Stepping out in faith…
Every week I sit down and write a blog post about my pastor’s sermon. I’m going to do it a little differently today. I’m going to give you the scripture reference and then give you just a few things that I took away from the sermon. 4Each of you should look not only to your …
There’s a lot going on in our world that is hard to take in. It may seem that things look hopeless. It’s easy to get down and feel dread in your life. The earthquake in Turkey & Syria was devastating with so many lives lost. We’re shooting balloons of some unidentified objects out of the …
Yes, we spend a lot of time dreaming about the plans we have for our future. But sometimes God has a different plan. 11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 …
As I prepare to write the blog post about our sermon each Sunday, I look over my notes and references from the Bible text. I look to God for his guidance before I start to type and ask him to guide my words. This sermon series has been a tough one personally. When I look …
Why is it that we can’t take God at his word? Time after time in the Bible we see people try to take things into their own hands to make God’s promises happen. When will we realize God doesn’t need our help! He’s God. He can do whatever he pleases. We’ve been in a sermon …
There are consequences that come with sin. As much as we want to think forgiveness means we won’t face consequences, that’s just not true. Sometimes God teaches us a lesson with the consequences we face. He did this with Jacob. Our sermon was from Genesis 29. Jacob was very deceitful by taking his brother’s birthright …
We can plan our life out the way we think it should be. But, what is God’s plan for your life? How can you ever really know what His plan is if you don’t communicate with him? Are you happy with where you are right now? It may be painful because of your past, but …
There will always be uncertainties in life, even for those who believe in God. He never promised we wouldn’t have trouble. Satan likes to cause disruption however he can. God did promise he would be with us. If you’d like to listen to this complete sermon as a podcast, click here. As we look at …
Many of you know the story of Esau and Jacob. The way that Jacob tricked Esau into giving up his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew because he was famished. Let’s take a look at what the scripture says about it. 23 The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and …
This week’s sermon looked at the dysfunctional family of Jacob in Genesis. 19 This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac. 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram and sister of Laban the …
Where God Leads 