"the journey" Tagged Sermons (Page 6)

For God So Loved the World He Gave a Savior

The entire imagery of a Savior can be summed up in an Old Testament scripture that says… “…for the young man found the young woman out in the country, and though the betrothed woman screamed, there was no one to rescue her.”  (Deuteronomy 22:27) The shepherds and the wise men in the Christmas story had a much richer imagery of what a savior meant than we do.  Join us as Pastor Les digs into the story and connects the Good…

For God So Loved the World He Gave a Son

We know that Jesus is King, Lord, sacrificial lamb, scape goat, and the Bread of Life but why did God send a Son to be these things?  Jesus was not sent as a loaf of bread or as a lamb but as a Son.  There are a few reasons why Jesus being a Son is so crucial. Being a Son is the Imagery that has lasted for over 2,000 years.  Sacrificial lamb and scape goat can be taught but most…

Are Your Politics Governed by Your Flesh or His Spirit?

How can you know if your politics are being governed by your flesh or by His Spirit? Pastor Les shares from Romans 8 and explores a few area wrapped around this idea that we should be manifesting His Spirit even while in the midst of politics (and this season does not give us license to hate).  He takes on the wrong idea that we should vote our ‘conscience’ and gives us a few questions to ask ourselves to see if…

Are You Table Salt or Agricultural Salt?

Most Christ-followers see themselves as salt to season the world and to keep it from decaying until Jesus returns.  Pastor Les shares a message from Luke 14 and II Kings 2 that challenges us to think again and see ourselves as agricultural salt that is good for the soil and good for the manure pile. When we think of Salt as an Agricultural product and not as table salt we can see that it is not just to preserve for…

How to Be Light Instead of Pointing Out Darkness

We force darkness to leave not by shouting at it or pointing it out but by turning on the light.  A simple principle but one that seems difficult to practice during our current presidential cycle.  Pastor Les shares a message about being light and uncovers a few reasons why us Jesus Followers often want to deny that we are the light of the world. Did you know that Jesus called His followers the light of the world? Did you know…

6 Ways to Heal Your Soul

Pastor Les recently shared a message in Scotland on how to heal the wounded land of your soul, specifically when you have been wounded by the “Church”.  This is not a part of his upcoming book, “Healing Wounded Land: How to Recover from Unhealthy Church”.  It is instead some of those things God has been teaching him that he did not know when he was working on the book. What keeps us from restoration? Unforgiveness Idolatry Anger instead of weeping Passivity…

How to Pray as We Go

Pastor Les leaves for Scotland this week for 2 weeks of ministry.  He shares with us from Matthew 10 on how we can pray for those who go, but also reminds us that each of us GO every single day. Pray for the right… People Power Provision And remember, doing good things for or with the wrong people are not God things.  The wrong people are those you are not called to and they become distractions unto disobedience.

Sari Sim Shares a Story

Our friend and missionary from Panama, Sari Sim, says hello to The Journey and shares a short, powerful story about hearing and obeying God.

The Importance of Land

Cherie shares on the importance of land before we have a time of prayer. God has already set out our boundary lines There is land where it is easier to experience God Tomball is geographically blessed with an abundance of oil Tomball is the highest point in Harris County She also shares about the importance of being in the right place at the right time and encourages us that we are…at the right place at the right time.