“God, why have you brought me to this place?” may very well have been Elijah’s question. As Elijah leaves the dry brook at Kerith Ravine, he is lead to the empty cupboard of a widow and her son. Had he mistook the call of God in his life? Was he making a crucial mistake? Why would God call Him to put a widow and her son in jeopardy? God was at work! And, God had a plan. Big Idea: God’s plan is often times surprising, but always worth following. Live a life of obedience and watch in amazement at what God does. (1 Kings 17:8-16)

Elijah bursts onto the scene, pronounces judgment upon the land and then just as quickly is told to hide away in the Kerith Ravine. Sustained only by the hand of God, Elijah the Prophet learns much about the character and nature of God. This sermon will challenge us to live our lives trusting God one day at a time. Big Idea: Where God guides, He provides. (1 Kings 17:1-7)

It was the worst of times, it was the very worst of times. The world to which Elijah was born was indescribably wicked. No king had ever displeased God as much as Ahab, the King of Israel. Like a lightning bolt that appears out of the blue Elijah comes onto the scene, from a nowhere town, with a insignificant pedigree, with a message from God for a wicked generation. Big Idea: God loves to use ordinary people to accomplish his extraordinary purposes. (1 Kings 16:29-33; 1 Kings 17:1)

Founding Pastor, Ron Hamilton returns to the pulpit of Woodbury Community Church, where he served for 29 years to preach a timely message entitled, "The Most Valued Relationship In Life." This sermon emphasizes appreciation for our salvation and the need to invite others into this relationship with our Lord Jesus.

(1 Timothy 1:12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:11-16)

This sermon takes a look at the Lord's Prayer, stanza by stanza, and gives us eight practical lessons on prayer. (Matthew 6:9-15)

The holiness of God. To biblically define holiness (in regards to God) and talk about our response to His holiness, and how it does/should ultimately effect our relationship to and understanding of the Father? (Matthew 6:9; Revelation 4:8, 15:4; Isaiah 6:3)

A call to true friendship with God and one another, through the power of the love of Christ - the true Friend.

We live in the most opportune moment in history. With grace behind us and the coming of Jesus in front of us, these are the days of the Church, days for us to do work that changes the world. (Ephesians 1:3-10)

We live in a culture that finds saying no to oneself repulsive. We desire our every want and need immediately satisfied and anybody who gets in the way better watch out! It's no wonder the area of spiritual disciplines are anything but popular among today's Christian in America. The truth is that God wants us to exercise spiritual discipline in our lives. He wants us to spend time reading the Bible, praying, fasting, meditating, and memorizing His word. Of course, doing these things require us to say no to other things we may desire more. But the good news is that a life that exercises spiritual disciplines produces totally different fruit than a life following our selfish desires. It allows us to find what we are really searching for - inner joy and peace in the context of an intimate, loving relationship with our Creator. Nothing in this world is more valuable than this! (Galatians 5:22-23)

This is a recording of Troy Dobs' sermon that he gave on Monday, October 5, 2009 at Woodbury Community Church's Spiritual Emphasis Week. It is a poor recording due to a mic not working. This was picked up by another mic. The sermon deals with God's love in our most difficult times and how God uses trials and tribulations to mold us. (James 1:2-4)