Sermons from 2016
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…
A Challenge to Worship
Grab something to eat and drink, possibly on your lunch break or while having a snack, and be challenged to worship.
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…
Without Jesus You Cannot Make Anything Beautiful
Ms. Anita makes our children’s church beautiful because she has Jesus in her heart and flowing thru her hands. Listen in as she illustrates by mixing up a cake without a recipe and without the right ingredients. By the way, no children were hurt by eating the cake in the presentation of this message!
Worship without Songs
Grab something to write with and join us for a time of worship where we have no songs, only a piano player and a person reading, sharing and directing our thoughts to the Lord.
For God So Loved the World He Gave a Seed
If God had planted a tree, lets say sent down a full grown Jesus, then Jesus would not have been fully man. He would not have been the excellent high priest that He is. Without knowing the pain of depression, doubt, and fear—without experiencing man’s anger and being tempted in all ways to manipulate and misuse His fellow humans, Jesus would not be as effective a high priest as He is today for you and me. A seed represents the…
Dynamic Gratitude Breaks Our Entitlement
Pastor Stevie wraps up our Dynamic Gratitude series using a man of leprosy as an example of how entitlement robs of us thankfulness. Stevie starts with a quiz so we can check our own sense of entitlement. He then moves onto 3 lies your entitlement will tell you… Our WEALTH entitles us to what we want Our POSITION entitles us to what we want Entitlement Convinces us we should get what we deserve From II Kings, chapter 5. “God wants…
Every Hope You Have is Found HERE
Join Pastor Les–grab some juice and bread, some wine and crackers or your coffee and a danish–and savor a moment of communion. EVERY hope you have is found HERE EVERY pain you have is healed HERE EVERY journey you are on is completed HERE WHERE is HERE? Many would say the church; the worship service; in good counseling or in right doctrine. HERE is WHERE Christ was crucified and lives again so that we may have life. “Peace is not…
The 3 Levels of Gratitude
Thanksgiving in scripture is almost always connected to either deliverance or provision but if we stop there then we will never get to the 3rd and most powerful level of Gratitude. Pastor Les takes us through some of the Songs of David to see the 3 Levels of Thanksgiving and how we must transition from one level to the next until we have a song of deep thanksgiving within us. The 3 levels of gratitude are… To be thankful for…
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…