Sermons About Discontent
My Friend Josh, Part 1: Courage to Act
In the face of disappointment, discouragement and crisis, where do we find the courage to press on?
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Only Mostly Dead!
What happens in the life of an individual or a church family that causes them to "slip slowly into slumber?" The church at Sardis gets the harshest words of all 7 - you are on the brink of death - watch out! Revivals throughout history have always come when the people of God have grown hungry enough, and discontent enough with their lives. Unless there is a passionate crying out to God and a willingness to do "whatever it takes" then revival remains illusive....you cannot be "partially committed!" The two words "dead - church" really should never be put together... But unfortunately we all know that it happens. How about us? How about you? Key Passage: Revelation 2:18-29
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The Great Things of God
Since arriving in Garner to plant Sovereign King Church, I have had what I will call a holy despair. Let me explain that because "holy" and "despair" seem to be contradictory. You see, I don't want when it is all said and done, for Sovereign King to launch and have everything we need (buildings, youth ministries, great music, etc), and God not do something great among us. It is quite possible for us to have a great building, an incredible ministry to all ages and stages of life and have rocking, professional level music, and we never come close to sniffing great things for God. When I look into the coming year, I see a bunch of those things becoming reality. This will be the year Sovereign King will become financially self-sufficient, and we will begin looking towards greater platforms for ministry. More than likely, we will not finish 2009 in the same building that we are in now. I imagine we will build on the efforts of Children's Church and the events we did this past summer, and our children's/youth activities will flourish and become much more consistent. And the temptation of our hearts when all of those things happen is to think that we have arrived, that the goal has been accomplished, God has blessed us, and the central struggle is over. Do not, and I repeat, do not give in that type of thinking. If we have those things, and I pray we do, that does not mean that God is doing great things with us. And I pray and plead to God and to you for great things. We are in dangerous territory because at least in our culture, those very good things (financially stability, good facilities, great music) can actually be enemies of great things because we see them, we grow complacent, and lose our desire for the great things of God. This week, as we return to the book of I John, I want us to ask, "What do the great things of God look like?"
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Free from Discontent
What binds you? What holds you back? What keeps you from being the person God originally intended you to be? For some, it is their past. For others it's fear and still for others it is something else. The good news is that Jesus is clear about how he wants us to run the race... FREE. Jesus changed the system, conquered that which binds us, and set us free from sin and everything related to it. Now, we can RUN FREE.
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Vision Series 1: The Gospel Changes Lives---Luke 19: 1-10
Vision Series 1: The Gospel Changes Lives---Luke 19: 1-10
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