Sermons

Isaiah 64:8 (NIV) Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.
1. Clay is Chosen John 6:44 (NIV)
2. Wedged/kneading: air out, push away: Isaiah 43:25 (NIV)
3. Chose a technic: throwing, coiling or pinch : Psalm 139:14
4. Making the Pottery: Potter gets Dirty: Matthew 18:12 (ASV)
5: Trimming and Decorating your Pottery: Gal. 5:22-24
6. 1st Fire once dry: Isaiah 43:1-2
7. Glazing your pottery: Eph. 6:10-12
8. 2nd Fire/ Finish: Phil. 1:6

Isa 40 calls us to Remember God's faithfulness, even in the midst of our loss. These are words I OFTEN lean into.

If we can trust Waze or Goggle Maps...how about we also trust in the original GPS, the Word of God

Do you know the Bible?
Isaiah 8: 16-17 says
1. Remember the testimony of the faithful
2. Teach scripture
3. Wait for the LORD,
4. Put your trust in Him.

The Jewish people during the time of Isaiah did the "motions" of worship, but their hearts were fare from God. How about you? Micah says (a contemporary of Isaiah) in 6:8 He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Isa 6 is about
1. God's Holiness, our sinfulness
2. Forgiveness came for Isa by a hot coal, for us by Christ Jesus
3. We are then given a mission---work to be done for the Lord

Isaiah 53 speaks of the Coming Messiah, the Suffering Servant. 700 years before Christ is born, Isaiah has these amazing words.

We will spend 6-8 weeks studying Highlights from Isaiah.

VBS STELLA : The Deacon Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch meet and both men are changed
1. One acts on the direction of the Holy Spirit
2. One's life was COMPLETELY changed

VBS STELLA Zacchaeus, Luke 19, a changed man after meeting Jesus' light....does Christ's light change us?

Stellar VBS, Shine Jesus Light----Hope starts in our lives knowing Jesus is the Light of the World. Here's 5 ideas of the foundation of Hope

Many Christians start strong---but weakly finish. Psm 119: 105-112 gives us four steps in "finishing well".

Living Life without regrets.....the Psmist has some great teachings on this matter.

3 week study on Psm 119.
Do we want to be blessed? I know I do. But how are we blessed. Psm 119 tells us is plain language how to seek God's blessings.

Jonah: not just a story of a big fish and a running, scared prophet, but a prophet who knew about God's mercy and Jonah did not WANT God's mercy for the people of Nineveh. And yet, God desires that all women and men come to a repentance and relationship with Jesus..

Joshua 24:15
But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.“

1. Get off the fence
2. Step up with influence
3. Decision for Jesus not made lightly
4. Willing to go public
5. Follow through, obedience

Joshua 7:20 Achan replied, "It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel.

I saw ---careful little eyes
I coveted ---willful choice!
I took ---willful action
I hid them ---willful action

There is a Cost to our willful sin, saying we know better than God

Joshua 5-6
Making the Impossible---possible

Joshua 3-4: Crossing the Jordan
1.Sanctify yourself
2.Ark with the Priests / Faith leads
3.Cross over: ʿābar
4.Memorial for teaching

Joshua sends 2 spies to check out the land, esp Jericho
In Jericho, Rahab saves the spies and in the process is saved herself.
Read Joshua 2 as you watch this teaching

1. God saves those with a past.
2. God uses those with a past.
3. God redefines those with a past.

Joshua's Journeys
Joshua learned in Moses shadow for 40 years, and now he is called to lead the Hebrew people into the Promised land. God a special call in Joshua's life and our lives. "Be Strong and Courageous"

Lenten Series, Interruptions of Jesus on the way to the cross.
Three vary different interruptions
1. Rich young ruler---wanted to earn salvation
2. James and John---wanted the best seats in the new Kingdom
3. Bartimaeus---simply wanted to see.
Jesus says only Bartimaeus has "faith"....how about you and I?

Lenten short series, Jesus, set his face like "flint" to Jerusalem. He knew his purpose, to seek and to save the lost. Here we see parents bringing their children to be Blessed by Jesus and yet the disciples put up roadblocks. In the interruptions of life, Jesus finds ministry opportunities, can we?

Lenten short series, Jesus, set his face like "flint" to Jerusalem. He knew his purpose, to seek and to save the lost. Our question is do we know our purpose and do we play the long game----with the end goal and purpose in sight.

Organic Disciples with 7 Disciplines. Sharing ones faith may be the scariest thing we do, and yet we are called as sons and daughters of the King of kings to share our faith. Here are 4 simple ideas to take away your fear.

Organic Disciples, this weeks teaching is on Consistent Community. The Faith community is called to be a family. All families have celebrations and struggles…yet we stick together. The same is true of the Faith community.

Sorry I can’t put the verses in, no power at church or home for 3 days, so I can’t edit this video

Joyful Generosity

Jesus says it best----where we put our treasures is where are heart is?

This is a short teaching on Giving, tithing and love gifts....to be done joyfully

Organic Disciples:
Humble Service with Compassion in our hearts

Organic Disciples
Wholehearted Worship is:
Authentic and
Joy-filled Worshipers
who Reveal Jesus to others

Organic Disciples part 3---Passionate Prayer
Prayer for Jesus was as natural as breathing, here are some aids to enhance your prayer life.

Organic Disciples part 2 Bible Engagement
We may say we love the Lord Jesus---but a question is: do we spend time reading, studying His love letter to us?

Three ways that Jesus looked at the Scriptures' was with eyes of Love, a desire to Know the Word and heart to Follow All it taught. Here are some ideas to help you truly Engage with the Bible. .

Organic Discipleship part 1 ....growing in our relationship with Jesus Christ in order to disciple others.

The Great Commission Matt 28

Join us for an 8 week series on growing spiritually and naturally learning to Share your faith in Christ with others.

The Magi's story gives us 5 basic truths
about Worshiping Jesus.

The Magi brought 3 specific gifts
1. Gold to Honor Him as KING
2. Frankincense to Honor Him as GOD
3. Myrrh to Honor Him as SAVIOR

Question is: What you do give him?

Luke 2: 8-14 has a surprising statement.....Peace only comes to those who receive or accept God's Favor. In other words, Peace is given to those who accept the Christ Child as their Savior.

3rd Sunday Of Advent
Great Joy....comes from the birth of the Messiah.
Happiness happens
Joy is ABIDING in Christ, as the Object of our JOY

Hesed/ Steadfast Love

John 3:16 (NKJV)
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Isaiah 54:10
Though the mountains be shaken, and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love (hesed) for you will not be shaken.

Advent is a 4 week period when we prepare our hearts for the birth of the Messiah.

Here is s short teaching on HOPE
H: Spiritual Heritage
O; Optimism
P: Person of Christ
E: Endurance to run the marathon set before us.

Part 2
Parable of the Sower is about discipleship, your own and how we help disciple others. This parable is key to all the rest of the parables.

1.Indifferent Heart/ Hard - no growth nor fruit
2.Impulsive Heart / Shallow- Immediate but dies, no fruit
3.Impure Heart / Crowded - Immediate, choked out, no fruit
4.Humble (humus) Heart / Good – Significant, 30 ,60, 100-fold

The Parable of the Sower, Seeds, Soils and Spiritual Growth are pivotal in a Christian's life. We will ben having two teachings on this Parable from Mark 4 and Matt 13

#5 of Romans 12 series

Responding to evil and those who treat you wrongly Romans 12 14-21.

Everyone has been hurt by someone. The question is, what do you do with that hurt? For some people, faith calls them to a difficult road of...dare I say it, "offering mercy." But how is this done? Here are a few ideas from Romans 12

Romans 12 9 13 Authentic Community Loving the Body of Christ. We all wear masks, but to be truly a follower of Christ we are called to removed our masks and love each other. Here's the 4th teaching from Romans 12

Romans 12 3ff Who are we and what are we called to do 16 Oct 2022

Where do you find your: Identity, your Security and your Significance? I find mine in these verses. This is part 3 of a teaching on Romans 12

Romans 12 2 Transformation, Discipleship starts with total Surrender Romans 12: 1 and then moves into a Transformation of our hearts and minds to become like Christ.

5 part Series on Romans 12

R12 1 A Fully Committed Life I surrender all. Do you know what God wants from you? Do you know what God desires to give us? This is the 1st of 5 teachings on Romans 12, I know you will grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus through this study.

Part 2 on Friendship of the Heart
Here are 9 points the Apostle Paul makes to Philemon about caring for fellow Christians. Paul is very straight forward.

Philemon is a short New Testament book by Paul which gives us some great teachings on how to be a true, faith filled friend. This is a 2 part teaching (this week and next week)

Having a bad hair day

I ended up at Bronson Hospital with a torn retina...middle of Bible School....wow!!! I needed to totally trust in Jesus' care.