This Week's Sermons

Beware: The Bible Can Mess You Up!
by Larry Osborne
1 Timothy 1:1-11

THE USE & MISUSE OF GOD’S WORD: 1 Timothy 1:3-7 How Theologians Make A Name For Themselves; The New & Novel — No one wants to be a clone! The Complex & Deep — He must be brilliant! It’s true in every academic field!

What Does It Take?
by Jerry Shirley
Acts 15:1-11

If someone were to walk up to you on the street and ask you out of the blue, “How can I be saved?”, what would you say? Would you know how to answer them? What would you say it would take for them to be born again? This is no small question…for the correct answer determines where we spend eternity. (Paul and Barnabus) said, we are Jews, we understand Judaism, but you need to understand that has nothing to do w/ being saved. They said, we are saved by grace…thru faith in Jesus Christ and His finished work on Calvary…plus nothing, minus nothing! [do you believe that?!]

One True Gospel
by Dennis Davidson
Galatians 1:6-10

There is only one saving gospel, the gospel of grace by faith in Jesus Christ alone. This is the only gospel that is of divine origin. It is a gospel of the grace of Christ offered as a free gift. There is nothing any man could ever do to gain the approval of a just and Holy God. Man can not gain God’s salvation but must wholly fling himself upon the love and mercy of God in one great act of faith. Still now and then people try and attach something to grace which means it is no longer free grace and no longer the true gospel which means it no longer saves. God and God alone must save man, for man, even the best and best intentioned of men cannot save themselves or anyone else.

It's All About Jesus
by Harold Hansen
Matthew 16:13-18

Let’s set the record straight! The church is not about entertainment, programs, popularity, size or individuals. It should be all about the Son of God.

Which Jesus?
by Dr. Ronald Shultz
Galatians 1:6-12

Many who would call themselves Christians in somewhat respectable churches worship a Jesus far removed from the Scriptures. They have another Christ and indeed another Gospel? Paul warned us about such Gospels.

This Week's Videos

Offered by: BlueFish TV The Lost Sheep Time: 1:13 A clear and simple presentation of the Gospel, this resonant video illustration uses a lost lamb to illustrate the Roman Road and the path to salvation. This clip is helpful for sharing the Gospel. Click to watch »

Offered by: Evangelize.com Tell Someone Time: 0:50 This short stop-motion animated piece hits home a very simple, yet imperative message: Jesus died for us. We are loved and we can make a difference if we tell someone. Perfect for evangelizing or inviting others to a worship service. Click to watch »

Offered by: Evangelize.com A Simple Message of Hope Time: 2:40 The story of what Christ did for us on the Cross is the single most important one in the history of the world. It is a beautiful, simple story that has the power to change a person's life forever. Sometimes it can seem like we make the message too complicated. With that in mind, we have created this very child-like presentation of the Gospel. With child narration and simple artwork, this video tells the story of Christ's death and resurrection. Click to watch »

Offered by: Evangelize.com We Are Saved Time: 1:11 A reminder of what Jesus did for us in a visually stunning and unique video. Click to watch »

Offered by: BlueFish TV Witnessola Time: 1:07 It is possible, due to innovative technology, to witness without actually knowing the Gospel, but maybe we should learn it ourselves. This humorous video illustration will make you laugh...and think. Click to watch »

This Week's Sermon Illustrations

Jesus Plus Nothing
Contributor: Bev Sesink

We as followers of Christ must so want God that He becomes our sole desire, our heart’s longing because the truth is that for some, perhaps a number of us, its not that we don’t want a relationship with God, we do, but we want many other things as well. Sort of like Jesus Plus: Jesus plus money, Jesus plus status…

Simple Wisdom
Contributor: Rick Stacy

Have you ever heard the phrase, “Out of the mouth of babes?” Certainly you have. It comes from the simple truth that sometimes it takes a child to reveal lasting wisdom. It seems foolish but it isn’t! For example: * Patrick, age 10, said, “Never trust a dog to watch your food.” * Michael, 14, said, “When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’ don’t answer him.” * Michael, wise man that he was, also said, “Never tell your mom her diet’s not working.” * Randy, 9 years of age, said, “Stay away from prunes.” One wonders how he discovered that bit of wisdom...

Simply Jesus Christ
Contributor: James Wilson

It would be easy for MVP quarterback Curt Warner to give a "stay with it and pull yourself up by your own boot strap like I did" speech, but he doesn't. According to Warner, much of the credit for his remarkable turn around goes to his wife Brenda, and his relationship to Jesus Christ.…

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Have You Tasted Jesus?
Contributor: Jan Spencer

Have you tasted Jesus? One divinity school hosted an annual picnic, to which they invited one of the greatest minds to lecture in the theological education center. One year, the guest lecturer was a professor, who spoke for two and one-half hours "proving" that the resurrection of Jesus was false. The professor quoted scholar after scholar and book after book.…

Simple Obedience
Source: Charles Spurgeon
Contributor: Ted Sutherland

“It is my first public declaration that a thing which looks to be unreasonable and seems to be unprofitable, being commanded by God, is law, is law to me. If my Master had told me to pick up six stones and lay them in a row I would do it, without demanding of him, ‘What good will it do?’ Cui bono? is no fit question for soldiers of Jesus. …”

No Hidden Meaning
Source: Rex Koivisto, One Lord, One Faith (Bridge Point, 1993)
Contributor: Brian Mavis

In his book One Lord, One Faith,em> author Rex Koivisto warns: We cannot read into the [biblical] text some meaning if it conflicts with the writer's intended meaning. [For example,] in the early 1960's the folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary sang a song about a young boy's imaginary world, which sadly falls aside as he grows into manhood. When I first heard that song in junior high, my friends told me it had a hidden meaning about marijuana.…”

Simple Message of Jesus
Contributor: Steven Chapman

In Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster told of Billy Graham preaching at Cambridge in 1955. For three nights he tried to make his preaching academic and enlightened, but with no effect. Graham finally realized that presenting the intellectual side of faith was not his gift and began preaching the simple message of Jesus rescuing us from our problem with sin.…

Why Worship?
Contributor: Darren Ethier
Source: Robert Webber. Worship Is a Verb: Eight Principles for Transforming Worship. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1998. pg 114.

We need to let go of our intellectual idea of worship and realize there is more to worship than a sermon; we have to let go of our evangelistic notion of worship and reckon with the fact that worship is not primarily directed toward the sinners who need to be converted;…

Dare We Ask for More?
Contributor: Steven Chapman

Dr. Ellin Greene, of the University of Chicago, has said, “We get so quickly sidetracked from the simple story nature of our faith. We begin to think that theology saves us, that truth is somehow embodied in our theology of the Atonement, or our mastery of eschatological charts. …”

Filled With a Person
Source: A. B. Simpson
Contributor: Richard Wafford

A.B. Simpson says, in his book A Larger than Christian Life, and I quote: “It is all connected with a living person. We are not filled with an influence; we are not filled with a sensation; we are not filled with a set of ideas and truths; we are not filled with a blessing, but we are filled with a person. …

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