Sermons (Page 26)
PARTNERING WITH GOD
PARTNERING WITH GOD II Corinthians 9:6-15 October 27, 2019 Pastor David Streets Good Morning Church! Welcome to week number four in our series of messages about generosity. We have been talking about generosity all month long. Do you remember last week I told you a story told by Henry Blackaby in his Experiencing God study? During an effort to raise funds for the church, an older, single, widowed woman with not many resources came into his office. She wanted to…
The Grace of Giving
The Grace of Giving II Corinthians 8:1-5 October 20, 2019 Pastor David Streets Welcome to week #3 of our 4 part series on generosity. We are studying generosity as a church, together so that we will be more like the people God wants us to be; so that we can grow into being the church Jesus hopes we will become; so that we can take on part of the character of God. “For God so loved the world he gave…
Go all in: Giving as Hopeful Expectation
“Go all in: Giving as Hopeful Expectation” Malachi 3:6 12 October 13, 2019 Pastor Gregory D. Cox Let us pray: Almighty and gracious God, we are overwhelmed by your glory and your presence and grace that overflows so freely in our lives. Coming today gives us an opportunity to thank you for your love and overflow in our lives. I sit here and reflect on the week of the past and know that you had a hand in it, and…
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME? Malachi 3:6-12 October 13, 2019 Pastor E. David Streets Good morning church and welcome back. We are in the midst of a series of messages about generosity. Generosity is about sharing our resources and sharing our lives with others. Are you a generous person? If you were with us last week you will remember that we reflected on the generosity of the widow as she gave her gifts upon entering the temple. Do you remember…
Go All In: Living by Faith
Go All In: Living by Faith Mark 12:41 44 October 6, 2019 Pastor Greg Cox Let us pray: Almighty and gracious God, it is truly a spectacular day to be in your presence. Every day that we awake, we are refreshed from the night that is past and look forward to the vision for what you have in store for us throughout the day. Help us O God, to deeply trust in you and your extravagance today and every day.…
SEEING BEYOND OURSELVES
SEEING BEYOND OURSELVES Mark 12:41-44 October 6, 2019 Pastor E. David Streets Are you an easy mark with a soft heart? Are you one of those people who quickly gives when someone asks? Perhaps it’s the Girl Scouts selling cookies or the Boy Scouts selling popcorn. Or maybe it’s an athletic booster’s club from the local high school. They call your phone. You answer even though you don’t know the number. And they ask you if they can count on…
Water Celebrates
Water Celebrates Acts 8:26 40 September 22 and 29, 2019 Pastor Dennis Henley There are certain things that need to be present in just the right amount. Fire provides warmth, enables us to cook and prepare meals OR burn down a house or a block. Nuclear Energy provides electricity, powers a sub OR destroys a city (purpose or inadvertent). Water – if too much, there is a flood, if too little, a drought. Download the PDF to read the entire…
The Gift of Water: Delivers
The Gift of Water: Delivers Genesis 8:1 5, 15 22 September 22 & 29, 2019 Pastor Greg Cox Let us pray: I will lift up your name, O God, for your praise will ever be on my lips. When we praise, it’s an opportunity for others to hear you and to rejoice in your glory. Let us all open our mouths and offer words of praise today, for you have sought us and delivered us. This morning, we pray a…
An Essential Taken For Granted
An Essential Taken For Granted Exodus 17:1-7 September 8 and 15, 2019 Pastor E. David Streets Have you ever been thirsty? Exactly how thirsty? In September of 2013, after I had my second surgery in 5 days, this time an emergency surgery, I had a nasogastric tube that went through my nose into my stomach. Affectionately known as an ng tube, this device sucked secretions and fluids out of my stomach so that my colon could heal. Have you ever…
Nothing Greater
Nothing Greater!Ephesians 1:15-23August 25 and September 1, 2019 Let us pray: “Praise to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength…
And When You Pray
And When You PrayScripture: Matthew 6:7-15February 24, 2019 For some reason, lots of folks seem to think that ministers are better at praying than anyone else: The pastor shows up at a dinner and who is asked to give the blessing? While it’s less common today than in the past, at a community event a pastor is invited to offer the invocation. When I joined the Charleroi Rotary, who do you suppose got assigned the lunchtime grace? Until I told…
Have You Lost Your Zeal?
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR ZEAL? Scripture: I Peter 3:8-16 February 17, and 24, 2019 I’d like to begin today by asking you to remember your first time; that is, the very first time something happened in your life, the first time you did something all by yourself, the first time you achieved something great. It should be something significant. Can you remember the day you were born? No, neither can I but I can remember the day I learned how…