Series:  The Elephant in the Room Title:  Red and Yellow, Black and White Text:  Acts 17:24-26 Today’s Task – How do I live out a biblical worldview on race? 1.  Reject the lie of different human races 2.  Understand where racism comes from 3.  Identify yourself foremost with Christ 4.  Work for biblical ethnic reconciliation 5.  Rejoice…

Series:  The Elephant in the Room Title:  Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Text:  James 4:13-17 1.  Life is short 2.  Eternity is long Today’s Takeaway:  Make the most of the time you have been given! a.  Be reconciled to God through Christ alone b.  Live a life of happy submission to God c.  Reject passivity May…

Series:  Chain Breaker Title:  Breaking the Chains of Life’s Storms Text:  Acts 27:1-28:16 Tonight’s Takeaway:  God’s promise will prevail even in the midst of the storms of our life 1.  God made a promise to Paul 2.  The storm looked to keep that promise unfulfilled 3.  God assured Paul of his promise in the midst…

Series:  The Elephant in the Room Title:  The Elephant Too Big for the Closet Series:  Romans 1:16-32 Today’s Takeaway:  I must think about homosexuality like God has revealed himself to think in the Bible 1.  The practice of homosexuality is condemned by God 2.  The practice of homosexuality indicates a society is being judged by…

Series:  Chain Breaker Title:  Breaking the Chains of Pride Text:  James 4:6-10 Tonight’s Task:  Oppose pride at every point to be propelled upward by God 1.  Grieve the ugliness of pride 2.  Wash your hands and heart 3.  Draw close to God 4.  Resist the devil 5.  Submit to God May you exchange your pride…

Series:  The Elephant in the Room Title:  The Abomination of Abortion Text:  Proverbs 6:16-19 Today’s Takeaway – Hate the practice of abortion because it is an abomination to God 1.  Abortion is founded upon haughtiness 2.  Abortion is propagated by lying tongues 3.  Abortion sheds innocent human blood 4.  Abortion is a premeditated wicked plan…

Series:  Chain Breaker Title:  Breaking the Chains of Strongholds Text:  2 Corinthians 10:3-6 Tonight’s Task:  How do I destroy strongholds in my life? 1.  Realize that you are in a war 2.  Locate the stronghold stronghold = any mindset or thought pattern that stands in opposition to God and holds a person captive to sin…

Series:  The Elephant in the Room Title:  Evil Lives Here Text:  Romans 3:9-20 Today’s Takeaway – Resist the cultural pressure to explain away evil 1.  Mankind is naturally evil 2.  What God says is evil is evil 3.  The gospel is the answer to overcoming evil 4.  God will one day eradicate evil May we…

Series:  Chain Breaker Title:  Breaking the Chains of Anger Text:  Proverbs 14:29 Tonight’s Task:  How do I restrain and refocus my anger? 1.  Understand where anger comes from 2.  Differentiate between righteous anger and sinful anger 3.  Recognize how sinful anger is typically displayed 4.  Restrain your anger to avoid folly 5.  Refocus your anger…

Series:  The Elephant in the Room Title:  The Man in the Christian Mask Text:  Matthew 23:1-36 Why do we ignore hypocrisy in the church? 1.  We don’t want to be “unloving” 2.  We don’t have it all together ourselves 3.  We don’t want to ruin a relationship 4.  We don’t know the Bible How do…