Sermons About Self
The Church of Sardis: Revelation 3:1-6
This church’s strength is its greatest weakness. This church has the reputation of being alive. However, this reputation has caused them to take their eyes off of Jesus and look to themselves. Jesus calls them to remember the message they received and heard. They were dead in their sins until Jesus came and lived a perfect life and shed his precious blood on their behalf on a roman cross to wash away their sins and clothe them in clean garments of his righteousness. He is the one who is alive and we only live, if we live, through him. All boasting must be in him and in what he has accomplished on the cross. This letter is a call for the church which bears the name Christian to need, love, and treasure Christ. We need to wake up from our delusional self-reliance, and remember when Jesus was our only hope. Remember that you are dead and you need Jesus and the Holy Spirit, which he alone can give, to make you alive.
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Ever So 'umble
As Christians, have we really 'got' what humility means and it's value to us as well as others? And how does our church measure up to Paul's standard as set out in this passage?
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The Insanity of a Self-Centered Life - ENGAGE #5
In this series, we will study Daniel 1-6. There are many parallels between the situation Daniel faced and our situation today. Like Daniel, we work and live among a great variety of gods--not only those of other formal religions, but also the gods of achievement, independence, knowledge, pleasure, and ideology. In a religiously diverse culture which is at best indifferent and at worst hostile to faith in the one true God, what role should Christ-followers play in society? Rather than isolating ourselves or rejecting our world, we want to ENGAGE our world as people who trust in a powerful God, make positive contributions to society, and bring hope to others. If you've ever wondered how Monday-Saturday were related to Sunday, this series is for you.
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Put Down Your Baggage
who we are and how we respond to life today. We often compensate for this by performance or pretense, but the reality is that there is no need to either perform or pretend. What is needed is to accept ourselves as God accepts us and to turn for him for guidance and purpose. He made us who we are and he did it for a reason. Key Verses: Lk 18:10; Heb 9:27; Ps 139:13ff; Ro 5:6-8; Ro 12:3ff; Isa 45:9-10; John 5:17-19; Php 3:4-21
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PrescriptionRx - Self Medication
What are you using to self medicate yourself to compensate for something missing in your life? Alcohol, drugs, internet, tv, food, texting, gossip... the Bible?
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Every Man's Best Sermon
Every man’s best sermon is the one he preaches to himself. Why? Because you know yourself better than anyone else does. Your soul’s greatest ongoing need is the Truth from God’s Word that you deliver yourself on a daily basis.
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A Leap of Faith in Our Homes
God is calling us to take a leap of Faith in our homes. He is calling us to study his word,together, pray together, forgive together, and let go of control together. We all have expectations of what families should be, and they are faulty at best. God is calling us to a leap of faith to build our homes upon Christ, the one foundation that will not fall. Have you built your homes centered on Christ? Are you willing to take a leap of faith in your home?
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Do the Right Thing
America doesn't face a government problem, but a sin problem. Doing the right thing starts with you.
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Sacred Marriage: Denying Self (Marriage Bed)
We conclude our five week teaching series on marriage this week with looking at what God has to say about sex. God has much to say about everything, even sex. God created sex for His glory. He longs for us to have right thinking and proper practice when it comes to sex.
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Rotten Freedom & Its Fruit
Evil is the rotting real thing; and the freedom to rot isn't free.
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