Sermon Series
The Emptiness of Meaninglessness
(or the Fullness of Meaningfullness found in Christ)
Ecclesiastes Sermons January – May 2018
This short Old Testament book of the Bible has so much practical wisdom. Ecclesiastes challenges us to take a hard look at life and ask some profound questions about who we are, why we are alive and how to invest our brief days on earth. Its both positive and negative, optimistic and pessimistic, … and leads us to a grand and final conclusion …. fear God and keep His commandments … live life to its fullest!
The Cycle of Endlessness
The Accumulation of Worldliness
The Waste of Recklessness
The Annoyance of Know it all ness
The Toil of Usefulness
The Practice of Appropriateness
The Curse of Idleness
The Error of Wordiness
The Transience of Youthfulness
The Illusion of Newness
The Pleasure of Warm heartedness
The Joy of Gratefulness
The Act of Gracefulness
The Journey of Final ness
The Satisfaction of Faithfulness
The Benefit of Preparedness
Christmas 2017
The Birth of Jesus Christ According to Matthew
Nov 19 Matt 1:1-17 His genealogy
Nov 26 Matt 1:18-25 His conception
Dec 3 Matt 1:18-25 His earthly father
Dec 10 Matt 2:1-12 His visitors
Dec 17 Matt 2:13-15 His flight to Egypt
Dec 24 Matt 1:21-25 His birth
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Candle Light Service 7:00 PM
Matt 2:16-18 His light
Dec 31 Matt 2:19-23 His home in Nazareth
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The Reformation – 500 Years
October 2017 – 3 sermons
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Missions
October 2017 – 3 morning services featuring workers from International Work and our church camp ministries.
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Romans Road: The Book of Romans
Paul sought to give a full statement of the universal gospel. Romans explains the righteousness that God requires which God provide through grace and is found only through faith in the death of Jesus Christ. By grace alone, in Christ alone, through faith alone. Romans in not the account of the life of Christ which Mathew, Mark, Luke and John document. Rather it is a theology of life in Christ.
July 2
Rom 12:1-2
Responsibility Toward God
July 9
Rom 12:3-8
Responsibility Toward Others part 1
July 16
Rom 12:9-21
Responsibility Toward Others part 2
July 23
Rom 13:1-7
Responsibility Toward Government
July 30
Rom 13:8-14
Responsibility Toward Others part 3
Aug 6
Rom 14:1-11
Principles of Christ Centered Liberty part 1
Aug 13
Rom 14:12-23
Principles of Christ Centered Liberty part 2
Aug 20
Rom 15:1-13
Practices of Christ CenteredLiberty
Aug 27
Rom 15:14-21
The Gospel Preached Everywhere
Sept 3
Rom 15:22-33
Travel Plans, Offerings & Prayer
Sept 10
Rom 16
Greetings
Sept 17
Rom 16:17-20
Warnings
Sept 24
Rom 16:25-27
Benediction
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April 23 & 30
Romans 9
Our Jewish Roots
May 7 Potter Theme -Rom 9:19-26
“can the clay say to the Potter…”
We can’t blame God, we are responsible
May 14 Mother’s Day
Romans 9:27-10:5
Christ is the stone that makes men stumble but whoever trusts in Him will never be put to shame
May 21 Romans 10:5-13
Call upon the Lord and by saved
May 28
Romans 10:14-21
Missions Preaching, being sent, how can they hear unless someone goes
June 4
Romans 11:1-10
A remnant chosen by grace
June 11
Romans 11:11-24
Branches grafted in
June 18
June 25
A Doxology of Praise
September 2016 – November 2016 was a study in Romans 1 and 4
December 2016 was a study in Romans 5 – Peace with God, Access to God, Grace from God, Love of God, Saved by God. What Christ won for us when He became flesh and gave Himself as a sacrifice for sin.
January 2017 was a study in Romans 1-3 the general condemnation of all and the effects of sin
February was a study in Romans 6-7 and the work of sanctification in the believer.
March – April 2017 was a study in Romans 8 and all that is ours in Christ.
May – June a study in Romans 9-11, who is Israel and what is God’s Divine choosing of the elect.
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“That’s Not in the Bible”
June 26 Follow Your Heart
July 3 God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
July 10 You’ll Never Have More Than You Can Handle
July 17 Everything Happens For A Reason
July 24 As Long As It Makes You Happy
July 31 You Shouldn’t Judge
August 7 You’ve Got To Forgive and Forget
August 14 Money Is The Root Of Evil
August 21 Women Are Subservient To Men
August 28 Slavery Is Permitted
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EASTER: Things in this world are going down. Everything moves to a lower state. Dead things decompose. Not with Jesus! He’s going up. Psalm 16 and Peter’s sermon quoting of Psalm 16 record that God did not abandon His Son to the grave or allow His Son to see decay. Rather Jesus took His life back and God raised Him. Our response? He IS risen! Never to die again. Hallelujah!
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David was the right man for the job not because he was the best sling shot shooter among all the armies ofIsrael. Certainly there was an Israeli soldier who had as good a shot as David. David was the man because he looked to God. David had a sling and a stone and courage. David didn’t have military training, an armor or size.
God has an uncanny way of taking what we are and what we are not and getting His job done. Any young person could have done this. But they didn’t. Any of David’s brothers could have done this, but they didn’t. Any lad could have done what David did, but not like this. Any young boy armed with confidence, optimism, over zealousness, self reliance, a sense of invincibility, and a degree of defiance can stun a big man with nothing more than a sling, a stone and a good aim.
The record of David and Goliath is written in the pages of the Bible not to teach us how to overcome obstacles or be courageous or ingenuity. The story of David and Goliath teaches us to trust in God, not in ourselves.
This is the historic event of the boy David and his unswerving eye upon the Lord, the God of the armies of Israel. Sure David had the skill he needed. But he knew, that what he had, he got from God. And so he was the man for the moment. He provides a timeless, universal, memorable, unique story of what trust in God does. David had the right stuff; so did others. But he took what he had and what he had not and looked to God and he prevailed. And the rest is history.
Many people today will see and the sky and thank goodness it’s a nice day. Believer however will say this is the day the Lord has made. Many people today will be pronounced cancer free and thank their medical team and rightly so. Believers, who have cancer, can thank their healing God, whether they are healed or not. Many people today will solve problems, face giants, overcome Goliath obstacles and thank themselves for all their courage, ingenuity experience and skill. Believers today can do the same things but will declare I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Same results, a world of difference.
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Feb 7 David: The Object of the King’s Wrath Communion
Feb 14 David: Eating Sacred Bread
Feb 21 David: Desiring Water from Bethlehem
Feb 28 David: A Tender Conscience
March 6 David: An Emotional Lament Communion
March 13 David: A Prophet of God
March 20 David: Leads a Triumphant Procession Palm Sunday
March 27 David: An Image of Christ Easter
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David, as a youth, displayed the characteristics of being well rounded. He took on unlikely personality combinations.
1 Sam 16:18
One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him.”
Here are some unlikely food combinations that actually taste good: Cheetos and Milk, Chocolate on Cheese Pizza, Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwiches, Vanilla Ice Cream and Soy Sauce, Popcorn with Ketchup.
How about us? Are we willing to expand our horizons, branch out, try something new, stretch ourselves in an untried way? God may use whatever we have in our hands for His service, just as He used David’s ability to play the harp.
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David: Sheppard, Victor, King, Sinner, Man After God, Author of many Psalms.
Sunday January 10, 2016
Psalm 23: This is a psalm of personal trust in God. The world could spare many a large book better than this sunny little Psalm. It has dried many tears, brought sleep on many sleepless nights, provided the words of life at many times of death, and given life a lift in life’s many down times. This Psalm not only provokes our thinking: it touches us way down deep below our philosophy and our theology.
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Christmas series December 2015
The Christ Child...
Incarnate
Eternal
Given
Conceived
With Us
in the Form of Human Nature!
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“King Saul vs. God as King”
The book of 1 Samuel shows us the life of Samuel, Prophet, the life of Saul, King and the life of David, a man after God’s own heart.
- July 5 Give Us A King, The characteristics of a worldly leader
- July 12 The Man of God’s Own Choosing, Samuel annoints Saul
- July 19 A Changed Life, Saul becomes a new man
- July 26 Look in the Luggage, Saul’s humility
- Aug 2 The Four Faces of a King 1 Samuel 11
- Aug 9 Samuel’s Farewell 1 Samuel 12
- Aug 16 To Obey is Better 1 Samuel 13
- Aug 23 For the Taste of Honey 1 Samuel 14
- Aug 30 The Glowing Jewels Thummim Urim
- Sept 6 To Obey is Better, Take Two 1 Sam 15
- Sept 13 God Changed His Mind
- Sept 20 An Evil Spirit from God 1 Sam 16:14-23
- Sept 27 Hey Jealousy, Saul’s jealousy of David
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April 12 The Tombs Broke Open
April 19 Holy Holy Holy Is 6
April 26 The error of Uzzah 2 Sam 6:1-12
May 3 Duet 6:4 Hear O Israel the Lord is One
May 10 Mother’s Day Mary’s Example of Motherhood
May 17 Cheerful Giving
May 24 Written in Stone The First 3 Commandments
May 31 Commandment #1
June 7 Commandment #2
June 14 Commandment #3
June 21 Father’s Day Joseph’s Example of Fatherhood
Jesus prays….
The Personal Private Prayer Life
Jan 11 And Heaven Opened
Jan 18 For All Things
Jan 25 With Compassion
Feb 1 Our Father
Feb 8 Your Kingdom Come Download sermon audio (MP3)
Feb 15 Give Us Bread
Feb 22 Forgive Us Sin
March 1 Lead Us Not
March 8 For the Tested
March 15 In Times of Testing
March 22 For Himself
March 29 For You
Good Friday April 3 For His Enemies
Easter Sunday April 5 Always
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The Journey of Jesus at Christmas: The birth of Jesus and the events surrounding His birth feature various cities and lands. We’ll explore the significance of each. Jesus was Dec 7 of Nazareth, Dec 14 Out of Egypt, Dec 21 born in Bethlehem, Dec 24 from Heaven, Dec 28 dedicated at Jerusalem
Prayer for the Persecuted Church: What is the Source of Persecution – a study in Cain and Able, What is our Response to Persecution, Joy in Suffering. The platform theme for this sermon series…
Missions: Special speakers Todd Solvine, Church Planter, Andrew and Esther, International Workers to Burkina Faso West Africa.
The Book of Acts conclusion
The Apostle Paul concludes his ministry as he is taken to Rome. Join us in the exciting conclusion to the book of Act and Paul’s ministry as we travel with him before Kings, and Governors, island natives and friends. We will discover a whole host of people and their unique personalities. Wafflers, People Pleasing, Big Headed People and more will be encountered.
“The Reason for God”
This book by well known author Tim Keller will inspire our conversations on faith and belief in the combined summer Sunday School. It will also give up a springboard and a jumping off point to launch into our summer sermon series. We will proclaim God’s Truth regarding questions such as:
Is there only one way to God? Is the Bible true? What about science? Did miracles really happen? What about other religions? Why is there pain and suffering?
June – August, 2014
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A study in the book of Acts, chapters 22-28
May – June , 2014
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A Week of Passion Lenten Series
Sunday March 16 Saturday’s Triumphant Entry – JOY
Sunday March 23 Monday’sTempleCleansed – ANGER
Sunday March 30 Thursday’s Last Supper – SORROW
Sunday April 6 Thursday’s Prayer in the Garden – PASSION
Sunday April 13 Friday’s Arrest and Trial – HATED
Friday March 18 Friday’s Crucifixion – TERROR
and Saturday’s Tomb LONELINESS
Sunday March 20 Sunday’s Empty Tomb – REJOICING
Sunday April 27 Sunday’s Appearance – WORSHIP
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The Carols of Christmas:
and their message about the birth of Christ
December, 2013
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A study in the book of Acts
June – October, 2013
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March – April, 2013
The BASICs of the Christian faith
How to know Jesus
How to study the Bible
How to walk in the Spirit
How to serve others.
How to share good news.
How to walk by the Spirit.
How to help missions.
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January – February, 2013: an indepth look into Isaiah chapter 40.
Through the word of the prophet, we see a glimpse of the life of Jesus. Thus Isaiah is known as the fifth gospel.
