Sermons by Jeff Souders (Page 8)
Senior Pastor
Reboot: Part 4
1. WHERE AM I? “Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road.” Mark 10:46 “Sitting beside the road.” Mark 10:46: “Following Jesus on the road!” Mark 10:52: “When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees.…
Reboot: Part 3
Why are some things in me so hard to change? “Since you have heard all about Jesus and have learned the truth that is in him, throw off your old evil nature and your former way of life, which is rotten through and through, full of lust and deception. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must put on your new nature because you are a new person, created in God’s likeness — righteous,…
Reboot: Part 2
“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2 REBOOTS BEGIN WITH CHANGING MY MINDSET 1. Because my thoughts direct my life. ”Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” Proverbs 4:23 2. Because my struggles happen in my mind “I love to do God’s will so far as my new nature is concerned; but there’s something else…
Reboot: Part 1
“You’ve learned the truth that is in Jesus…so in regard to your former way of life, PUT OFF your oldself…and be made NEW in the attitudes of your mind. And PUT ON your NEW self, created to be like God, truly good and holy!” Ephesians4:22-24 4 Steps To A Reboot Start asking God to do something new in you 2. Pinpoint specifically what you want to change 3. Find some people to walk through your reboot with you “A person…
Upside Down Living with Jesus: Emptied to Be Filled
Luke 14: 15-23 HERE’S WHY I CAN’T COME TO YOUR BANQUET: vs 21 “The servant returned and told his master what they had said. His master was furious and said, ‘Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and invite the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ After the servant had done this, he reported, ‘There is still room for more.’ So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and…
Upside Down Living With Jesus: Humbled to Be Exalted
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.” Matthew 23:27 There is no substitute for humbling yourself before God 2 Characters: Luke 18 “Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 18:14 ” To some who were confident of their own righteousness and…
Upside Down Living with Jesus: Broken to Be Whole
Luke 7: 36-50 Jesus anointed by a Sinful woman Who would you rather be? Verses 44-46: Simon Sinner “No Water” “She wet my feet with her tears” “No Kiss” “Can’t stop” “No Oil” “Poured bottle” Today’s Prayer Would You take our broken pieces and make us whole?
Let’s Talk about Worship: Worship when it doesn’t make sense!
Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God hadtold him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to hisservants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and…
Let’s Talk About Worship: Worship When It Doesn’t Make Sense
“Therefore, I urge you…in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1 3 WORDS TO PONDER HOW WAS I? “ 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” 3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took…