Sermons from January 2023

Sermons from January 2023

The Rewire Principle: Rewire Your Brain, Renew Your Mind

Our lives are always in the direction of our strongest thoughts. What we think shapes who we are. (Greg Groeschel from Winning the War in Your Mind)The Rewire Principle: Rewire your Brain, Renew your MindScience: The systematic study of the structures and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.Romans 1:20Reticular Activating System (RAD): A bundle of nerves that sits in your brainstem. And its job is to regulate…

The Replacement Principle: Remove the Lies, Replace with Truth

Where are Your Thoughts Leading You? 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 (NLT) 44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is…

Swing for the Fences

RBI – Run Batted In; The game of baseball is more than just home runs; it’s about getting others home! How should we then interact with the rest of the world?Romans 7:7-8 The law is not sin but the law shows me my sin. We don’t need to be taught to sin but what sin is.How should we interact with those who don’t know what sin is?John 4:5-30 Woman at the well.John 8:1-11 Woman caught in adultery.A humble heart; “……

Swing for the Fences

Swing for the Fences Home run hitters, Babe Ruth – Why did the big hitters strike out so often? A home run hitter is less afraid of striking out than missing the opportunity for something big! What separates success and failure for the Christian?How do we please God? Romans 8:8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.-If living by the flesh, we cannot please God; then living by the Spirit,…

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.…