To live in this world means that you will encounter temptation. If we want to be godly people, we must learn to resist the temptations that come at us from the world, the flesh, and the devil. Jesus Christ is our great example and teacher when it comes to resisting temptation. He was “tempted in…
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Can God actually use broken and imperfect people? This sermon explores Paul’s defense of his right to be a preacher of the Gospel. He is not like the flashy teachers. He is just an afflicted, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down clay jar. It is in the darkness of real life that the Gospel shines the…
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If we consider “worship” as merely singing and going to church, we miss the point. When we live for God alone, and offer our bodies for His purpose and delight, we are actually worshipping Him as well. In light of this, being an authentic, honest-to-goodness kind of Christian will be a great way to show…
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What is discipleship? What is the aim of discipleship? And how is it done typically? Every Christian should be helping unbelievers become believers by showing them Christ; that is, making a disciple. And every Christian should be helping other believers grow to more and more maturity. That is making a disciple.
When Jesus quotes the law in Deuteronomy with “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”, he begins with heart. There is no way to prove that the order suggests a priority, but it does raise the…
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Pastor Wimmer discusses the story of Jonah and his experiences and along the way he runs into trouble because of his disobedience. Jonah tried to run away from God in the opposite direction of Nineveh and headed by boat to Tarsish. God sent a great storm upon the ship and the men decided Jonah was…
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Are you hearing God’s call? Can you hear when God is calling you personally to do something? Are you answering Him? Pastor Wimmer shares his call to ministry and the events leading up to his calling to do God’s work and gives examples on how you can also hone into how God is reaching out…
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Today’s sermon was presented by visiting lay person Rob Bacon. Do you have a New Year’s resolution? Have you already broken it? Why do we set these resolutions up for ourselves to fail? Is there something else in our lives that needs improving? Is there someone else who has not given up on us and…
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You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. ~ Deut. 6:5 Jesus answered. “The first (commandment) is Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your…
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