Sermons from 2022 (Page 4)
Human Solutions #1 – How We Doing So Far?
Where did we get the idea…?That reason and feelings are reliable guides? God reminds us that his thoughts are sky-high above ours.Human beings are very, very, very smartJust not very wise Isaiah 55:8-9 8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than your waysAnd My thoughts than your thoughts.
Where Do I Fit #1 – A Place for Everyone
A new Christian goes through a lot of “news”This is going to take some getting used to…•Everything is new— •New faith •New worship •New place to meet •New faces •New friends •New language •New habits•New challengesHow do we make them feel comfortable? Hebrews 3:13 13 But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Being Like Him Too
Everyone wants to be the King…Sooner or later:You can’t tell the original from the disciple. 1 John 1:1-4 Introduction, The Incarnate Word 1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us— 3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too…
Burdens are Lifted #2 – Taking the Strain
Life Gets Difficult!•Life delivers heavy, crushing blows. •We get weighed down. •They seem more than a soul can carry. •We need help. Galatians 6:2 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.
There is Still Only One
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection 15 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast [a]the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you [b]as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Burdens are Lifted #1 – Come unto Me
All of us are burdened •Some burdens are common to all of us: •Death •Separation •Loneliness •Unfulfilled promises •Meanness •Discouragement Matthew 11:28 28 “Come to Me, all [a]who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
On Track #1 – Just Fix It
Jesus and Judas—What could have been done?Jesus 1.Never chosen Judas as a disciple? 2.Spoken to him everyday? 3.Named and shamed Judas earlier? 4.Kicked him out of the 12?5.Told everyone Judas was a thief? Matthew 5:25-26 25 Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I say to you, you will…