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 […]
THE ONE NOBODY WANTED! Genesis 29:16-30 INTRODUCTION: The Word of God is not sentimental or romantic when it speaks on the subject of marriage and the family. Being single can be very difficult but so can being married. The world sees so many broken promises in marriage and become cynical about the need for marriage […]
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 […]
DEFERRING GRATIFICATION! 2 Peter 1:3-8 KJV INTRODUCTION: In days gone by education was based entirely upon the foundational principles of virtue. It was thought in many nations that if a young person had obtained virtue, they had already achieved life’s highest pursuit. In our nation in the 18th and 19th centuries the primary foundation of […]
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 […]
OUR TIME IS SHORT! 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Ephesians 5:1-17 INTRODUCTION: I hope you are excited about the New Year we are about to enter into. We have the message of life for this world of death. When anyone receives Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior He gives them new birth, which leads to […]
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 […]
FINDING FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS! Matthew 13:53-58 INTRODUCTION: Many here grew up in the time of “Leave It to Beaver.” But even back in the1960s we had Eddie Haskell that was a little dysfunctional in the show. Christmas should be all about family, even though many of our families may be a little dysfunctional. Matthew, Mark,Luke […]
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! […]
FIVE MARKS OF TRUTH! 2 Timothy 2:15-26 INTRODUCTION: One of the major marks of our day is the wide spread idea that truth is subjective. Most today would agree with Pilot of old that no one can truly know the truth: John 18:33-38. I. MODERN THOUGHT: HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE! Our society […]