Battle Cry “The Kingdom” – May 22, 2016
Genesis 1:1 (NIV) The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 1 Timothy 1:17 (NIV) 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Read MorePlay Ball – May 15, 2016
Jeremiah 32:1-15 (NIV) Jeremiah Buys a Field 32 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace of Judah. 3 Now…
Read MoreGoing Viral – May 8, 2016
Jeremiah 29:1-11 (NIV) A Letter to the Exiles 29 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.2 (This was after King Jehoiachin[a] and the queen mother, the court…
Read MoreHeart of Outreach Sermon May 1, 2016
Jeremiah 2:1-13 (NIV) Israel Forsakes God 2 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the Lord says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. 3 Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest; all…
Read MoreApril 24, 2016 – Luke 6:46-49
Luke 6:46-49 (NIV) The Wise and Foolish Builders 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid…
Read MoreLast and First – April 17, 2016
Matthew 20:1-16 (NIV) The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw…
Read MoreLooking for Figs – April 10 2016
Luke 13:6-9 (NIV) 6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig…
Read MoreRejoicing the Resurrection – April 3, 2016
1 Peter 1:1-9 (NIV) 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia,Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance. Praise to God…
Read MoreFirst Fruits – March 27, 2016
1 Corinthians 15:20-26 (NIV) 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who…
Read MoreThey Missed It – March 20, 2016
Luke 19:41-44 New International Version (NIV) 41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle…
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