The Great Disappointment

THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT Matthew 25:1-13 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever heard of “The Great Disappointment?” The Great Disappointment was one of the most noted events in the history of the American church. In the early 1800s there were many revivals and literally hundreds of new converts were added to many churches. Many of these new converts […]

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God’s Broken Law

GOD’S BROKEN LAW Exodus 24:1-8 INTRODUCTION: The Law of God was given to the children of Israel three mounts after they came out of Egypt. Moses reviewed the Law for the children of Israel and they responded to him: Exodus 24:1-8. Two times the children of Israel said “We will do everything the LORD has […]

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From Bitterness To Blessing! Part 2

FROM BITTERNESS TO BLESSING! Exodus 15:22-27 INTRODUCTION: When things seem to be going bad in your life that does not mean God has stopped doing good. In all of our lives our circumstances fall into two types: Those things in our control and those things out of our control: Proverbs 19:21. Our God has a […]

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From Bitterness To Blessing! Part 1

FROM BITTERNESS TO BLESSING! Exodus 15:22-27 INTRODUCTION: When things seem to be going bad in your life that does not mean God has stopped doing good. In all of our lives our circumstances fall into two types: Those things in our control and those things out of our control: Proverbs 19:21. Our God has a […]

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New Things!

NEW THINGS! Matthew 14:22-33 INTRODUCTION: Sing: God Will Make a Way! I. NEW FAITH MUST PRODUCE NEW ACTIONS! Our Lord Jesus knew that faith and obedience must be expressed in new actions for maturing believers if we are to continue to grow in our faith! Matthew 14:29-31. As we move into new experiences with our […]

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FAITH AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE SPIRIT! Galatians 5:16-26 INTRODUCTION: As we inspect the fruit of the Spirit in our lives we may find some of those facets are mature and strong while other of the facets of the fruit of the Spirit were immature and weak! These nine facets of the Spirit describe the […]

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Using the Bible In Your Life!

USING THE BIBLE IN YOUR LIFE! Isaiah 40:6-8 INTRODUCTION: How do we use the Bible in our lives? Isaiah 40:6-8: We have an eternal Word from God in our Bibles. We know from our Bibles that one day both the heavens and the earth will pass away. But also we know from the Word of […]

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A Church Full Of Joy!

A CHURCH FULL OF JOY! Philippians 1:1-6 INTRODUCTION: The local church in Philippi in in northern Greece that was truly a place of joy almost two thousand years ago. The Apostle Paul visited there about 50 A.D. and founded the first church in Europe there. Ten years later Paul wrote a letter to that local […]

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