Faith Troy Sermons

Palm Sunday Darkness cannot OUTSHINE the light. Two powerful WOMEN have faith in the power of Jesus. People don’t always SEE what we see. John 12:12-19 There are RELIGIOUS expectations. “Hosanna!” There are CULTURAL expectations. Triumphal entries were not unusual. There are PERSONAL expectations. Mary and Martha and the disciples see things DIFFERENTLY. John 11:27 […]

Mary’s New Story “For the rest of my life, I want to reflect on what light is.” – Albert Einstein Without LIGHT, there is no LIFE. What if  there darkness was just the moment BEFORE the dawn? Hebrews 12:2-3 When Jesus is the author,  the prologue to your STORY doesn’t predict the FUTURE of it. […]

If / Then statements According to John Spiritual If / Then statements in 1 John 1:5-8  The message John gave that came straight from Jesus: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.  IF we walk in the light… verse 7 #1 Then we have fellowship one with another #2 Then Jesus’ […]

“Let There Be Light”  | Invincible Light John 1:1–5              What is “invincible”?              John chapter 1              Verse 5… light is invincible over darkness              In Genesis 1, verses 3-5 God created physical light […]

Let There Be Light: What is Spiritual Sight? “Anyone who has SEEN ME has SEEN the FATEHR”  -Jesus, John 14:9   We will never get closer to UNDERSTANDING God, then KNOWING Jesus. John 9:1-4 v.1 “As Jesus went along, He saw a MAN BLIND from birth. His disciples asked Him, Rabbi, WHO SINNED this man or his […]

Let There Be Light: “What’s so Amazing about Forgiveness?” “I am the LIGHT of the world” John 8:12   Jesus is saying: I can show you the way FORWARD. I will lead you OUT of the darkness. Mark 2:1-12  v.3 “Some men came, bringing to Jesus a PARALYTIC, carried by four of them. Since they […]

Today’s Worship You Hold It All Together Such a Awesome God Jesus We Love You By the Blood of Jesus & You Came When God Goes Dark: “The Reason We Hope” Why wouldn’t ‘a GOOD God do something about…? At the center of the GOSPEL, we discover that the WORST possible THING happened to the […]

Darkness can either drive you TO God or send you running AWAY from God. The problem of evil Darkness + SOVEREIGNTY = A mean, unjust, and dangerous God God doesn’t CREATE darkness. Sometimes in the dark, you just need to know you’re not ALONE. Other times in the dark, you need someone who fights against […]

Waiting We often ask, “how long?!” What does LAMENT mean? & What causes it? Lamenting is healthy for our faith! God wants to hear us express how we are feeling & what we are thinking. It is healthy to acknowledge the suffering, the sin, the problems of this world and the pain the devil causes! […]

When God Goes Dark: “When God says No” God, why are you ALLOWING this?. God, am I going too make it THROUGH this? In these seasons we experience a number of feelings:             1. We get MAD.             2. We’re tempted to LEAVE.     […]

Hello Darkness My Old Friend Psalm  88:1-18 The dark NIGHT of the soul “Darkness is my closest FRIEND” When darkness is the only thing you can COUNT ON When darkness is  the only thing you can SEE When darkness is the  only thing you can EXPLAIN Darkness is a NORMAL part of the journey of […]

When God Goes Dark: “Doubts” Questions in life often come FASTER than answers. What do you do with your DOUBT? God’s silence does not equate to His ABSENCE. It does not mean He does not CARE. It does not mean He is angry with you. When it feels like God has gone dark, one of […]

When God Goes Dark: “Hope in the Dark” In their way of thinking, much like our way of thinking: If God is with you then things get BETTER. Mark 14:18-29 v.18 “I tell you the truth, one of you will BETRAY me, one who is EATING with me.” v.21 “The Son of Man WILL GO […]

“Reconciled” Colossians 1:19-22, Matthew 5:23-24, Luke 2:1-14   Reconciliation is not comfortable, and not intuitive, but often it is necessary: For OUR sake. For THEIR sake. For CONSCIENCE’S sake. For JESUS sake. We know we should, but: We just DON’T WANT to. We just haven’t gotten AROUND to it. It’s just way to EMOTIONAL. They […]

Seeds That Disrupt Power Are we experiencing what the Bible calls PEACE? Shalom v. 17 –  Jesus holds  all things together. The enemy disrupts PEACE by pulling things apart. Deception, Blame, Division What was once HELD together got pulled apart. v. 20 – Jesus brings things back together. Casting BLAME is easier than finding shalom. […]

 “It’s Me, Hi” What’s wrong with our world? Genesis 1 Human beings are made in the IMAGE of God. To diagnose what’s wrong we have to first know what’s not RIGHT. Genesis 3:1-5 The enemy gives us DISTORTED views that produce DISORDERED desires. Two predominant distorted views: The SINFUL self and the AUTHENTIC self We […]

THANKSgiving 2022                  What’s the key ingredient in a Thanksgiving meal?                  Question for you: How’s your thankfulness level?                  Colossians 3 shows us three ways we can cultivate thankfulness. 1. We are thankful […]