We Hold These Truths

TEXT: John 14:16 and John 18: 37 and 38

MAIN POINT: There are six truths, six values the church must hold, proclaim, and demonstrate so that others can experience God’s freedom.

TALKING POINTS:
As I started writing this sermon I realized that our county will turn 226 on Thursday and I asked myself, “What would [...]

The Commitment to Follow

Text: Joshua 1:6-9
Main Point: To fully follow God requires commitment that is rooted in God’s Grace and Power.

The story is told of visitor from another part of what once was the Soviet Union to the Moscow Circus. As part of the circus performance a beautiful lion tamer would have a lion come to her [...]

PEOPLE: Need the Lord

Text: James 4:13-16

Main point: People need the Lord!

Did you hear last week about the family that tried to auction itself off on the Internet website called E-Bay? E-Bay is a well-known site that auctions off thousands of items from the memorable to the ridiculous!
A family composed of a husband and wife and two [...]

Best Friends

I Samuel 18:1- 4
Main point – Fully following followers of God express God’s love like Jonathan did with David.

I begin this morning with a question, “Who would you call your best friend?” For some of us, it is our spouse. For others of us, a sibling is our best friend. For others, a childhood [...]

What’s Driving Our Church?

Text: Acts 2:42-47

Main point: A fully functioning church is one driven by the five main functions – worship, outreach, fellowship, discipleship, and service.
Rick Warren tells the story of Westside Church’s yearly church council meeting whose sole agenda item was to determine the church program for the next year. Convened by the chairperson, Steve [...]

Making God Smile

John 4:19-26

Main point: The function of worship is to bring God appropriate pleasure.
(Overhead 1) This time of year is a time for love, romance, and passion. Millions of dollars are spent on Valentine’s Day gifts. In fact a 1998 report from Ball State University indicates, “Valentine’s Day ranks second behind Christmas in total [...]

Playing For God

Colossians 3:1-16
Main point – The function of fellowship is to be a better member of God’s family.
This morning we continue toward the conclusion of our series on God’s vision for us, “A fully following and faithfully functioning church.” We spent the month of January looking at the lives of 10 Biblical characters and how [...]

The Dangers of A Fast-Food Faith

Hebrews 5:11-6:3

Main point – We are to be disciples not converts.

This is the season of Lent. Lent is the 40 period prior to Easter in which Christians have been encouraged to remember the sacrifice of Christ on the cross for our salvation by giving up something for the entire 40 days. For [...]

What kind of SHAPE are you in?

I Corinthians 12:27

We are called and equipped to serve – in Jesus’ name!

One of the beliefs about our economic system is that it has moved from being an industrial economy to a service and information economy. In other words, more and more jobs are based on providing a service or information than providing [...]

How Do We Please God – Part 5

Galatians 5:22-26
Main point – We please God by following the Holy Spirit and allowing the Holy Spirit to change us from the inside out.
Have you ever tasted or smelled chlorine? It’s that wonderful smell we smell when we get near a swimming pool. It is designed to keep bacteria from growing in the pool and [...]