Sermons on Matthew
Grace To Grieve
Grace To Grieve (Study of Genesis) Ecclesiastes 3:1-4God gives us permission to grieve What Do We Grieve?-What is lost–Relationships–Health–Loved ones who pass-What never was–Career that never developed–Inability to have children Genesis 23:1-4; Genesis 23:17-20; Matthew 26:36-39; Genesis 24:1-4; Genesis 24:34-67; 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 What this is saying-We can and will at temptation to be more than we can stand–In this, we cannot blame God for our sin-We can and will at times endure more than we can handle on our…
The Gospel According to Levi
Aaron Amstutz Gospel Writers Prospective Sermon Series: “The Gospel According to Levi” Matthew 11:28-30 & 14:13-33
Love FIRST
Randy SmithLMC “a fellowship of anabaptist churches”A Spirit-led movement to:– Make disciples of Jesus,– Mobilize every member as a missionary, and– Multiply faith communities locally and beyond! Love FIRST John 14:23,24 “Those who love me will follow my commands”John: Chapters 13 – 14-Salvation is not intellectual.-The means to obtain salvation is not a path or a process, it is a person.– Jesus is “The way, and the truth, and the life” John 14:6-Arriving at our spiritual destiny is not a…
New Birth Christian School Highlights & Challenge
2 Corinthians 9Matthew 7, Galatians 6:1-10 Work Team Partners; Los Toros & La Maita, Dominican RepublicNew Birth Christian School Highlights & ChallengeJerri & Kadenn Martin, Lindsey & Rosanne Horst, David & Jewel Reyes Genesis 16:13, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Hebrews 11:1, Malachi 3:6, 1 Peter 3:15, REAL WITH GOD, REAL WITH EACH OTHER and REAL WITH THE WORLD John Puckett – Cambodia
Faith Foundations: Gospel Threads
Faith Foundations: Gospel Threads Ephesians 6:18-19Ephesians 6:11-12 The Armor of God“I have more troubles with D.L. Moody than with any man I know.” -D.L. MoodyMatthew 12:34b-35Proverbs 18:21Ephesians 6:19b1 Peter 3:13-15 G.O.S.P.E.L. THREADSG – God’s CharacterO – Offense of SinS – Sufficiency of JesusP – Personal ResponseE – Eternal UrgencyL – Life Transformation “Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some person ever reads.” William J ThomasSOMEBODY IS WATCHING YOU! 1 Peter 2:11-17-For the sake of the…
The Discipline of Prayer
Faith Foundations: The Discipline of Prayer Matthew 6:5-18 PRAYERP – Praise Matthew 6:9b; Psalms 145:17-19– Look through, not at– The perspective of praise— Praising God for the Who, not the What— Praising God before the Provision— Praising God , and He shows up–James 4:1-10R – Repent Matthew 6:12; Matthew 6:14-15, Mark 11:22-25A – Ask Matthew 6:11,13; James 4:2b-3Y – Yield Matthew 6:10; Romans 8:12-13 FASTING Matthew 6:16-18F – Focus on GodA – AbstainingS – SubstituteT – “Taste & See” Prayer…
Disciples Make Disciples
Faith Foundations “7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.” Deuteronomy 6:7 (NLT) ” 18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the…
Why You’re Here?
Faith Foundations: Why You’re Here Creation Genesis 1:1Day 1: LightDay 2: ShyDay 3: LandDay 4: Sun & MoonDay 6: AnimalsAnd God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25bPause…Then God said, “Let us make human beings[b] in our image, to be like us.” Genesis 1:26b-27 Image of GodGenesis 1:31John 4:24Tselem – shape, resemblance, figure, shadowImago dei – refers to the immaterial part of humanity Mentally, Morally, SociallyMentally – Humanity was created to reason and make choices.-A reflection of God’s intellect and…
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)
What is Our Response?
Our Coming Savior “The birth of Jesus made possible not just a new way of understanding life but a new way of living it.” Frederick Buechner What is Our Response? Matthew 2:1-12 3 Distinct Responses to the Messiah Additional References “When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship Him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure sign that we haven’t yet really understood who He is or what He’s done.” N.…
The Mission of God – Disciple Making
A disciple is a person who follows Jesus, is being transformed by Jesus and joins Jesus in his mission of making disciples. This is every believer’s privilege and duty.
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