Faith Troy Sermons

Revelation 21:1-7, 22:17 God’s Story of Redemption through the lives of nine people: ADAM and CREATION ABRAHAM and PROMISE MOSES and PROVISION RUTH and UNIVERSAL DAVID and PERSONAL ZEDEKIAH and PRIDE JESUS and HOPE CHURCH and INVITATION Is what we’ve been asked to wait for, WORTH WAITING for? God ISN’T satisfied with the status quo […]

John 16:7, John 14:2 It’s going to get BETTER because the Advocate is coming. Could it really be better? We get to PRACTICE the IMPRACTICAL. What if the better that Jesus PROMISED is what so many are SEARCHING for? Acts 1:7-9 They EXPERIENCED something. They SAID something. Acts 2:1-4 What would you do if you […]

Colossians 3:1-4 You ____________________ appear with Him in glory. New testament writers did not ____________________ the resurrection. The ____________________ invented the new testament writers. John 14:19 Colossians 3:5-9 These words were written to Jesus’ ____________________. God’s story is ____________________ focused on Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. Strong Language: V. 5. Put to ___...

2 Chronicles 36:11-15, Jeremiah 29:10-11, 39:5-7 There is a world of difference between: change because of FEAR vs. change because of LOVE. David showed us that in the law, God is giving us: “Your commands make me WISER than my enemies, for they are ever with me.” I have more INSIGHT than all my teachers, […]

1 Samuel 8:1-20, Psalm 119:97-104, Hebrews 4:12 This series: God’s Story through the lives of nine people: ADAM and CREATION ABRAHAM and PROMISE MOSES and PROVISION RUTH and UNIVERSAL God’s LAWS are not what makes us His people, His LOVE does. 1 Samuel 8:1-20 (pg. 429) v.4 “So all the elders of Israel gathered together […]

Redemption isn’t just for a SELECT group, it’s for ALL people. Ruth 1:8-17 v. 8-9 – Every culture has its own ways of determining an individual’s VALUE. v. 10-13 – Ruth, Orpah, and Naomi had EVERYTHING taken from them. v. 14 – Naomi loves Ruth even though she DOESN’T believe. God wants us to LOVE […]

Exodus 1:7-10 v.7 “The Israelites…greatly INCREASED in NUMBERS and became so numerous that the land of Egypt was FILLED with them.” The TEMPTATION, when we find ourselves in situations of SILENCE from God, is to draw conclusion about God from our CIRCUMSTANCES. But, God’s SILENCE is not ABSENCE. MOSES and PROVISION. “I am, who I […]

The book of Genesis tells us HOW God decided to bring a REDEEMER into the world. God decided to work WITHIN the UNDERSTANDING of humanity at that TIME. Genesis 12:1-5 (pg. 17) v.1 “The Lord said to Abram, GO from your COUNTRY, your PEOPLE, and your father’s HOUSEHOLD to the land I will show you.” […]

The God Story can be summed up with one word: The Story of REDEMPTION. In the very beginning, God does something that FORESHADOWS that God was NOT willing to give up on this prodigal race. The first person and first word are the most predictable: ADAM and CREATION. “In the beginning, GOD CREATED,” Genesis 1:1 […]

We’ve all said things like: ‘God, if YOU will….I promise I will….’ ‘God, if YOU will…. I’ll NEVER…’ Bargaining with God always rests on two ASSUMPTIONS: God knows YOU exist. You have something God WANTS. God doesn’t want something FROM you. God wants something FOR you. The word we use to encapsulate this idea is […]

“Mild he lay his GLORY by” Philippians 2:6-8 Matthew 1:18-23 It is easy to OVERLOOK what has become FAMILIAR. v. 19 – It is COSTLY. v. 20-21 – Joseph had courage. Courage to take the world’s DISDAIN. People thought that Joseph was FOOLISH. Courage to GIVE UP your right to self-determination. Who is LORD? Courage […]

Hope is the PRESENCE of God in the midst of a dark time. Luke 2:1-12 “I bring you GOOD NEWS that will cause great joy for all the people.” – v. 10 Good News is not good ADVICE. Matthew 1: “This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about.” Genesis 12: All the […]

Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 We follow a DARKNESS-INTERRUPTING God. TO us. A CHILD is born. Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace are titles that BELONG to God alone. Isaiah 8:21-22 “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.” The light exposes […]

My goal for our church is not to just BE generous…I want all of us to LIVE generous. RANDOM acts of GIVING are not GENEROSITY. When you become truly generous, as Jesus defines generous, you will GIVE more. You will SAVE more. You will CONSUME less. Luke 21:1-4 (pg. 1,635) v.1 “As Jesus looks up, […]

Guest Pastor: Matt Schuler, Journey Lutheran Church, Oxford, MI DOING SOMETHING NEW sometimes requires UNLEARNING SOMETHING OLD. What can a group of church planters learn from an episode of BLUEY? What we don’t KNOW, we are invited to LEARN. John 1: Jesus calls Philip and Nathanael – (pg. 1,647) FOLLOW ME leads to COME AND […]

Did you know that Jesus got ANGRY? Mark 3:1-6 (pg. 1,555) v.1 “Another time, Jesus went into the synagogue and a man with a SHRIVELED HAND was there.” v.2 “Some of THEM were looking for a reason to ACCUSE Jesus, so they watched Him closely to see if He would HEAL this man on the […]

James 1:27 Why does OUR church do this, and why should EVERY church do this? Everybody in America thinks something when they hear the word, CHURCH. God’s extravagant generosity towards US compels us to be extravagantly generous towards OTHERS. “If you DO GOOD to those who are good to YOU, what CREDIT is that to […]

John 1:14, 14:8-9, 17:4, Acts 6:2-4 God BECAME one of us, and DWELT among us. “The Word BECAME flesh and made His DWELLING among us.” – John 1:14 “Father, I have GLORIFIED You on the earth; HAVING ACCOMPLISHED the WORK You gave Me to do.” – John 17:4 NASB Jesus came to take the GUESS […]

“You are the __________ ____________” Matthew 16:13-17 “Who do ________ say I am?” “You are the _________, the Son of the Living _____.” Christ fulfilled ______________. John 5:39 “Why do I believe in __________________?” “Inspired Evidence” Romans 1:20 John 1:1-3; 14 How can you and I…living in a ___________ _____________ world…have a growing vision of […]

Practices in Relationships: Patience. Trust is built over TIME. Play. When people play, they CONNECT easier. OTHER-CENTEREDNESS. When we move away from control and focus on love. PRESENCE. We show up. Ephesians 4:1-6 v.1 – It’s a calling that you have already RECEIVED. Live like it. Be HUMBLE and gentle Be PATIENT BEAR with one […]

1 John 4:7-12 “Dear friends…” “This is how God showed his love among us.” – INCARNATION “SINCE God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” You can’t SEE God, but you can see PEOPLE who love God. FIRST places are the places we LIVE. SECOND places are the places we do our […]

Romans 12:9-16 OTHERING is putting a barrier up between yourself and another. Othering not only puts DISTANCE, it DEVALUES. Community that devalues another doesn’t wait long to DEVALUE you. Jesus turns “others” into NEIGHBORS. “Be devoted to one another” PHILEO + STORGE The Church should not be SELECTIVE or SECRETIVE. The Church should not HURT. […]

Disciples Who Make Disciples “It’s Not Complicated” John 3:16-17 “Come follow Me and I will MAKE you FISHERS of MEN.” – Mark 1:17 DISCIPLES who make DISCIPLES. We’ve confused PERSONAL with PRIVATE. The Gospel isn’t COMPLICATED. The SIMPLICITY of the GOSPEL is one of the things that makes it so REMARKABLE. The message of Jesus is […]