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A Boat in a Tsunami — Lord’s Day 15

// February 15th, 2012 // No Comments » // Sermons

(Start with clip from Evan Almighty, showing when the dam burst and everything was destroyed except the boat.)

It wasn’t too long ago that I showed this clip while talking about Noah but tonight we aren’t talking about Noah. Tonight we are talking about something else that this clip illustrates perfectly. As we on with the message, I want you to remember this clip. Remember what it looked like. Remember what happened. Remember what you were feeling. I want this clip to be playing in the back of your head throughout this message.

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Unity Through Humility — Lord’s Day 14

// February 15th, 2012 // No Comments » // Sermons

I want to start off tonight’s message with two quotes. They are kinda long but they are very powerful. My hope is that you will begin to understand the importance of the topic tonight.

A.W. Tozer says, “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So one hundred worshippers meeting together, each one looking away to Christ, are in heart nearer to each other than they could possibly be were they to become ‘unity’ conscious and turn their eyes away from God to strive for closer fellowship. Social religion is perfected when private religion is purified.” (more…)

Defining Value — Lord’s Day 13

// February 2nd, 2012 // No Comments » // Sermons

When I was younger, I used to love collecting football cards. I would save up my money and every opportunity I could talk my mom into, I would have her run me to the hobby shop in town so that I could buy more football cards. Now, I loved collecting these cards partly because I loved football but I also loved collecting these cards because of their value. I always wanted to get that rare card that was worth a lot of money. Now that i think back on it, I used it almost like gambling. (more…)

God Loves Football — Lord’s Day 12

// January 11th, 2012 // No Comments » // Sermons

Ever since I can remember, I have loved football. I remember playing it at recess, getting bloody noses and plenty of scrapes and bruises from it. I started playing football as soon as I possibly could. My parents signed me up to play football in a league that was over thirty miles away because I was so eager to get going. I played all through high school and had the opportunity to play for a year in college. I can honestly say that my favorite year of playing football was the year that I played in college. There was nothing like playing the game with a team full of people who were followers of Christ. (more…)

Half a Gospel — Lord’s Day 11

// January 4th, 2012 // No Comments » // Sermons

Tonight’s catechism question deals with a topic that has been the forefront of my mind lately. Not only have I heard numerous pastors mention it but I have also been convicted of my guilt in this regard. I would say that most of my guilt has come simply from lack of knowledge and understanding. I understood the basics of it but never took the time to dig in deeper, I thought I knew everything I needed to know about this. Have you ever felt this way about something? (more…)

Purpose in Pain — Lord’s Day 10

// December 14th, 2011 // No Comments » // Sermons

Tonight’s topic is one that is controversial among Christians. There are many people who twist it and distort it in order to make it fit their preconceived notions. There are some who willingly appose it for the simple fact that they don’t like the idea. Isn’t that foolish?!?! With all of that said, I can honestly say that at one point I was one who didn’t agree with this doctrine and I thought that those who believed it were foolish themselves. As I look back there were two main reasons why I disagreed with it. First, I didn’t understand it well and the little bit I did understand of it was distorted. Secondly, and probably foremost, was an issue of pride. I absolutely couldn’t understand how people could believe this idea, how they could live their lives this way, and all along it was pride welling up inside me that was blinding me from the truth. (more…)

Seek God — Lord’s Day 9

// December 7th, 2011 // No Comments » // Sermons

I am always amazed at how God works in my life. I realize that we should come to expect it but nevertheless it amazes me. It happens a lot to me that as I am preparing a message or am studying a passage that God begins to show me how this is working in real life. He continues to show me that the study of scripture, and the study of theology, is really the study of life. The more we understand who God is and understand His word, the more we are able to live life more fully. (more…)

What is Faith? — Lord’s Day 7

// November 15th, 2011 // No Comments » // Sermons

(Begin with the flood scene from Evan Almighty)
“It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith” (Hebrews 11:7).

Last week we spent some time talking about how the gospel was presented in the Old Testament. I showed you that the men and women in the Old Testament were not saved by the sacrifices they made but by faith in a faithful God and faith in a Messiah. Many of you have heard this before, but have you taken the time to understand what it means? (more…)

The First Gospel — Lord’s Day 6

// November 2nd, 2011 // No Comments » // Sermons

Have you ever had a time in your life when you thought you had it all figured out but then everything changed? You finally felt like you knew where you were going, what you were supposed to be doing, your purpose in life, but then it all changed? I had a time like this about five years ago. I can remember the moment when I thought I had it all figured out. I was in my car on my way home from church one night, praying my heart out to God. I felt a nudge inside me to do something I had never imagined doing before, and honestly never though I could do. So I prayed with everything I had in me, asking God to reveal His plan for me and direct my life. As I prayed that night and overwhelming sense of assurance came over me that God wanted me to take this big step. (more…)

Word & Light — Lord’s Day 5

// October 13th, 2011 // No Comments » // Sermons

John 1:

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. 6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. (more…)

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