Sermons
Avarice: I Want It All
“Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does…
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Sloth – Resisting the Demands of Love
The vice we’re talking about today is sloth and at the most basic level, sloth is reluctance to exert ourselves, to work or make an effort; laziness. Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: Sloth – Resistance to the Demands of Love 2 Peter 1:3-7 “His divine power has given us…
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Vainglory: Image is Everything
Thirty years ago in 1989 on the set of a commercial in the Nevada desert for a Canon Rebel camera, 19-year-old tennis pro Andre Agassi was instructed to step out of a white Lamborghini, lower his sunglasses, and utter the words, “Image is everything.” “Image is everything?” Agassi asked the director. Click to listen: Click…
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Envy – Feeling Bitter When Others Have It Better
Today we’re beginning a new series in worship based on Rebecca DeYoung’s book Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies. Many Christians today have forgotten about or misunderstood the seven deadly sins: envy, vainglory, sloth, avarice, anger, gluttony, and lust. Click to listen: Click this link to get a…
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One Failure Doesn’t Mean You’re A Failure
Life is full of failures and disappointments so we might as well be prepared to accept them and learn from them, without being crushed by them. It’s important that we learn that One Failure Doesn’t Mean You’re a Failure. Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: One Failure Doesn’t Mean You’re…
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When We’ve Lost Someone We Love
The period in which the events of the Book of Ruth take place (the time in which the judges ruled) is among the worst in Israel’s history. The Book of Ruth begins in this time of hardship and moves to great heartache. Click to listen: There’s no audio file this week, just video and PDF.…
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When You’re Burned Out and Feel Like You Want to Die
There’s a big contest this evening that many of us are interested in watching, and we have passionate feelings about who wins. In 1 Kings 18, there’s also a big competition with lots of spectators and it’s between the prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal, and it was a matter of life and death.…
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When You Run Out of Excuses
This morning, we are going to be talking about excuses. Every one of us has used an excuse from time to time. I found this article from Readers Digest, “Most Ridiculous Excuses for missing work.” Watch the video (above) Click to listen: Click this link to get a printable version: When You Run Out of…
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When You’ve Been Mistreated
When I was very young, many of the first books that were read to me and that I could read were Bible stories published by Arch Books. They were simplified versions of classic Bible stories with vivid illustrations. I really liked them. It was through one of those books that I first heard the story…
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