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Sunday Sep 10, 2017
Sunday Sep 10, 2017
“Patience”
James 1:19-21
Dr. Gary Singleton
We all experience times when we need to hit the reset button and make a fresh start - and the same thing is true in our faith. There are times that we need to restart and get back to the basics of following Jesus. In the first chapter of James, we have seen that James was writing to Christians who were facing severe persecution. It is in the context of these trials that James tells us that one of the basics of our faith is that we need to listen. We must stop and listen to what God is saying in order to understand what he wants to teach us. This morning James shows us that when things aren’t going our way, we need to listen up instead of blowing up.
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
Sunday Sep 03, 2017
“Resistance”
James 1:12-18
Dr. Gary Singleton
This morning, we will continue working our way through the first chapter of James in our sermon series “Restart: Back to the Basics.” James is teaching us how to get back to the basics of following Jesus. Whatever the current condition of your faith, James has a word for you. James was writing to Jewish Christians who had been driven out of Jerusalem because of intense persecution. They were struggling to hold onto their faith, and James encouraged them...and us...to stick to the basics of our faith no matter how tough the fight gets. James makes it clear - authentic faith doesn’t give in to temptation without a fight.
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
“Faith”
James 1:5-11
Bryan Jones
For those of us who are directionally challenged, maps are important. They keep us from getting lost on the way to our destination. Well, James has a destination that he wants us to get to, and he has given us a map to get us there. James wants to move us from uncertainty to wisdom ... from doubt to faith. But there are some detours that we need to avoid along the way. We learn from James that our need for control, our sense of entitlement, and our focus on materialism can cause us to veer off the path leading to the kind of faith that God wants us to have. To get to our destination, we need to wait on God’s wisdom and then step forward in faith.
Sunday Aug 20, 2017
Sunday Aug 20, 2017
“Perspective”
James 1:1-4
Dr. Gary Singleton
Sometimes it’s good to get back into a routine ... back to the basics. That’s certainly true when it comes to our faith. There are times when it’s good to make a restart ... to get back to the basics of following Jesus. This morning we’re going to start a study from the first chapter of James. Even though James was the half-brother of Jesus, he didn’t grow up believing his brother was God in the flesh. But when James came face to face with Jesus after the resurrection, something changed. James experienced a restart in his relationship with Jesus. James tells us that one of the basics of our faith is that we need to have the right perspective on the trials we face. We learn from James that trials are a joy when God is your goal.
Sunday Aug 13, 2017
Sunday Aug 13, 2017
“We Are Better Together”
1 Timothy 4:6-10
Dr. Gary Singleton
We are meeting together this morning because God told us to. One of the key ingredients to growing in godliness happens when we gather with other followers of Jesus. We are created for community. We are meant to be connected to Jesus and to each other. When we gather, and serve, and train together in a community, we are transformed. We become more like God. This morning as we wrap up our study on “The Mystery of Godliness” from 1 Timothy, we learn from Paul that we are better together because godliness grows out of our togetherness.
Sunday Aug 06, 2017
Sunday Aug 06, 2017
“Christlike Character”
1 Timothy 3:14-16
Dr. Gary Singleton
Some people love a good mystery. Others are just frustrated by them. They will stay up half the night reading a mystery novel so they can find out “who done it.” Most of us feel the same way when it comes to living a godly life. It really seems to be a mystery. If you find yourself wondering how to solve the mystery of godliness, you’re in good company. Paul’s letter to his protégé, Timothy, addressed this very thing. Paul tells us that living a godly life means that we must live like Jesus. And to live like Jesus, we must shape our story around His story.
Sunday Jul 30, 2017
Sunday Jul 30, 2017
“Gospel Centered”
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Dr. Gary Singleton
This morning we are starting a new sermon series called “The Mystery of Godliness.” How do you become a more godly person? We’re going to try to answer that question over the next three weeks as we look at the Apostle Paul’s words to Timothy. Paul tells us that there are no shortcuts to godliness. There is no holiness pill we can take that will make us hear God’s voice and receive God’s favor. Godliness is a lifestyle. Those who would be most like God must be about what God likes most. We must love as God loves and live as God lives. This morning we will see that godliness is a path to follow, not a pill to take.
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
Sunday Jul 23, 2017
“The God Who Wrestles”
Genesis 32:24-26
Bryan Jones
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen that Jacob was a deceiver. He had a broken image of himself, and he spent most of his life trying to fix it. This morning we see that the brokenness in Jacob’s soul finally starts to heal.
In Genesis 32 we find the story of a wrestling match between Jacob and God. Because of this wrestling match, Jacob’s view of God changed along with his view of himself. God brought Jacob to the end of himself so that he would yield to God’s plan. God has a plan for your life and he wants to bless you. What do you need to yield to God this morning?
Sunday Jul 16, 2017
Sunday Jul 16, 2017
“So Close Yet So Far Away”
Genesis 28:10-22
Bryan Jones
This morning we will continue our look at the story of Jacob. We saw last week that Jacob deceived his father and stole his brother’s birthright. As a result, Jacob had to flee, and as he was running he stopped for the night to rest. During the night, Jacob had a dream in which he saw a ladder with angels ascending and descending from heaven.
In this dream God promised to be with Jacob wherever he went. When Jacob awoke, he realized that “surely the LORD is in this place, and I wasn’t even aware of it!” (Genesis 28:16) Like Jacob, God has promised to be with us, but we must be aware of His presence. The question is not whether God is present with us. The question is - are you present with God?
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
“Shattered Images”
Genesis 25:24-26
Bryan Jones
Beginning this morning, we are going to spend three weeks looking at the story of Jacob. From the outside it looked like Jacob had a pretty good life. He was wealthy and successful. But on the inside Jacob’s image of himself was broken. He was a guy who was filled with doubts and insecurities.
Jacob spent most of his life trying to fix this belief that he didn’t quite measure up. He lived in the shadow of his brother, Esau, who was his father’s favorite. In order to get his father’s blessing, he tried to become someone he was not. But in spite of Jacob’s scheming and deceit, God still chose to bless him.