Shawn
Shawn was raised in the church and said all the right things and did all the right things but was not a believer. When Shawn was in 8th grade he went to a student ministries summer camp and the gospel was preached. That night for the first time when hearing the gospel he recognized he was a sinner and there was nothing he could do to save himself. He realized for the first time he needed a savior.
Read MoreSteve
At age 22 Steve went to church with a buddy. He heard the gospel preached and for the first time Steve had eyes and a heart that was open to the gospel and was convicted by how he was living contrary to the Word.
Read MoreChris
Chris learned to be a people pleaser early on to the point of frustration that led him to despair. And God used the birth of his daughter to really show him his need for a savior.
Read MoreThere Are No Accidents
Is God in control? God’s sovereignty–get your brain ready and prepare your heart as the Lord blesses us with His incredible, unsearchable and wonderful character.
Read MoreOpposition to Jesus – Part 4 (Mark 3:20-35)
Are you willing to actually evaluate your life before the Scripture and ask yourself if you truly love Christ first – even over your spouse and children? Are you willing to actually take God’s Word over your passions, over your desires, over your own heart? Jesus faces His earthly family and teaches us what really matters from Mark 3:31-35.
Read MoreJosh
A people pleaser, God radically shifted the priorities of Josh’s life and heart. Though he looked good on the outside, he realized how messed up he was internally and transformed by the gospel.
Read MoreOpposition to Jesus – Part 3 (Mk 3:20-35)
One of the most controversial passages in the NEW TESTAMENT, the Unforgivable Sin. As the opposition to Jesus continues, Christ gives the religious leaders a SEVERE WARNING which we need to hear and understand from Mark 3:28 to 30.
Read MoreOpposition to Jesus – Part 2 (Mark 3:20-35)
Don’t ever forget, God guarantees you will be opposed. It may be from the world, or it may even be from Christians.
Read MoreOpposition to Jesus – Part 1 (Mark 3:20-35)
Each one of you is facing opposition every single day, and you know what they are? There are spiritual forces of wickedness you must be aware of and stand firm against. You live in a fallen world with things, values and ideas you must continually reject.
Read MoreEvaluating the Pattern of Your Life (3 John)
Every day, you make choices that will either (a) cost you, or (b) cost the church & its mission. You may diminish the name of God by exalting yourself, or you may diminish your own status & privileges for the sake of exalting Christ. Third John presents two patterns of life and asks you to choose which one you’ll follow.
Read MoreLiving for the Truth of the Gospel (2 John)
What would you say – if you had only a postcard to record your thoughts? Second John records some of the apostle John’s last words to people he loved deeply. He reminds us of three ways that we’re to walk in the truth.
Read MorePhony Man #12 Judas, Mr. Traitor part 2 (Mark 3:19)
The eleven apostles are all great encouragements, because they show how ordinary guys can be used of God in mighty ways. Judas, on the other hand, stands as a warning to our hearts of the potential of spiritual carelessness, squandered opportunity, sinful lusts, and the gradual hardening of the heart.
Read MorePhony Man #12 Judas, Mr. Traitor – Part 1 (Mark 3:19)
We need to own the reality of traitors in our midst. In the Church, there are real believers and make-believers. There are genuine Christians, and so-called Christians. There are wolves in sheep’s clothing, false teachers, apostates. There are wheat believers, and there are tares in the Church.
Read MoreReal Men 9-11: Unsung Servants (Mark 3:18)
Each one of us has a job to do as a steward of your gifts. To not pursue this service to the church is a sin of omission. It’s like being an organ in the body, but useless to the body.
Read MoreReal Man 8: Mr. Devoted Pessimist (Mark 3:18)
Sinful bents are tough to temper or get rid of. It requires a constant focus on the Gospel, reckoning ourselves dead to sin, continual dependence upon the Spirit, and obedience to war against sin.
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