Why do we reject God’s generosity? We would rather own MINE than share GOD’S . ( Luke 15:1-3 ) Have my own stuff. Go my own way. Do my own thing. Be my own man. We are always choosing less that we could have had. But we think that’s better. [The mind] Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n.... Here…

Overview Text(s) : Big Idea : Our God is a GENEROUS father who gives us a GOOD world. Purpose : Congregants will come away with a greater appreciation for the goodness of God’s creation. Sermon Outline: Series Introduction This year we are growing together so we can follow God better as individuals,…

Remember: Back to school reminds us of uncertainty. How do we get through the unknown? Moses remember one thing, and do one thing. He said: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Remember that the…

Introduction sdvsdvds By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in…

These days you have your choice of where to get your news: cable news channels, websites, social media, friends, newspapers? You can get any perspective you want, but they all agree on one thing: Is the world getting better or worse? Chaos Oppression Scarcity Injustice What if you had a cable news channel…

Exegetical Idea: God Homiletical Idea: God looks out for us, so we can follow him in the valley. Purpose: Listeners will come away with a desire to look for God’s presence in their life and greater confidence to follow him into the unknown with confidence and faith. Perspective: A wolf talking to a flock…

How can we keep our trust in God’s path? Psalm 1 says that the righteous will be happy and the wicked will end in destruction. But what do we do when being righteous doesn’t make us feel happy? What about when things are hard? That’s what Psalm 2 is for. This also helps us to see how psalms can form…

Introduction The way of discipleship is hard. Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for…