Sermons from 2021 (Page 3)
Pride Destroys Relationships
Pride Destroys Relationships Luke 18:9-14 Conquering Stress, Anxiety And Fear: Parables Of Jesus (Series) Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.…
Preparing For Life’s Bad Weather Days
Preparing For Life’s Bad Weather Days Matthew 7:24-29 Conquering Stress, Anxiety And Fear: Parables Of Jesus (Series) Do you make decisions based on your faith or your needs?Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its…
That’s Not Fair God!
Matthew 20: 1-16 The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. (Read Matthew 20:1-16) The key to overcoming jealousy and envy is to stop comparing yourself to others. If you do start comparing, you will struggle with pride or jealousy: Pride: I’m so much better than that person. jealousy: I can’t begin to compare myself with that person. When you get to know people closely, you’re not jealous of them, instead you can learn how to pray for them. Jealousy…
God Is Still In Control
God Is Still In Control Mark 4:30-32 Conquering Stress, Anxiety And Fear: Parables Of Jesus (Series) What area of your life causes you the most stress and anxiety? Mark 4:30-32 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. From small beginnings, the kingdom would eventually grow, in size and in influence. Don’t despise…
Honoring God By Respecting Rivals
Honoring God By Respecting Rivals Luke 10:25-37 Conquering Stress, Anxiety And Fear: Parables Of Jesus (Series) Hate will steal your peace of mind and leave you stressed out. Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” It was very arrogant to test Jesus like this. How do you…
Watch Out For Patchwork Religion
Watch Out For Patchwork ReligionLuke 5:27-39Conquering Stress, Anxiety And Fear: Parables Of Jesus (Series) Levi was a tax collector. He paid the government for the right to collect taxes, and then collected far more than was right. Luke 5:27-39 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.29 Then Levi held a great…
The Empty Grave
The Empty Grave Easter Sermon Matthew 28:1-7: After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of…
Who Is This Jesus?
Who Is This Jesus? Matthew 21:6-11 Palm Sunday Matthew 21:6-11 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son…
Confessions That Transform Culture
Confessions That Transform Culture Daniel 9:1-5 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel) Daniel 9:1-3 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God…
Getting out of the Pit
Getting Out Of The Pit Daniel 6:25-28 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel)(Daniel 6:10-25 Recap)What’s preventing you from getting out of the pit and moving forward?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Daniel 6:25-28 Then King Darius wrote to all the nations and peoples of every language in all the earth: “May you prosper greatly! 26 “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel.“For he is the living God and he endures forever;…
What Are You Known For?
What Are You Known For? Daniel 6:10 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel) Daniel 6:1-5 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4 At this, the administrators and the…
No One Can Defeat God’s Will
No One Can Defeat God’s Will Daniel 4:36-37 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel) Nebuchadnezzar is corrupted through vanity and pride. Daniel’s interpretation of the King’s dream. Daniel urges the king to repent and avoid this terrible judgment. The king is humbled through insanity. Daniel 4:36-37 At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My…
The Cost of True Worship
The Cost Of True Worship Daniel 3:16-18 Courage In A Hostile Culture (Stories From Daniel) When and how do we stand against authority? Daniel 3:16-18 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your…
Snobs Offend Jesus
Snobs Offend Jesus Proverbs 25:6-7 What Would You Do (Series) Proverbs 25:6-7 Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men; 7 it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. Pride is an ugly sin with great consequences. Where or with who do you struggle with pride? James 2:1-4 My brothers, as believers…
Knowing God’s Power Personally
Knowing God’s Power Personally Exodus 13:17-18 What Would You Do (Series) God’s path for you isn’t the shortest or the easiest path. Exodus 13:17-18 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up…
Inward Battles Cause Outward Battles
Inward Battles Cause Outward Battles James 4:1-7 What Would You Do (Series) Vs. 1-3 The problem of conflicting passions. James 4:1-3 What causes fights and quarrels among you? -We are at war with others. Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not…
