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The Christian Life Hard or Easy? – Sermon – June 29 2014
Questions that will be answered in the Sermon:
What is that road supposed to be like, the road in which we are to follow Jesus as our Good Shepherd and Savior?
Is the Christian life supposed to be hard or easy? Is it joyful or sad? Full of strength and good things or is it painful and full of trouble?
When God lead the people out of bondage in Egypt, why did endur hardship, such as a lack of food, a lack of water? Why did they have to wonder 40 years in the desert, especially after 400 plus years in slavery/bondage in Egypt?
Listen for these questions and answers about The Christian Life Hard or Easy? , in the one-part Video or one-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures will be below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 12, Jeremiah 38: 1-6, 2 Timothy 1: 8-14, Matthew 10: 16-23
Keywords: Prostitute saved by Pastor Greg as a Chaplain in a Hospital in Baltimore, suffering, Jeremiah suffering, What is Christian life like?, Joy, hardship, Faith
Can You Endure Patiently In Suffering ? – Sermon – March 02 2014
Questions answered in the Sermon:
Think about this, No one, other than Christ, suffered so much as Paul in regards to beatings physically and attacks verbally, and yet, at the same time, no one rejoiced as much as Paul! Isn’t that Strange? – Wouldn’t you think, that the one who suffers the most is the one who is most defeated, and most sorrowful? The one who suffers the most is rejoicing the most? What secrets did he , Paul, have, to rejoice even in his afflictions? Do you think we can learn something from him?
Are you suffering today from something that has come into your life? Are you groaning, moaning, wincing, bewailing your fate? Are you prepared for the struggles, sufferings to come, whatever they may be – abuse/persecution for the gospel, loss of family, wealth, health, friends – as was the case with righteous Job? Do you see God’s great purpose in your afflictions? Do You believe God will rescue you from ALL your afflictions?
Listen for these questions and answers about Can You Endure Patiently In Suffering ?, below in the 1-part Video , or the one-part MP3 Audio Sermon.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 37: 1-11, Isaiah 30: 15-18, Romans 8: 18-25, Luke 18: 1-8
Keywords: suffering, trials and tribulation, Paul’s Thorn in the flesh, persecution by family, friends, loved ones, holding fast, fighting the good fight of the faith, Job, the End Times
The Water of Life – Sermon – May 02 2010
Questions that will be answered in the Sermon:
Jesus claims to be able to give living water to whomever He will. What kind of Water does he mean? What does this water do?
How do we thirst in spirit and in heart?
Listen for these questions and answers about for The Water of Life , in one-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures will be below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 42, Isaiah 55: 1-7, Revelation 22: 1-5, 17, John 7: 37-44
Keywords: Jesus and the Smaritan woman at the well, John 4: 3-25, Ways people try to fill this thirst: alcohol, adrenaline-rock climbers, base jumpers thrill seekers, businessmen seeking money, accounts, bigger toys bigger bank accounts, sexual exploits, yoga, therapy, counseling, a hobby, doing good deeds, Isaiah 55: 1-4,
Why Is Church Important ? – Sermon – October 03 2010
Why is it important to come to church? Why is it important to be part of a local congregation? Why is coming to church regularly so vital? Why is it essential in God’s eyes you be a part of a local congregation? Why does God say, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, and a people without understanding shall come to ruin? Why is Fellowship with other Christians Vital and Critical?
Listen for these questions and answers about “Why Is Church Important ?”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 40: 1-5, 9-10, Hosea 4: 1-9, 14, Hebrews 10: 19-25, Matthew 5: 1-16
Keywords: Lone Ranger Christians, church and hypocrits, hypocrisy, fellowship of Christians, support of brothers and sisters, lifting up each other,
Where To Find Joy in the Christian Life – Sermon – October 31 2010
Where do we find joy in the Christian life? Should we even have it? It this what God would give us? Would you like to find joy in God, a joy that cannot be taken from you? Does God really want us to be Joyful?
Listen for these questions and answers about “Where To Find Joy in the Christian Life”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 86: 1-13, Lamentations 3: 1-6, 21-26, Galations 5: 1-13, Luke 15: 1-7
Keywords: fruits of the spirit, joy of a Christian, sadness, depression, sorrowful over sins, happy all the day is annoying of some people, rejoice in the Lord, joy comes from Grace, grace alone thru faith alone in Christ alone
The Beginning and The End of Worry – Sermon – November 07 2010
What are you worrying about today? Are you in the habit of fretting about things? Stressed with anxiety? What does God say to us about our worry? What is His will for us? Can we overcome our worries? What does God want His children’s lives to be like? How do we overcome Worry?
Listen for these questions and answers about “The Beginning and The End of Worry”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 37: 1-4, 7, 9, 23-28, 39-40, Isaiah 8: 11-17, Phillippians 4: 4-9, Matthew 6: 25-34
Keywords: worry and anxiety, stress, peace of mind and peace for you, burdens, tribulations, temptations, persecutions and sufferings, tranquil, confidence,
The Story in Joy – Christmas Day – Sermon – December 25 2010
Do you want to be filled with Joy, thru the Holy Spirit? Did you know that you can do this, as Pauls says, through music, by addressing one another in songs and hymns and spirituals songs – for in music of praise to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, with thanksgiving, we worship God and are filled with His power?
Listen for these questions and answers about “The Story in Joy – Christmas Day”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 98, Isaiah 52: 7-10, Hebrews 1: 1-12, John 1: 1-18
Keywords: praising God through music, joy in music , hymns
Living Under Grace – Sermon – January 16 2011
What happens when our joy in the Christian life grows dim? What’s going wrong? How do we rekindle it? How do we find joy again when we lose it? That will be the main purpose of this message.
Listen for these questions and answers about “Living Under Grace”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 84: 1-7, 12, Isaiah 51: 4-8, Romans 6: 12-23, Matthew 5: 17-20
Keywords: rejoice, show joy, rejoice in suffering, suffering produces endurance, fear and guilt, guilt verse joy, troubled hearts, anguish of soul and gloom, grace and joy,
Finding Hope in Suffering – Sermon – February 06 2011
What do we hold onto in times of difficulty and suffering? Where do we find hope? How does Jesus’ piloting us calm our fears? If God bids us to look at him during our trials and suffering, how do we draw hope from Him?
Listen for these questions and answers about “Finding Hope in Suffering”, in the 1-part MP3 Audio Sermon below.
Scriptures below from the church bulletin used in the Sermon:
Psalm 116: 1-9, Lamentations 3: 1-9, 16-26, James 5: 7-11, Luke 21: 10-18
Keywords: hope in suffering, Davids suffering in the Psalms, enduring trials, joy and peace in believing, overcoming suffering, rejoice in suffering,
