Sermons on Obedience (Page 6)
The Essentials: Discipleship
We are in the middle of a series of messages that work through the Mission, Core Values, and Strategies of our church. Sometimes, the things that we do as a church seem disconnected. Our core values are the things that should tie all of them together. This week, we will look at the third of our core values: discipleship. If we judge by their actions, many church members…
The Essentials: Generosity
As we move into the Fall season, we have begun to work through the Mission, Core Values, and Strategies of our church. It can be difficult to connect those things and to understand why they matter. Essentially, our mission tells us why we are here, our core values tell us what is important to us, and our strategies show us how to move forward. This week we will look at…
The Mission of the Church: Why Are We Here?
We are moving into the fall, and with the new school year comes a new year of ministry as well! But we have to ask ourselves why we do the things that we do. As a church, are we able to identify not only why we have certain ministries, but are we able to identify why it is we exist in the first place? This week we will begin a sermon series that seeks to answer that…
Worship & Warning
We are thankful that you have joined us this week! The weather is still warm, but summer is definitely winding down. Kids are back in school, ministries are starting up again, and the pace of life seems to be picking up again for many of us. One of the great blessings of the Psalms is their ability to remind us of what truly matters. While life is constantly changing,…
The Blessing of Brotherhood
This week we will worship together through song and study, but we will also gather together to celebrate communion. The celebration of the Lord’s Supper is one of those things that binds us together as believers. We remember that each of us is sinful, and that our sin separates us from God. We remember that there is one savior, Jesus Christ, whose death on the cross…
Which Way?
We have come to the end of another school year, and we have come to the end of our study in the Book of Colossians. For the next few months, we will be working through the Psalms on Sunday mornings. As we study the praise songs of God’s people, we are going to be reminded of why they are so relevant, instructive, and comforting even today. The Psalms remind us that…
The Call to Prayer & Proclaim
As we move into the last chapter of Colossians, we are going to see Paul revisit a topic that he brought up earlier in the letter. In Colossians 1, Paul told the believers in Colossae that he was praying for them, and that his highest hopes were for their spiritual growth. Now, as he closes the letter, he will ask for their prayers on his behalf. As we read his request,…
Family for the Glory of God: Part 5 – Divorce & Singleness
We are moving through the Book of Colossians, and we have come to the portion of chapter 3 that deals with families. Over the last 4 weeks we have looked at the ways in which we honor God as wives, husbands, children, and parents. We have seen that in all of these things our primary response is…
Family for the Glory of God, Part 3: CHILDREN
This Sunday is a special one for our church family. Our youth group is taking an active part in serving and leading our congregation in worship. These young men and women meet on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings through the year, and they are excited to be an integral part of this body. We would encourage you to thank them, pray for them, and get to know them. And it…
Family for the Glory of God, Part 2: HUSBANDS
Our highest goal here is to worship God in all that we do. When we understand who He is, when we understand who we are, and when we understand what He has done, our only right response is to offer Him the worship that He deserves. And that worship isn’t limited to the songs that we sing on a Sunday morning. Rather, it encompasses every area of our lives. It will…
Family for the Glory of God, Part 1: WIVES
As we work through Colossians 3, we have seen a number of ways that believers are called to live in light of their faith in Christ. We are to be a people who are kind and compassionate, humble and patient, meek and forgiving. We are called to be loving and peaceful in the midst of a world that is anything but loving and peaceful. This kind of change is only possible…
Character Traits of the Family of God, Part 2
We are glad that you have come to worship with us today. The foundation for the book of Colossians has been the truth of the person and work of Jesus Christ. We have to recognize His preeminent place in all of creation so that we respond rightly in worship. We have to understand that His death on the cross and His resurrection from the grave are the only means of being in…