Sermon from September 20

The Ten Commandments
1. You Shall Have No Other gods...

Exodus 20: 1 - 3

1. God has proven that He is worthy to be our one and only God. He has saved us from slavery and given us life.
2. In return, He wants the central position in our hearts.
3. This means we think about Him before we make every decision.
4. It means we give him the best of our talents, energy, time and passion.
5. In Egypt, the Israelites would have seen many gods worshiped. God said we are to worship him alone.
6. Jesus said to worship God and serve him only. Matthew 4:10
7. David said to delight in the Lord. Jesus said to love God with all of our hearts, souls and minds. Paul said to cry out to God as a loving father. Psalm 37:4, Matthew 22: 37 Romans 8:15

Good day at Worship today. We baptized Ashley Ashton.

Sermon from September 13

The Danger of Being Lukewarm

Revelation 3: 14 - 22

1. Laodicea was a wealthy city, known for its banking, wool and a medical school that made eye salve.

2. But being wealthy can cause us to be self-sufficient instead of Christ-sufficient.

3. God would rather you be either hot or cold toward him.

4. If you are cold toward God, people don't look to you for spiritual guidance.

5. If you are on fire for God, you can impact your family and your world.

6. If you are luke-warm, you will inoculate your children against Christianity.

7. Luke-warm Christians don't allow God to change their attitudes, behavior or priorities. 2 Timothy 3: 1 – 9

8. If we are luke-warm, it is never too late to repent.

Sermon from September 6

Having Peace with God

Romans 5: 1 - 11

1. God is holy. He can have no fellowship with sin.

2. We are all sinners and that makes us God's enemies, and his wrath remains on us. Romans 3:23, John 3: 36

3. But Jesus paid for our sins and offers peace with God.

4. Justified means "Just if I'd never sinned."

5. Reconciled means we have become friends again.

6. God proved how deep his love is when Jesus died for sinners.

7. We are saved from God's wrath.

8. What's our part in this? Romans 4:24: We must believe in Him (John 3:16). This means we put our trust and confidence in him that he alone can save us.

Sermon from August 30

As For Me and My House...

Joshua 24: 1 - 15

1. This passage is part of Joshua's farewell speech. He wanted his legacy to be "Hold fast to the Lord your God" (verse 23:8). What is your legacy?

2. Joshua knew the people would be tempted to worship the local gods and marry local pagans.

3. God reminded them that he had saved them from slavery and had gone before them in their victories.

4. We may forget to serve God when we begin to believe that we don't need him and can live our lives without him.

5. God doesn't force us to serve him or love him. The choice is ours, but we will face the consequences of our decisions.

6. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Sermon from August 23

Acting On Your Faith

John 4: 46 - 54

1. The royal official was probably an administrator for King Herod. It was an act of total humility for him to beg Jesus for a favor.

2. Jesus wants us to believe in him even when we haven't seen any miraculous signs to make us do so. John 20:29

3. The man proved his faith when he headed back home.

4. The only way we can prove that our faith is real today is by acting on it. James 2:14

5. How have you acted on your faith to prove that you take God at his Word?

6. The royal official's faith grew as he acted upon it.

7. The result was his whole family believed in Jesus.

Sermon from August 9

Living in God's Prosperity

Matthew 6: 25 - 34

1. When we worry, we are showing that we don't believe God can take care of us. This is a sin.

2. Jesus says that since God takes care of his creation, he can also take care of us, his children.

3. If God can feed wild birds, who do not properly invest, he can feed you.

4. If God can clothe a wild flower, which doesn't do any work, he can clothe you. Ephesians 4:28, 6:7 (these verses remind us that we should work, but God will take care of us if we become unemployed or underemployed...)

5. God knows what you need. Do you have the faith to believe that?

6. God knows what we want, too. Psalm 37:4 (We know what we think we want, God knows what we really want...)

7. Put God first in your life and He will take care of you.

Sermon from August 2

Our Incomprehensible God

Job 38: 1 - 11

1. No one has the right to question God. His creation shows us how far beyond our understanding he is.

2. God is unfathomable, unsearchable, incomprehensible, all powerful, and yet he loves us more than a father loves his children.

3. God not only created the universe, he also sets the boundaries and takes care of his creation.

4. God is sovereign and his will will be done.

5. We cannot fathom what God is purposing for our lives.

6. Job responds by admitting he is unworthy to speak to God and will not question Him again. Job 40: 3 - 5