Introduction: Imagine a battleship that is functioning correctly. Everyone has a job and all of the jobs work together to accomplish the unified mission of the ship. It is a beautiful sight to behold and each member of the crew functions like a well oiled machine. The only thing is that machines have…

Introduction: I want you to imagine for a moment what it would be like to have to sit out in the parking lot for worship while everyone else you knew got to come inside. You would probably be offended that you were not allowed in. You might wonder what was going on that was so special that you didn’t…

Introduction: Crossing the Delaware (from copilot) On a frigid Christmas night in 1776, with morale low and enlistments about to expire, George Washington made a bold gamble that would become one of the most iconic moments of the American Revolution. Washington and about 2,400 Continental Army troops…

Introduction Kenny Roger’s song “I Am the Greatest” 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never…

Introduction: Homeowners covenant and “Karens” that try to nit pick The need for a covenant The abuse of a covenant The Bible presents the covenants as well, yet in a different way. You see what we need is not the law of the covenant to keep up appearances, but we need the Savior the covenant points…

Introduction: Blank slate We aren’t a blank slate. We start out inheriting the sin nature that comes from Adam. We at enmity with God and we do not seek God. 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power…

Introduction: Have you ever been working with someone on a project and as they first begin to explain to you the project, you are a little unsure of what the vision is? As you work on it, the plan begins to unfold and you see what was tucked away in their minds begin to unfold before you? Last summer…

Introduction: There are some prayers that are as close to Scripture as you can get without being Scripture. One book of prayers that I have come to love that is a compilation of many puritan prayers that is so saturated with Scripture that it models for us the practice of praying back the Scriptures…

Introduction: I hope you at some point in the last couple of weeks have had the opportunity to walk down the mine shaft leading into the fellowship hall. If you did, you might have noticed a stick or two of dynamite laying on the ground in there. We’ve had a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School with…

Introduction: Well, most school graduations have taken place by this point and school is finally over. Maybe some of you have been waiting for months, since the first bought of warmer weather came for school to be over. You may have been counting down the days. Maybe you have summer plans that you want…