Sermons from October 2020
Seek | Week 1
Have you ever been in a one-way relationship? It never feels good to be the only one reaching out. But have you considered it’s the same way with God? God wants you to seek him, and in this series, you’ll learn how pursuing God benefits your life.
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way – Week 6
Kingdom-minded means there’s a purpose to your pain here and now that has implications for God’s kingdom. You may never know the answer to “Why?” in this lifetime, but two of the many possible purposes for your pain are to make you mature and complete (James 1:2-4), and to equip you to comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). Eternally focused means we are headed to a restored Eden. There are unseen and eternal things at work in our lives that far…
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way – Week 5
The enemy wants us to have an eroded trust in God and an elevated trust in ourselves. Often it’s fear that leads us into temptation regarding our perceived needs (lust of the flesh), misplaced desires (lust of the eyes), and things we think we deserve (pride of life). We fear God won’t provide what we need, want, or deserve, so we justify getting these things our own way. Be careful about trying to be true to yourself…make sure you’re not…
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way – Week 4
Sin breaks trust. Therefore, we can’t expect God to entrust a calling to us before we go through the four steps of restoration: full confession, cleansing, having a new heart created in place of our broken heart and calling. When trust has been shattered, it has to be rebuilt with believable behavior in our actions and reactions over time. When we go through a season like this, we can focus on learning about the compassionate nature of God and how…