The Attitude of Gratitude, Week 1 WHY IT MATTERS Deuteronomy 8:10-18; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Let me ask you a question: If I told you there was something you could do that would make you happier, healthier, closer to God, and closer to other people, WOULD YOU DO IT? John Kralik was lost – both physically…
Three Simple Rules STAY IN LOVE WITH GOD John 15:1-11 Three simple rules: Given by John Wesley to the early Methodists Still incredibly relevant to us today Two weeks ago, I talked about Do No Harm, and I chose to focus on the harm we do with our words But really, there are a lot…
Three Simple Rules DO GOOD Ephesians 4:25-32 (Proverbs 18:21, 12:18; I Thessalonians 5:11) INTRO: A time of unrest – Around the world, governments falling – At home, people not trusting their political leaders A time of uncertainty – Economies changing – People losing their livelihoods A time of violence – Wars in other countries –…
Three Simple Rules DO NO HARM James 1:19-27, 3:3-10 INTRO: In the 1700s in England, there were two very famous preachers who lived and worked at the same time A. The Billy Grahams of their day These two preachers traveled all over the country preaching, outdoors, in the streets, in the fields, at the mouths…
1 Corinthians 11: 23-26, 10: 16-17 The Lord’s Supper 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, thatthe Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do…
You did it for me! [Read Matthew 25:31-46 NRSV] 31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the…
Youth Mission Day Ephesians 2: 8-10 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance…
Matthew 28: 16-20 The Commissioning of the Disciples 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore…
Luke 4: 14-21 Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the…
Genesis 12: 1-3 The Call of Abram 12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.[a]…
