Sermons

Jeremiah 29:11 – I have plans for you,? declares the LORD, ?plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will […]

1 – The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel: 2 – When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, ?Go, take […]

18 – This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 – Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her […]

A couple weeks ago while I did a few of my treadmill runs, I watched an inspiring movie called The Guardian. I say ?inspiring? because the subjects of the film are the real live heros who serve in the United States Coast Guard as rescue swimmers. Every day these brave men and women board helicopters […]

6 – When they met together, they asked Him, ?Lord, are You at this time going to restore the kingdom of Israel?? 7 – He said to them: ?It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority. 8 – But you will receive power when […]

4 -When the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 – to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 -Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit Who calls out, ?Abba, […]

Matthew 1:18 – This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 – Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose […]

1 Thessalonians 5:16 – 18 – Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God?s will for you in Christ Jesus. If you?ve read Daniel Defoe?s classic book, Robinson Crusoe, then you know that shortly after Crusoe was shipwrecked on his lonely island, he took a sheet of parchment and […]

In 1991 a new kind of ?how-to book? appeared on the shelves of local bookstores. I?m referring to the DUMMIES series. How many of you have read one? I don?t know if you realize it or not but when these books first came out, many book retailers refused to carry them because they thought the […]

Toward the end of the 19th century, an elderly man and his wife arrived by train in the city of Chicago. It was a stormy night and their train had been delayed so it was after midnight when they finally arrived at a downtown hotel they hoped would have a vacancy. The young clerk on […]