Sermon Archive (Page 5)

Sermon Archive (Page 5)

Questions every Christian parent should routinely ask

Questions every Christian parent should routinely ask Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Have I known God myself?Is it my conviction or just things I’ve learned to recite?Ephesians 5:2Does my life show a yearning for God?Luke 6:45Am I willing to teach my children obedience?Hebrews 12:28-29Will I offer my children to God?(“Biblical Principles for Parenting” by Alistair Begg) Leaving a lasting legacy“No parent gives mercy better than one who is convinced that he desperately needs it himself.” Dr. Paul David Tripp

Pray!

Doug & Barb Miller Served in Mangochi, Malawi “36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 He said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is great, but the workers are few. 38 So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.'” Matthew 9:36-38 (NLT)

Is the Bible Really the Word of God?

Questions “Where did the Bible come from?”“Is the Bible really God’s Word?” “Scripture is like a lion. Who ever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose; it will defend itself.” Charles Spurgeon “14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to…

Where Did the Bible Come From?

Tough Questions Christians Face John 1:1, 1 Peter 1:3-12, Mark 13:31 Neither individuals nor councils created the canon; instead they came to recognize and acknowledge the self-authenticating quality of these writings, which imposed themselves as canonical upon the church.” Bruce Metzger (Leading Translator and Scholar) When asked, ‘What is more important: prayer or reading the Bible?’ I ask, ‘What is more important: breathing in or breathing out?’” Charles Spurgeon

Is the Lord’s Supper (Communion) Significant to a Christian’s Life?

QuestionsIs the Lord’s Supper (Communion) Significant to a Christian’s Life?Romans 5:6, 81 Corinthians 11:17-34 Divisions1 Corinthians 11:19The Parable of the Wheat and Weeds1 Corinthians 11:20 “When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper.”Is the Lord’s Supper (Communion) Significant to a ChristianRomans 6:1-14 “you live under the freedom of God’s grace” “Every Communion is an embodiment of God’s grace. We hear God’s grace in the words that are spoken. But we also see it, hear it,…

Youth mission trips

Youth mission trips “You are entering the mission field” Matthew 15:8-9, 16-20 Do not place your convictions above scripture

Questions: Why is Jesus the Only Way? Did Jesus Even Exist?

Questions “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NLT) “The origin of the physical constants that is getting closer to a good argument.” “You might convince somebody like me to be a deist, but then suddenly we get Jesus Christ, we get the crucifixion, and we get the resurrection…don’t think that because you’ve convinced somebody of the fine-tuning to be a deist, therefore, he’s got to believe…

Questions: What is the Evidence That There is a God?

Hebrews 11:1-3 The Big Bang Theory “The origin of the physical constants that is getting closer to a good argument” -Richard Dawkins Romans 1:19-20 The Fine-Tuning Argument The characterization of the universe as finely tuned suggests that the occurrence of life in the universe is very sensitive to the values of certain fundamental physical constants and that other values different from the observed ones are, for some reason, improbable. “It is the fine-tuned argument … that one degree, well, one…

Questions: What are the Results of the Faith?

Questions: What are the results of the faith? “The unexamined life is not worth living” -Socrates“A good, but unexamined life will be high on duty and not likely to celebrate the odd paradoxes, the ironic coincidences, and the humor of being dirt.” -C.S. LewisActs 17:10-12 The parable of the farmer scattering seeds Mathew 13:1-23James 1:21-25“Some people can be so disoriented to God that when he begins to work around them, they actually become annoyed at the interruption!” -Henry T. Blackaby…

Take Jesus With You & Be A Blessing

Take Jesus With You & Be A Blessing(based on “Lost Cause” by Dave Ferguson) Take Jesus With You Matthew 28:18-20Ephesians 6:10-12Colossians 1:6 Statistics“Nearly half of practicing Christians say it is WRONG to evangelize (47%).” (Barna Research)“Two out of three practicing Christians believe being a WITNESS about Jesus is part of their faith (65%).” (Barna Research) Unchurched people are NOT coming back to church.-66% said they were unlikely to attend a church service anytime soon (Lifeway Research)-49% very unlikely to attend…