Faith Troy Sermons

Disciples Who Make Disciples “The Most Influence” John 13:35, Matthew 22:37-40, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Come follow Me and I will MAKE you FISHERS of MEN.” – Mark 1:17 DISCIPLES who make DISCIPLES. The Church is the BODY of CHRIST. Consequently, what was true of JESUS PERSONALLY, should also be true of US COLLECTIVELY. “By THIS everyone […]

Disciples Who Make Disciples “Like Father, Like Son” Luke 15:1-31 “Come follow Me and I will MAKE you FISHERS of MEN.” – Mark 1:17 DISCIPLES who make DISCIPLES. Everyone lives forever SOMEWHERE. The Church is the BODY of CHRIST. Consequently, what was true of JESUS PERSONALLY, should also be true of US COLLECTIVELY. Luke 15:1-31 […]

Disciples Who Make Disciples “Opportunities” Acts 4:23-29 “Come follow Me and I will MAKE you FISHERS of MEN.” Mark 1:17 DISCIPLES who make DISCIPLES. We’re glad somebody told US about Jesus…Don’t expect ME to tell somebody else about Jesus. Why? We’re AFRAID As Jesus’ disciples who make disciples, even in the face of genuine FEAR […]

Disciples Who Make Disciples “Invitation” Mark 1:14-19, Luke 5:1-11 “Come follow Me and I will MAKE you…” Mark 1:17 Mark 1:14-19 pg. 1,552 v.15 “The TIME has come, the kingdom of God is NEAR. REPENT and BELIEVE the GOOD news!” Repent = ‘Go in a DIFFERENT DIRECTION’ What has the ATTENTION of my HEART? LOOKING […]

Here As In Heaven “Teachers” Teachers are men and women who guide us into the DISCOVERY of wisdom, truth, and application. What is the gift of teaching? VENTRILIQUISTS vs. TEACHING Questions we should be asking… Colossians 3:16 Luke 6:45 – “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” It all begins with what […]

Here As In Heaven “Pastors” Ephesians 4:11-13 The word PASTOR literally means “SHEPHERD” Pastors are men and women who intentionally CARE for another person or group of people. Community-Builders, Protectors, Healers, Includers Any role where there is INTENTIONAL knowing, seeing, and caring for another person is an opportunity to utilize a pastoral gifting. What do […]

Here As In Heaven “Evangelists” Ephesians 4:11-13, Acts 4:1-20 This ISN’T heaven. “Jesus himself GAVE the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and the teachers, to equip His people for WORKS of SERVICE, so that the BODY of CHRIST may be built up until we reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge […]

Here As In Heaven “Prophets” Ephesians 4:11-13 What is a prophet? A prophet is a TRUTH-TELLER. Men and women who have been gifted to be God’s MOUTHPIECE. Questioners, Challengers, and Observers Examples: Jeremiah 22:1-3, 2 Samuel 12:7-19 Prophets go to the places of INJUSTICE. Prophets say the HARD thing. Prophets bring HOPE. VERTICAL = God […]

Here As In Heaven “Apostles” On EARTH as it is in HEAVEN The Kingdom: God’s PEOPLE doing God’s WORK by God’s POWER. Ephesians 4:11-13 Jesus gifts the church in UNIQUE ways. Jesus EQUIPS the church for the work of ministry. “So Christ himself gave the apostles…” What’s an APOSTLE? The word “apostle” means “SENT ONE” […]

It’s Not Too Late  The VOICES we LISTEN to INFLUENCE what we DO. It’s too LATE for me…. An incorrect way of thinking: GOD thinks about ME, what I think about ME. We LIVE as if God takes His cue ABOUT us FROM us. Your Heavenly Father has a FUTURE for you, regardless of what […]

Voices: “A new voice” 2 Chronicles 34 The VOICES we LISTEN to INFLUENCE what we DO. If you don’t BREAK it, you’ll PASS it. Josiah’s story reminds us how GOD WORKDS in SITUATIONS and FAMILIES that look HOPELESS to us. Four specific CHANGES that Josiah made in his life: 2 Chronicles 34 v.1 “Josiah was […]

Voices: “The voice in all of us.” Daniel 4 The VOICES we LISTEN to INFLUENCE what we DO. Anytime you are in an ALLIANCE with someone, they gain LEVERAGE in your life. Are the PEOPLE CLOSEST to me people who will speak the WORDS of my HEAVENLY FATHER to me? This is the voice that […]

Voices: “Noise Reduction” 2 Chronicles 18 Isn’t it true that at some point in life you got advice you wish you HADN’T heard? The VOICES we LISTEN to INFLUENCE what we DO. 2 Chronicles 18:1-27   pg. 697 v.1 “Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor and he ALLIED himself with Ahab by marriage.” Anytime you […]

Finding Living Water  John 4:9-26 Genesis 2:5-6 No WATER means no LIFE The Story of Humanity Humanity THIRSTS for more and turns to something that can’t satisfy. Jeremiah 2:13 We RUN from God. John 7:37-38 What are you SEARCHING for? We often dig our OWN cisterns. Revelation 21:6, Revelation 7:16-17 She left the jar BEHIND.  

“Father Wounds” v. 5 “So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph.” What else happened in SYCHAR? Sychar is also known as Shechem. Genesis 34 “Jacob did NOTHING about it until they got home.” “The only thing necessary for the triumph […]

The Women at the Well “He Didn’t Have To Go There” v.4 “Now he had to go through Samaria” Jesus HAD to go there. “Where is the first mention of this?” Genesis 16 – the first woman at a well v. 7 “The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert.” […]

Not GOODBYE… See You Soon “Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.” Ephesians 6:23-24… 32 farewell words from Paul to his beloved church in Ephesus Faith, Troy Church… You are […]

A Place to Belong: We are meant to do life together  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12 Things we all know are true If you […]

A Place to Belong: “Face to Face Church” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Luke 17:1  My prayer for our church isn’t that people would ATTEND, it’s that people have a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus. A community of people who are IN COMMUNITY with one another and who are CREATING COMMUNITY for one another. GROWTH and MATURITY always happen in […]

A Place to Belong: “The Family of Jesus” Matthew 12:46-50 v.47 “Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside wanting to speak to you. Jesus replied, WHO is my MOTHER and who are my BROTHERS? v.49 “Pointing to His disciples He said, here are my mother and my brothers. For WHOEVER does the […]

A Place to Belong: “Living out our Faith” Matthew 5:17-8:5, Galatians 5:25 Jesus brought with Him an entirely different way of LIVING, a way of living that was never meant to be done ALONE. Matthew 5:17  v.17 “Do not think that I have come to ABOLISH the Law or the Prophets; I have not come […]

No Other King: “No Other Power” 1 Corinthians 1:18-20, Galatians 5:22-25 God was doing something NEW in the world, FOR the WORLD. A Kingdom that would showcase an entirely different way of LIVING. The apostle Paul realized, Jesus WASN’T an ADD-ON. 1 Corinthians 1:18-20 v.18 “For the MESSAGE of the CROSS is FOOLISHNESS to those […]

No Other King Do you know anyone with dual citizenship? There are only two spiritual kingdoms- Satan’s & God’s Your spiritual citizenship is ALL that really matters. We all start out in Satan’s kingdom. Colossians 1 Jesus is the only One Who can rescue us and give us citizenship in His kingdom. How can we […]

No Other King: “No Other Kingdom” John 20:2-21, Acts 1:6-2:41 John 20:2-21  pg. 1,687 v.21 “Again Jesus said, Peace be with you! As the FATHER has SENT ME, I am SENDING YOU.” God was doing something NEW in the world, FOR the WORLD. Acts 1:6  pg. 1,690 v.6 “So when THEY met together, they asked […]

Easter: “No Other King” Matthew 14, Mark 14, Luke 24, John 3, 6, 13, 20 Easter is the best Sunday of the year to start FOLLOWING Jesus. We believe that Jesus really did, literally, physically RISE from the dead! Go back to the moment when Jesus has just been CRUCIFIED. In this moment the only […]