“Full Conviction” 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 Introduction: (v2) “We thank God always for all of you as we mention you constantly in our prayers.” Thanks for Comfort Meal, dinner in…
“Do Not Neglect the Gift” 1 Timothy 4:6-16 Introduction: Health scares sharpen my attention to a doctor’s advice. I. Personal Training A. (v7) “Have nothing to do with…
“At Work” 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 Introduction: Session hosted dinners. Anyone suspicious? Anyone decline because you thought we might hit you up with a money request? I. Our Appeal…
“Called to Freedom” Galatians 5:13-26 Introduction: What freedom means and why it is so hard to protect and maintain Saddam’s vacuum, Egypt’s sniff of Arab Spring, immigration fences and…
Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer 11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as…
“Building Up the church” 1 Corinthians 14:1-12 Introduction: An I-first generation may be surprised that building up the church, rather than ourselves is a goal of New Testament writers.…
“To the Best of Your Ability” Romans 12:1-10 Introduction: “You are only as good as the tools in your toolbox.” A church is only as healthy as the range…
“Authority” Luke 10:1-12, 17-21 Introduction: Luke 9 Jesus sends out the Twelve. In Luke 10 he expands the ministry to seventy-two. (2 Corinthians 5:20) Ambassadors and (1…
“A Wandering Aramean” Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Introduction: Jeremiah 6:16 and standing at the crossroads. (v1) “When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you for…