Sermons on Growth
Essentials for Spiritual Growth
We are so glad that you are joining us for our time of worship this morning. As believers, we know that we are saved when the gospel call transforms our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. At a particular moment in time, we are made new creations in Christ. But from that time on, we are involved in a constant process of growth and maturity. We learn more about the God…
The Strategy: Grow
This week, we are continuing to look at our “strategies;” those things that help us practically evaluate whether we are being faithful to our calling. This Sunday we will look at growth in the Christian life. We are being faithful when we foster an environment that leads to lives transformed by God through increasing love, knowledge, and obedience to His word. But…
A Pastor’s Burden for His People
As we move into the second chapter of Colossians, Paul’s focus doesn’t seem to change much from what we learned about last week. He has talked about his ministry to the church, and what some essential characteristics of that ministry are. This week, we will look at the first 7 verses of chapter 2 and hear what Paul’s ministry works towards. If last week…
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…