To the Full: We Need a Savior/Our Dragon Slayer
Luke 2: Tells us the Nativity Story with an Earthly view. Revelation12: Tells us the story from the heavenly realms. “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. 3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns…
Full of Home: Hope Can Be Dangerous When It’s Anchored To the Wrong Thing
In this pre-series message, Pastor Souders explores the nature of hope and why placing it in anything other than Jesus leads to disappointment. Starting from John 10:10 (“I have come that they may have life and have it to the full”), the sermon contrasts temporal hopes (comfort, success, status) with eternal hope rooted in Christ. Souders explains that hope becomes “dangerous” when it is tied to circumstances, relationships, or personal achievements — things that inevitably shift, disappoint, or fade. Instead, biblical hope must be anchored in the unchanging character of God and His promises, which give believers both joy in present circumstances and confidence about the future. Listeners are taught that hope isn’t passive wishing, but active trust — a decision to believe God’s goodness despite trials, setbacks, and uncertainties. The practical application focuses on daily choices: anchoring hope not in what can fail, but in who cannot fail (Jesus Christ). The key takeaway: true hope stabilizes the soul and enables believers to live boldly and resiliently in a world of change.
Love 1st, Love 2nd, Love 3rd
God is Love – Jesus is God – Jesus is Love 1 John 4:8 – “Whoever does not love, does not know God, because God is love.” John 8:58 – “Very truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am!” “When Love Came to Town” I was there when they crucified my Lord I held the scabbard when the soldier drew his sword I threw the dice when they pierced his side But I’ve seen love conquer the great divide…
Life to The Full: Faithfulness
“ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift”. 2 Corinthians 9:15 (GIFT = JESUS) The Bible Has 3 Basic Sections He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not…
How Much You Mean to God: When Jesus Goes Out to Eat
4 BAD WAYS TO LOOK AT YOUR VALUE “Jesus was going through the city of Jericho. A man was there named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax collector, and he was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but he was too short to see above the crowd. So he ran ahead to a place where Jesus would come, and he climbed a sycamore tree so he could see him. When Jesus came to that place, he looked up…
Worship Is Powerful: When Jesus Goes Out to Eat
“Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them…
Thoughts Worth Thinking: Changing Thoughts About Pain
“22 What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun? 23 All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 2:22-23 We know that IN all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Ways To Use Your Pain For God: USE PAIN TO DRAW…