Sermons About Death
Sacred Psalms: Psalm 23
Ysavel Medina will be bringing this morning’s message from that familiar passage, Psalm 23. The power of the Psalm is not just in memorizing the words, but rather in thinking its thoughts. As most of you know, Ysavel is the executive pastor at The Ridge, where he provides support to the operation side of the church and guidance to staff. Ysavel and his bride Marla will soon be celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary.
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When I Can Coast Or Retire
When will I be happy with God? Often we think it is either: 1. When I have done enough to please him (see last week’s sermon). Or, 2. When I can coast or retire so we can focus on our spiritual life. Actually, you will be happy with God when you press to know Christ more!
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Hope In Our Grief
This week we are pausing our series, Reel2Real, to talk about the loss of a child of one of the families in our church. In everything we are to have hope in our grief and to live for THAT DAY when there will be no more pain, grief, sorrow, or tears.
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The Journey
Do you ever wonder why certain parts of the Bible become so popular? What is it about Psalm 23 that connects with us? Reading Psalm 23 is like someone has taken the mixed up graffiti letters in our soul and placed the letters together in a beautiful way expressing confidence and trust in God that we all so desperately need in a confusing world. Psalm 23 fills us with hope to travel on because we are on a journey; an outer and inner journey, a journey of fullness and emptiness, of quiet and chaos, right turns and wrong turns, death and life, fear and security, friends and enemies, fasting and feasting. This journey seems very hard to make sense of, like color thrown randomly at a blank sheet of paper. The truth that we travel this journey with God does not make it easy or simple but it does bring color, beauty and meaning. Psalm 23 reminds us all that the Lord is guiding us and cares for us. This is a truth every person on the planet longs to rest in.
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Wait - the Lord is Coming!
What's ahead for Christians when the Lord returns? Check out what Paul has to say to encourage us all about what God has in store at the rapture - for those living and dead in Paul's letter to the Thessalonians.
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Pt. 1, What Happens After I Die?
This sermon talks about 3 ways we can look at death...from the downside, from the inside, and from the upside.
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When It's All Been Said and Done
This morning we continue our study through the book of Acts and look at chapters 6 and 7. The title this morning is taken from the song by Jim Cowen. As we look at the first martyr of the early Church and the way in which God used Stephen both in living and in dying, it gives us pause to examine our own lives and the legacy that will be left behind - a legacy that needs to be examined while there is still time. A plaque that hung over the kitchen table where I grew up, I shall never forget: Only one life will soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last- or in Paul’s words to the Romans, If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord (14:8). When it’s all said and done, there’s just one thing that matters - Did I do my best to live for Truth? Did I live my life for You?
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Declaration of (in) Dependence Part 12
How should God’s transformation of you from slave to sin to slave to righteousness motivate you to share the Gospel with others?
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Voices
Psalm 1 sets the tone for the the entire book of Psalms (and all wisdom literature for that matter) in that it shows the life giving wisdom in having concern for God, His Word, and godly living. Psalm 1 is an invitation and encouragement for God's people to strive to live wise and godly lives. This Psalm shows us that in life we have a choice - a choice of two lifestyles (the same two lifestyles we see depicted throughout wisdom literature) the choice of life or death - blessings or curses - a choice to go God's way or my own way - the choice of devotion to self or devotion to God and others. Will you devote yourself to the voice of God and His wordor will you listen to your own voice and/or the voice of the world and its philosophies? Key Passage: Psalm 1
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