Introduction: How much thought do we give to our gathering together as a people to worship God? God uses several illustrations to describe His people and one of them is a building. We are the temple of God and a spiritual house that is being built up of individual stones. This is a good illustration…

Introduction: How many of you like magic tricks? I remember as a child I got a book of magic tricks. Most of them were some form of card trick and the key to it was to get really good with slight of hand. I was nothing like the magicians that we see on TV or in the shows people go to see. Some of you…

Introduction: Suffering is a normal part of life as a Christian in this world. Jesus modeled the suffering that would come by obeying God. Many people will rise up against those who seek to follow God, and some will even think that they are doing God’s will when they persecute others. Think about some…

Introduction: This morning, we are going to look at a celebration that should happen every single week. I’m not sure what your favorite holiday is. Maybe it’s Christmas, or Thanksgiving, or your birthday! Imagine getting to celebrate your favorite holiday every single week. That is essentially what we…

Introduction: Criticism vs Indifference Hard time committing to something. Making decisions and reading reviews online. 16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, 17 “ ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;…

Introduction: Every year we seem to get a little bit older don’t we? That seems like a pretty obvious statement; one like the famous Yogi Bera might say. I remember reading a story in school about a family that had discovered a well that kept them from ever growing older. At first it seemed great, but…

Introduction: This morning, we are going to continue looking at what Jesus had to say about the Kingdom of God in His encounter with some of John the Baptist’s disciples. Remember last week that we talked about how John had his doubts. The Kingdom of God had not come as he had expected. Maybe your Christian…

Introduction: Have you ever had doubts about anything in your life? Maybe you’ve had doubts about a ride you have been strapped into, like the sling shot or a roller coaster. Maybe you had cold feet on your wedding day. You loved your spouse (and still do) but you knew what a big commitment you were…

Introduction: Over the last several weeks, we have looked at Matthew 10 . This whole chapter is about the mission that Christ sent His disciples on. They were called to represent Him and go before Him to proclaim that the kingdom of God had arrived. They were told not to take anything for their journey…

Introduction: What are some funny things dads love to say? Have you ever noticed how dads have to: Comment on the weather or become a human radar Say things like, “What’s the damage?” when the bill comes They will say, “Well, they don’t make them like they used to” when something breaks Dad’s also have…