Mementos, Memories, and Memorials

Joshua 4:1-3

Introduction: Go through my mementos box and point out a few things.

A memento is “something that serves to warn or remind”
A memory is “the store of things remembered”
A memorial is “something designed to keep remembrance alive”
My memento box is all three. It is a way of reminding me of my past – [...]

You Are Maaaalvous!

Ephesians 2:10

Main point – We get in ‘shape’ for God when we choose to accept ourselves as God’s greatest creation!

(Take video camera, that is patched into TV and ‘shoot’ the audience. Take time to focus on 6 persons and tell them by name, “__________, you are maavelous!”)
All of us are maavelous! All of [...]

Where Do You Sit With God?

Judges 2:6-10
Description – Sermon 1 of a New Year’s series based on Wilkinson’s book Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs.
What’s your New Year’s Resolution for 2005? Is it a resolution to spend less and save more? Is it a resolution to spend less time on one thing and more time on something else? Or, is it a resolution [...]

The ‘S’ Word

I John 1:8-10
Description – Sermon 2 of a New Year’s series based on Wilkinson’s book Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs.
Now, I have no doubt that some of you have looked at the title of my sermon printed in the bulletin and wondered, “What in the world are you up to this morning, Pastor Jim?”
Well, we are going [...]

Follow Me

Mark 1:16-20
Description – Sermon 3 of a New Year’s series based on Wilkinson’s book Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs.
One of the things about starting a new sermon series is that I am never sure how it is going to develop regarding content (it must be Biblical of course) and structure (especially as it relates to application).  Last [...]

Absolute Loyalty

Ephesians 5: 33
Description – Sermon 5 of a New Year’s series based on Wilkinson’s book Experiencing Spiritual Breakthroughs.
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I thought that I would begin this morning with a couple of statements by Doug Fields, a veteran of youth ministry and I believe the head of youth ministry at Saddleback Community Church [...]