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This morning we will discuss how to prepare ourselves for suffering.  We must seek out the principles and practices of the faith who taught about suffering and endured suffering.  We must also realize learning how to suffer and remain faithful in our responses to times of suffering, like anything, involved incremental growth.  Finally, will we examine the Scripture to see what the four steps for g...

This morning we will examine first the answer to the question, Who is this Jesus?  The simple answer is that He is the Christ and the Son of the living God! What does this mean?  We will dig into what the Bible says about the Messiah!  In our second part of the sermon we will consider the statement, “In Him all things hold together.”  Many times throughout the New Testament we hear the...

Traditionally, today is called “Palm Sunday” by the masses.  Some call this day the Triumphal Entry of Christ.   Did you know today is the day that Jesus wept over Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago.  He wept for those lost souls who would experience the abomination of desolation and then the eternal lake of fire!  Did you also know that Jesus knew of this day and even planned for this d...

Knowing that suffering is inevitable are you prepared for the many difficulties and challenges that await you in the future?  How will you respond to them?  Will you respond with self control, conviction, and faith that the LORD is sovereign and will provide for you and protect you until He is ready to take you home?  How does a person prepare for the day of the fiery furnace of affliction?  The l...

This morning we will continue to root out the old  “Carnal Man ” way of thinking and responding to suffering and affliction with the  “New Man mindset”  that recognizes the LORD’s work and will is being accomplished in our lives through the testing and refining of our faith and character in what He calls  “the furnace of afflictions.” What painful afflictions...

This morning we will continue to root out the old  “Carnal Man ” way of thinking and responding to suffering and affliction with the  “New Man mindset”  that recognizes the LORD’s work and will is being accomplished in our lives through the testing and refining of our faith and character by what He calls  “the furnace of afflictions.”&n...

This morning I will share the specific paradigm we need to adopt as children of God in my lesson titled,  “What to Expect from the New Paradigm Toward Suffering.”   We will be listening to the Lord Jesus and His Apostles, Peter and Paul, as they teach us what we are to expect regarding suffering as Christians.  First, they will clearly illustrate the mindset we must possess to embrace...

This morning’s sermon is titled “Rooting Out and Replacing the Old Paradigm!”  Building on last weeks lesson we will work on how we can change our old humanistic mindset towards suffering.  It is often important to look back at the process of repentance and rediscover how the LORD has created this amazing process so that we can walk away from the old man and his or her “Sti...

This morning begins a long but critically important series on changing the human paradigm towards suffering and transforming it into the mind of Christ regarding the sufferings of this life.  Today’s sermon is a vital first step in defining and describing what the natural tendency is in the human response to suffering in contrast to the Christ-minded response to suffering.  The divergent nat...

This morning we will begin our lesson by listening to Jesus as He calls us to come to Him to receive rest and peace as we listen to Him and choose to be united with Him in His great life of service in His kingdom.  Then will examine the cause, consequences, and cure for what we have been describing as self-inflicted suffering.  We will discover that the idol of self and selfishness is the cause fo...

Today we will listen to the Apostle Peter and King Solomon as the share the truth of God’s word related to making sure that we do not suffer needlessly from self-inflicted suffering caused by our rejection of God’s wisdom and living a self-indulgent life.  Initially, we will listen to God’s wisdom shared by the Apostle Peter regarding not suffering as an evil doer.  Next, we will...

The wisdom of God, found in Proverbs, warns us of the consequences of complacency.  This morning we will examine how we can avoid self inflicted suffering by rejecting complacency in our lives which is often times so prevalent.  Neglecting responsibilities, “resting on our laurels,” taking a relationship for granted, or not being mindful of the painful outcomes related to laziness, apa...

The power of suffering in serving the Lord provides amazing blessings to those who understand and embrace the truth that suffering pain can produce greater strength, understanding, and wisdom for those who walk by faith and not by sight.  Recently, there was a saying that has been frequently used regarding the pain and hardship that humans often experience on a daily basis.  The statement was, &#8...

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Today we will work through the second point of last weeks sermon titled,  “The Power to Choose the Direction of Your Momentum During Times of Affliction and Suffering!”  As you might recall, I desire to begin to change a common paradigm regarding the response to suffering and affliction!  In the human experience suffering and struggles are seemingly ever-present in everyone’s lif...

This morning I desire to begin to change a common paradigm regarding the response to suffering and affliction!  In the human experience suffering and struggles are seemingly every present in everyone’s life.  People often respond and cope with these painful experience with anger, frustration, discouragement, depression, or apathy, with a sense of hopelessness.  This morning I desire to offer...

We are starting a New Year with a New Theme and focus for our sermons, Oregon Family Camp, and the G4 Summit Men’s Camp!  The theme this year is  “The 8th Law of Momentum –  The Power of Suffering! ”   As most of you know I have decided to present the Scriptural standard for important timely biblical concepts that are critical for the saints to know...

Today’s sermon is titled, “The Sure and Steadfast Anchor of Our Soul”.   This morning we will be focused on verses seventeen through twenty from Hebrews chapter six.  In examining this passage of Scripture we will first answer many important questions regarding the “Anchor of Our Soul!  What is the purpose of an anchor, where is our soul anchored, what is the anchor of our...

Today’s sermon is titled, “Real Hope Needs Real Security – God’s Promise!”.   This morning we will be focused on verses thirteen through seventeen from Hebrews chapter six.  In examining this passage of Scripture we will first look at three passages of Scripture from Genesis in which God promises Abraham that He would grant him a child from his own body who will bring...

I will be concluding this year’s annual theme,  The 7th Law of Momentum – “The Power of HOPE!” , with a three sermon series titled  “We Have an Anchor that Keeps the Soul!”  based on the passage of Scripture found in Hebrews 6:9-20. The first sermon in our final series is titled, “We are Called to Realize the Full Assurance of Hope”.&n...

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I wonder what it would be like for a child longing to have his or her adoptive parents come to pick them up from the sad life situation that they were living in.  In working with orphan children in Belarus, they long for parents to love them.  Sadly, that country does not allow their children to be adopted by people from other countries because of the ugliness of human trafficking.  They are hopel...

I wonder what it would be like for a child longing to have his or her adoptive parents come to pick them up from the sad life situation that they were living in.  In working with orphan children in Belarus, they long for parents to love them.  Sadly, that country does not allow their children to be adopted by people from other countries because of the ugliness of human trafficking.  They are hopel...

We continue in our mini series based on the first chapter of the book of Ephesians,  “What is the Hope of His Calling?”     Today’s third  sermon in a series of five will be focused on the hope that the Riches of Christ’s Glory secures for us. We will begin by reviewing what the inheritance in the saints is.  Then we will examine once again both the glory of God and the riches of His g...