Sermons from September 2020
Jesus in Between
Jesus in between Sermon Scripture: John 8:1-11Sermon Big Idea: Jesus stands between us and death Suicide statistics: On average there are 132 suicides per day The rate of suicide is highest in middle-aged white men In 2018 there were 1.4 million suicide attempts During the COVID crisis, over 40% of Americans claimed to have one adverse mental or behavioral health condition. Second leading cause of death among 10-34 year olds 11% of 18-25 year olds have had suicidal thoughts Things How COVID has affected us
The Healing of the Nation
The Healing of the Nations Partnership (Genesis 1:27-28) Brokenness (Genesis 3:14-19) Healing (Isaiah 61:1-4) Promise (Romans 8:18-28) Shalom (Revelation 21:4; 22:1-5) “Send Me!” (Isaiah 6:8) “For such a time as this…” (Esther 4:13-14)
How Have We Robbed You?
Malachi 3:8-12 Big Idea: Robbing God is stunting growth The Israelite’s giving responsibility was multiple tithes. A tenth was God’s – Leviticus 27:30 The tenth was given to Levites – Numbers 18:21-24 A tenth for the festival tithe – Deuteronomy 14:22-23 A tenth every third year for those in need – Deuteronomy 14:28-29 The tithe was to show love for God and love to others. The tithe, like all of God’s laws, were met with His blessing. The Heavens open How COVID has affected us