Main idea: Trust in Jesus; He is God who provides of all our needs 1. His energy and compassion are endless when rest is elusive 2. His disciples are beyond their abilities and insufficient 3. He is God the...

Introduction Big Idea: Four qualities about the gospel of the kingdom that must shape your reception and proclamation of it. 1. Authority: This Gospel of the Kingdom has been commi...

Introduction Main idea: No matter who you are, come to Jesus in faith, for he alone has compassionate power to save. Two great threats To Jairus and his daughter To the woman...

Intro: The Satanic Forces arrayed against God and his people Main idea: Trust Jesus the Son of the Most High God for he alone has power to rescue from satanic forces The Demoniac’s Plight...

Look to King Jesus with greater faith for he has omnipotent saving power. Sermon Notes Main idea: Look to King Jesus with greater faith for he has omnipotent saving power. 1. Exhausted Human...

The Will of God applied to dating Big Idea: Assertively apply biblical principles on friendship and marriage to DATING in order to establish a firm foundation for marriage. An overview of the w...

The call to be a part of God’s family has always been coupled with the call to be careful hearers and deliberate doers of his word. The two are inseparable when we understand rightly who God is. “Hearing and Doing” are both the initial call ...

Our most daunting decisions will be driven by our daily disposition. Deuteronomy 10 and Ecclesiastes 11 lay a strong foundation for understanding what this means. When we apply some very practical principles from these passages, and other biblical...

Three pursuits of careful hearers so that we may be true disciples and make true disciples of Jesus Christ Sermon Notes Main Idea: Three pursuits of careful hearers so that we may be true disciples and make true disciples of Jesu...

Notes The Dynamics of True Hearing (Luke 8:1–8, 11–15)The Source of True Hearing (Luke 8:9–10)...

How God‘s redemptive story centering on Jesus changes how we make our decisions...

Main Idea: He who is forgiven little, loves little. Sermon Notes The Emotional SceneThe Piercing ContrastThe Definitive StatementsThe Inescapable Implicati...

Main Idea: Two ways to use hospitality for the spread of the gospel 1. Use Hospitality to Witness to Christ Acts 5:42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease t...

Three aspects of hospitality that put God's generosity on display. Sermon Notes Introduction Review Hospitality reflects the generous character of God the creator (Acts 14:17).Hospitality reflects th...

Hospitality is welcoming the stranger – the needy and the vulnerable – Into your home and life and treating them like family because God has welcomed you and made you His family when you were needy and vulnerable....

John the Baptist sends messengers to see if Jesus is "the one who is to come". Jesus' answer requires a response both from them and us. Sermon Notes Who is Jesus and how do we know?Who is John the Baptist a...

Jesus proves that His Word is Authoritative by means of His Compassion Sermon Notes Big Idea: Jesus proves that His Word is Authoritative by means of His Compassion 1. Sorrow Luke 7:11-12 2. Compassion Luke 7:13-...

God's testimony in the scripture and in his Son Jesus Christ is to be believed! Sermon Notes 1. What must we believe to have eternal life?  You need to believe the Testimony of God about His Son: at Chri...

Have faith in Jesus like the Centurion.  Sermon Notes  Introduction: Main idea: Have faith in Jesus like the Centurion Setting the stage 1. Dependent 2. Loving 3. Generous...

How can you have assurance of salvation? The answer is found in your response to Jesus... Sermon Notes Big Idea: Examine your response to Jesus to see if you will receive salvation or final judgment. ...

Christians must cultivate a heart of mercy by looking to Jesus and helping others look to Jesus. Sermon Notes Introduction Theme of Luke: Certainty of the SaviorReview of Luke 6:36-42 ...

John gives three reasons to love one another in order to give assurance of eternal life to true believers....

Jesus calls His followers to understand and imitate the mercy of God.  Sermon Notes Introduction Main Idea: Jesus calls His followers to understand and imitate the mercy of God—here ar...

This week we have a group bible study time where Brian Sayers guides us through how to study the bible using Hebrews 12:18-29 as a sample passage....

What is the role of the church member in a worship service? Sermon Notes Introduction & Review Two Weeks Ago: The Word-Filled Worship ServiceRead the Word, Pray the Word, Sing the Word, Preach the Wor...

Three considerations for Gospel Shaped Worship that will help us offer acceptable worship to our supremely worthy God. Sermon Notes Introduction Hebrews 12:28-29 Therefore let us be grate...

If you deny the incarnation you lose everything.  Keywords: heresy, false teaching, docetism, gnosticism...

Our Sunday Morning gatherings are centered on God's word in reading, praying, singing, preaching/teaching and seeing (through ordinances). Sermon Notes Introduction The Importance of Gathered...

Sermon Notes Introduction False Hopes 1. Recall the gospel Trinity DefinedGospel 2. Recognize the hope...

Love for other believers is evidence of true genuine faith. Love for fellow believers demonstrates a heart changed by the love of God.Sermon NotesThe Dichotomy of Love (1 John 3:11-15)The Example of Love (1 John 3:16-...

Sermon Notes Big Idea: Embrace three realities of being a child of God. These are three encouragements for all who are children of God as they walk in fellowship with the Father, the Son and the Spirit....

Disciples of Jesus Love Their Enemies, Like God loves his. Sermon Notes Big Idea: Disciples of Jesus Love Their Enemies, Like God loves his. 1. Act in God-like Love 2. React in God-like Love 3. Ele...

Jesus charts contrasting pursuits of the earth-bound soul and the eternally blessed disciple. Sermon Notes Introduction … so that you can avoid being woefully shocked and deceived in the last day�...

In 1 John 2:3–14, John gives three answers to this question so that you might have assurance that you know the true God. You know that you know God… If You Keep His CommandmentsIf You Keep the New Comm...

Two characteristics of disciples in Jesus’ Kingdom so that you may experience its richest blessings. Sermon Notes Introduction: Luke 1:52-53 Luke 1:71-73 Luke 4:17-19...

Jesus’ naming of the apostles signals a new beginning for Israel....