North Main Street Church of God Sermons

Perfecting Faith (Hebrews 11:32-40) Yearly Theme: “Love Does…” Series Title:  Substance of Faith December 29 th , 2019     Something to think about :   As we bring 2019 to a close it’s a good time to reflect on our year as a whole and on ourselves. Our focus this year has been “LOVE” and what better way to bring in the New Year than by looki...

Enduring Faith (Hebrews 11:7) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Substance of Faith December 22 nd , 2019     Something to think about :   What is it that gives certain men and women the wherewithal to press ahead?  What is it that beckons us to heed it’s call and to rise above the chaos in this world?  What keeps people focused o...

Obedient Faith (Hebrews 11:7) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Substance of Faith December 15 th , 2019     Something to think about :   When a skyscraper is built, a lot of work, time, and effort is put into the foundation before any building begins on the floors or walls. The builders want to make sure it will keep standing.   With this...

Pleasing Faith (Hebrews 11:4-6) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Substance of Faith December 8 th , 2019     Something to think about :   As we continue our quest to understand how love never loses faith, we read the next few verses of Hebrews 11 to broaden our perspective.  Let’s take a look…   Hebrews 11:4-6 (NLT) &nbsp...

Faith Defined (Hebrews 11:1-3) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Substance of Faith December 1 st , 2019     Something to think about :   As we come to the final month of 2019, and our theme of “LOVE” for the year, we look at the aspect of love from the New Living Testament translation in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 that describes a love th...

A Prayer of Praise (1 Samuel 2:1-11) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hopeful in the Meantime November 24 th , 2019     Something to think about:   Americans struggle with thankfulness. We are a culture based on consumption, so the very nature of thankfulness is counter cultural. We struggle with thankfulness and praise not only because it&rsqu...

The Fulfillment of a Promise (1 Samuel 1:19-28) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hopeful in the Meantime November 17 th , 2019     Something to think about :   What is a “promise?”  And for that matter, what is a promise kept ?   According to the Miriam-Webster dictionary, a “Promise” is, “a declaration t...

A Prayer for a Son (1 Samuel 1:9-18) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hopeful in the Meantime November 10 th , 2019     Something to think about :   Watchman Nee’s story is a modern-day example that has been repeated time and time again in the Old Testament narratives.  Sarah is barren, but after some time, she conceives in her old a...

The Story of a Girl (1 Samuel 1:1-8) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hopeful in the Meantime November 3 rd , 2019     Something to think about :   This month we will be focusing on the fact that, “ love hopes all things ” (1 Cor. 13:7).  As we begin this new series today, we come to an old story in the book of 1 Samuel in the...

Be Not Afraid (Mark 6:45-52; Hebrews 13:1-3) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Love Does October 20 th , 2019     Something to think about :   When you think about fear, what is it that makes you afraid?  What are some phobias that you have struggled with throughout your life?  Have you overcome those fears, and, if so, how have you ov...

Audacious Love (1 John 4:7-12; Genesis 28:10-17) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Love Does October 13 th , 2019     Something to think about :   God’s love is audacious!  But, what does that really mean?   Well, the word audacious is defined as…   Audacious [ aw- dey -sh uh s ] adjective extremely bold or daring; re...

Free to Fail (Matthew 16:13-19 Luke 22:54-62; John 21:15-19) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Love Does October 6 th , 2019     Something to think about :   In your worship folder today, you’ll notice that you have two nametags.  Take one of the nametags and write a nickname that best describes you.  Now, once you’ve done...

I’m with You (Matthew 5:13-16) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Love Does September 29 th , 2019     Something to think about :   Over the past 9 months we’ve been in a process of discovering what love does and what love doesn’t do by looking at Paul’s definition of love in 1 Corinthians 13, and though we’ve scratc...