Let Down: When People Let You Down
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3 Results of Relational Letdowns: HARD HEART PRIDEFUL SPIRIT JUSTIFIED SIN REVENGEFUL ATTITUDE 1. God Help Me To live with thicker skin A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11 Thicker Thoughts: People will let you down, so stop…
Unwrapping Christmas: A King like no Other
When they [the wise men] saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11 NLT When they [the wise men] saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and…
Unwrapping Christmas: The Gift of Myrrh
When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11 NLT Intro All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own … Isaiah 53:6 NL Sheep are weak. Sheep are witless. Sheep are wayward. All of…
Unwrapping Christmas: The Gift Jesus Understands
When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11 NLT Intro Priests made sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins. Priests prayed prayers on behalf of the people to God. If we don’t understand the holiness of God, we will always have a casual…
Living on a Prayer: I surrender
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 TRUTH God’s Kingdom IS WHEREVER JESUS IS KING SERIOUS QUESTIONS: Do you want what Jesus wants for you? Or, do you want Jesus to want what you want ? 1. Let Go of being in charge “Let go, and know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.” Psalm 46:10 “If a person’s thinking is controlled by his sinful…
Are You Living a Distracted Life: Part 2?
In this sermon, Pastor Jeff outlines the importance of praying as an everyday part of our lives.
Are You Living a Distracted Life: Part 1?
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us … Hebrews: 12:1 NIV We throw off everything that hinders. We run with perseverance. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. 12Therefore,…
Your Best Days Are Now
… They did so, 9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside 10and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” John 2:8-10 NIV Jesus entered Jericho…
When You’re Too Busy for What Matters
As he [Jesus] walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. Mark 2:14 NIV The greatest enemy to the life you want may be the life that you’re living. TRUTH: If we follow an unrushed Jesus, we should be living an unrushed life. “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll…