Introduction: 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to…

Introduction: 1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. 2 It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was…

Introduction: What is the most embarrassing moment you’ve ever had? If you share it with us, I promise we won’t tell anybody. I could share several with you tonight. Some people learn to embrace these moments in their lives, but if we are honest, they all can still make us blush. No matter what your…

Introduction: Have you ever gone out of your way to show kindness to someone that just didn’t deserve it? Tonight we are going to talk about something that King David did to show kindness to one of his enemies, and as we will see, it is another foreshadowing of the kindness of God towards us. 1 And David…

Introduction: You know we all can probably share a few stories of some crazy things that we did growing up. If you ever come to our house you will find that we have a pond on the property. There is a narrow end to that pond and we once had a family member that set up a zip line across the pond at that…

Introduction Everyone loves a good story about a good king. We love the story to contain some drama and fighting with the good guys coming out on top. One of these stories that has been handed down through time is the story of Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham. King Richard the Lionheart Prince…

Introduction: Have you ever made a promise to someone and they called you on it? Maybe you promised your child or your grandchildren that you would take them out for an ice cream if they did well on a test. You make a promise and it seems like the time to fulfill that promise will come in the far distant…

Introduction: Here lately we’ve had some pretty powerful storms. It seems the weather has been on full display. Now, every time the wind picks up and starts to howl, I listen closely and start watching the trees to make sure they stay in place. Some of us have developed a sort of PTSD from the wind and…

Introduction: We’ve all been in worship services where we felt the Holy Spirit was present and we felt that God was surely in that place. We also have been in services that we felt were flat. A lot of people choose a church based on the worship service. If they are satisfied with the style of the service…

Introduction: We all love a good cookout. Some of you actually love to take your food and go camping or have a picnic out in nature. Almost always, these types of trips are planned. However, I want you to imaging for a moment following Jesus around for days trying to get a glimpse of Him. Maybe you are…