Faith in Hardships
READ: Job 1:13f CHALLENGE: Trust God at All Times We have all suffered loss or we will. There are certain boundary lines of understanding that help us to manage hurts. I’d like to make some basic general observations. Job is about to experience horrific loss. We said last week that God is sovereign and we […]
The Scariest Thing
READ: Job 1:6 CHALLENGE: Hang Onto Your Faith No Matter What Vv6-7 – One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, “One day the angels came to present themselves”. One day. An unspecified day to us but a day that they all knew to show up. “The Jews believed this meeting happened on […]
Good People
READ: Job 1:1 CHALLENGE: Be a Good Person We’ll look some at the book of Job and extract lessons from it. They believe it’s one of the first biblical books written. It wrestles through the deep question as to why do bad things happen to good people. It lands on the fact that we trust […]
No Worries
READ: Matthew 6:34 – Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. CHALLENGE: Don’t Worry Don’t worry. What is that anyway? It’s when you’re anxious, fretting, and experiencing undue concern. You’re nervous about something and battling that uneasy feeling. Perhaps even doing a […]
What’s Your Focus?
We’ll be looking at a great focus verse here at the outset of 2025. New Year, new goals. Perhaps a new you. Let’s place our focus in the right place. READ: Matthew 6:33 Vv33 – But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. CHALLENGE: Focus […]
Finding God in the Dark
TITLE: Christmas Encounter INTRODUCTION: How’d you like all that snow? Where’s our north of 90 crowd? You’re probably watching online. Doesn’t it just feel good to be part of history? You’ll all be able to tell the story to your grandchildren. They will talk about it for years. Classic photos will be distributed. We only […]
Christ and Change
INTRODUCTION: When cold air comes across the warmer water of Lake Erie, it creates a snow machine and deposits it all over us. Arctic cold air across warmish Lake Erie water equals white stuff. There is no other thing that can happen – it’s going to cause an effect! God moves in people’s lives and […]
The Net
READ PASSAGE: Matthew 13:47 CHALLENGE: Stand Out for Jesus Vv47-50 – “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but […]
True Treasure
READ: Matthew 13:44f CHALLENGE: Buy into the Kingdom of Heaven through Faith Matthew 13:44-45 – “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is […]
Like Mustard Seeds
CHALLENGE: Be a Good influence for Jesus! Vv31-35 – He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds […]