Sermons on Community
Standing Through the Storm: Anticipating Heaven
Standing in the Storm Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne Radmacher Luke 9:22 And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” All suffering is a result of sin in some way Life is hard, God…
Standing Through the Storm: Fight in the Storm
Standing through the storm Borrowing Light from the past, wounded healers, Jesus’ presence Eph. 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of…
Standing Through the Storm: Finding the Light
The goal is to keep standing through the storm God’s World: Coherent word, free will God’s War: God is not the only supernatural actor on the world stage God’s Will: God’s number one desire is our relationship with him Maybe by adjusting our expectations we could reduce the sense of disappointment isolation and unfairness riding on the back of unanswered prayer Peter Greig When we finally accept the fact that life is not a five star hotel and lay down…
Standing Through the Storm: Setting Our Expectations
God’s World, God’s War, God’s Will God’s World: God made a coherent world where miracles are possible but are rare That God can and does on occasion modify the behavior of matter and produce what we call miracles is a part of the Christian faith but the very conception of a common and therefore stable world demands that these occasions should be rare. CS Lewis Every miracle is a tantalizing foretaste of the world to come God’s War: God is…
Navigating Life Together: Expectations
Navigating Life Together – Expectations Good relationships are difficult but essential There is no win in comparison Do not be hasty in your spirit to be offended, for resentment resides in the hearts of fools. Ecc. 7:9 Over, under-react Forgiveness is not passive, it prays for those who offend us Lead with Trust Help me understand When you receive a text, you should reply… Within the week? When you receive a text, you should reply… Within the week? Within the…
Navigating Life Together: Trust
Navigating Life Together – Trust Good relationships are difficult but essential Romans 12:10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. There is no win in comparison Over, under-react Forgives is not passive, it prays for those who offend us This generation would rather be cynical than naïve I’m going assume bad motives, the worst, until you prove otherwise To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung…
Navigating Life Together: Forgiveness
Navigating Life together It doesn’t matter how gifted you are if you are difficult to get on with, your gifts are of no value. Martin Lloyd Jones Good relationships are difficult but essential God redeems your life and places you into his family Hebrews 6:10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. There is no finish line with Comparison…
Navigating Life Together: Comparisons
Navigating Life Together: Comparisons Good relationships are difficult The major marker of a fulfilled life is healthy relationships Relationships are critical for a physical wellbeing Marc Schultz If you have no relationships or only bad ones – same health risk as smoking Proverbs 14:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones This is a generation that can’t seem to get along, but desperately needs to Good relationships are difficult but essential God redeems…
Forever: Festival of Friends
Forever (in light of eternity) Nov. 20, 22 1 Corinthians 15:13-14 For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. Those in Christ will have real bodies Forever Phil. 3:21 He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own 1 John 3:2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children,…