Sunday Sermons

I Love Central - Week 4 - July 7, 2024 The Second “Yes” Mark 10:17-22 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”8  “Why do you call me good?”  Jesus asked.  “Only God is truly good.  19  But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commi...

I Love Central - Week #3 - June 30, 2024 Is Baptism My Next Step? Matthew 3:13-14 • We all have a next step in our walk with Jesus  • Your next step is your best step • Baptism is an outward profession of an inner connection Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14  But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Matthew 3:13...

I Love Central - Week #2 Ask, Seek and Knock Luke 11:5-10 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit Ephesians 5:18 The Holy Spirit fills us with joy The Holy Spirit enables us to love other people The Holy Spirit empowers us to speak the truth Prayer #1- I want to see God’s Spirit poured out in this church Prayer #2- I want to see God’s Spi...

I Love Central - Week #1 - June 16, 2024 Your Church or Nacho Church? We’re Nacho Church if you’re: 1. Looking for the perfect pastor Letter of the Law vs. Spirit of the Law Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not...

How to Love Jesus John 14 (NIV) Have you ever been in a situation where confusion and anxiety reigned? 1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me th...

Are you willing to go out on a limb for Jesus? Luke 18:10-14, Luke 19:1-10 1. We get in a rut of rationalize and repeat. Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2   A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 3   He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. 4   So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig...

Dealing with Denial 1 John 1:8; John 8:31-32 6 “I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens. ~Ezra 9:6 (NIV) “‘When people fall down, don’t they get up again? When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back? 5 Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path? Wh...

Waiting in the In-Between Luke 2:51-52 One of the most challenging places in life is the “in-between” moments.” It is that place where patience is required and choices are tested. 51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. ~Luke 2:51-52 If we don...

Mother’s Day 2024 Luke 1:26-38 1. You’ve got what it takes In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!” Luke 1:26-28 2. God has an amazing plan...

Refueled Week #4 Filled by His Amazing Grace Genesis 16:1-5; 17:1-2; 21;1-7 But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children. Genesis 11:30 Then the Lord said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.” 5 Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many...

Refueled week #3 Fight to be Full Genesis 13:11-13; Genesis 14:11-16 Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram. Genesis 13:11 The first step away from God is always a step away from the people of God So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and se...

Refueled Week #2 Filled with Mercy Genesis 12:10-20 Despite the consequences, the place of your greatest mistake is an opportunity to experience God's greatest mercy At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. Genesis 12:10 3 key words- Famine Forcing Foreigner A famine will cause us to feel empty and lose focus The fami...

Refueled Week #1 Living Half Empty or Half Full Genesis 11:27-32; 12:1-7 In order to live full, you have to get full This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot. 28 But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living. 29 Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name o...

Palm Sunday 2024 No More Acts 3:1-8 1. No more ordinary Sundays When we experience Jesus on a supernatural basis, He transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service.  Acts 3:1 Many times, the reason we show up at church and receive no revelation is because we have no expectation When we experience the p...

Momentum - Week 2 “Unstoppable Momentum” 1 Samuel 17: 32-54 Unstoppable Momentum is a moving force that overcomes resistance. Stone #1: Having The Right Perspective. 32 “Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!” 33 “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since...

Momentum - Week 1 “Forward Momentum” - March 10th, 2024 Philippians 3:8-9 Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ, and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteou...

Signs of The Times Week #4 Jesus Said It... Not Me Matthew 16:13-18 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.” 15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the...

Signs of the Times Week #3 Packed and Ready 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; Revelation 20:11-14; Matthew 7:21-23 Are you packed and ready for eternity ? TWO END TIME JUDGMENTS: 1. The Judgment Seat of Christ So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoe...

Signs of the Times - Week #2 It’s in The Book Matthew 24:3-12 Seven Signs Jesus gives in Matthew 24: 1. Religious Tolerance Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. Matthew 24:4-5 A survey showed that 57 % of Christians believe all religions teach the same thing 38 % of Christians believe that you don’t h...

Signs of the Times - Week #1 Having a Right Focus on The End Times I Thessalonians 4:16-18; Matthew 24:32-36 Closed handed issues- we have to fight for these A few examples: The Resurrection The Sinless life of Jesus The Authority of Scripture Virgin Birth, Sinfulness of man, The Trinity, Deity of Jesus, Faith alone in Christ alone as the only way for salvation. Open handed issues- Not essential t...

Great Expectations Week #5 Chopping Wood 2 Kings 5:20-6:7 Spiritual transformation takes place as we seek the presence of God, not the presents of God But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the  Lord  lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.”   2 Kings...

Great Expectations - Week #4 From Smug to Servant 2 Kings 5:15-19 1. When we receive Jesus, the work of God immediately begins in our lives But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Then your skin will be restored, and you will be healed of your leprosy.” 11 But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainl...

Great Expectations - Week #3 Hey Now, It’s Your Birthday 2 Kings 5:9-14 When did you surrender your life to Jesus ? The only thing we contribute to our salvation is the sin that made it necessary So Naaman went with his horses and chariots and waited at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 But Elisha sent a messenger out to him with this message: “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan River. Th...

Great Expectations Week #1 (1/7/24) Don’t Allow Your ‘But’ to Get in the Way 2 Kings 5:1-5 Your ‘But’ matters to God The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories. But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy. 2 Kings 5:1 Every gift we have is a gift from God In that way, you will be acti...

Great Expectations - Week #2 Stop Seeking Worldly Solutions to Worldly Problems 2 Kings 5:3-9 If you’ve ever gotten off track: a. You’re not the only person who has b. It’s never too late to get back on track One day the girl said to her mistress, “I wish my master would go to see the prophet in Samaria. He would heal him of his leprosy.” 4 So Naaman told the king what the young girl from Israel h...