This is the 3rd sermon in our 4-part Advent Series- The Thrill Of Hope. Up to this point we have looked at the words expectation, preparation, and in this sermon, we’ll take a long hard look at “The Road To Repentance” from Luke 3:1-17. John the Baptist has received a word from the Lord while…
Our lives seem to be filled with the clutter of worthless things. In this second sermon in a four-part advent series, we are going to be looking at what John the Baptist was called to proclaim. Our need for a Savior… our call to repentance…our response to the Gospel of Grace…and the removal of useless…
This is the first of a four-part Advent Series as we prepare our hearts for the second coming of our Savior. In this sermon we’ll look at the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth as the angel reveals to them that they will have a son who will go before Jesus, announcing His coming. They were…
In 2 Samuel 11:1-5, King David is 50 years old. He’s been the reigning king of Israel for 20 years. He’s rich, he’s powerful, and he’s popular. It’s spring in Israel, a time when war is commenced, but David sends Joab to war while he basks in his accomplishments. At the beginning of 2 Samuel…
When addressing one of the many problems in our day and age, the great philosopher of the west, John Wayne, addressed the problem in a nutshell when he said, “You’re short on ears and long on mouth!” Far too often, we struggle with being good listeners. We’d rather be heard… we’d rather be the one…
John Bunyan, the great author of A Pilgrim’s Progress, once said. “Saint abroad, and a devil at home.” This week in our #KINGDAVID series, we’ll be looking at 1 Samuel 28-30. David listened to his heart (mistake #1), defected to the camp of the Philistines so that Saul would leave him alone (mistake #2), and…
What do you do when things don’t go as planned? How do you respond when you take a bold stand for righteousness and no one is willing to stand with you or to stand up for you? In this week’s #KINGDAVID series, David goes from front and center as Israel’s champion to fleeing for his…
Beware of phony friendships… they cost you much more than they’re worth. How do the people around you, who call you friend, respond to your success? Your failures? Are they true friends? What does the Bible say about true friendships? After David slew Goliath, we read about two very different responses from Saul’s court to…
We all face giants of seemingly epic proportions in our lives, but there is a fine line between courage and stupidity! What God sees as courageous is often viewed and touted by the world as stupid. CS Lewis once said, “Courage is not simply one of the virtures, but the form of every virtue at…
The enemy is really good at playing the comparison game. He has a plethora a tools at his disposal that he often uses to get you to play along. His mission on this earth is to erase your identity and negate your purpose. In fact, 121 people will take their own lives today. Why? Because…