Sermon from August 31

Desperate for God

Luke 8: 40 - 56

1. Jairus was well-respected in his community. He risked his reputation to fall at Jesus’ feet in front of everyone.
2. The woman was forbidden to touch a man in public and could have been whipped for doing so.
3. When was the last time you were desperate for Jesus to intervene in your life?
4. When we are desperate for God, He may just have us right where He wants us.
5. We must get it into our heads that we are created for His pleasure, not the other way around. God is sovereign and this is His world. Colossians 1:16
6. God does not exist to serve us, we exist for His pleasure.
7. We throw our lives on His mercy and wait for his grace to reward our faith.

Sermon from August 24

God’s Conditions

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2 Chronicles 7: 1 - 3, 11 - 22

1. The temple was a central location for proper sacrifices, worship and prayer.
2. God said he would meet the people there so long as they obeyed his commands and worshipped him alone.
3. The temple is no longer there. Now, Jesus said we worship in “spirit and in truth.” John 4:23

4. God said he would send drought, locusts and plague so we will repent.
5. We must be God’s people; we must acknowledge him before others; we must be humble; we must pray; we must desire to know God; we must repent in action and not just word.

Sermon from August 17

Summer Poetry Series

Song of Songs 8: 5 - 7

1. Love is easily the strongest emotion we have.
2. We will make absolute fools of ourselves for love, and we will spend our last penny for it, but we cannot buy it.
3. We will even risk our own lives for love.
4. God created us this way. He set the standard for love and commands us to love each other. John 15:12
5. In summary, love and sex are gifts from God. The only way to fully enjoy them is by following God’s rules.
6. If we feel we are the exception to God’s plan, we will cheat ourselves out of God’s best and bring heartache on ourselves.

Sermon from August 10

Summer Poetry Series

Song of Songs 6: 1 - 13

1. Her friends offered to help her find her husband. We need friends who encourage us.
2. She knew he was getting her a gift of flowers. She feels secure that he belongs to her.
3. He praises her for her beauty and says she is unique among women.
4. Now the bad news. He already has 60 wives and 80 concubines. Eventually he will have 700 wives and 300 concubines.
5. This was his downfall. 1 Kings 11: 1 - 6
6. God had specifically said not to do this. Deuteronomy 17: 14 - 17; (Matthew 19: 4-7)
7. If we think God’s laws do not apply to us, we will suffer the consequences. Galatians 6:7