Introduction: intro 31 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of…

Introduction: Who are some of your role models in the faith? Some of these people may be living, and some may have gone on to be with the Lord. Everyone should have someone that is their Paul. Paul mentored Timothy and Timothy mentored faithful men who would be able to entrust what they had learned to…

Introduction A few years ago we had a Vacation Bible School that had a song that was pretty catch called “Wonerfully Made.” Some of you may remember that song and you may can do the motions still. I think about that song every time I read Psalm 139 . Last Sunday was the Sanctity of Life Sunday and if…

Introduction: When I plant my garden in the spring, I usually start off pretty well. I don’t have a lot of weed pressure to begin with, but if I am not careful, they will come with a vengeance and if I don’t pull them out when they are small and don’t have a good root system developed, I might not can…

Introduction: I don’t like pain. Pain hurts. And yet, pain is a good thing. Think about ways that pain can be a good thing. It can cause you to react to a danger situation (i.e. hot stove, fire) It can cause you to grow stronger - “No pain no gain!” It can also cause you to depend upon someone else Tonight…

Introduction: This morning, we are going to continue to talk about the different types of soil that make up a person’s heart. Jesus tells the parable of the sower to help his listeners understand His teachings on the kingdom of God. God wants us to hear Him. I’m sure that you have heard the old cliche…

Introduction: I was in Walmart the other day and if you’ve been in the store recently to look at the Christmas Clearance sales, you have probably noticed that they have already moved out the Christmas items to make way for Valentine’s Day stuff and they are setting up their spring displays. My wife has…

Introduction: Have you ever looked at those 3D puzzles called magic eye? They used to be popular and everyone would go cross-eyed staring at them. They are made from a pattern that then has another image hidden behind it. I want to show you a few optical illusions this morning and see if you can spot…

Introduction: If you could write down what a successful new year would look like for you and have anything you wrote down come to pass, what would you put down as your most "blessed" year every? Something that God has been showing me lately is the amount of time that is wasted in my life on things that…

Introduction: What do you love most in this world? Christmas is a season where we often focus on love. We see it in marriage proposals as presents are opened and that engagement ring is there to be unwrapped. Of course I was always told that I couldn’t cheat and try to give an engagement ring as a present.…