Sermon: James: Wisdom
[James 1:5-8] Wisdom is the practical use of knowledge and the heart we engage with.
Patrick Drury
Sermon: James: Choose Joy
[James 1:1-4] If James can admonish us to “consider it pure joy”, then you and I have the ability to choose joy when times are tough.
Sermon: 1 Peter: The Persecuted Church
The history and current state of the persecuted church
Sermon: 1 Peter: Humility
[1 Peter 5:5-7] Humble yourself toward three groups
Sermon: Good Shepherds Guide
[Isaiah 40:6-11; Psalm 23:3] Good shepherds guide their flock on righteous paths
Sermon: Good Shepherds Protect
[Matthew 9:35-36] Know your enemies
Sermon: Good Shepherds Provide
[1 Peter 5:1] 1 Peter 5:1, “To the elders among you… be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care.”
Sermon: 1 Peter: Good Ways to Suffer
[1 Peter 4:12-19] 4 categories of suffering.
Sermon: God’s People on the Move
[Exodus 33] God’s people realize that without His presence, no place or blessing can truly satisfy, and they must rely on Him to lead them wherever they go.
Sermon: 1 Peter: Living as if the End is Near
[1 Peter 4:7-11] How should we live since “The end of all things is near”?
Sermon: 1 Peter: Christ Pursued You
[1 Peter 3:18-22] Good news, theological tangles and the amazing Gospel of Jesus!
Sermon: 1 Peter: Integrity Evangelism
[1 Peter 3:13-17] Integrity Evangelism calls us to share Christ in two ways.
Sermon: 1 Peter: Blessed to Bless
[1 Peter 3:8-12] We are the Blessed Community. We are called to bless others. We are motivated to bless.
Sermon: 1 Peter: Tea Cups and Travel Mugs
[1 Peter 3:1-7] While Peter’s instructions may sound “old fashioned” to some, God is providing valuable principles for us as we live together in families inside the family of God.
Sermon: 1 Peter: Submit to God and Government
[1 Peter 2:11-17] Followers of Jesus are called to SUBMIT.
Sermon: 1 Peter: Cornerstore
[1 Peter 2:4-10] Jesus is the Cornerstone. To Follow Christ is to Align with Him. God is Building Us into an Awesome House.
Sermon: 1 Peter: Holy Strangers
[1 Peter 1:13-21] What does it mean to be holy? Are you more holy than you were 5 years ago?
Sermon: 1 Peter: Overview
[1 Peter 1:1-2] Who you are determines how you will think and act in a given
situation.
Sermon: BLESS: Share Your Story
Rather than just telling everyone that they need to be saved, we get to help them take one step at a time toward Jesus.
Sermon: BLESS: Serve with Love
B – Begin with Prayer, L – Listen with Care, E – Eat Together, S – Serve with Love, S – Share your Story
Sermon: BLESS: Eat Together
[Acts 2:42, 46, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 19:1-10, Luke 7:34] Eating meals together was important in the Bible.
Sermon: BLESS: Listen with Care
[Isaiah 53:5-6, John 3:16-17] We have been BLESSED with the GOOD NEWS.
Speaker: Drew Deas
Sermon: BLESS: Begin with Prayer
[1 Peter 3:9, Genesis 12:1-3, John 17] We are called to bless others. Go and be a blessing. Jesus began with prayer.
Sermon: “Practicing Easter”
[Matthew 28:1-9] “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said!”
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Lead With Strength
[1 Timothy 6:11-21] Paul’s final thoughts to his young protégé, Timothy.
1 Timothy: Contentment Kills Idols
[1 Timothy 6:2-10] The idol of the love of money and the idol of arrogance.
[G]RACE: Talking about Race with Grace!
[1 Timothy 6:1-2] What kind of “slavery” is Paul talking about?
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Caring with Wisdom
[1 Timothy 5:3-16] Paul gave Timothy 5 pieces of advice so that his church could care with wisdom.
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Caring with Wisdom
[1 Timothy 5:3-16] Paul gave Timothy 5 pieces of advice so that his church could care with wisdom.
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Be a Better Builder
[1 Timothy 4:11-16] The New Testament calls each of us to Build Up the church upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. “This is why we labor and strive…”
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Build on a Solid Foundation
[1 Timothy 4:1-10] Paul makes it clear that the church stands strong on the solid foundation of Jesus in 3:14-16
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Deacons
[1 Timothy 3:8-13] Paul is affirming God honoring lines of authority in these chapters.
Sermon: 1 Timothy: The Character of an Overseer
[1 Timothy 3:1-7] In chapter 2 Paul talked about God’s ordained order in government, in the gospel, and in our worship. Now he talks about order in church oversight.
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Men and Women in the Church
[1 Timothy 2:8-15] Worship for men and women, order for teaching and authority, and statement about being saved through childbearing.
Sermon: 1 Timothy: Pray for Peace
[1 Timothy 2:1-7] God calls us to honor lines of authority. God calls us to pray for our leaders.
Sermon: Christmas Shepherds
[Luke 2:8-20] The night Jesus was born, angels made a startling pronouncement to the shepherds. What God did for them is what God does for us!
Sermon: The Greatest Gift
[Luke 2:22-35] A Thought: Christmas is about Jesus. A Formula: Jesus + Nothing = Everything. A Challenge: Shine the Light of Jesus
Sermon: 1 Timothy: God Saved Even Me!
[1 Timothy 1:12-20] The Apostle Paul had a testimony that was shocking and startling!
Sermon: Ruth: Risking the Estate
Ruth 4 shows us 3 Different Kinsman – Redeemers.
Sermon: Ruth 3: Faith & Risk
[Ruth 3] God has been showing kindness to Naomi in a way that is softening her bitter heart and teaching her to trust Him again.
Sermon: Ruth 2: God is Kind
[Ruth 2] Ruth believed God. She displayed an Active Faith. She actually made choices that gave evidence to her faith. When she stepped out in Faith, God met her with Kindness.
Sermon: Ruth 1:6-22
[Ruth 1:6-22] We’ve met Naomi. Now we meet Ruth. These two women are both bound together, but it’s the differences that we see.
Sermon: Ruth: Intro to Ruth
[Ruth 1:1-5] This is the story about refugees.
Strength in Weakness
[2 Corinthians 12:7-10] The Apostle Paul doesn’t want to boast how he’s a better Apostle than the others based on his credentials. Rather, he points to his suffering as the evidence of God’s grace and strength in his life.
Putting Christ on Display
[2 Corinthians 2:12-17] Like showing our favorite pictures, we get to display JESUS in the way that we live. A yielded life shows Christ’s Victory!
Pray: Paul’s Prayer Request: Pray for a GOSPEL WIN!
We’ve seen how Paul prayed for his believing friends in several of his letters. Today we will see how Paul asked them to pray for him!
Pray: A Prayer for Power
[Ephesians 3:14-21] Paul prayed for the growing believers in Ephesus.
Pray: Pray for Open Eyes
[Ephesians 1:15-23] The Apostle Paul prayed for the believers in the Ephesian church, that their eyes would be open to spiritual realities that would help them know and trust Christ more.
Pray: Love Smart
[Philippians 1:9-11] Pray for people to love smart, love more, think clearly, live for Jesus. Our LOVE should overflow with the fruit of the Spirit.
Pray: Colossians 1:9-14
This is a gospel prayer. Paul prays for us to grow confident in three things so that we might bear good fruit.
Pray: How to PRAY for People Away from Us
[I Thessalonians 3:9-13] We live in a mobile society. Like us, Paul moved around a lot and got to know believers all over the place. How did Paul pray for them?
Pray: What would Jesus pray for Antioch?
[John 17:6-26] Jesus prayed so that his disciples could hear. He wanted them to know that he was asking the Father to help them.
Pray: Jesus Prayed for Antioch Community Church
JESUS prayed that Antioch would be: Motivated by God’s glory, centered on Christ and saturated with the Gospel
Pray: WHEN did Jesus pray?
We should pray all the time. Jesus prayed BEFORE ministry, to disciple people. Jesus prayed DURNING ministry, to keep gospel focus. Jesus prayed AFTER ministry, to recover.
Pray: How to Pray when you’re ANGRY
Imprecatory Psalms help us pray when we’re angry.
Pray: Laments
God cares for us when we are hurting and suffering. Lament is the Biblical Prayer Language for Christians in pain.
Pray: Psalm 55: Praying Lament
God cares for us when we are hurting and suffering. Lament is the Biblical Prayer Language for Christians in pain.
Pray: Praise
Praise is one of the core reasons for us to pray.
Pray: An Old Testament History of Prayer
The OT is about a struggling people with an incomplete faith looking forward to JESUS!
Easter 2023
[Matthew 28:1-10] An Angel met Mary and Mary when they came to grieve and pay respects at the tomb of Jesus. They were not expecting the news, “He is not here. He is risen!”
Remarkably Different: Remarkable Vision
Our vision of other’s problems easily gets distorted by our own sin
Remarkably Different: The Magnetic Pull of Your Heart
[Matthew 6:19-34] Treasure God first because your heart has a magnetic pull, and earthly treasuring produces worry and anxiety.
Remarkably Different: True Devotion
[Matthew 6:1-18] Jesus uses a recurring pattern as he talks about True Devotion in Matthew 6.
Remarkably Different: The Lord’s Prayer
[Matthew 6:9-13] “This, then, is how you should pray.”
Remarkably Different
[Matthew 5:33-48] Remarkably different people always tell the truth, overflow with grace and love our enemies.
God’s Call to Remarkable Purity
[Matthew 5:27-32] Jesus is inviting us to apply the Remarkable Attitudes into the situation of Purity (Purity from the Inside Out).
Salt and Light
[Matthew 5:13-16] This passage is simple and can stand alone, outside the context of the Sermon on the Mount.
Remarkably Different Attitudes, Part 2
[Matthew 5:7-12] When we follow Jesus, he changes us from the inside out. We
become Remarkably Different from the world.
Remarkably Different Attitudes, Part 1
[Matthew 5:1-6] When we follow Jesus, he changes us from the inside out. We become Remarkably Different from the world. It starts with New Attitudes that God loves to bless!
Ministry On Target
[Matthew 4:12-25] Ministry On Target (Prelude to Remarkably Different)
The Testing of the King
[Matthew 4:1-11] The Testing of the King (Prelude to Remarkably Different)
This is Jesus
[Matthew 3:13-17] This is Jesus (Prelude to Remarkably Different)