Sermon Notes

James 4:11-12 PROP: Since God is the only lawgiver and judge, we must not speak evil against one another. 1. When we speak evil against one another, we exalt ourselves above God’s law. “The argument here is meant to deliver us from mind games which tell us it’s okay...

James 4:4-10 “Our blindness to materialism is similar to the western culture’s blindness to the sins of slavery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today we look back in amazement that Christian people could not see it for what the evil it was. And likely,...

Seven Shared Values: 1. Gospel-Centered 2. Complementarian 3. Continuationist 4. Elder-governed 5. Missions 6. Interdependence 7. Reformed “Every passage of Scripture predicts, prepares for, reflects or results from the person and/or work of Christ.”—Bryan Chapell 1....

James 3:13-18 “Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.” —Benjamin Franklin 1. Who is wise and understanding among you? “The Christian meekness involves a healthy...

James 3:1-12 The tongue is powerful, destructive, uncontrollable, and revealing. We do not have the ability in and of ourselves to control it; therefore, we must trust Jesus to change our hearts and our speech. 1. The tongue is powerful. 2. The tongue is destructive....

Public Ordination Promises: Phil Friesen Do you promise to care for the flock of God, not as a hireling, but as an under shepherd of the Great Shepherd, caring for his sheep as the precious ones for whom he died? (Ezek. 34) Do you, in the presence of God and of Christ...

Psalm 16 I.  “Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge” (v.1). II.  “Making God our Refuge” means we have (vv.2-8) ... A. ...a new way to define our “good” and determine our “heroes” (vv.2-4). B. ...a new way to evaluate the “boundary lines” that have been set for...

1 Corinthians 15:3-28 Easter changes everything!  1. The Story of Easter “For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in...

Galatians 6:7-10 A fruitful church is a church made of up of faithful followers of Jesus Christ who faithfully sow to the Spirit, day in and day out. 1. We will reap what we sow. “The image of sowing-reaping indicates that the process of moral consequences is much...

1 Peter 4:7-11 1. Fruitful community groups are full of people who are pursuing God personally. 2. Fruitful community groups are full of people who love one another. 3. Fruitful community groups are full of people who are committed to meeting with one another. 4....