Sermons by Jim Larson (Page 4)
The Road Back
Failure. We have to deal with it. We had such high hopes and showed such great promise, but we blew it! We know about God’s forgiveness and we even believe it; but we’re discouraged and afraid. Is there really a road back? Will God really take us back? Sunday we’ll see that he does! God will restore us to an abundant life but we must be willing to take…
Jericho or Ninevah?
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) CHAPEL CITY (BUILDING) BLOCK PARTY SUNDAY 9/10 – 10:15 We’re gathering for one church service at 9:00 AM on Sunday as we kick off our fall semester during the second service time (10:15-noon ) with an epic celebration for the new ministry year. We’ll have bounce houses for the kids and some…
Leaving a Wilderness Mentality
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) If you feel like you’re carrying a lot of unnecessary baggage from your past, join the club! We all have issues and experiences that remind us of our shortcomings and failures. Even when we thought we had put them to rest our minds are lured to the past defeats. Sunday we look at the principles that set…
Finding Strength for the Journey
If you’ve ever found yourself in survival mode emotionally or spiritually, you know how helpless you can feel. As we begin a new study on the book of Joshua in Joshua 1 this Sunday, we begin a journey on the pathway to victorious Christian living. Our journey will be marked by important lessons, both positive and negative, but the key is that God wants us to do more…
Getting Ready for Communion
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) It’s a “show-and-tell” Sunday as parents bring their kids into the main service. We’ll show them Jesus through the communion’s symbols and tell them through the visuals that we see in John 13:1-17. They’ll participate in multi-generational worship and then…
The Neighborly Thing To Do
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we look at two of the most important practical expressions of Christian living – loving your neighbor as yourself. We’ll see these through Galatians 6:1-6. I’m looking forward to a great day in the Lord as we delve into the reality that the fruit of the Spirit is more…
A Stark Alternative
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Sunday we complete the picture we started last week in Galatians 5:13-26, starting at verse 22. It’s my prayer that we will help demystify the confusion of what it means to live in the Spirit and to keep in step with him. I consider this concept to be one of the most fundamental and most…
From Blessing to Abuse
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) FROM BLESSING TO ABUSE – Galatians 5:13-21 “Liberty is not the power of doing as we like, it is the right to do as we ought” (Lord Acton). Unfortunately too many don’t live out the reality of that truth. Sunday we look at the danger of abusing the freedom that we have…
Recovery
We’ve all seen the “funny” videos of people getting tripped up. I guess it’s funny if nothing more happens, but you can really get hurt with a bad fall. We don’t just stumble physically, we trip spiritually due to some teaching, situation, or person. All of a sudden we are out of sync with God and with believers and others around us. Sunday…
Listening When It Hurts
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Listening When It Hurts is a painful experience, especially when it comes from a friend. We would much rather hear the words that reinforce our current course, even if the person speaking doesn’t have our best interests at heart. Sunday in Galatians 4:8-20 we’ll see some principles…
What Changed Everything
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Three great elements come together to make this a Sunday you won’t want to miss. In the first element we see What Changed Everything in a great passage in Galatians 4:1-7 that shows us where our grace alone journey all began and what difference it makes in both our eternal and everyday…
You Can’t Have It Both Ways
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Have you ever seen before & after photos? They promote home makeovers, weight loss plans, exercise programs, and countless other things. They have one thing in common; they show a previous sad state followed by a bright optimistic present with a great future. That’s what we see on…