1 Kings 17:1-24 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] If you are like me, you will admit that you could and should be spending more time in prayer. What most of us need is not this reminder, but inspiration. That is what we have in Elijah. Elijah’s example inspires me in […]
1 Kings 14:21-16:34 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Occasionally you hear truth in strange places. In an episode of The Simpson’s, Homer said of the Bible, “All these people are a mess …. except this one guy.” This reminds us that God can save and use anyone. This also reminds […]
1 Kings 12:1-14:20 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Solomon has died and his son is to become King in his place, but as we will see this is the beginning of the split of the nation. Jeroboam is initially seen as a new Moses, however, quickly he goes from being […]
1 Kings 9:10-11:43 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Solomon serves as both example and warning. Like Solomon, we must learn how to responsibly steward God’s gifts. We have a sinful tendency to take good things, and use them wrongly. Sex, money, food, and influence are wonderful blessings when used according […]
1 Kings 6:1-9:9 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] In these chapters, the uniqueness of God, the faithfulness of God, and holiness of God, the grace of God, the mission of God, the warnings of God, a marvelous prayer, and much more soul-strengthening truths about God’s greatness are set before us. […]
1 Kings 3:1-5:18 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] In the opening chapters of Kings, we saw how Solomon’s reign was established. The right king was appointed to the throne, even though some questionable actions were taken. In chapter 3, we see more about the leadership of Solomon, some positive and […]
1 Kings 1-2:46 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] The story of Kings in a word is this: decline. Seeds of decline appear in the beginning part of the story, then that decline takes on different appearances throughout the book. The book opens like many books actually end, with the leading […]
Acts 2:41-47 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] In Acts 1 you have a picture of a rising Kingdom,and just verses before the ones we are studying the Spirit has come in power and what we will see now is a rising kingdom, a kingdom that will advance through little outposts […]
April 07, 2013 – Jesus’ Restoring Grace – John 21:1-25 John 21:1-25 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] We don’t like failure. It bruises our ego. It angers us. It brings guilt. It brings despair. It brings fear. And the most painful failure for the Christian is the failure to live […]
John 20:1-31 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] The most significant, spectacular comeback in history is Christ’s coming back to life. It is significant for many reasons. One of which is that we share in his comeback. His victory is our victory. We have (in the words of Paul) been raised […]