Ephesian 5:14 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. “ Schemes” there is agenda to hurt steal and destroy your joy peace patience and longsuffering… from the enemy 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the…

Encouragement from Mr. Brightside

ENCOURAGING FACTS COLOSSIANS 3:2“Set your mind on things above, not earthly things.” 2 KINGS CHAPTER 6The Story of the Prophet Elisha and His Servant LUKE 18:27“Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man, is possible with God.” PSALM 34:18“God is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed inspirit.” FOOTPRINTS IN THE SANDOne night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed…

Bulking up my spiritual disciplines: winning the daily battle

Most of life’s battles are won or lost in your mind For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2…

Bulking up my Spiritual health: Praying with and on purpose

“And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” John14:13-14 The purpose of prayer is to know God so we can do His will. I PRAYED, WHERE’S THE ANSWER? Maybe there is a broken relationship “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be…

Bulking up our spiritual health: Give, give, give

“For just as each of us has one body with many members,and these members do not all have the same function, soin Christ we, though many, form one body, and eachmember belongs to all the others. We have differentgifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your\gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance withyour faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, thenteach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if itis giving,…