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Sunday AM The service celebrated and honored grandparents and senior citizens, emphasizing their enduring influence and value within the church and family. Scripture, particularly Exodus 20:5 and Proverbs 17:6, highlighted the importance of passing down faith and remembering the legacy of older generations, while also encouraging active engagement and mutual support between parents, grandparents, and grandchildren. The message underscored the significance of embracing opportunities to connect, offer assistance, and cultivate a sense of community, ultimately affirming the vital role of seniors in shaping the spiritual lives of younger generations and leaving a lasting impact.
Sunday School The sermon explores the profound connection between suffering and the creation of enduring faith, tracing its origins from Genesis 3 and examining its manifestations throughout Scripture. It highlights how adversity, including personal loss, illness, and betrayal, has inspired countless hymns and poems that offer solace, strength, and a deeper understanding of God's grace. The message emphasizes that while suffering is undeniable, it can ultimately produce a powerful testimony of faith, exemplified by individuals who transformed pain into expressions of worship and unwavering trust in divine providence, ultimately affirming that even in the darkest of times, God provides comfort and inspires beautiful songs.
Wednesday PM Service The sermon emphasizes the church's vital role as a witness for God, building upon the preceding exploration of creation, conscience, Christ, and the Holy Spirit as universal witnesses. It highlights the responsibility of believers to actively participate in church planting and discipleship, drawing parallels to historical examples and emphasizing the importance of local churches as platforms for evangelism and edification. The message underscores the church's significance as a candlestick, radiating light and requiring diligent care and ownership to prevent decline, ultimately calling for a renewed commitment to expanding God's presence in communities through vibrant, thriving local congregations.
Bro Vincent Waltz - Wounded Spirit Ministries The sermon explores the transformative power of faith in navigating trauma, emphasizing that vulnerability and reliance on God's grace, rather than external solutions like medication or ministry involvement, are essential for healing. Drawing from personal experience with PTSD, the speaker recounts a journey from despair and resentment to finding solace and purpose through biblical counseling and a deeper understanding of the gospel as the foundation for strength and victory. Ultimately, the message encourages listeners to surrender their pain to God, trusting that He can redeem their suffering and use it to display His glory, ultimately leading to a life of purpose and enduring hope.
The sermon emphasizes the importance of proactive measures to prevent toxicity within a church community, drawing from Proverbs 22:3. It highlights the need to address toxic behavior promptly, recognizing that fostering a supportive environment, encouraging personal and spiritual growth, and resolving conflicts with wisdom and kindness are essential for maintaining a healthy congregation. The message underscores that true strength lies not in self-reliance but in acknowledging dependence on God's grace, discerning the difference between ideals and human limitations, and cultivating a culture of open communication and mutual respect, ultimately striving for a church that is 'hot' and aflame with the Holy Spirit rather than 'cold' and complacent.
The sermon explores the multifaceted nature of suffering, moving beyond its origins in sin and Satan to examine its potential for positive transformation. Drawing from Scripture, particularly Luke 10:25-37 (the Good Samaritan), the message emphasizes service to others as a direct response to suffering, highlighting the opportunity to embody Christ's compassion and demonstrate love for one's neighbor. The speaker underscores the importance of physical, spiritual, and material acts of service, ultimately asserting that a selfless life dedicated to serving others aligns with God's will and reflects the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
The sermon explores the concept of universal witnesses to God, arguing that creation, conscience, Christ, and the Holy Spirit provide undeniable evidence of divine presence accessible to all people. Drawing from Scripture, particularly Romans and John, the message emphasizes that creation reveals God's power, conscience convicts of sin, Christ embodies righteousness, and the Holy Spirit testifies to the need for salvation. The preacher underscores the importance of personal responsibility in responding to these witnesses, highlighting the Holy Spirit's role in guiding believers and convicting the lost, ultimately urging listeners to embrace the opportunity for faith and salvation offered through Christ.
The sermon emphasizes the transformative power of encouragement and mentorship, drawing parallels between the biblical figure of Barnabas and the potential for individuals to positively impact others' lives. It highlights the importance of believing in people, even when they are struggling or facing adversity, and underscores the value of providing support and guidance to help them reach their full potential. The message encourages listeners to emulate Barnabas by offering kindness, building up those around them, and recognizing that even seemingly small acts of belief can have profound and lasting consequences, ultimately contributing to a more supportive and faith-filled community.
The sermon playfully explores faith and salvation through the antics of a puppet, using a series of increasingly absurd scenarios involving a trick horse and Dixie Dog to illustrate the importance of making a personal decision for Christ. The message emphasizes that while good works and church attendance are valuable, they are not sufficient for salvation, which is attained through faith and a personal relationship with Jesus. Ultimately, the speaker encourages listeners to embrace obedience, make a commitment to Christ, and demonstrate their faith through actions, offering a playful yet profound call to spiritual renewal and a reminder of the transformative power of faith.
The sermon emphasizes the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, drawing on biblical imagery like fire, wind, water, and a seal to illustrate its cleansing, enabling, and securing presence in believers' lives. Through personal anecdotes and stories, the message highlights the Holy Spirit's ability to change individuals, offering comfort, guidance, and a profound connection to divine truth, ultimately encouraging listeners to surrender to its influence and embrace its life-altering potential.
The sermon emphasizes that God actively witnesses to humanity through four universal avenues: creation, conscience, Christ, and the divine spark, demonstrating a proactive divine engagement that precedes and informs human evangelism. Drawing on Scripture, particularly John 1 and Revelation 19, the message highlights Christ as the light that illuminates all people, prompting reflection on the inherent attractiveness of the gospel and encouraging believers to share this light with confidence, knowing God has already been working in the lives of those they seek to reach. The speaker underscores the importance of recognizing God's ongoing work and participating in His mission to draw all people to Himself, ultimately resulting in a multitude that no one can number.
The sermon emphasizes the importance of servant leadership, drawing from Matthew 23:11, which states that the greatest among us should be servants. It explores characteristics of servant leadership, including caring, compassion, curing, consciousness, convincing, creativity, and circumspection, urging listeners to intentionally walk with purpose, avoid error, and embrace prudence in decision-making. The message encourages self-awareness, biblical standards, and a deliberate approach to life, advocating for a mindful consideration of potential consequences and a commitment to aligning actions with God's truth rather than succumbing to worldly influences or personal desires.
The sermon emphasized unwavering faith in God's provision and grace, even amidst life's challenges and imperfections. Drawing from Numbers 11, the message underscored that God's faithfulness transcends circumstances, urging listeners to trust Him regardless of their age or situation. It challenged the congregation to move beyond complaining and embrace a spirit of rejoicing, actively engaging with others and demonstrating kindness, while recognizing the importance of protecting the church community from division and negativity. Ultimately, the speaker encouraged a proactive and passionate commitment to living out their faith, recognizing God's power to overcome adversity and championing a spirit of thankfulness and active engagement within the church and broader community.
The sermon explores the concept of sanctification as a key response to suffering, arguing that God uses adversity to move individuals from a state of sin and self-focus toward a life of holiness and service. Drawing from Scripture, particularly 1 Peter 4 and the story of Miriam, the message emphasizes that suffering can be a tool for purging sin, transforming individuals, and ultimately equipping them to fulfill God's purpose. The speaker underscores the importance of yielding to God's will, recognizing that physical and spiritual trials can lead to a deeper connection with Him and a greater dedication to serving others, ultimately mirroring the beauty of a life lived in holiness.
Driven by a deep sense of calling and guided by prayer, the speaker recounts a journey of faith and missionary work spanning decades, initially focused on the Philippines and now extending to Mindanao. After discerning God's direction, the speaker transitioned from active field work to supporting national leaders and establishing Old Path Baptist College, emphasizing the need for biblical training and global outreach. The narrative highlights unexpected opportunities arising from challenging circumstances, ultimately underscoring a commitment to fulfilling the Great Commission and encouraging others to embrace their role as witnesses for Christ, both locally and abroad.
The sermon emphasizes the ongoing need for spiritual growth, contrasting immature characteristics like envy and strife with mature qualities of kindness, peace, and unity. It highlights the importance of grounding oneself in faith, cultivating relationships within the church community, embracing obstacles as opportunities for development, and consistently engaging with the Word of God as essential components of a flourishing Christian life. Ultimately, the message encourages listeners to actively pursue growth, recognizing that spiritual maturity is a lifelong journey rather than a destination, and that consistent engagement with scripture and community fosters a deeper relationship with Christ.
The sermon explores the origin and nature of suffering, tracing it back to the fall and highlighting the roles of Satan, selfishness, sin, and divine judgment. It emphasizes that while suffering is inevitable, God's grace is always sufficient to help individuals endure and even find strength in their weakness, drawing parallels to the experiences of biblical figures like Joseph and Paul. Ultimately, the message encourages listeners to boldly approach God's throne of grace, seeking mercy and the necessary assistance to navigate life's challenges with faith and resilience, finding that God's resources are available to help in times of need.
The sermon explores the concept of conscience as a universal witness of God, building upon the previous discussion of creation. It emphasizes that conscience, though present even in the unsaved, reflects God's law written in the heart, compelling individuals to recognize right and wrong. The speaker defines conscience as what the mind allows or disallows, highlighting the importance of aligning personal standards with God's word to avoid a seared or defiled conscience, ultimately leading to a purified spirit and a deeper understanding of God's grace and mercy in a world increasingly detached from moral absolutes.
The sermon emphasizes the pursuit of joy as a central goal for believers, rooted in a direct experience of God's presence and manifested through fellowship with Him and with other Christians. Drawing from 1 John, it highlights the importance of recognizing God as light, confessing sin, and embracing the divine nature bestowed upon believers, ultimately leading to a life characterized by obedience to God's commandments and a desire to share His truth with others, thereby illuminating the world with His light and experiencing the fullness of joy.
The sermon explores the progression from spiritual infancy to maturity in the Christian life, drawing parallels to physical growth and emphasizing the importance of moving beyond dependence on basic sustenance to a diet of spiritual meat. It identifies key indicators of immaturity, such as envy, strife, division, pride, and instability, contrasting them with virtues like kindness, contentment, peace, selfless service, and a steadfast commitment to biblical truth. Ultimately, the message underscores the necessity for ongoing growth in grace and knowledge of Christ, recognizing that a mature faith leads to effective service and brings glory to God.
The sermon explores the origin of suffering, tracing it back to Satan's deception in Genesis and humanity's subsequent selfishness and sin. It emphasizes that God, as a just judge, must sentence the guilty, highlighting five key sentences: Satan's curse, the woman's sorrow in childbirth, Adam's toil and mortality, the suffering of creation, and ultimately, Christ's sacrifice. The message underscores that while suffering is a consequence of rebellion against God, it also points toward a future where God uses suffering to produce beauty and offers hope through Christ's redemptive work.
The sermon emphasizes that God actively witnesses to humanity through creation, offering assurance that He is at work even among those who have never heard the gospel. Drawing from Scripture, particularly Ecclesiastes and passages in Acts and Romans, the message highlights the natural world—rain, food, the heavens, and the intricate details of life—as universal testimonies to God's power, care, and personal concern for each individual. The speaker encourages attentive observation of creation, suggesting that it serves as a foundational witness, prompting repentance and ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of God's character and purpose, while also affirming the ongoing importance of human evangelism.
The sermon explores the pervasive nature of toxicity within the church, emphasizing that even good people can unintentionally cause harm through unrealistic expectations, unresolved issues, misunderstandings of scripture, fear of change, and a lack of maturity. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 10 and Psalms 133, the message underscores the importance of unity and encourages listeners to cultivate emotional and spiritual maturity, actively seeking resolution and open communication to foster a supportive and unified community, while also presenting the gospel to those who are lost and seeking a relationship with Christ.
The sermon explores the origin of suffering, arguing that it is not a consequence of divine action but rather a result of human choices and supernatural rebellion. Beginning with the perfect creation described in Genesis, the message traces suffering to Satan's initial fall, followed by the introduction of selfishness through Eve's disobedience, and ultimately to the pervasive nature of sin itself. The speaker emphasizes that understanding this historical progression is crucial for grappling with life's most difficult questions, offering a framework for comprehending suffering not as God's will, but as a consequence of choices that defy divine order, while promising further exploration of solutions in subsequent lessons.
Missionary Austin Reed - Sunday PM Service The sermon emphasizes the importance of investing in eternal matters rather than fleeting earthly gains, drawing a contrast between the scoffers who question Jesus' return and the faithful who recognize the promise of a heavenly city. It highlights the responsibility of every Christian to share the gospel, not through eloquent speeches, but by simply testifying to the transformative power of Jesus Christ in their own lives, ultimately supporting national church planters as a practical means of multiplying gospel outreach and establishing self-sustaining churches around the world, all while acknowledging the generous resources available in the United States to facilitate this mission.
The sermon emphasizes the importance of unity and shared understanding within the church, rooted in the authority of Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit. It addresses the potential for toxicity stemming from unrealistic expectations and unresolved personal issues, advocating for grace, patience, and honest communication as essential for fostering a supportive spiritual environment. The speaker underscores the need for humility, longsuffering, and a commitment to working through challenges, ultimately encouraging members to embrace their roles as agents of reconciliation and to extend the same compassion and understanding they have received.
The sermon emphasizes that genuine faith manifests not through actions intended to please God, but through a humble pursuit of wisdom and understanding, ultimately leading to practical application and reconciliation with others. Drawing from James, the message clarifies that resolving interpersonal conflicts requires active listening, measured responses, and a commitment to speaking the truth in love, recognizing that true faith is directed towards God, while works are directed towards humanity, and that a reliance on divine guidance is essential for navigating life's challenges and fostering a community marked by peace and grace.
The sermon emphasizes holiness as God's greatest attribute, surpassing even love, and underscores its vital importance for believers. Drawing on personal experience and biblical passages like 1 Peter 1:16 and Isaiah 6, the message explores the distinction between positional holiness received through salvation and the ongoing pursuit of practical holiness through separation from worldly influences and a reverent fear of God. Ultimately, the speaker argues that actively pursuing holiness, though challenging, leads to greater joy, power, and influence, reflecting God's character and fulfilling His purpose.
The sermon emphasizes the importance of welcoming children, drawing from Matthew 19 and related passages to illustrate Jesus's embrace of the young and vulnerable. It highlights the biblical mandate to nurture children, not with legalism or disdain, but with the same faith and humility exemplified by Christ, recognizing their inherent value and their place within God's kingdom. The message encourages the church to actively engage with children, providing them with love, time, and biblical instruction, and to counteract the negative influences of the world, ultimately fostering an environment where children feel welcomed and can experience the transformative power of faith.
The sermon addresses the pervasive issue of confusion, emphasizing that God is a source of peace, not disorder. It urges listeners to confront confusion by inspecting their thoughts and emotions, identifying external influences, seeking wise counsel, and ultimately submitting to God's authority. The message highlights the deceptive nature of confusion, rooted in lies and fueled by worldly desires, and calls for a steadfast commitment to truth and a reliance on God's guidance to experience clarity and purpose, ultimately offering hope and a path toward spiritual liberation.
The sermon explores the origin of suffering, focusing on selfishness as a key contributor. Drawing from Genesis chapter three, it examines how Satan's deception and the temptation of Eve, rooted in self-will and disregard for divine instruction, initiated a pattern of suffering that continues to impact humanity. The speaker emphasizes that selfishness, manifested in various forms throughout history and present in contemporary society, is a direct consequence of Satan's lies and a rejection of God's will, ultimately producing pain and devastation while highlighting the importance of understanding these origins to navigate the complexities of suffering.
The sermon centered on the transformative power of surrender to God, drawing from personal anecdotes and scriptural passages, particularly Matthew 10. The speaker emphasized that a life of surrender involves separation from the world, dedicated service, and ultimately, a willingness to sacrifice, mirroring the decisions made by young people at camp. Drawing on examples of missionaries and highlighting the importance of prayer and encouragement, the message conveyed a call to action, urging listeners to relinquish control and trust in God's direction, believing that such surrender can lead to revival and a profound impact on both individual lives and the church community.
The sermon emphasizes that freedom, both civil and spiritual, is not freely given but earned through sacrifice, drawing parallels between America's history and the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. It underscores the importance of recognizing the cost of freedom, urging listeners to avoid complacency and actively participate in spreading the gospel, while also encouraging Christians to resist temptation and embrace the liberating power of faith, ultimately emphasizing that true freedom lies in obedience to God and a commitment to sharing His message with others.
The sermon explores the origin of suffering, asserting it is not God's fault but a consequence of Satan's actions and the fall of humanity. It emphasizes that while suffering is unavoidable, understanding its source in the rebellion of Satan allows individuals to resist blame and instead focus on biblical answers, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding of God's character and a foundation for navigating life's challenges. The series will systematically address suffering through a series of lessons, utilizing alliteration to aid memorization and offering a framework for both personal growth and helping others grappling with pain and adversity.
The sermon centers on the enduring importance of a solid foundation, drawing a parallel between building a house on rock versus sand, and the choices graduates face in building their lives. It emphasizes the necessity of grounding beliefs and practices in truth—specifically, the Bible and Jesus Christ—rather than fleeting worldly trends. The message underscores personal responsibility for making these choices, warning against deception and encouraging listeners to embrace the stability and blessings that come from living a life rooted in faith, ultimately offering a call to action to build a life of purpose and faithfulness that will stand the test of time.
The sermon emphasizes the importance of spiritual vigilance against the persistent attacks of the enemy, particularly within the church. Drawing from 1 Peter 5:8 and other scriptural passages, the message warns against complacency and highlights the need for sober-mindedness, resisting division, guarding against false teaching, and fostering genuine discipleship. The speaker underscores that true growth stems from saving souls, not merely transferring members, and encourages a proactive, prayerful approach to spiritual warfare, reminding the congregation that a reliance on God's power, rather than personal strength, is essential for enduring the challenges ahead and ultimately glorifying Him.
The sermon emphasizes the vital role of communication in fostering healthy relationships, particularly within the church. Drawing from Ephesians 4:29, the message underscores the importance of using words that build others up, offering instruction, encouragement, and truth, rather than contributing to negativity or insecurity. It highlights the need for intentionality in building relationships, offering grace, and recognizing that genuine connection requires vulnerability and a willingness to invest in one another, ultimately reflecting God's design for relational growth and spiritual edification.
Servant Leadership - Part VI Creativity (Conceptualization)
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Are We There Yet Series - Lesson 4 (cont'd) Sunday School
Sunday AM Service w/ Pastor Dru Merrill
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