Sermons By Date - May 2011

Are you ready for this?

05/29/2011

As human beings, it’s natural to look and hope for a special purpose in life- some good that just ‘you’ were meant to do. Esther, a young teenage girl made queen, wasn’t necessarily looking for her purpose when it was revealed. She did, however, respond well and left her mark on the Christian faith. Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could do the same thing?

Jeopardy

05/22/2011

We all face setbacks in life that make us confused. We pray and seek to make wise decisions, but hardships come. A new job does not work out. A sure fire venture that was so promising, is now running aground. There is a great story in Mark 4 where the plans of the disciples seemingly begin to crumble… literally drown. They grow fearful and desperate and challenge Jesus.

Jesus will build his church

05/15/2011

Controversies and interpretation disagreements over Jesus’ words in Matthew 16 have caused too many Christians to miss the main point and great encouragement of Jesus’ declarations that “I will build my church.”

Her children call her blessed

05/08/2011

The blessing of God is the wonderful affirmation and outpouring of God’s good in our lives.  It is most important.  But, it is also very encouraging to be blessed by others who are most important to us.  When we bless others we are acting like God in affirming and pouring out goodness.  When we are blessed by others we are affirmed and encouraged.  Beyond the blessing of God the two greatest b

What we’ll be like after death

05/01/2011

What will we be like after we die?  The short simple answer is that Christians will be like Jesus in his resurrection.  More encouraging details are given in 1 Corinthians 15 than anywhere else in the Bible.  We will still be ourselves—we’ll recognize one another—but we will also be very different.  We’ll have bodies that are clearly connected to our present bodies but also very new.