Norris Ferry Sermons

We see Abram continuing to live on mission with God as his life takes an unexpected turn.

Being called to go in Christ is not always an easy thing to follow through with. There may be many hardships that come our way, but we have the assurance in Christ that there will always be a family for us no matter where we go or what happens to us.

Abram is just a man living a “boring life” in southern Babylon when God calls him to a massive leap of faith saying “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you...and in you all the families of the...

What kind of success did Noah's children have after the flood? Japhethm, Ham and Shem were told to go forth and multiply and we see one of the lines of Shem head to the creation of Babylon. How successful was this endeavor and what does God teach...

You know the time after a flood is a time of rebuilding life. It is an overwhelming time as the survivor of the storm surveys all the damage and all the debris and as they see that they are going to have to rebuild everything - everything!

In the genealogy we see that God is the loving father renewing and ensuring his blessings to each subsequent generation of sons through the promised line of the seed of the woman, seed of Abraham, the lion of the tribe of Judah. All the blessings in...

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

God is the One who knows what is good and can be trusted as providing what is truly good for his people. God sees it is not good for man to be alone so he creates a spouse for him. From the context we see that together they are to be worship...

God’s purpose for our lives is that we spread His glory throughout the earth as we enjoy a trusting, obedient relationship with Him. In this message we will examine God’s purpose for our lives and we will consider His goodness and trustworthiness.

On days 5-7 God fills the land with life - animal life and human life which is his crowning creation - then God rests. We (humans) are God’s crowning creation. All of life stems from God and human life is uniquely made in the likeness of God. This...

(2)The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.(3) And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (4) And God saw that the light was...

In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.

[15] For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

7:1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;7:7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel...

3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Memory Verse:"Go there and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of...

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

How can I really understand the Bible?"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3

Is Our Bible Really God's Word?

What if I told you I had a book written by our country’s founding fathers and in that book they go into great detail about their will for our country. They explain why they set up the constitution the way they did. They explain their desires for our...

In verses 42-44 Jesus describes His coming as being like a thief in the night (1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 3:3). The point of this parable is clear, if you know a thief is coming to your house, then you stay awake and keep watch...

We have seen in Matthew 24 that we are to trust in the authority of Christ and persevere in the power of Christ as we experience tribulation, deception, temptation, and persecution. Now, in the remainder of Matthew 24 we see we should long for the...

In Matthew 24 Jesus foretells the future and talks about the end of the word. In this chapter there is a danger that we will miss truths that affect our eternity because we are caught up in trying to discern details that may or may not be answered in...