"main street crossing" Tagged Sermons (Page 6)
Hope for the Hollow with Denny Dillon
“You cannot stay where you are and follow God” (Henry Blackaby) Denny Dillon of Hope for the Hollow shares his story of following God into an amazing adventure right in his own back yard. You will be inspired to hear his journey, as well as an amazing testimony by a young lady’s journey to Jesus.
DISCOVER You
“To discover my design helps to reveal my destiny” In step #3 of our GROWTH classes we start exploring and discovering how we are uniquely and awesomely designed by our God. You will need the workbook for this one as we utilize an abbreviate DISC personality profile and a Spiritual Gifts Assessment in the workbook. Once you’ve taken the assessments and have some new words to describe how God made you, what should you do? Les shares the A-E of…
The Art of Finding Vision
Lots of people struggle with admitting to having vision yet every one of us has vision. Pastor Les breaks down Proverbs 29:18 and describes vision as both deeply spiritual and fiercely practical. The Bible teaches that we receive vision four different ways… Thru God and angels Thru experiences, such as prophecy, vision, etc. Thru scripture Thru natural functions You may be surprised to learn that Nehemiah did not have a vision to save the city but rather a deep desire. And,…
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…
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…
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…
Politics 101: It is All About You
Pastor Les begins his Peace. Love. Politics. Series with a message titled “Politics 101: It is All About You”. He shares from Luke 22:39-46 and how the words of Jesus, “Not my will but yours be done” is so often misused because it is seen as meaning something it does not. Pastor Les asks the question, “Why was Jesus able to put God’s will before what he wanted?” Pastor Les uses the 5 Levels of Communication (friendship) to help answer…
Wisdom is the Way #2
“There is nothing in the Bible about peanuts but there is lots about God and He taught me about peanuts” (George Washington Carver) Pastor Stevie continues his message about wisdom and he starts out with the practical wisdom GW Carver found in scripture. God’s wisdom is at work before you ask Him for wisdom There is a cost for obtaining God’s wisdom God does not give advice. “Commit your actions to the Lord…”
Wisdom is the Way
Pastor Stevie connects this week’s study on wisdom to his personal story with the birth of his nephew Gideon Daniel. Seek God’s wisdom first, not knowledge Wisdom glorifies and thanks God Wisdom creates a better way How do you receive Godly wisdom? Pastor Stevie shows us the way from James chapter one.