How do you become a Christian? In Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, Jesus gets right to the point: “You must be born again!” Pastor Doug brings clarity to this seemingly puzzling command.
Transforming Ordinary People into Extraordinary Followers of Christ
"Faith" Tagged Sermons (Page 2)
This Mother’s Day, we’ll study a godly mother who helped mold a young pastor named Timothy. Despite being shackled in a dark, smelly, cold prison, the Apostle Paul sends one of his warmest letters to encourage Timothy. This letter reveals a forest of qualities emerging from four seeds planted by Timothy’s mother.
Everyone is deeply religious, whether they admit to it or not. People may not be formally religious (they may not go to church), but we all have deeply held faith axioms which are unprovable. Human beings demand answers to questions…
The Christian life is a marathon not a sprint. And, a good start does not guarantee a strong finish.
1 Peter – 1 Peter 1:1-12 – 2 of 18 SERMON SUMMARY Suffering is a universal language. Tears are the same for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Sorrow comes to the young and to the elderly-to the rich and to the poor. Since pain is such a pervasive problem, we need a potent prescription. Peter’s first…
What Jesus Says to His Church – Thyatira- The Corrupted Church – 5 of 8 SERIES STUDY GUIDE This 8-part series uses a comprehensive study guide. Download from the Save PDF button above. SERMON SUMMARY Part 5 of 8 Sermon Summary. APPLICATION / CHALLENGE Make sure the Jesus you worship fits all the biblical data.…
SERMON SUMMARY Three weeks ago Pastor Lanier kicked off a new, four-part series called “Questions & Answers”. We’re shining a light on this important subject of “worldview”. In our first installment, Lanier helped us answer that foundational question, “How can we know what’s true?” Next we considered whether science has made God obsolete. If you…
SERMON SUMMARY The Bible is clear that we are involved in a great spiritual battle and therefore we need to put on our spiritual armor (Ephesians 6:11-13). Spiritual warfare is real, and Jesus frequently found himself confronting demonic forces. In Luke 11, Jesus uses an encounter with demonic forces to drive home the importance of…
SERMON SUMMARY In John Chapter 9, Jesus heals a man who has been blind from birth. The disciples wonder why this poor man was born blind, and conclude that this disability must be due to either the man’s parents’ sin or his own sin. Jesus answers, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his…
SERMON SUMMARY If you want to pass down to your children a genuine, life-changing Biblical faith, if you want them to grow in Christ-likeness, then you must build engaged, loving relationships with them. With each day comes the opportunity to build loving, emotional bonds with your children that will increase the likelihood that your values…