A sermon from the series "Jesus Increases and I Decrease ." We will need to by humble if we are going to have Jesus increase in our lives while we decrease. Humility is hard for us. Humility is misunderstood. Today we discuss the nature of biblical humility and how it actually brings us confidence and joy.
A sermon from the series "Jesus Increases and I Decrease ." Allowing Jesus to increase in our lives will make us stronger, tougher and more stable. When anything other than Jesus is #1 in our lives, we are more vulnerable and fragile
A sermon from the series "Jesus Increases and I Decrease ." If we think people are helpful to our happiness and well-being, we give them greater place I our lives. Do we believe Jesus is the greatest example of being helpful to our joy and contentment? Do we trust HIM and do as HE commands even when it seems strange?
A sermon from the series "Jesus Increases and I Decrease ." The Christian faith means that Jesus Christ is the most important person in your life. How do we give Jesus first place in our lives
A sermon from the series "Competition and the Christian Life." Competition cause us to compare ourselves to others. Comparison to others creates envy. Envy is a great destroyer of our joy. Envy compromises our witness. Today, we begin a discussion on the destructive power of envy and jealousy and how the Gospel enables us to face and overcome these sins.
A sermon from the series "Competition and the Christian Life." Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Competition can create situations where we see other people primarily as our enemies/adversaries. How do we handle that?
A sermon from the series "Competition and the Christian Life." We live in a world that applauds excellence for its own sake. God prefers that we pursue excellence at the things HE thinks are important.
A sermon from the series "Competition and the Christian Life." We all want to make a difference in our lives. We want to be great. The desire to be your best, to be great, is put into you by God. Jesus shows us that being a servant is the way to true greatness.
A sermon from the series "The Fear of God and Not Being Afraid." Our great fears include not being good enough, not having the life we want, not leaving the legacy we want, our people being sick or dying. The good news of the Gospel is that all of our fears are addressed and covered by Jesus Christ.
A sermon from the series "The Fear of God and Not Being Afraid." Jesus is scary. HE has great power. We are tempted to make Jesus less threatening to us. We need to resist this desire. We need to understand God as HE truly is: the one true God who is awesome and powerful. We must also understand that we need the real power of Jesus as we face the real power of sin and death.
