The Open Door Church 337

The theme for the year will be " Invited To Follow Him ". This is a sermon titled after the theme and Part 1 in the 2 Part 2 Series titled "Invited To Follow Him". Message: Have you lost focus and needed something or someone to adjust your priority? Hearing the voice of Jesus gives us the priorities He has for us. In the scripture passage, Jesus calls men into His discipleship out of their lives f...

Message: David pens reflection and restoration when encountering evil. He is humbled by fasting and healed through prayer. Christ calls us to fast for a deeper relationship with God, in secret appearing normal, as it is not an affliction of the soul, but an act of obedience to allow ourselves to clearly hear Him and receive His rewards. Biblical humility is believing what God says about you over a...

Message: Paul ministers to the people of Corinth's wealth and indulgence. He receives a vision from the Lord to speak without reservation for instruction in righteousness. He sits in the judgement seat to be condemned or rewarded, it's either life or death. The example is his willingness to undergo judgement to show the love and care he has for their state before Christ. We must similarly be direc...

Message: Redeem is to buy back a possession. Is something occupying your time and purpose? Time is limited and fashioned for us to make the most of it. Paul implores the people of Colossae to be steadfast and sure against deception with prayer, watchfulness, thanksgiving and wisdom. God lets us see our foolishness supernaturally, so we may see our need for Christ. The contentment and richness of G...

Message: We have challenging moments, especially during the holidays. Peter is talking to the people about moments and how to react in them, so to inherit a blessing. In one mind of Christ, we have the kind of love to share to the world. When wronged, we are challenged to love one another and resist retaliation, particularly in our homes and with those who injure us, otherwise there is no reward....

Message: Christians have celebrated through Advent the arrival of Christ and in Christmas, the magnification of Christ on earth. The reward of this faith is eternal life as part of God's love. In His love, God sent a Light, the greatest gift, favor through His Son, who is the answer to the darkness and the door to life with the Father. Joy has come into the world. Scripture: Isaiah 9: 2 and 6 "The...

Conclusion to the Christmas Series Titled "The Greatest of These!" based on 1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." NKJV Message: We must "abide in" to understand God's unmeasurable love. To abide is to stay fixed in heart and mind in faith, hope and love when the sands of life begin to shift. Faith is seen in our testimony of God work...

Part 3 of 4  in the Christmas Series Titled "The Greatest of These!" based on 1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." NKJV Message: We can be alive in Jesus, so He suffered to allow us to live in God's love and rejoice in our salvation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13: 4-6 "Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does n...

Part 2 of 4  in the Christmas Series Titled "The Greatest of These!" based on 1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." NKJV Message: Knowledge is getting better but limited man is only discovering what God already knows. The example of men's words and God's perfect knowledge is found in the book of Job. God holds all knowledge, the...

Part 1 of 4  in the Christmas Series Titled "The Greatest of These!" based on 1 Corinthians 13:13 "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." NKJV Introduction: This series comes during a season of remembering Christ's coming, why love is the essence of God and why love is the greatest commandment. Paul writes to the Corinthians who have become enamored...

Message: There are a lot of things we can complain about, developing a complainers attitude. In the Old Covenant burnt offerings were used to offset sin and show appreciation to God with sacrifices of praise. In the Psalm, David pleads with listeners to give thanks to God for satisfying the hunger, thirst and satisfaction of their distressed souls. The redeemed cry to the Lord in sincere and earne...

Message: Paul dispels the myth requiring Christ's work alone to be our salvation. We've been enabled by God to do work representing His message and character within our influence. In our newness in Christ, we're given reconciliation and a ministry as an ambassador through His righteousness. We're set free from the residue of sin by Christ for the purposes of God. He is our strength, we are the evi...

Part 2 of a 2 part series titled "I've Been Duped" Message: The "Spirit of the Age" in the church leaves us feeling duped in the areas of miracles, judging of sin and prosperity. The "Spirit of the Age" is a seduction from tradition and the world away from Christ, when He is the fullness of good over the ways that seem right in our minds. Scripture: Colossians 2: 8-10 "Beware lest any man spoil yo...

Part 1 of a 2 part series titled "I've Been Duped" Message: This sermon is out of a burden for those of the church who've been duped into thinking there is supernatural and experiences without God's truth. People caught in the spirit of the age, attempting to establish righteousness for themselves through experiences in humanitarianism, psychology, counseling and the construction of a family. Thou...

Part 3 of a 3 Part Series titled, "For The Health Of The Body" Message: Faith is a muscle needing exercise or it will shrink. Using the gift of faith is a lifestyle called Godliness producing Godliness, which fulfills God's plans. Tradition can begin to replace faith when Godliness is not exercised and there is a falling back on natural responses. Pressing is needed to strengthen faith in God's pr...

Part 2 of a 3 Part Series titled, "For The Health Of The Body" Message: Our spiritual health and wellness involves examination. The church in Corinth were having meals in honor of themselves instead of the whole Body of Christ. Paul challenges them to show proof of their faith. Proof points to fellowship and discipleship resulting from Christ's indwelling. Manifestations of a relationship with the...

Part 1 in a 3 Part Series titled "For the Health Of The Body" Message: David, the author of Psalm 8, tells us God gave a place for man to be and cared for him. He asks,"what kind of love is this to have great desires for fallen man? We have concerns when there seems to be no way; God wants to be the fixer. It is His promise to heal our brokenness and bind our wounds. It takes trust to accept salva...

Message: God has loved. Nicodemus was a leader in every way: a Jewish leader, a teacher and wealthy, yet in darkness, understanding the burden of the Law, but missing the spiritual in pursuit of the requirements of righteousness in the Law. He knows God from an earthly perspective and desires to learn the heavenly perspective with Jesus' part in it. We don't know, but can speculate that Nicodemus...

Message: Have a reverence to be different from the world, fear God, it's life. Frightful fear binds us to the outcome of things, which is overcome with boldness and the perfect love of God. Factors are things that contribute to an outcome, numeric multipliers. Fearing God in our daily lives will factor our actions, contributing to the result of our lives. God is doing His part, we must believe and...

Message: Paul is addressing the new Christians about the transformation of their thinking and lives, finding contentment in an eternal kingdom and having grace when persecuted or treated wrongly. In our daily lives of chasing, striving and coveting, we are inconsistent letting God hold us, replacing Him with an object. There is an antidote for irrational passion for things, Godly contentment in Hi...

Message: In scripture there are images of Christ we can almost smell, as in incense or oil. Paul is addressing Corinthians with a reminder of their actions reflecting fragrances of life and death, challenging them to live in truth and life, which is the aroma of Christ. In the gospel of Jesus Christ our aroma is enhanced, darkness is turned to light, His scent is brought to the forefront and we ca...

Message: We've all been in a state of pleading, presenting a convincing argument. We serve a strong God who moves in our lives out of faithfulness, which builds trust. Through Jeremiah, God pleads with Israel to recall their relationship with Him. As an example, He points to the nations who defend their gods, yet God's own people reject Him. Israel should grieve their degeneration from the noblene...

Message: In Christ we prepare for storms, but there are still trials to go through, because it rains on the just and unjust. The difference is in the way we respond when life goes wrong. God is for us, using the rod and staff to defend us, count us, give us rest and guide us to pastures of provision, away from self-preservation. By growing us in the fruits of the Spirit, He feeds us, prospers us a...

The speaker is John Newman, the CEO of New Hope Lafayette as a part of The Open Door Church's Community Outreach Sunday. Message: It opens with Micah 6:8" He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" KJV  God, knowing man's heart, uses Micah to discuss His expectations of justice, kindn...

Part 3 in a 3 Part Series: Restore, Renew, Rebuild (RE3) Message: Nehemiah prophesied of bondage and Isaiah prophesied of impending national judgement and to God's gracious restoration. God is in the kingdom building business, the people are the builders and the gates of hell will not prevail against the restoration of ruin. Israel was captive by generations of sin and could not restore themselves...