North Main Street Church of God Sermons

Full Circle (Genesis 41:37-57) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hard Knock Life September 15 th , 2019     Something to think about :   Sold into slavery, accused of rape, and thrown into a jail in Egypt, Joseph struggled with some of the most difficult circumstances.  Other than being a brat of a brother at times, and annoying to his olde...

The Plot Thickens (Genesis 39:1-23) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hard Knock Life September 8 th , 2019     Something to think about :   What would you be willing to do if you knew no one would ever find out?  For that matter, who are you when no one else is looking?  Are there things do you do in secret that would be a complete em...

Dreams, Rivalry, and Slavery (Genesis 37:1-36) Yearly Theme:  “Love Does…” Series Title:  Hard Knock Life September 1 st , 2019   Something to think about :   E. Lawrence once said, “All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake to the day to find it was all vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dan...

Get Rid of Bitterness, Rage, and Anger (Ephesians 4:28-32) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Don’t Push My Buttons August 25 th , 2019   Turn in your Bibles to:   Ephesians 4:28-32   28  If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.   29  Don’t...

Don’t Let Anger Control You (Ephesians 4:17-32) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Don’t Push My Buttons August 11 th , 2019   Something to think about :   Have you ever been irritable or angry?  What is it that really gets under your skin?  Do the ones you love the most irritate you at times?  How do you deal with your feelin...

Samson and Humility (Judges 16:23-31) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Kind of a “BIG” Deal July 28 th , 2019   Something to think about :   “Phillip Brooks made an apt comment when he said, ‘The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher natur...

Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:1-22) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Kind of a “BIG” Deal July 21 st , 2019   Something to think about :   As we continue Samson’s story today, what we’ll see is that his pride in his strength would become his greatest weakness that would ultimately lead to his downfall.  Samson’s lust...

Samson and the Foxes (Judges 15) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Kind of a “BIG” Deal July 14 th , 2019   Something to think about :   As we continue today, in our series on the story of Samson in the book of Judges, we see this scenario played out continually in the Biblical narrative.  Samson is often too busy concerning himself wi...

Samson and the Lion (Judges 14) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Kind of a “BIG” Deal July 7 th , 2019   Something to think about :    “A young woman asked for an appointment with her pastor to talk with him about a besetting sin about which she was worried.  When she saw him, she said, ‘Pastor, I have become aware of...

Crying Out from the Ground (Genesis 4:10-12) Yearly Theme: “ Love Is…” Series Title:  Don’t Be Jealous June 23 rd , 2019   Something to think about :   Before we get into today’s message, I want to bring some clarity and distinction to what may seem like a contradiction:  God’s jealousy of us .   The difference between human jealousy an...

My Brother’s Keeper (Genesis 4:9) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Don’t Be Jealous June 16 th , 2019   Something to think about :   Have you ever gotten caught?  You know what I’m talking about; you tell a lie to cover your tracks so that others don’t know details of something you you’ve done, only to have the truth...

Out in the Field (Genesis 4:8) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Don’t Be Jealous June 9 th , 2019   Something to think about :   Jealousy is an intoxicating poison that tempts a person to drink of its follies and suffer its consequences.  As we continue the story of Cain and Abel, we see the result of unfettered jealousy.   Cain’...

The Perfect Offering (Genesis 4:1-7) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Don’t Be Jealous June 2 nd , 2019   Something to think about :   We begin a new series today as we go through this year’s theme of love.  In this new series we will focus on the aspect of love that is not jealous .  If love is not jealous, then what does that l...

In the Presence of the King (Part 2) (Esther 8:1-17) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Never Give Up May 26 th , 2019   Something to think about :   Last week we learned that Haman’s demise came at the hands of Queen Esther, whom he didn’t know was a Jew herself.  The decree that he requested King Xerxes to make was to destroy all the...

The Banquet (Esther 7:1-10) Yearly Theme: “Love Is…” Series Title:  Never Give Up May 19 th , 2019   Something to think about :   Many times, when we are trying to live love we must do it in the face of direct opposition. There are forces in this world that are in direct opposition to love, not just unaligned with it, but actively seeking to destroy it. These forc...

In the Presence of the King (Part 1) (Esther 5:1-14) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Never Give Up May 12 th , 2019   Something to think about :   As I mentioned last week, “ Our resolved to do the right thing often comes at a price. ”    Our commitment to follow through with our convictions to do the right thing even when it me...

For Such a Time (Esther 4:1-17) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Never Give Up May 5 th , 2019   Something to think about :   The book of Esther in the Old Testament is a small narrative comprised of only 11 chapters describing a time when the Jewish people were no longer a nation, but rather a people under Persian rule.    Though the Jewish...

The Great Day (John 20:11-29) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Truth and Justice April 28 th , 2019   Something to think about :   As we close out this series this morning we come to a story of mistaken identity; a story about blindness, so-to-speak.  As we celebrated last week, Jesus has risen from the grave!  Now, standing in front of the...

Three Days and a Large Stone (John 20:1-10) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Truth and Justice April 21 st , 2019   Something to think about :   It’s Sunday morning, just before sunrise.  The disciples of Jesus are hopelessly defeated.  Some are beginning the journey back to their homes in complete discouragement and sorrow [1] , while...

The Trial (John 18:19-24, 28-40) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Truth and Justice April 14 th , 2019   Something to think about :   A person can either love the truth, or their version of the truth; and unless their version of the truth aligns with the actual truth, both cannot coexist.    We come upon the scene today, after Jesus’ b...

Betrayed and Arrested (John 18:1-14) Yearly Theme:  “Love Is…” Series Title:  Truth and Justice April 7 th , 2019   Something to think about :   As we come into a new Easter season, we will be taking a close look at an aspect of Jesus betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection.  The aspect that we will be focusing on is an aspect of “Love.&rdq...