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Building Your Kingdom

October 3, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

Building Your Kingdom

There is a major shift in the story of David we have been looking at the past few weeks. In last week’s readings, King Saul dies on the battlefield. This opened the door for David to become king. At the end of the Scripture reading for this message from 2 Samuel 5:1-12, it says that God confirmed David as king and blessed his kingdom.

Later in Acts 13:36 it says David served God’s purpose in his own generation. My prayer is that the same will be said of us, that we served God’s purpose in our generation. what is it that holds us back from doing so?

In the middle of this message I shared a video that you can view on YouTube below. The audio of the video is not contained in the above audio link. (One note of caution: the recommended videos at the the end of this video suggested by YouTube, may not be entirely appropriate.)

When You Feel Unappreciated

September 26, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

When You Feel Unappreciated

We continue our message series on King David this week as we examine a lesser known story of David. Everyone knows the story of David and Goliath. Most people know the story of David and Bathsheba. Fewer people know the story of David, Nabal, and Abigail.

This story comes from 1 Samuel 25. It is a lesson for us for those times when we feel insulted or not appreciated. In this story we see a surprising response from David that we should not expect from a man after God’s own heart. But thanks to the wisdom of a godly woman, David comes to his senses and relents from his foolishness.

In-law or Outlaw?

September 19, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

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We have come upon week 3 in our study on the life of David. This week’s message picks up with the events immediately following David’s victory over Goliath. King Saul becomes jealous and afraid of David. Saul then begins a campaign to have David killed. David flees and runs for his life. Yet, through it all David maintains his integrity as a man after God’s own heart. During this message we will carefully examine the sins of jealousy and lawlessness.

The text for this message comes from 1 Samuel 18:1-16.

Slaying Giants

September 12, 2011 in David, Sermons with 2 Comments

Slaying Giants

This week we took a look at one of the most famous stories of all times. It is the story of David and Goliath. There are very few people who have never heard this story. This is a story that has been told over and over numerous times and in numerous ways. I remember having this story read to me at bedtime when I was a kid.

It is the classic underdog story that comes with a powerful message. We find the story recorded in 1 Samuel 17. It is a story of faith and trust. It shows that God is in control even in the most difficult circumstances.

ONE Man after God’s Own Heart

September 5, 2011 in David, Sermons with 1 Comment

ONE Man after God’s Own Heart

This is the first message to start this 12 week message series on the life of David. There is much we can learn from David. David was a shepherd, a warrior, a king, a husband, and a father. David was a sinner and he was a saint.

In this first message I examine the reasons God chose David to be king and at the same time rejected Saul. The text for this message is 1 Samuel 16:1-13. You can find the study guide for this message listed by clicking the David Study Guides link at the top of this page or follow the direct link here.

Ready to Go!

August 29, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

Ready to Go!

This is the last message in our summer series. However, it may be the most important message of them all. Our mission as a church is to make an eternal impact. If we are only impacting the here and now and do not make a dent on eternity, then we have done nothing. For many people, their eternity hangs in the balance. You may be the only person to stand in the gap. Are you ready to go to answer the call?

In this message Bob and Sandi Kessler share an inspiring story from a summer camping trip they had recently taken. The Scripture reading is from Acts 8:26-40.

Deborah

August 21, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

Deborah

Today, Jason Fair from our Board of Elders shared the message. This is the second-to-last message in this series. Jason shares from the life of Deborah and how God used this godly lady to accomplish an amazing feat.

Next week we will wrap up this message series on Care and we have an incredible story you will not want to miss.

Who Cares?

August 14, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

Who Cares?

Life Notes for this Message

This week Curt Berg, Lord of Life’s director of Care ministries, shares from his heart about what he has learned over the years about care. Curt defines Care as:

  • Compassion in
  • Action in
  • Relationship for
  • Everyone

The text for this message is Psalm 19.

God’s Mission Possible

August 9, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

God’s Mission Possible

Life Notes for this Message

This week we kick of the last part of our summer message series. In June we focused on Celebrate. In July we focused on Cultivate. Now during the month of August we will focus on Care. These are the three parts of Lord of Life’s vision.

The text for this first message on Care comes from Ephesians 3:7-21. During this message I go verse by verse to show how God has given us the special privilege to be his servants to carry out his mission in this world. During the next few weeks we will talk about what exactly that mission is.

Our special guest speaker next week will be Curt Berg who serves as the director of Care Ministries at Lord of Life.

What I Learned at VBS 2011

August 1, 2011 in Sermons with 0 Comments

What I Learned at VBS 2011

VBS 2011 is now in the books. It was a great week. We had more than 130 kids in attendance with more than 100 volunteers serving. God is good. I am so thankful for the blessings God poured out this past week.

In this week’s message, I wanted share with you what I learned at VBS 2011. Our theme for the week was Hometown Nazareth. It was all about how Jesus became one of us. He had a mom and a dad, a home, friends, a name. All the same things we have. He also had he share of sorrow and grief. He even had a friend betray him. He knows what it is like to face the struggles in life we all have. But in the end he became one of us to save us. In theology we call this the incarnation.

In a similar way the Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 that he becomes all things to all people so that he might save some. Another way of putting this is the Apostle Paul lived incarnationally among others. As Jesus lived incarnationally among us, now we are called to live incarnationally among other in a similar way to the Apostle Paul. In this message I will explore what that means and what that looks like.

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