Sermons by Jim Larson (Page 3)
Wake Up!
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday we’ll be given an impossible task: to imitate God. How can we think that it could even be imaginable. Yet we’ll see that it is more than a theoretical challenge; it can actually be done! Read Ephesians 5:3-14, to inspire your thinking and prepare your heart for a great…
It’s Time to Stop Blowing Smoke
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) There comes a point where we finally accept responsibility for what we’ve become; we can’t pass the blame any more. We say one thing then do another and in the process we hurt people, often the ones we say we love the most. We’ll get together on Sunday to look at one of…
No Longer Children
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) God wants us to grow up and not be satisfied with living under confused, out-of-focus living. Sunday we’re taking a fresh look at Ephesians 4:7-16, a familiar passage where we have almost universally missed the point. As we saw last week, there is a better way to live. We can step…
You Can’t Sing With Smog in Your Throat
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon.) LEAVING THE SMOG (and living in God’s clean air) Sunday we’re kicking off a new year with a fresh outlook. If a person lives in a smog-filled city, they come to think that’s the way life is supposed to be – but it’s not! Just as pollutants become a part of us and affect…
The Family – Christmas Eve
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon.) We’ll meet together on Christmas Eve at 9:00 am OR 3:30 pm to rejoice in the birth of Jesus. As we look at the event with fresh eyes, we’ll rejoice in this life-changing event as we see how each family member, even the Christ-child stepped up in obedience to God’s will and changed…
The Visitors
A hero is someone who is admired or idealized for outstanding achievements, courage, or noble qualities. If we look at the story of the birth of Jesus, we find those titles apply to some that we might tend to overlook if we don’t know the whole story. Read Luke 2 and Matthew 2, and you’ll find some incredible people who overcame a lot to be there to celebrate…
Seeking That Which Lasts
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday is a “bridge Sunday” as we transition out of crucial life-altering commitment in Joshua and into a Christmas celebration. We’ll set the tone with a meaningful communion service and a study on Seeking that which Lasts centering on John 6:25-40. As we look ahead to…
Thriving through Decision
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Many of us don’t truly thrive because we never decide to. Our lives are marked with the urgent issues of each day, week, year, or season of life and we just put our head down and do what we have to do to survive. Joshua 24:14-36 calls us to more. It calls us to consider our direction…
Thriving in the Future
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) As we follow God, we thrive under the One who is our ever-present help in the time of need. In Joshua 23, people are challenged to be strong in the Lord and to be careful to follow faithfully. That is the key to thriving not only now, but for a lifetime! Don’t miss this thrilling challenge. And now I…
Thriving for the Long Haul
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday is a day to celebrate faithfulness; God’s faithfulness to us, and our faithfulness to him. The blessings are incredible. But how do we get from here to there? What does it take and what does it look like when we approach the destination? Those are all questions we’ll…
Sola Scriptura – The Final Word
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) 500 years ago this month a German monk allegedly nailed a document to the door of a church in Wittenburg Germany. The Reformation that this event encapsulates did not just change a generation or a country, it led to a rediscovery of biblical Christianity that stands to this day. This week and…
Thriving in the Face of Danger
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) If Christians want to live the abundant life in Christ, they must make the commitments necessary to enter into it. As the Lord commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.. Joshua 11:15