Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 13:13-14, Acts 13:16-23 What do know, from scripture, about God’s heart? What does He love? What does He hate? We look this week first at what God’s heart is shown to be, then how this is reflected in “The man after God’s own heart,” David. […]
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Using Your Riches
Sermon text: Ephesians 4:17-5:2 How we think drives how we live. How is our old way of thinking and living characterized? What does it mean to be renewed? How does someone with a mind renewed by truth live? […]
The Power of Love
Sermon by Joe Timmer This week we look the way Christ’s love should shape our lives. How well do we know Christ’s love? It should be something that shapes what we do, who we are. The fact that God’s love is shaping a family, is unifying us, should be some we constantly remind ourselves of; […]
An Emotional Example
This week we start a series looking at King David. We look at David’s time fleeing Saul in Gath, then from Gath to a cave, where he writes a Psalm- Psalm 56. What can we learn from how David respond to this trouble? […]
Dealing with Emotions
This week we summarize the series on emotions. We should not deny our emotions. But how much do we trust these emotions? How skeptical are we of them? We are commanded to have a sober mind, not allowing our emotions to overwhelm us. We review how the Bible steps through the different emotions, then how […]
Dealing with Emotions- Anger
This week we look at the emotion of Anger. How can we tell we have an issue with anger? Is there a time anger is right, or when it is a sin? We look at how we as Christian often feel and handle anger, then at the ways the scriptures approach it. […]
Dealing with Emotions: Guilt
This week we look at how to deal with Guilt. How should we respond when we have feelings of guilt? What do the scriptures say, or depict in reaction to this emotion? When is guilt a good thing, and when does it become illegitimate? We look at when guilt is used rightly to bring us […]
Dealing with Emotions: Sadness
This week we take a look at the emotion of Sadness. What leads us into sadness? or depression? We look at the was to deal with sadness, and how the scriptures deal with it. In particular, we look at the story of Elijah in the wilderness. How did God speak with Elijah? What did God […]
Dealing with Emotions: Fear
This week we look at the emotion of fear. While we respond to danger naturally, real and perceived, we are called on to not allow them to control us. What kinds of fear plagues us? Anxiety? Worry? What are we afraid will happen to us, or that we will lose? Scripture guides us to refocus, […]
Dealing with Emotions: Discontentment
This week we continue our series on dealing with emotions from the Christian perspective. How to we respond to times of discontentment? Do we allow it to draw us into a path of other emotions, like hopelessness, aggravation, or depression? Or, do we look at our circumstances with thankfulness? […]