BEATING BACK BAD THOUGHTS! Mark 7:14-23 INTRODUCTION: Our thinking is important to our God and should be to us also. Why should it be so important? Proverbs 23:7. If we harbor doubt about the promises of God in our heart, it will produce fear in our lives. Our Lord Jesus and the Apostle Paul’s teaching […]
OUR SPIRITUAL ENEMY! 1 Peter 5:8-11 INTRODUCTION: We are involved in an invisible spiritual war. Ephesians 6:10-12: We live at the intersection of the invisible and the visible. Our spiritual enemy seeks to blind us all to the truth of the spiritual war that is going on all around us today. IDENTIFYING OUR ENEMY! […]
SEASONS OF STORMS! Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 INTRODUCTION: In Michigan we experience all four seasons of the year. We experience the beauty of winter, spring, summer and fall. In the midst of each of these four seasons we experience seasons of storms. We experience thunder storms, tornadoes and even floods in spring and summer. In the winter […]
STRONG IN THE SPIRIT Romans 8:1-16 INTRODUCTION: In Romans chapter seven we see the normal Christian life of “the harder I try—the worse it gets!” However we are encouraged to live not in Romans chapter seven but to move over from living in the flesh to living in the Spirit of our God in Romans […]
THREE G s! Matthew 5:21-28 INTRODUCTION: We are facing many major issues that are decaying the very foundation on which our nation was established but often it is the little things, the minor things that go on in a nation that cause the most destruction: Song of Songs 2:15. We look at our sins as […]
THREE G s! Matthew 5:21-28 INTRODUCTION: We are facing many major issues that are decaying the very foundation on which our nation was established but often it is the little things, the minor things that go on in a nation that cause the most destruction: Song of Songs 2:15. We look at our sins as […]
TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY! Matthew 2:1-23 INTRODUCTION: Luke began his gospel with: Luke 1:5. Recall another story that started with “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” Both of those phrases began stories not equal in terms of value or importance; but stories nevertheless. We all use stories, just as […]
WALKING IN THE SPIRIT! Galatians 5:16-18 INTRODUCTION: Believers today are commanded by God’s Word to “walk in the Spirit!” No one in the Old Testament was ever commanded to walk in the Spirit. This was brand new and initially taught by the Apostle Paul. Jesus had hinted at the need to walk in the Spirit: […]
THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH! Psalm 84:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Attending church regularly is very important, but people can come up with all kinds of excuses why they just don’t make it a priority in their lives. The person who finds their strength in the Lord is described in the Bible as a “blessed person” and it […]
THE TRIAL OF TIME! Psalm 130:1-8 INTRODUCTION: The 100-meter dash is the oldest athletic competition in the world. It was first run in 776 B.C. and todays competition looks almost identical to the first one held 2,799 years ago. The record holder can lay claim to being the fastest person on earth. Jamaican, Usain Bolt […]