Paul stated the purpose of his life in Philippians when he said. Philippians 3: 10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead.” Charles Hodges gives a definition of who God is when he states, “God is… Continue reading Names of God Part 2
Names of God – I AM
Think of a time when you thought of how big God is? What caused this feeling to happen? Now that we are calm and deeply thoughtful, why is this so important? Too many times, our God is too small. We have figured him all out and the parts we haven’t figured out, we do not invest the time to explore…. Continue reading Names of God – I AM
Eschatology
Matthew 16: 24 – 28 Self Denial is linked to the importance of the return of Jesus. When is Jesus coming back? this is a question that was asked back by the disciples (Matthew 24: 3, Acts 1: 6) What will be the signs of the end of the age? 1. The End of All Things The return of Christ… Continue reading Eschatology
Self Denial
Read Matthew 16: 24 – 28 some of this we will look at in our sermon on eschatology, but we want to look at the phrase “Deny yourself take up your cross and follow me” What thoughts come to your mind when you think of denying self and taking up your cross? If we are like most people, we think… Continue reading Self Denial
Resurrection Sunday
The Christianity rises and falls on the fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some churches deny the physical resurrection today as they share that… 1. Jesus is alive in our hearts so it is like a resurrection just like a grandparent who may have passed away lives in our memories. 2. His teachings live on like Gandhi’s teachings so… Continue reading Resurrection Sunday