BIG IDEA Hatred brings conflict. Love brings a covering. INTRODUCTION “I hate that…” Growing up, my family had their own list of swear words. I don’t mean words that we said, but rather words that we were expected not to …
INTRODUCTION “A Sermon on Six Legs” Ants are fascinating creatures. Whether it was a cruel moment in our youth with a magnifying glass turned against an innocent six-legged creature, or an interrupted picnic, we have all thought about ants at …
Proverbs 3:5,6 BIG IDEA Wisdom brings everything into focus. INTRODUCTION “Don’t catch the catcher” “Author and theologian Henri Nouwen became fascinated, in the last years of his life, with a group of trapeze artists called the Flying Rodleighs. There was …
20/20 Vision, pt. 2
What is your greatest fear? Is it heights, spiders, closed spaces? Or are your fears more cerebral? Are you afraid of failing, of rejection, or loneliness? What is your greatest fear? Are you afraid of living? Are you afraid of …
20/20 Vision
BIG IDEA Wisdom brings everything into focus. INTRODUCTION “What’s your wish?” Christmas is over, and a New Year is upon us, a new Decade is upon us! It is a wonderful time for contemplation and consideration. It is a good …
The King has Come
Luke 1 BIG IDEA Be Glad: The King has come. Be Ready: The King is coming again. INTRODUCTION “A King, a Priest, and a Prophet.” My task for you today is simple. I am assigned the responsibility of preaching to …
The Power of Thanks, pt. 2
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 BIG IDEA Through the power of God, the impossible becomes possible. INTRODUCTION “What is God’s will for my life?” It’s a question that I have been asked hundreds of times in my two decades as a pastor. …
The Power of Thanks
Luke 17:11-19 BIG IDEA It is possible to settle for help in your situation when what you really need is salvation for your soul. INTRODUCTION “You are so foolish.” Many years ago I was working as a Youth Minister part-time …
Be a Person of Worship…
Please take your Bibles and open with me to 1 Samuel 2:11-26. We are studying the life of Samuel. So far we have looked at Samuel’s birth and dedication, and today we finally begin to observe Samuel’s life at Shiloh …
Be the Switch
A young boy walked into his bedroom one day where he found it to be very dark. He walked back out and told his dad the light in his room wasn’t working. His dad, Mr. Fix-it, full of pride said …