Sermons from July 2019
The Character Project – Part 4
The Character Project Choose a trait Pray daily for that trait Listen for practical steps Memorize scripture about your trait Ask for another’s prayer Pray for help every moment Courage: God confidence, given with God’s grace Contentment: God has provided everything I need for my joy in him Meekness: Strength under control Hezekiah trusted God like no one else 2 Kings 18:5-7 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him…
The Character Project – Part 3
Character Project: Week 3: Meekness Summer Series – Character Project This summer we are working through a series called the Character Project … Ultimately it’s about lining up our lives to better reflect who we are in Christ. Our character is our first witness! It’s often on display before we ever have a chance to share verbally. We don’t want to let bad character ruin our testimony. Easy to see character flaws in other people … little harder to recognize in ourselves. But the Holy Spirit is able to reveal these to and bring about change. This…
The Character Project – Part 2
“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” -Abraham Lincoln Character Counts. 2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. The Character Project Choose a trait Pray daily for that trait Listen for practical steps Memorize scripture about your trait Ask for another’s prayer Pray for help every moment Abigail and Gracious Courage Numbers 16:1-3…
The Character Project – Part 1
Why focus on Character all summer? Others wish we would Character effects our closest relationships Character is our greatest witness 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect Our character is God’s Priority Hebrews 10:14 because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who…