Sermons by Jim Larson (Page 5)
No Turning Back
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) NO TURNING BACK Galatians 3:1-14 It’s easy to believe that what bothers God most is a life that is filled with obvious, gross, super-immoral sin. We see those lives, shake our heads and say, “those people really need God!” We seldom have that same response to upstanding role…
When Compromise Trumps Conviction
ONE FAITH, ONE FAMILY Studies in Galatians We’ve all been there before – in an uncomfortable situation or conversation where silence or outright compromise of our faith or principles stares us down. There’s an opportunity to do right and we blow it. Why do we do it? Sunday in Galatians 2:11-21 we’ll look at the anatomy of compromise and answer that…
For Such a Time as This
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) Paul proposed a gospel that was a travesty to many. He seemed to be overturning centuries of tradition with his gospel of grace. What right did he have to make such claims? Was he trying to pick a fight with the Jerusalem Apostles? Sunday we’ll find out and in so doing, we’ll see…
Trading Down
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) In his recruitment of John Scully for Apple Computers, Steve Jobs asked Scully, “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?” Imagine what would have happened if he had replied, “Sugared water is good enough for me.” Yet as…
Jesus Came to Live In Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) We recognize the resurrection, the premier event of our faith with special music, special readings, and a special service as we celebrate the reality that Jesus is alive! This is a wonderful opportunity to bring along friends and family to rejoice with you and thank God for all that he has done through Jesus…
Jesus Comes to Restore Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Wrongs committed and relationships broken; we’ve been on both sides of the fence. Whether we’ve been the one who was in the wrong and caused the breach, or we were the ones wronged. Things changed. It’s so much harder when we wronged God. Can we ever have the same intimacy? Sunday we’ll…
Jesus Comes to Care for Us
Jesus Comes to Forgive Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Too many times we unnecessarily live with guilt. It may be real guilt that comes from attitudes and actions we refuse to admit, or it may be felt guilt arising from a faulty understanding God’s forgiveness. Get ready for a great Sunday as we explore this great theme and see how seeking and embracing…
Jesus Comes for Us
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) Opinions on what Jesus does for us abound in our day and age. You can find out how to lose 50 pounds on the Jesus Diet, see movies that try to tell us who God is, and in SoCal, you can find almost any brand of belief you can think of that carries Jesus’ name. Over the next few weeks we’re going…
Set Free to Transform
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) In this final of three studies on freedom in Christ, we look out beyond ourselves. As our lives are transformed, demonstrating the fruit of the Spirit, we become transformers under God’s direction. This amazing truth means that we are not the final destination of the fruit of the Spirit,…
Set Free to Serve
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) It’s for freedom we’ve been set free! We’re revisiting real freedom. Free to live, and now free to serve. How can that be? Doesn’t freedom mean untethered and unaccountable? Sunday we’ll see that our lives take a dramatic turn when we live in the freedom of the…
Free to Live
(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes) If we are serious about living for God in 2017, we need to know what that looks like. It’s not as obvious as you think. Over the next weeks, we are going to look at three principles that flow from the fruit of the Spirit. Living in step with the Holy Spirit allows us the freedom to live…