North Main Street Church of God Sermons

The Goodness of Humankind

(Genesis 1:1-26 – 2:3)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is…”

Series Title:  “Goodness:  Two Sides of the Same Coin”

January 28th, 2024

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The shining achievement of GOD’s creation was (and still is) humanity.  It may not seem that way now, considering all the horrible things that humans have done throughout the millennia, but the very essence of humanity was (and still is) extremely significant to GOD and His purposes within all of creation.  Created perfect, humans were entrusted with the greatest of responsibilities, to govern and reign over all the living creatures of the earth.  After He breathed the breath of life into the first humans and gave them the mandate to rule, GOD took a long look over all that He created and declared that it was “very good!”

Let’s delve deeper into the goodness of humankind today as we explore the reason for GOD’s creation of humans…

The Goodness of Creation

(Genesis 1:1-25)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is…”

Series Title:  “Goodness:  Two Sides of the Same Coin”

January 21st, 2024

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As we continue our series on goodness this morning, we will be exploring the “good” creation of the “good” Creator.  As we mentioned last week, only good can come from GOD, who is the essence of all that is good.  Thus, everything that GOD created was created good.  Let’s take a closer look again this morning:

The Goodness of GOD

(Genesis 1:1-25; Mark 10:17-18)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is…”

Series Title:  “Goodness:  Two Sides of the Same Coin”

January 14th, 2024

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What do we mean when we say, “GOD is Good?”  Do we really understand the meaning of that phrase?  To say “GOD is Good” is to assert something of His nature.  And if His nature is good then we need to understand what that means in order to live a life that produces goodness as a fruit of GOD’s Spirit in us.  One of the best places to start to understand GOD’s goodness is in the first chapter of the whole Bible, Genesis 1.  Let’s take a closer look:

The Fruit of Goodness

(Galatians 5:22-23)

Yearly Theme:  “Goodness is…”

Series Title:  “Goodness:  Two Sides of the Same Coin”

January 7th, 2024

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As we come into a new year (2024), we do so at North Main with a focus on the fruit of the Spirit, “Goodness.”  However, I’ve already read articles and listened to podcasts that are not so hopeful for the year ahead.  Pessimism and negativity have already taken hold in many peoples’ minds, so much so, that the word “goodness” isn’t even in their vocabulary.  But what does the Bible say about goodness?  Let’s take a look:

What’s Next?

(Luke 2:39-52)

Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Atonement”

Series Title:  “The Kindest Gesture the World Has Ever Known”

December 31st, 2023

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Salvation from Sin

(Matthew 1:18-25)

Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Atonement”

Series Title:  “The Kindest Gesture the World Has Ever Known”

December 3rd, 2023

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As we look to the birth of Jesus this Advent season, our attention is drawn to the reason for His birth.  Though it’s a cute story of a young couple betrothed, making the long journey by foot from Nazareth to Jerusalem to be recorded in the Roman census, and finding the only place to bed down to be a stable where Mary would ultimately give birth to the long-awaited Messiah, there is significantly more to the narrative.  Because the story has become so common in our culture, we all too often miss the point of the story for the commercialized babe in a manger.  And what was the purpose for the birth of Christ?  To save His people from their sins.

Joyful Thanksgiving

(Colossians 1:3-14)

Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Appreciative”

Series Title:  “Thankful Kindness”

November 26th, 2023

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As we explore another one of the Apostle Paul’s letters in the New Testament this morning, we find – yet again – Him praying for knowledge and spiritual wisdom, but this time, for the Church at Colossae, he also prays that they will be filled with joy, always thanking the Father in Heaven.

Overflowing Love

(Philippians 1:3-11)

Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Appreciative”

Series Title:  “Thankful Kindness”

November 19th, 2023

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We come to another passage of Scripture from one of Paul’s letters in the New Testament.  The circumstances surrounding this letter are not great for Paul; he is writing from prison.  However, in this short letter to the Church at Philippi, Paul encourages the believers to stay committed to Christ and overflow with love more and more as they continue to learn and grow in Him.  Let’s take a closer look this morning:

Suffering with a Purpose

(2 Corinthians 4:1-18)

Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Appreciative”

Series Title:  “Thankful Kindness”

November 5th, 2023

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In his first letter to the Corinthian Church in Greece, the Apostle Paul lays out some pretty difficult topics in order to correct some misunderstandings of the Christian faith that had taken root in the assembly there.  There were issues of pride, selfishness, greed, sexual sin within the church, and much more that needed to be dealt with in order for the Corinthian Christians to align with the Gospel of Christ. The only way to make it through suffering and pain in this life is to know that the only way out of our darkest moments is to follow the One who went through the valley of the shadow of death and conquered the grave completely.

So how can we learn to be thankful and kind even during the darkest moments of life?  Let’s read Paul and find out:

The 9 and the 1

(Luke 17:11-19)

Yearly Theme:  “Kindness is… Astounding”

Series Title:  “Kindness 24/7”

October 29th, 2023

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Join us for church this Sunday at 10:30 am as we talk about one of the miracles of Jesus in Luke 17 or online: www.northmaincog.org/online.