Sermons

In what do we hope for? When we don’t have hope we can lose direction and desire to continue on our path. What happens when we don’t have hope in the Kingdom of God? What happens if we don’t continually keep our focus on this hope? We need to continue to keep focused so we stay motivated especially as the days are getting closer to the return of Christ.

Many speak about a booming economy, especially in the USA, but others speak of “the mother of all bubbles” and warn of a crash of unparalleled proportions in 2020 due to a broken and rotten economy which is only held together superficially on the surface. Who is right? Are we already in a worldwide recession, as some contend? How long can a country survive with a $1.4 trillion federal government spending package for 2020 and American spending of $1 trillion during the Christmas season of 2019? What does the Bible say about a coming worldwide depression and a total collapse of our global economy?

Our examples have the ability to be conduits for changing people’s hearts. That can be for either a positive or negative reaction. We cannot let the light of God’s Truth be reduced in brilliance or be put to shame because we allow ourselves to be led by our carnality. We are called to let our lights shine and we must be doing so at all times.

We should never forget all of the many blessings of God which come to us each and every day. But let’s also consider the BIG blessings of God—things which transcend our physical lives.

The example of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 teaches us a valuable lesson of how God communicates in various ways to get our attention, powerfully as well as in a more subdued fashion.

Note: There will be a still-picture for about 6 min in the video

Sometimes our life seems to be very complicated and hardly comprehensible, and we might only understand later why certain events occurred like they did. God’s Ways are not our ways, and He guides our steps in a sometimes surprising and unexpected manner. This sermon shows how much God is concerned about us and that our life is indeed in His hands.

This sermon is a continuation from the previous message and we look at seven more points – this time exclusively about God’s Word.

The attempts to force President Trump out of office through the impeachment hoax will utterly fail. Through their ill-conceived biased political maneuverings, Democrats have guaranteed that Trump will be re-elected. From a spiritual standpoint, Trump will have to stay in power until he has fulfilled his providential role. What is that role, and how do our American immigration system, the building of a third temple in Jerusalem, a new holocaust and a nuclear war against the USA come into play? And why are Americans so indifferent as to what is going on?

Can God heal—will He? Do we have the faith to be healed? Our part is to have faith and to keep on having faith—to trust God to do what He has promised.

Living a Christian life in this day and age takes a lot of hard work. God promises rest, however, to those who are obedient to Him. How can we find rest in our lives now and in the future?

For a person who has been called by God, the pathway to deeper learning and understanding can still be daunting. As our commitment to God and obedience to His commandments grows stronger, we can pray for help and understanding. This can come to us in the form of the Holy Spirit following our baptism. However, in order to grow in faith to get to this point we must rely on the bible—the complete Word of God. With God’s blessing, the Book of Isaiah offers a bridge between the Old and the New Testaments, enabling us to read and understand scriptures that in the past may have seemed locked  and confusing to us. Together we will consider several scriptures that help us make this connection and better understand that the Bible is truly our road map to salvation.

When we experience struggle, difficulty, and conflict in our lives, where can we find peace? What can we do to create more peace in our lives?

This sermon looks at the importance of words and explores seven areas where words impact on Church members’ lives today.

Some feel that President Trump is fulfilling a prophetic role in relation to the state of Israel, which is similar to the role of Cyrus, King of Persia, who helped the Jews to build the Second Temple. They say that Trump will be used to help build the Third Temple, as a prerequisite for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.  Trump seems to believe this himself.

As Christians living at this time and age, what is it that we expect? How do we view the things that are happening to us? How do we respond to the constant trials and tests that we are facing? What can we expect from God in regard to our calling and His promises? We need to have clear understanding in these matters and make sure that we are not just hearers but also implementers so that we are not caught off guard.

We ought to pray to God with boldness and with courage. We should be daring and vigorous in our expression.  This sermon shows examples of righteous people who spoke to God with boldness. But we must also be careful not to carry our “boldness” too far.

What are the steps that we should take in order for us to have proper balance, both in our physical and spiritual lives?

The world lives in utter darkness, but that must not be true for Christians. Our lives must picture and exemplify the coming true Light for all mankind; there must not be any darkness in us when we want to be lights in the world.

Maintaining a harmonious relationship with God and among brethren is absolutely necessary, but this seems to be the area in which so many fail. However, the Bible does show us how to find and keep unity—will we agree?

On his own, man seeks to answer basic questions of life through the foundation of science.  The observable universe is a standard by which all carnal theories base themselves.  We know the vanity of these pursuits and that truly important answers are found only with God.