North Main Street Church of God Sermons

The Roaring Prophet

(Amos)

Yearly Theme: “Goodness is… Governing”

Series Title: “Goodness in G minor”

May 12th, 2024

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Living in constant compromise to GOD’s commands always puts us on the wrong side of justice and mercy.  The key to living in a just society is its willingness to be in complete surrender to GOD’s will and ways. 

The Disobedient Prophet

(Jonah 1-4)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Genuine”

Series Title:  “Goodness in G Minor”

May 5th, 2024

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Join us as we talk about Jonah, his story, and how God loves our enemies as much as He loves us.

Love Your Enemies

(1 Samuel 24:1-22)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Genuine”

Series Title:  “Giant Slayer:  A Man After GOD’s Own Heart”

April 21st, 2024

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As we continue our series on David in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel today, we come upon a scene when tensions have run so high between King Saul and David that David is now on the run from Saul in the wilderness region of Engedi near the Dead Sea.  Hiding out in caves with a few of his loyal men, David is trying to escape the wrath of Saul who seeks to kill him in a jealous fit of rage.  Saul sees David as a threat, and thus, an enemy, and pursues to eliminate him and any chance he might have at taking the throne of Israel away from him or his own family.  David, however, wishes Saul no harm.  Though Saul has become an enemy, David does not desire to lay a hand on him but instead trusts in GOD for his future.  But what is David to do, when an opportunity arises that seems straight from GOD to take Saul out?  Let’s read and find out…

Law and Grace

(Romans 5:20-6:4)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Grace”

Series Title:  “Course Correction:  How Jesus Sets Things Right”

March 17th, 2024

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In our passage for discussion today, we will be exploring GOD’s wonderful gift of grace as contrasted with our (human’s) sinful state.  Grace is how a person is “let off the hook” (so to speak) for things they have done or committed against another, be it GOD or neighbor.  It’s the extension of GOD’s unmerited favor upon humanity even in the face of the atrocities of sin and death.  No matter the amount or extent of the sins of humanity, GOD’s grace abounds all the more.  But there is one great condition:  A person must willingly receive this grace and leave a life of sin.  Let’s take a closer look this morning:

Abraham and GOD

(Romans 4:1-25)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Grace”

Series Title:  “Course Correction:  How Jesus Sets Things Right”

March 10th, 2024

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Join us this morning as we talk about how time is a friend to those who trust in the Lord.

Adam and Jesus

(Romans 5:12-21)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Grace”

Series Title:  “Course Correction:  How Jesus Sets Things Right”

March 3rd, 2024

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There is a great decision that exists for us all:  Will we continue to be Adam, or will we surrender to Christ?  There are only two ways to go.  As we come to a new series today entitled “Course Correction:  How Jesus Sets Things Right,” we will be exploring the many contrasts that exist between sin and salvation, darkness and light, law and grace, Adam and Christ, as written about in Paul’s letter to the Romans.  We will learn that the only solution to the problems of sin and death is receiving the grace that GOD offered through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. 

Evil Personified

(Genesis 4:1-16; Romans 12:17-21)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Great”

Series Title:  “Breaking Bad:  The Consequences of Sin”

February 25th, 2024

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As we close out our series today on the “Consequences of Sin,” we do so by looking at the story of Cain and Abel and the devastating result of choosing evil over good.  As we’ll read, Cain is confronted with a choice:  Either listen to the voice of sin as it crouches at his door, or listen to the voice of GOD telling him to overcome it.  Lest we think we’re any different, we too continually face the reality of choices throughout our lives that will either set us on a course for good, or set us on a course for evil.  What will we choose?  Let’s take a look at Cain’s story today.

Evil Unveiled

(Genesis 3:1-11)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Great”

Series Title:  “Breaking Bad:  The Consequences of Sin”

February 18th, 2024

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Evil and darkness pervade this fallen world.  There seems to be tragedy and heartbreak around every corner of the world.  And we have to ask, is there any end in sight of our current maladies?  Is there any hope beyond the broken?  To that, the answer is a resounding, “Yes!”  Christ came once and for all time to deal with the problem of evil by taking the world's sin upon His shoulders and receiving the punishment and wrath for humankind.  However, there is often another question that persists:  “What is evil and where did it come from?”  Did GOD create it?  Is it really just an illusion? 

The Badness of Aloneness

(Genesis 2:18-25)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Great”

Series Title:  “Breaking Bad:  The Consequences of Sin”

February 11th, 2024

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Loneliness has become all too commonplace in a world with billions of people.  But this hasn’t always been the case.  There was a time when humans and GOD dwelt in perfect community together, unencumbered by insecurities, formalities, or insincerity.  All was well and all was good.  But how did this original perfect community come about, and how do we return to the type of community GOD originally created us for?  Let’s take a look at the creation account in Genesis 2 to find out…

Good and Evil

(Genesis 2:4-17)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is… Great”

Series Title:  “Breaking Bad:  The Consequences of Sin”

February 4th, 2024

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When GOD created the Universe and everything in it, He deemed it good; in fact, He deemed it very good.  And “good” by GOD’s design is perfection, with no deviation at all (not even a Planck Length off).  However, GOD’s good creation also held within it the possibility of becoming off-center, so to speak.  In the center of the Garden of Eden, where GOD placed the first man, was a tree that was forbidden for humans to partake:  The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.  Let’s read the Genesis chapter two account of the ongoing creation narrative: