Sermons from 2023 (Page 4)
The Key Less Entry
What is the church? Matthew 16:13-20 Matthew 16:21-28 Mark 12:10 The Key to the Kingdom is Jesus and it’s the original keyless entry.
Identity
Guest speaker, Dr. Frank Weller, shares on our identity in Christ. Dr. Weller is the president of Great Lakes Christian College in Lansing, Michigan.
Serving Two Masters
Key Verses: Matthew 6:19:-24 Luke: 13-21 I Timothy 6:18-19 Luke 18:18-29 Luke 14: 26-27 Luke 9: 57-62 1. Beware of ________ treasure you store up 2. Beware of _________ you store your treasure The ______of earthly treasure can ________ us from heaven Our root problem is that we have _____ ________ minds Final Challenge: Don’t just choose God _______; choose God _________
Your Mom’s Desire
Mark 11:17 Matthew 6:9-13 Try these: Every mom’s desire is not just to pray daily for their kids, but that their kids will become prayers.
Morality vs. Righteousness
Speaker: Jeff Badgero (HOPE Mission) 1 Corinthians 6:11 Matthew 5:20 What is morality? Just because it is legal, doesn’t make it moral in God’s eyes. What is the worst sin? Romans 3:10, 21-24 Romans 4:1-8 Luke 18:9-14 Ezekiel 14:12-14 Ezekiel 33 Acts 17:30
Upside Down Happiness
Sermon Scripture: Matthew 5:11-12 Hebrews 11:35b-38 Matthew 5:11-12 Matthew 10:34-39 Swim upstream: John 16:33 If you have decided to follow Jesus, take heart when life brings trouble because we serve a God who has overcome the world.
The Big Gulp
Sermon Scripture: Daniel 7:11,13-14; Philippians 2:3-11 Sermon Big Idea: In showing us what it means to be human, Jesus came as man and humbled himself. We are called to be humble before a Holy God. Acts 7:56 Matthew 13:41 Mark 2:28 Mark 8:38 Matthew 8:20 Matthew 11:19 Matthew 26:24 Mark 8:31 Numbers 23:19 Job 25:5-6 Psalm 8:4 Daniel 7:13-14 The hidden hope of humility is that freedom is found in faith in Jesus.
Truth in the Middle
Sermon Scripture: Jeremiah 31:33; Matthew 23:1-4 Sermon Big Idea: The truth lies in the middle of you. We are called to live in a way in which the seed of God’s truth bears fruit outwardly in how we live. Jeremiah 31:33 The journey with Jesus is to be a Christian in word and deed, not just in name. James 2:14
The Weightiness of the Wait
Isaiah 53:5 When weight is dispersed among many, the load is lighter and easier to bare.
The Chairo of Ekkremamai
Luke 18:35-43 Luke 19:1-10 Luke 19:11-27 Luke 19:28-40 Luke 19:41-44 Luke 19:45-48 To have true wisdom we must ekkremamai the words of Jesus with chairo