IT’S NOT MY JOB! Philippians 2:12-16 INTRODUCTION: One area of life that causes more conflicts than most others is the area of the division of labor. Because of a lack of the division of labor in our homes many things that should be done never actually get done. The job that God has assigned t […]
TAKING GOD’S EXITS! 1 Corinthians 10:1-15 INTRODUCTION: What are some temptations that you fall for over and over? Today we will learn from God’s Word how to say no to those temptations. Titus 2:11-14. The early church had a lot of temptations that they just kept committing. 1 Corinthians 1:11-12. The church at Corinth was […]
MAY I USE YOUR BOAT? Luke 5:1-11 INTRODUCTION: At times we don’t know what the Lord would have us do. However, at other times we know exactly what our Lord would have us do but we either hesitate or say right out “Lord I am not going to do that!” Sometimes it is because we […]
LOOKING FOR HOPE THIS CHRISTMAS! Colossians 1:24-29 INTRODUCTION: In Colossians 1, the apostle Paul says that God commissioned him for a purpose: Colossians 1:25-27. This morning we looked at “Christmas Vacation” to see the dysfunctional family the Griswold family. Tonight we will look at another Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” When George Bailey begs […]
COMING TO COMPLETE UNITY! John 17:13-23 INTRODUCTION: When will the world know that Jesus was sent by God and that God loves us even as He loves His only begotten Son? The world will know when we are in perfect unity and walk in love as our Lord Jesus walked: John 13:34-35. I. SEEKING UNITY! […]
DEALING WITH OUR DOUBT! I John 5:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Today we will be dealing with our doubts from a biblical standpoint. Now, we all know people who have honest doubts about the Word of God even when what it says is very clear. The apostle John writing to the church said very clearly we can know […]
ARE YOU TIRED? Matthew 26:36-45 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been tired in your service for the Lord? Not burned out but warn down for sure. When we get just so tired none of us feel like functioning. Even our Lord’s apostles got worn down: Matthew 26:36-45. We all feel like such failures when a time […]
THINKING STRIGHT! 2 Timothy 1:7; 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 INTRODUCTION: So much of our life is affected by the way we think it is time we go a little deeper into God’s Word to learn how to control our thought life in a healthy way. We all struggle to some degree to control our thoughts: Proverbs […]
IT’S NOT MY JOB! Philippians 2:12-16 INTRODUCTION: Some people believe that their sanctification is all God’s work and none of their own effort. Other believers feel that their sanctification is all their own responsibility and that they must be committed to their own sanctification. However our Lord has made it very clear that our sanctification […]
WATCH OUT! BE ON YOUR GUARD! 2 Kings 5:1-13 INTRODUCTION: At times in each of our lives we have all made decisions that at the time seemed so logical. But after our decision had been made and we began to move on it, it led us toward disaster. Naaman the Aramean army commander almost made […]