North Main Street Church of God Sermons

Always Enough (1 Kings 17:1-16) Yearly Theme:  “Joy is…” Series Title:  “Joy in Returning Home” August 23 rd , 2020     Here is the passage from 1 Kings we’ll be talking about today: 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe [ a ]  in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the  Lord , the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there w...

08/02/20, 11:00:00   August 9th, 2020 Title: “The Altar” Yearly Theme:  “Joy is…” Message 2 in the Series: “Joy in Returning Home” (Ezra 3:1-6)   Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/28997190   God is in control!   The altar was a place of sacrifice for a person or for the people.  It represented an act of...

Fear in Focus (Matthew 10:24-33) Yearly Theme:  “Joy is…” Series Title:  “The Joy of Wisdom” June 28 th , 2020     Something to think about :   Where are your allegiances?  When under pressure, where is your focus?  In whom or what do you trust when truth seems so far out of reach in an information overloaded world?  When push...

When Fear is a Bad Thing (Proverbs 29:25-26) Yearly Theme:  “Joy is…” Series Title:  “The Joy of Wisdom” June 21 st , 2020     Something to think about :   Among many other things, the fear of man leads to hypocrisy.   We’ve been talking about two different types of fear this month.  Last week we talked about what it means to...

What is Fear? (Psalm 56:11; Proverbs 1:7) Yearly Theme:  “Joy is…” Series Title:  “The Joy of Wisdom” June 7 th , 2020   Something to think about :   This month, as we come back together after two-months of staying at home due to a global pandemic called the “Coronavirus” or “COVID-19,” we can relate to generations in times...

Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/12964497   We all know what it’s like to “go through the motions;” to mindlessly wander from thing to thing, activity to activity, without much thought or mental acuity.  We know what it’s like to go through the morning routines and daily monotonies emotionless and robotic-like.    Though there is a...

Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/11894377   Mother’s Day (regardless of personal, past experiences) does bring with it memories, pains, dreams, hopes, and many other thoughts and feelings, but the sacredness of the institution of motherhood is timeless.  God’s wonderful, perfect plan for mothers as a source of life, nurture, and love finds its source in...

Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/7938967   What is the definition of “resurrection?”   resurrection [1] Noun, (rez- uh - rek -sh uh n ) . A rising again; chiefly, the revival of the dead of the human race, or their return from the grave, particularly at the general judgement.   Today, we close out our series entitled, “For the Joy,” hav...

Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/7208450 What do you put your faith in? What brings you joy? Did you know that sometimes we can find “Joy” in something that isn’t God? Sometimes that something could even be religious. Ministries, mission trips, and even worship services can be turned into idols if we don’t keep our relationship with Christ in focus. &...

Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/7197104 What is “unity?” unity Noun, plural u·ni·ties. 1. the state of being one; oneness. 2. a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one. Vesta Kelly said, “Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.” One of the greatest cha...

Follow along in the Bible app @ http://bible.com/events/7185981   Something to think about :   The key point this morning is this…   Key Point :  “ Sometimes losing is winning.”   Today, Easter Sunday, we come to a passage not about resurrection, but rather the hope of resurrection, with a look at Jesus final moments with His disciples around the table o...

Follow along in the Bible App @ http://bible.com/events/7162478     Something to think about :   It’s interesting how something so simple can be misunderstood in a way as to completely distort the whole context of the truth.  A few misplaced letters or words in a sentence can completely change the meaning of the message, or a person’s misreading of the text can chan...

In the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Samuel there’s a story of friendship between a man by the name of David (who would become king of Israel), and another man named Jonathan (the son of the first king of Israel, Saul).  Though fraught with difficulty because Saul became David’s enemy, and sought to kill him, David and Jonathan’s friendship would thrive under the most diffi...

Follow on the Bible app https:// http://www.bible.com/events/7139613 What is the will of God and how do we discern it? How do we know what is from God and what is from something else? How can we make sense of everything in the world and still maintain a sense of hope and joy? When all hope seems lost, what should we do in the midst of distress and uncertainty? As we continue our series today entit...