Nehemiah 3
July 21, 2024
In this sermon, Pastor Nathan asks you to consider “Am I doing my part?” He preaches that God: 1- did His part, 2 – gave you a part, 3 – will reward you for doing your part. SO: what is your part? Everyone has a part in the body of Christ. Nehemiah describes in this chapter all the different people who helped build the wall around the city. Listen in this week to the the third talk in the sermon series on the book of Nehemiah: God Powered Resilience.
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Nehemiah 2
July 14, 2024
In this sermon, Pastor Nathan asks again “What is God calling you to prayerfully face?” He preaches that God: 1- reigns, 2 – calls us to move, 3 – gives success. SO: prayerfully wait, thankfully accept, disrupt your life, carefully count the cost, form a team, tell the voices about God. So what will we do? As a church, what do we face? There are lost people all around us. Listen in this week to the the second talk in the sermon series on the book of Nehemiah: God Powered Resilience.
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Nehemiah 1
July 7, 2024
In this sermon, Pastor Nathan asks “What is God calling you to prayerfully face?” He goes to teach that you can’t heal what your hiding; deal with it or deny it. He preaches that God: 1- helps His people persist, 2 – keeps His Word, 3 – cares. SO: will you prayerfully face it? As a church, what do we face? He suggests to name it, write it down and pray about it. Pastor talked about prayer using the ACTS acronym: Adore, Confess, Thank, aSk. Nehemiah’s heart is a shadow of God’s heart. Listen in this week to the introduction to the new sermon series on the book of Nehemiah: God Powered Resilience.
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2 Peter 3:1-13
June 23, 2024
Pastor Nathan’s question: “How well do you do at waiting?” Pastor goes on to say that waiting is a part of life and waiting is hard. Nathan preaches that Jesus will return and judgement is coming: 1 – He will destroy the ungodly, 2 – He is giving you time to repent, 3 – delay is not cancellation. So: wait whole-life-ready and wait well on-mission. He challenges us to think of someone to pray for and tell them about Jesus. Listen in this week, as we learn more in 2 Peter in the sermon series: Rock Solid.
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2 Peter 1:16-21
June 9, 2024
Pastor Nathan’s message: “Keep getting to know God because Jesus will return.” Pastor goes on to state that we need positive momentum in our Christian life to stay rock solid. We must keep growing to keep from falling. Nathan teaches three proofs that Jesus will return: 1 – He is the reigning Son of God, 2 – prophecies of the day of the Lord will come true, 3 – Scripture is God speaking. So: get to know God. He challenges us to read or listen to 2 Peter for better understanding, to repent and/or tell others about God. Listen in this week, as we learn more in 2 Peter in the sermon series: Rock Solid.
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Summary of Colossians
May 19, 2024
In this sermon series, Pastor Nathan challenges us to mature in Christ and to read the entire book of Colossians each week for better understanding. Maturity is Christ-likeness. This week’s question is what will you take with you from Colossians? The first two chapters are about what to believe and last two chapters are about how to live and get along. Pastor preaches that Colossians 1 reminds us that Jesus is Lord, Colossians 2 tells us that Jesus is Savior, and Colossians 3 & 4 repeats that Jesus offers us new life. Listen in this week, as we review what we have learned in the book of Colossians in the sermon series: Mature in Christ.
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Colossians 4:10-18
May 12, 2024
In this series, Pastor Nathan challenges us to mature in Christ and encourages us to read the entire book of Colossians each week for better understanding. This week’s question is “How can I help them mature in Christ?” Pastor preaches that Jesus uses people to mature other people. So: 1 – agonize in prayer, 2 – keep praying, 3 – remember you are not alone, 4 – read Scripture to them, 5 – challenge them, 6 – go first. Listen in this week, as we look at how we can help others in the sermon series: Mature in Christ.
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Ephesians 4
May 5, 2024
In this series, Pastor Nathan challenges us to train to mature in Christ and to read the entire book of Colossians each week for better understanding. This week’s message is on spiritual warfare and includes a number of Scripture references. Pastor preaches that spiritual warfare is real and requires Strategy: 1 – surrender to the Lord (He is in charge), 2 – participation in Jesus’ body (church), 3 – Jesus-like exercises (thankfulness). Listen in this week, as we look at spiritual warfare in the sermon series: Mature in Christ.
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Colossians 4:7-9
April 28, 2024
In this series, Pastor Nathan challenges us to mature in Christ and to read the entire book of Colossians each week for better understanding. The passage this week is about how relationships reflect our maturity in Christ. Pastor preaches that Jesus saved us into His growing body. Jesus saved us into relationships. So: 1 – mature people are trustworthy, 2 – mature people reconcile, 3 – mature people form teams. Trust is the foundation of relationships and mature people grow in Christ-likeness. Listen in this week, as we look at relationships in the sermon series: Mature in Christ.
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Colossians 4:2-6
April 21, 2024
In this series, Pastor Nathan challenges us to train to mature in Christ and to read the entire book of Colossians each week for better understanding. This week’s question is: “what do you believe in so much that you would wear chains or go to prison for it?” Pastor teaches that Paul was in chains for 4 years and in prison for his beliefs. God uses us to spread the Good News. So: 1 – stay spiritually fit, 2 – trust the Message, 3 – speak up – like Jesus (be wise in your speech). Pastor also teaches that thanksgiving is the anti-venom to satanic discontent. Thanksgiving is a path to God-pleasing contented joy. Listen in this week, as we consider if what we believe is worth chains in the sermon series: Mature in Christ.
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