Sunday Sermons

Habakkuk 1:12-2:20. At the beginning of chapter 1, we found the OT prophet, Habakkuk come before God pleading that he see the moral decline of his people and act to cause them to return to God. Then, God answers Habakkuk telling him something the prophet didn’t want to hear, saying he was going to use the wicked Babylonian army to punish Judah for their unfaithfulness. In today’s passage, we find...

Habakkuk 1:1-11. We’ve all experienced the challenges of this life: suffering, loss and difficulties and we’ve wondered, “How long will this last?” We’ve probably prayed, “God, when will you help me? When will things get better?” The Old Testament prophet Habakkuk struggled with the same questions. He didn’t understand why things were the way they were, and he didn’t understand why God wasn’t acti...

Habakkuk 3:17-19. We’ve talked about Christian contentment from different angles and from different passages of Scripture in this series. But as we conclude, let's think about how we can stay content. Habakkuk was a prophet in a time of great turmoil and he looked at the world and questioned God about all the injustice and violence he was surrounded by. He wondered how is it that wicked people get...

Bro. Marvin Whitt from Cherokee Home for Children was with us to share about their work in our Bible class, then he preached in our worship service about being a disciple of Jesus.

Matthew 16:24-27. There are many human accomplishments that amaze us. Many have proven valuable to us throughout history. While these are impressive and important, they all fall short of the value of faith in Jesus. Jesus is asking what is your soul worth? If you were able to gain it all in this life, would that be worth your soul? No, it wouldn’t. Jesus is saying to us that the things of this wor...

1 Timothy 6:6-10. Author Leo Tolstoy wrote the story, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" and we find out, not much. But the culture around us instills within us the desire to be rich. Paul paints a picture of where that desire, when allowed to run free and unrestrained, will take us. The truth is that true contentment is found only in Christ, not in the things of this world. And it's only in Christ...

Philippians 4:11-13. So much in the world pushes us and programs us to be discontent. We want the newest version of things, and we want them faster. We easily grow bored and tired of what we have, lose interest and want the newer style that will grab our attention until we grow bored again. Most everything made today is made to be disposable. We don’t repair things we dispose of them and get a new...

1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Have you ever thought that things made decades ago were better quality? That they lasted longer? Whether a TV, refrigerator, vehicle, clothes, or toys, it seems like there was a time when things were built to last and now things are made to be disposable. But when it comes to our faith and our families, we need to build them to last. We don’t need to just start off strong in...

Ephesians 5:22-6:4. What makes a house a home? Is it the square footage? Is it the amenities like a pool, an outdoor entertainment space, a golf cart, everyone has their own room, and not a single weed in the grass? Is it the neighborhood? Do these things guarantee a house is a home? No, because if they did, then most people in the world would not have a place they could truly call home. There’s g...

1 Peter 5:6-11. Many people have some sort of home security system like a doorbell camera, motion lights, alarm, or even a dog who will bark to alert you of something. While home security is an important thing, there’s a security system that’s even more important. It’s not made up of lights, cameras, alarms, guns or barking dogs. It’s your spiritual home security system. Peter shows us what this i...

Luke 14:25-33. Imagine yourself building a home. What all is involved? Thousands of details and decisions, right? But one of the most important decisions is what do you want your home to look like? What’s the floor plan going to be? No one will confuse the home you’re building with some other kind of building. Why? Because it’s clear what you’re building. You’re building one thing and not another....

Deuteronomy 6:1-9. Every construction job requires a crew to get the job done. Any time you drive passed a construction job, you see people working doing different kinds of jobs, but all doing their part on the project. Our families are our construction crew. They are part of the team that is building up our family. Families may look different depending on their make-up, but whoever is on your tea...

Matthew 22:34-40. The first thing you’ve got to do to do any improvements in your home is to show up to do the work. If you want change in your family, you have to understand that it's not about you, but it starts with you. Jesus taught us how to make improvements in our homes when he was asked what was the greatest commandment. Jesus answered that the most important commandment, the number one, t...

Colossians 3:12-13. If you’ve lived even just a little time on earth, you’ve had someone do something to you that hurt, and you’ve done something to someone that hurt them. Forgiveness is something we have to deal with every day, isn’t it? Paul begins Colossians 3 with, "If then you have been raised with Christ". He's writing to Christians and everything that follows verse 1 is all about how Chris...

Matthew 9:35-39. If you're already a Christian, what's your story of how you became one? Think about the key people who were in your life who led you to Christ? What if those people had not been in your life? What if they had not taken the time they took with you? What if they had been too busy to talk with you? Would you be a Christian today? One question we can ask to diagnose our spiritual heal...

2 Corinthians 7:8-11. The question we’re asking today is, “Do you grieve over sin?”. That’s an important question, because whether you’re a Christian or not, you still sin. But when you sin, the question is does it grieve you? There are two different ways we can feel sorry for our sins, Paul says. One is the way God wants us to feel and the other is the way the world feels sorry for wrong. Godly g...

Mark 6:30-37. An important part of our Christian lives is to care about the needs of others, which we see in the life and teaching of Jesus. We also see the early church made this a priority. Naturally, we think of caring about the physical needs of others, like food, clothing, or other kinds of material help. But Christians should also help meet the spiritual needs of others. What we see in Scrip...

1 Peter 1:3-11. Have you ever heard someone say they love Jesus, but they don’t like church? Have you ever felt that way yourself? It can sound ideal to pursue a kind of spiritual individualism where loving Jesus is enough and there’s no need for the church. But we’re going to see in the Bible that love for God and his church go together. Peter's command to love one another deeply flows from our n...

Hebrews 11:16. There’s a lot to love about traveling and seeing new places. There’s a lot to love about this world. But there’s something the Christian must always remember – that how that hotel room or AirBNB isn’t your real home, this world isn’t our permanent home. The Christian’s real home is in heaven with our Savior. Abraham and all those named in Hebrews 11 were looking not for a new countr...

1 Timothy 4:7-10. We understand what it means for a person to be focused and disciplined to achieve goals in sports, in music, education, in their career and even in their physical health. We applaud them for their hard work and accomplishments. But do we place the same value on being disciplined spiritually? The most important thing in your life, the most valuable thing you have is your salvation...

2 Timothy 3:16-17. There are many sayings and sources that want to tell you how to live and offer advice on how to live. In Disney’s Pinocchio movie, Jiminy Cricket said, “Let your conscience be your guide.” A couple of decades later, singer Marvin Gaye sang the song, “Let your Conscience Be your Guide.” Others have said, “Just follow your heart.” Or “Live your truth.” And you can find these resta...

Psalm 63:1. Going to the doctor is probably not on your list of favorite things to do. Doctors like to ask lots of questions and they also like to run tests. But their reason for doing so is to better diagnose your health. It's important to take care of your physical health. But what's even more important is taking care of your spiritual health. Where you will spend eternity is of utmost importanc...

2 Peter 3:1-18. In our daily lives, we think about waking up and getting ready for the day of school or work or running errands. We think about getting ready for our game, for our recital, or our performance. Then we get ready for dinner and get ready for bed. We get the house ready for company. We get the car ready for the trip. But what Peter has to say in this last chapter is of far greater imp...

2 Peter 1-2. Maturity is observable. It can be detected and seen. Peter says Christians should, "make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love." Salvation isn’t something you just have...

1 Peter 5:1-14. Peter closes this letter with something to say to elders, to younger Christians and to all Christians. One word captures the essence of what Peter is teaching - humility. He says several things about humility including, "Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another" in vs. 5. Christians are supposed to tie themselves up in humility. That's not typically what we s...