Faith Troy Sermons

Click here to watch the 1PM service.

Palm Sunday – John 12 1.    What day do you consider the 1st day of the week? 2.    The day before Palm Sunday was a busy one! 3.    The crowds in Jerusalem were thinking different things about Jesus 4.    Several Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled on Palm Sunday:  Zechariah 9 – […]

Sermon on The Mount: “Do Not Judge” Matthew 7:1-6 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” PLANK in the eye. The problem isn’t that we can’t discern right or wrong, but that we do it without AWARENESS of our own problems. Love the sinner, hate the sin. Vs. Love the sinner, hate your […]

Sermon on The Mount: “Turn the other cheek” When you are treated like LESS THAN Matthew 5:38-48 “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth” put a limit to extreme PUNISHMENTS and VIGILANTE mindsets. Three commands: Turn the other CHEEK Give the shirt off your BACK Go the extra MILE “If anyone slaps you on the […]

Sermon on The Mount: “Kingdom Righteousness” Matthew 6:1-4 I’m guessing I’m not the only person who’s ever found themselves doing something GOOD with an ULTERIOR motivation. The GOSPEL of Jesus gives us BLESSING for TODAY and HOPE for TOMORROW. In Jesus’ Kingdom, the condition of our HEARTS is what our Heavens Father values most. Matthew […]

Sermon on the Mount Fake News & Fact Checkers Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount was voicing the same concern over Fake News! Matthew 5:21-33 “you have heard that it was said” “but I tell you…” 1) Jesus Fact Checks the anti-murder commandment. angry outbursts for no good reason, the verbal act of murdering […]

Sermon on The Mount: Following Jesus in His Kingdom– Salt and Light Lent Matthew 5 The importance of salt and light -Utilized daily by all people on earth -Enjoyed -Our world is better with them both in it Salt -Valuable & useful -Doesn’t exist merely for itself -How can we be salt to those around […]

Sermon on The Mount: “Life in the Kingdom of Jesus” Matthew 4:12-17, 5:1-12  v.12 “When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He withdrew to Galilee.  Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in CAPERNAUM, which was by the lake in the area of ZEBULUN and NAPHTALI, to fulfill what was said through the […]

A Guide to Practicing Prayer | Being With Jesus What if prayer is BORING? Mark 4v35-41 There are moments when our faith experience feels DRY. Sometimes we can CHANGE the setting, sometimes we can’t CONTROL it. When they were overwhelmed by the storm, Jesus was still PRESENT. The question… “Don’t you CARE?” Do we appreciate […]

Worry, Anxiety, and a Life of Prayer Anxiety = Loss x AVOIDANCE Philippians 4:6-9 Paul’s Context: REJECTION RESISTANCE RECESSION RELATIONSHIP Paul ASSUMES anxiety. “BUT in everything, by prayer and petition…” – v. 6 If you know how to WORRY, you know how to PRAY. Paul invites us to RE-TRAIN what we do with our worries. […]

Practicing Prayer: “Listening to God” Two common struggles in prayer: We are UNSURE what we think. We see prayer as a ONE-SIDED conversation. Prayer is a two-way CONVERSATION. If there was a God who calls me friend, how would we talk? John 10 Jesus can’t claim to be the good shepherd if He isn’t LORD. […]

Practicing Prayer: “Talking with God” Matthew 6:11-13. Hebrews 4:15-16 January 21, 2024  ’your Father KNOWS what you need BEFORE you ask Him.’  Matthew 6:8  TALKING TO God = Saying a PREMADE Prayer  Jesus NEVER intended that pre-made prayers be the ONLY way we pray.  A big part of ‘talking WITH’ God is ASKING  Matthew 6:1-13 […]

Practicing Prayer: “Talking to God” Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4 When is comes to prayer, Jesus said: Don’t pray to IMPRESS other people and don’t keep REPEATING yourself endlessly. Because…’your Father KNOWS what you need BEFORE you ask Him.’  Matthew 6:8 As disciples of Jesus we want to pay close attention to both WHAT Jesus teaches […]

Practicing Prayer: “Getting Started with Prayer” Matthew 6:5-8 WHEN do you pray and WHY do you pray? Jesus expects us to be disciples who MAKE more disciples. Becoming more like Jesus means the PRACTICE of PRAYER is also critical for us to EXPERIENCE CLOSENESS with God in our daily lives. Matthew 6:5-8 pg. 1,504 v.5 […]

The First Christian Luke 1:26-38 One of the lies we can believe about the Christmas story is that MARY is nothing like you. Mary is an ORDINARY, unwed peasant teenager. The Promise to Mary v. 28, 30 Mary BELIEVES she’s favored by God. The PROMISE to Mary is the promise to you. Ephesians 2:8-9 “Grace […]

For: Week 3 FOR 2023: “Everybody is Important” 1 Corinthians 12:12-27  All the experts say, the church in America is DYING. Who determines if this is true?  All of us who are followers of Jesus have been invited into something so much BIGGER than just OURSELVES. 1 Corinthians 12:12-2  v.27 “Now YOU are the BODY […]

FOR 2023: “Everybody is Included” John 1:14, 13:34-35, Acts 2:22-24,15:1-31 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have LOVED you, so you are to love one another. By this EVERYONE will know that you are my disciples.” John 13:34-35 As followers of Jesus, their is a very subtle temptation all of […]

This weekend was the first week of our annual FOR Campaign! Every year you’ve made such a huge difference in the lives of people in our community, and I am so thankful that the heart of our church reflects the heart of Jesus. FOR 2023: “A Message for Everybody” Romans 3:21-25 There is another message that […]

The Way of Freedom “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:32 What is freedom? DON’T tell me what to do. “No right, no wrong, no rules for me.” Elsa We have shifted from EXTERNAL authority to INTERNAL authenticity. Galatians 5:13-25 Jesus’ way is better than freedom from […]

Justice and the Way of Jesus What is justice? Micah 6:8 – Act justly, love mercy, and walk  humbly “God’s power to make RIGHT what has been WRONG.”  – Fleming Rutledge Thy KINGDOM come In TROY as it in heaven Two aspects of justice: PUNISHMENT and ADVOCACY Quartet of  the VULNERABLE No one gets OVERLOOKED […]

The Human Condition “That saved a wretch like me.” We are in denial of how WRETCHED we really are. Luke  18:9-14 There is a HUMAN propensity to screw things up. You can live in DENIAL or you can be set FREE by honesty. Being true to YOURSELF  can be a DENIAL of wretchedness. Obsessing with […]

Looking for a Sign: “It doesn’t get more practical than this.” Matthew 10:16-31, Mark 4:38-41 How do you AMAZE Jesus? Why is your FAITH so important to Jesus? Disciples: BELIEVED Jesus was who He CLAIMED to be. Put into PRACTICE what Jesus was TEACHING. v.18 “On my account you will be brought before governors and […]

Ephesians 2:8 & 9… it’s impact on me, Tony Boos, and it’s similarity to the 1950’s Disney movie Sleeping Beauty  The Curse The rescue plan 1.  God saves us by grace through faith in Christ (v. 8) Grace is unmerited favor.  Grace is what we’re saved by. Faith is the instrument of salvation. Faith is […]