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November 24, 2024 Series: Openhanded Sermon: Remember Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 'Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all...

November 17, 2024 Series: Openhanded Sermon: The Test of Love Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 “And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ab...

November 10, 2024 Series: Openhanded Sermon: Monkey See...Monkey Do!  Scripture: Malachi 3:6-12 '“I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’ “Will a mere mortal r...

November 3, 2024 Sermon: The Anatomy of Praise Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-16 Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.  -Hebrews 13:15-16 Introduction: What is praise?  Praise is a Proclamation Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous. Psalm 118:15 Praise is Public Let everything that ha...

October 27, 2024 Series: Overcomer Sermon: Conquering the Enemy Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual...

October 20, 2024 Series: Overcomer Sermon: Moving from coping to conquering... Scripture: John 16:33 & 1 John 5:4-5 ' “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”' -John 16:33 'for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is...

Oct 13, 2024 Inviting Jesus In  And we know that in ALL THINGS God works for THE GOOD of those who love him… ROMANS 8:28 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” “Woman,[a] why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “...

October 6, 2024 Series: YOLO... YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE Sermon: God's Promise Scripture: Joshua 1:1-6 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set...

September 29, 2024 Series: YOLO...YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE Sermon: Characteristics of Ineffective Christians Scripture: Acts 13:36 '“Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.  -Acts 13:36 INTRODUCTION: What does it mean to serve God's purpose in our generation? Characteristics of an Ineffective Christians: Christ...

September 22, 2024 Series: YOLO...YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE Sermon: Make Your Life Count Scripture: Nehemiah 2:17-18 'Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to...

September 15, 2024 Series: YOLO... YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!  Sermon: What Motivates You?  Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 'For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed...

September 8, 2024 Series: Nudge Sermon: Maximizing the Opportunity Scripture: Ephesians 5:14-16 'This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. ' -Ephesians 5:14-16 INTRODUCTION: Nudge Evangelism is waking people up to see th...

September 1, 2024 SERIES: NUDGE SERMON: The Jesus Way SCRIPTURE: Matthew 9:36-38 'When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”' INTRODUCTION: Evangelism is...

Aug 25, 2024 Keep Moving Forward  After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. 3 I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given y...

August 18, 2024 Series: Hot Topics Sermon: Jesus and the Transgender Movement Scripture: John 1:14 & Ephesians 4:14-16 'The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ' John 1:14 'Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by...

August 11, 2024 Series: Hot Topics Sermon: In the Image of God: Race and Racism Scripture: Genesis 2:7 & Acts 17:24-27 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. ' -Genesis 2:7 '“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built...

August 4, 2024 Series: Hot Topics Sermon: Can a Christian Drink Alcohol? Scripture: Proverbs 23:33-35 'Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”' INTROD...

July 28, 2024 Series: 1 John Sermon: The Essence of Love Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12 & 1 John 5:1-5 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through h...

July 21, 2024 Series: 1 John Sermon: Cultivating Discernment in the Age of Deception... Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from Go...

July 14, 2024 Series: 1 John  Sermon: Actions Speak Louder Than Words Scripture: 1 John 3:10 “This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Introduction: You look just like your father. Our Father… “See what great lov...

July 7, 2024 Series: 1st John Sermon: The Advocate, Antichrist, and Overcomer!  Scripture: 1 John 2:13-14 NIV “I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.” ‭‭ Introduction: Christ followers have ov...

June 30, 2024 Series: 1 John Sermon: Let there be Light in a Dark World Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10 NIV “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with o...

Jun 23, 2024 The Necessity of Joy “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 ESV Joy is a by-product of … “Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭51‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he ma...

June 16, 2024 Series: Mighty Men Sermon: The Process of Faith Scripture: Judges 7:7 “The Lord said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the others go home.”” ‭‭Judges‬ ‭7‬:‭7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Introduction: “Give me ten men who fear nothing but sin and love nothing but God, and I shall change the world." - D.L. Moody The Process...

June 9, 2024 Series: Mighty Men Sermon: Faith>Fear Scripture: Judges 6:14 The Lord turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you? “And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and...