Faith Troy Sermons

Jonah was POWERLESS to save. Jesus is POWERFUL to save. God SAVED you before you ever ASKED Him. Even God’s punishments are MERCIES if they lead you to REPENTANCE. God gives His GRACE to EVERYONE. If it’s not GOOD, God’s NOT DONE. Should God have compassion on ALL people? Verses Referenced: Matthew 28:19-20; Jonah 1:1-2; […]

Is Jonah FACT or FICTION? Jonah confesses the FAITH but not his SIN. God wants Jonah to LIVE and to PREACH. Jonah’s TROUBLE is also his TREATMENT. Jonah RUNS from God but still PRAYS to Him. Even with this second chance, Jonah allows EVIL to grow within him. God wants Jonah to REPENT, but the […]

How does God TRANSFORM HATE into LOVE? For others For ourselves For God Jonah (pg. 1436) God SENDS Jonah as a PROPHET for the NON-BELIEVERS. Obedience and disobedience have PRESENT and ETERNAL consequences. Jonah would rather DIE than SHARE GOD’S WORD. God uses Jonah’s FAITHLESSNESS to convert the sailors to FAITHFULNESS. Jonah is the ONLY […]

What TV series has the most UNSATISFYING ending? Nehemiah’s story show’s us the power of VISION. Vision: A PICTURE of what you hope the FUTURE will be like. When we allow OUR HEARTS to be BROKEN by the thing that BREAK the HEART of GOD. Whatever it takes to get God’s vision in your life […]

Nehemiah 8 Repentance and Renewal Nehemiah 8:13-18 The Festival of the Booths Nehemiah 9:1-3 They confess THEIR sins. They confess the sins of their ANCESTORS. When you confess your sins, you take RESPONSIBILITY. Confessing the sins of our ancestors is a FOREIGN idea today. Nehemiah 9:5-31 They don’t leave out the PROBLEMS. If you’re unable […]

Nehemiah 6:16-8:12 Waking Up Nehemiah 6:15-7:4 If it’s from God, he will see it THROUGH. It’s not overtly miraculous. Jesus is: PRESENT in the pain. ALONGSIDE us in the suffering. CONSISTENT in the waiting. Jesus meets us in the SLOG. Nehemiah 7:73-8:12 Maybe you’re realizing that you have been MISSING what God has been up […]

Nehemiah 6:1-14 (pg. 757) FRUSTRATE the HATERS. Not every INVITATION is an ASSIGNMENT. PRIVATE conversation becomes PUBLIC accusation. Sanballat’s ACCUSATION reads like a CONFESSION. How do you frustrate the haters? CONTINUE God’s work with greater DETERMINATION in PRAYER. How do we DISCERN between FALSE prophets and TRUE prophets? We should do GOOD to EVERYONE, especially […]

Vision: A PICTURE of what you hope the FUTURE will be like. As we begin Nehemiah chapter 5: The problem is not just MOCKERY from the outside, but EXPLOITATION from the inside. It’s not only WHAT the people are saying, it’s WHO the people are becoming. Visions THRIVE in an environment of UNITY. Visions DIE […]

Vision: A PICTURE of what you hope the FUTURE will be like. “The Son of Man came to SEEK and to save the LOST.” Luke 19:10 Bring Jesus into EVERY relationship “To MAKE DISCIPLES of all people…” Matthew 28:19 Make disciples who make MORE disciples. SIGNIFICANCE is always found on the OTHER side of “What’s […]

CHOOSE your own ADVENTURE. We are people who have embraced Jesus’s vision and mission in our world. “The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost…”Luke 19:10 “To make disciples of all people…” Matthew 28:19 They STRENGTHENED their hands for the GOOD WORK. This COMMUNITY WORK CREW includes EVERYONE. When it comes […]

“…Jesus is the HEAD of the Church, His body…” – The Apostle Paul This means Jesus is the BRAINS of the Church. What BREAKS your HEART? What do you DO next? Nehemiah 2:9-20 (pg. 752) v.12: “I set our during the NIGHT with a few men. I had NOT TOLD anyone what my God had […]

Nehemiah 2:1-8, Luke 14:26-27, Mark 8:34-35 What BREAKS your HEART? Answering this question is going to REQUIRE something of you. Ultimately, it’s going to cost you some LIFE. Nehemiah 2:1-18 (pg. 751) v.1: “In the month of NISAN, in the twentieth year of king Artaxerxes” First Principle: God will use your CIRCUMSTANCES to PREPARE you […]

Nehemiah 1:1-11 What BREAKS your HEART? Vision: A picture of what you HOPE the FUTURE will be like. Vision adds PASSION to life. Vision gives DIRECTION to life. Vision gives MEANING to life. Nehemiah 1:1-11 pg. 750 v.4: “When I heard these things, I sat down and WEPT. For some days, I MOURNED, and FASTED, […]

John 11:1-44, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 Easter is not religious, because religion is what grows in the gap of MYSTERY. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, life’s greatest MYSTERY would remain UNEXPLAINED. Theories about what happens when people die: The soul is IMMORTAL. They join HADES. GOOD souls become stars. Everyone goes to SHEOL. JESUS […]

John 12:1-11 SIX days before the Passover (v. 1) v. 3: Mary is WASTING a year’s worth of wage to honor Jesus. Sometimes WORSHIP seems wasteful. “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my BURIAL.” (v. 7) Mary recognizes what JESUS is about to […]

Can we BELIEVE what God says is TRUE? If God PROMISES, then God DELIVERS. The disciples STRUGGLED to believe God’s promises were TRUE. Jesus’s question looks FORWARD to their ANSWER and His RESPONSE. Jesus’s crucifixion is a SCANDAL that SHATTERED their HOPES. Jesus’s TEACHING prepares the disciples to recognize the REALITY of the RESURRECTION. How […]

PASSOVER was soon. PAINT your doorposts with the BLOOD of the lamb. Many went to JERUSALEM but others flocked to JESUS. Jesus had COMPASSION because we were like sheep without a SHEPHERD. Jesus told them to FEED us. This is indeed the PROPHET who has come into the WORLD! This is the work of God, […]

Luke 7:36-50, Colossians 2:13-14 Jesus would always take an individual’s ENTIRE story into account when He INTERACTED with them. “Anyone who has seen ME, has seen the FATHER.” – John 14:9 Your SIN, your past, your failure, none of that DEFINES you in the eyes of God, your Heavenly Father. But, your Heavenly Father does […]

Luke 19:1-10 He was a chief TAX COLLECTOR and was WEALTHY. He is HATED. He was SHORT and could not see over the CROWD. PHYSICAL size. SOCIAL conditions. SPIRITUAL desperation. A Spirituality of Lost Keys Stage 1: LOGIC Stage 2: SELF-CONDEMNATION Stage 3: FRUSTRATION Stage 4: DESPERATION Stage 5: LAST-DITCH Stage 6: DESPAIR What STAGE […]

Three marriage FEASTS define every RELATIONSHIP you have ever had, are having, or will have. Our Heavenly Father gives the ram as a REPLACEMENT sacrifice for Isaac. In the garden, Adam and Eve feast on FAILURE. In this life, we feast on STRUGGLE. Mary asks for NOTHING and anticipates EVERYTHING. Jesus PROVIDES for those in […]

“The son of man came eating and drinking” – Luke 7:34 We can learn a lot from the conversations and people Jesus EATS with. Luke 11:37-54 v.38: This was not about HYGIENE. v.39-41: You are cleaning yourself up on the OUTSIDE only. We are happy to pay lip SERVICE to Jesus while keeping our allegiances […]

Seventh Core Belief: The Church is God’s AGENT OF CHANGE in our world. Jesus asks the group the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION. Peter offers the MOST IMPORTANT ANSWER. Peter is praised for RECEIVING the revelation. Jesus will build His Church on every person who shares Peter’s CONFESSION. When INFORMATION is king, ISOLATION is not far behind. […]

Matthew 28:10-20, 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 Are you a CHRISTIAN? Matthew 28:10-20 (pg. 1,549) v.17: “When they SAW Him, they WORSHIPED Him, but some DOUBTED.” v.18: “ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth has been given to ME.” Jesus said that HE is our ultimate authority. v.19: “Therefore I want you to go and MAKE DISCIPLES […]