Monthly Archives: May 2004

The Day of Pentecost: One Unforgettable Day!

Today, I?d like to take a look at this “memory” of the work of the Holy Spirit in the beginning Church found in Acts and in doing so I pray the Holy Spirit will do a fresh work in our hearts this morning in the hopes that this will truly be unforgettable! Continue reading

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The Truth About Committment

Today I want to talk to you about commitment. You know what I mean by commitment? For most of us, our understanding of commitment carries with it the idea of making a pledge or a promise to do something (for example the “commitment” we make at marriage, or “commitment” we make to a volunteer organization). We live in an age where very few want to be committed to anything?a job?a marriage?their family?church?or country. Many people run away from commitment because they identify it with confinement ? they want to be free to follow their whims and desires without being “tied down” by being committed to something. The sad thing is we see the results of lack of commitment in our society – broken marriages and families, powerless churches, wimpy leaders, people with no sense of direction, and lower numbers of volunteers in community organizations. Continue reading

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Surviving Deep Waters and Dark Nights

Martin Luther said, “The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven.” All of us go through stormy weather, and we sometimes endure dark nights. The Bible gives us a wonderful story for such times, one of Scripture?s favorite and most vivid accounts. Continue reading

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Bringing Life to the Village

Today, as we celebrate and honor Mothers we will look at a book, but not just any book – we are going to look at the Bible, and we will specifically look at the life of Deborah. You find Deborah?s story in the book of Judges Continue reading

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Christian Ripening

OBJECTIVE: To help the congregation come to a place where they desire to become increasingly more mature as Christians (ripen spiritually) and hence become more effective and productive in their Christian walk.


OBJECTIVE STATEMENT: From this passage that Peter has written we can draw three principles that bring us towards and understanding of spiritual maturity. Continue reading

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