Church Involvement
The Bible uses the strongest and most intimate language when describing the church. In one place the Bible calls the church, “The Bride of Christ” (Revelation 19:7), in another place, “The Body of Christ” (1 Corinthians 12:27) and Jesus Himself called it His, “Mother, Brothers and Sisters” (Matthew 12:50). The only thing that Jesus personally said He…
Read MoreChristian Fellowship
A wise man once said, “A new friend is like new wine, when it has aged you will drink it with pleasure.” The Bible promotes good friendship and teaches us how to fellowship with each other and enjoy life (Acts 2:46). Sadly, sometimes even good friendships end badly because of sin usually in the form…
Read MoreFinancial Stewardship
I want to start today’s sermon by addressing the elephant in the room and that is the terrible reputation churches and pastors have in our culture in regards to money. I humbly acknowledge and repent for all the manipulation, greed, lying, mismanagement and stealing that has be done in the name of God. First, I repent…
Read MoreSpiritual Meditation
Since the time of creation God’s people have been practicing scripture memorization and spiritual meditation. It is only in our modern era that many disciples have forgotten the importance of being still before God and abiding in His Words. As a result, many false religions and new age techniques have come in and stolen the attention away…
Read MoreA Hope and a Future
In Jesus there is hope today for Chicago and all the people who live in this beautiful city. There is a future for us and our families if we hear the Word of God to Jeremiah and obey it. SERMON TEXT Jeremiah 29:4-14, “4 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to…
Read MorePublic Evangelism
Research shows that more than half of Jesus’ earthly ministry was spent preaching and teaching in public. Today’s disciple should both heed Jesus’ command to go into the “roads and country lanes” (Luke 14:23) and follow His clear example! Public evangelism is all about Jesus and being led by the Holy Spirit. It is impossible to preach the…
Read MoreChristian Service
The concept of work and productivity was a blessing of God given to mankind before the fall. The Bible records in Genesis 2:15, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Therefore, the command to work and serve God on our jobs…
Read MoreThree Things You Don’t See
The Lord just gave this to me… “Three things you can’t see that explain everything you can see, (1) The Past, (2) Your Conscience Soul, & (3) God.” THINK ABOUT IT THE PAST: Right now you can’t see the past and have no way to see it. You can see videos, pics, and artifacts from…
Read MoreBuilding Your Life on Jesus’ Teachings
(Sermon prepared for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) Matthew 7:24-27, “24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did…
Read MoreDiscipleship & Christlikeness
Now is the time to be who God made us to be (disciples of Christ) and to do what Jesus did (make new disciples)! SERIES TEXT 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, “24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get…
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