Sermon We are almost finished with the book of Hebrews. Last week I shared with you the six traits of someone who has a living faith in Jesus. Today I want us to look at five traits of a strong faith. I saw this video that some of you may not have been able to […]
Hebrews: Jesus Deserves a Living Faith
Sermon One of my heroes of the faith, Dietrich Bonheoffer, once said in his book The Cost of Discipleship, “When Christ calls a man or a woman he bids them to come and die. Die to self, die to sin and to follow him.” Last week I told you to listen for the voice of […]
Whom Shall I Fear?
Fear is something that we all have to wrestle with from time to time. More specifically; knowing whom to fear and whom not to fear. I mean let’s just be honest, there are a lot of very intimidating people out there. And I sometimes have to decide if I’m directing my fear in the right […]
Hebrews: The Voices that Fight for Our Attention
Sermon Notes Last week Ricky was telling us how to live our life inside out. Today, I want us to examine how well we are listening for Jesus’ voice. I want you to start to examine right now if Jesus’ voice is being crowded out by other voices in your life. The voices that you […]
Sometimes I Hear Voices
Have you heard the voice of God? I don’t mean an audible voice from heaven; I’m asking have you ever heard God’s subtle voice speaking to your soul? Back in Old Testament times God chose to speak to his people through prophets, angels, dreams and visions. Rarely, if ever, did God really speak with an […]
Hebrews: Live and Learn
Sermon Points 14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, […]
Discipleship = Discipline
No one likes to be disciplined. You and I would say a person who enjoys discipline is crazy. I mean seriously, you’ve got to be some kind of masochist if you really enjoy discipline. Yet, the strongest men and women are those who have gone through some of the most severe suffering. So I guess […]
Keeping Your Eyes on the Finish Line
One of the great challenges of the Christian life is to stay focused! I think it’s probably hard for people all over the world to remain focused on their Savior, but it is extremely difficult in the United States. Every moment of every day something is screaming for your attention. All it takes is a […]
Hebrews: When God Puts You Over His Knee
Sermon Points We have been going through the book of Hebrews for the past few months. Jeff asked me to preach for him this week and I had to chuckle when I saw the verses. The first thing I want to bring up as we get started is that connotations of words have great meaning. […]
Hebrews: How to Finish Life’s Race Well
Sermon Notes In 1988 the U.S. started a construction project on the Ohio River. The site is located between Pulaski County, Illinois and Ballard County, Kentucky. Early in the 19th century there was a difference in the water levels because of some rocks. They started a construction project and built a dam and two locks […]