Wonderful Counselor

Wonderful Counselor

In Isaiah chapter 9, the prophet is talking about the coming of the Messiah.  He says in verse six, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."  As we continue to explore His Presence this month, we begin by looking at what it means for Jesus to be our Wonderful Counselor.  (click on the title to listen to message)

Presents or His Presence?

Presents or His Presence? (click on title to listen)

What will it be for you this year?  Would you be willing to give up all your presents in order to receive His Presence?  What does that look like in your life?  We give and receive a lot of presents over the holidays, yet we say, "Jesus is the reason for the season."  Which is it?  Can't be both.  What if we made a choice, what choice would you make?

Play To Win

How Do You Play The Game?

Good question.  We all have said this at one time or another.  I can even let you fill in the blank..."It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's ______________."  How do you play the game of life?  With the Olympics going on this month I thought it would be interesting to look at some of the passage in the Bible that talk about our Christian life as if it were a race, game, or competition.  And Paul gives us the first glimpse of that when he says that we should run to win.  Do you play to win?

Play To Win

Expect Great Things

Expect Great Things

Eric Owens give a great message on Samuel and his family.  Take a listen and see what Great Things God has in store for you.

Voices Raised

Voices Raised

Final in our series Open Skies

Hands Extended

Hands Extended

Catching up on sermon posts...

Here's number 3 in our Open Skies series...

Hands Extended

Eyes Wide Open

Eyes Wide Open

Not only must we have our knees to the ground in repentance, but in order to have open skies, we must keep that connection with God constant.  Paul tells us to "pray continually."  What would it look like to make prayer a lifestyle.  You would be living with your Eyes Wide Open.

Knees To The Ground

Knees To The Ground

New series this month is called Open Skies.  What is your communication like with God.  We call it prayer.  Is the connection with God full of clutter or is it Open Skies.  We are going to explore what it takes to have Open Skies and it begins with having Knees To The Ground.

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Courage To Overcome Failure

Courage To Overcome Failure

The last in our series of Courageous Living.  Can you overcome failure and still live the life that God has planned for you.  Of course you can.  It might not be easy, but God is always cheering for you and wants you to win, wants you to remain in His presence through His Son Jesus.  What do you do, how do you react when you fail.  Check out this message as we look at the life of Samson.

Courage To Overcome Failure

Courage To Lead

Courage To Lead

This father's day message encourages us as men to lead just as Joshua did the people of Israel.  As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.  What about yours?

Courage To Lead

Courage When Facing Persecution

Courage When Facing Persecution

How do you handle persecution?  Do we Christians, especially in the U.S. really know what persecution is?  Stephen faced persecution and was the first recorded martyr for the Christian faith.  Listen and see what we can learn from Stephen when it comes to facing persecution with courage.

Courage When Facing Persecution

Courage with Critics

Courage With Critics

This week we look at Nehemiah going back to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls.  We see how he handles critics and how we might as well as we try to live a Courageous Life.

Courage or Compromise

Courage Or Compromise

This week we looked at Elijah battling the prophets of baal.  Elijah chose no compromise in his dealing with the king and the prophets.  They had a big battle.  Listen to how we too can live a courageous life without compromise.

Courageous Choices

Courageous Choices

We will take a look at Moses and his life, the choices he made, and see how that can help us to live a courageous life by making courageous choices.

Moses: Courageous Choices

Courageous Living: A Courageous Faith

What is it like to live a Courageous Life.  The movie "Courageous" has sparked a lot of discussion about living courageously among men, but God has called all of us to live a courageous life.

We begin this series looking at Abraham...and he shows us what it means to have a Courageous Faith.

A Courageous Faith

An Invitation Into His Presence

Isn't it great to know that we have open access to God.  We are all invited into His presence.

An Invitation Into His Presence