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What is your best Christmas memory or gift ever? While you think about that, here are some of mine growing up. Our church Live nativity scene . If it was cold, the ladies would have some wonderful hot chocolate ready in the fellowship hall. It was fun. Then on Christmas eve we would all go out of the…

We often talk about following Christ and that if we do that it will change our lives. You may not understand why it is good to follow Christ and his teachings, but today I want to give you some reasons to follow Jesus Christ. The love of God and His acceptance of us are based on grace. It’s not based…

Intro Have you ever had one of those days when everything went wrong? You begin to think that maybe you shouldn’t have gotten out of bed today? When making a smoothie, you forget to put the top on the blender and … ended up wearing his smoothie. There was a guy who jumped off the overpass to kill himself……

Intro There are times in our lives when what God gives us to do looks too small… too simple… too insignificant … to possibly become anything meaningful. Sometimes our dream is big, but the start is tiny … David was anointed King but began service to the king playing a harp. It was 15 years before he…

Intro One of the simplest, but very powerful ways we can serve and glorify the Lord is by doing good. Peter described the life of Jesus in these words. Acts 10:38 “ And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all…

One of the things that I have noticed over the years is how quickly people can flip you from being happy to angry. Have you ever noticed that? You could be having a great day… the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… You feel great. And then some crazy-person walks into your life and in about…

Intro How many of you shudder at the thought of all the family gatherings during the holidays? During the holiday season we all spend more time than usual with family than we do the rest of the year. Someone said, but I’ll claim it… It’s good to see them come and it’s good to see them go! Most of the…

Intro We are continuing the Series, God’s Incredible Promises. There are over 7,000 promises in the Bible that God makes. Today, I want to talk about God’s Promises to you when you are afraid of failing. Now you may not htink this is a big deal, so let me give you a little test. Do you ever worry about…

Lessons from Noah’s Life: Genesis 6-9 Intro For the past weeks we have been looking at How God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We have looked at Business or work setbacks… at how after fishing all night the disciples caught nothing, but how Jesus turned it around for them. We have looked at How God Turns…

Intro Take out your notes. Tonight we will look at when we have a setback that seems irreversible. On your outline I have defined what a setback is. Setback: A loss of progress, a defeat of a plan, or a reversal of good fortune. Anything that sets you back. So today we will look at what do you need to…

Intro We have been a series about God’s Incredible Promises. I have stated this before but there are over 7000 promises in the Bible that God makes for you and me. We have looked at God’s promise about Heaven, about giving and generosity (some may have decided to begin tithing) , and the Holy Spirit.…

Intro We are in the 6th message on How God turns setbacks into comebacks . Tonight we will talk about How God turns a setback into a comeback when it looks too late for a come back. Now as soon as I say it’s too late, you probably think about sports when it’s too late for a comeback. In football when…

Intro A couple of Wednesdays ago, we used the story of Nehemiah to illustrate how a setback can make us feel like giving up or quitting. For those who attend our really good Wednesday services, you will remember that the Israelites began rebuilding the wall and built it to about half way but then something…

Replacing my fears with Faith For the last 4 weeks we have been teaching a series on how God turns setback into comebacks. Everybody loves a comeback. ( Saints game - Looked like it was going to be 0-5, but they came back) During the series, we have looked at several important points about setbacks and…

Intro This is #2 in our series, God’s Incredible Promises. Last week, we looked at God’s incredible promises about heaven. We will be looking at His promises about guidance. There are actually over 8,000 promises in the Bible for you and I from God. God always keeps His promises. I said last week that…

Much of Joseph’s life included a series of painful setbacks from his dream to do great things with his life. But God used them to position Joseph for a spectacular comeback that saved 2 nations: Israel and Egypt. Intro Today we're going to look at the life of one of the most important characters in the…

Intro Funny church Signs One writer wrote that there are over 8,000 promises in the Bible for you and me. And for the next few weeks we will look at some of these promises to you… promises of direction… hope… healing… blessing… guidance and direction. God’s promises are like a divine insurance policy…

Intro Maybe you will agree with me that it's always easier to start something, than it is to finish it, right ? It's easier to get into something, than it is to get out. It’s easier to get into trouble than it is to get out of trouble. (Kelly’s Heroes) It's easier to fill your schedule, than it is to…

EG: Little Jack - Pray people Pray! “ To Be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. ” Martin Luther Prayer is Vital to the Christian Life. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for…

Intro We have all experienced setbacks in our lives. Some of us are going through them now. Maybe your setback is financial… relational… emotional… health issue… job setback… personal setback… spiritual setback… many differnt kinds of setbacks. One of the common side effects of setbacks is that can drain…