Letting Go (Part Two): Avoid the Void
Sermonette; Given 9/5/2015
The carnal man's mission statement appears in Genesis 11:4: 'Let us make a name for ourselves, let us build ourselves a tower, defining our own destiny.'
Letting Go (Part One)
Sermonette; Given 6/20/2015
Fearing the end of something we thoroughly know and have become emotionally attached to may be every bit as terrifying as facing the unknown.
The Great Unknown
Sermonette; Given 5/2/2015
Man's greatest fear is of the unknown. Since there is more unknown than known, it is little wonder that we thirst for knowledge because we fear not knowing.
A Disagreement With the Truth
Sermonette; Given 3/7/2015
God alone possesses truth and we must seek this truth as we would seek precious gems. Pride could be described as disagreement with the truth.
What's Your Function?
Sermonette; Given 12/27/2014
'Functional' refers to fulfilling the role for what was intended or performing as designed. Functional families deal with conflict, avoiding abuse or neglect.
What's Love Got to Do With It?
Sermonette; Given 10/15/2014
The old serpent that deluded Eve has bastardized the term love, flooding the world with over one billion books distorting love. This is not the love of God.
Me, Myself, and You
Sermonette; Given 8/23/2014
This generation promotes self-gratification, self-realization, and self-indulgence, with a plethora of self-help books elevating self interest above others.
Patterns of Resistance
Sermonette; Given 6/7/2014
One of man's twisted thought patterns has two parts: (1) We seek to elevate ourselves above God, and (2) we lie to ourselves about the first pattern.
Believing is Seeing
Sermonette; Given 2/22/2014
We must walk in God's truth, seeing the spiritual path a little bit at a time until we arrive in the New Jerusalem, needing no external illumination.
Seeing Is Believing
Sermonette; Given 12/21/2013
Seeing plays a major role in processing information, butt our sensory equipment varies widely. No two people ever see things exactly the same way.
Collateral Damage
Sermonette; Given 9/22/2013
We need to be careful not to emulate Lot's desire to stay close or be cozy with the corrupt culture within which he lived.
Fulfill My Joy
Sermonette; Given 8/10/2013
Many people are concerning themselves with their own unfulfilled expectations rather than with God's expectations, desiring us as His special possession.
Can You Relate?
Sermonette; Given 6/1/2013
God wants an intimate relationship, and has provided us with life-sustaining faith, the foundation of our relationship.
A Conflict of Interest
Sermonette; Given 4/6/2013
We must be on guard that our emotional attachments do not cause us to distort the truth.
Unwrapped
Sermonette; Given 2/2/2013
We are admonished to meditate thoughtfully on our spiritual gifts, being careful not to be distracted by Satan and the new Tower of Babel, the Internet.
All in Good Time
Sermonette; Given 11/3/2012
God has set us all up with a time bank account and a free will ATM card. Satan tries to con us out of this resource by endless distractions.
Our Spiritual Compass
Sermonette; Given 7/14/2012
Every decision we make should be measured by true north rather than magnetic north, making sure that every thought is brought into captivity to the truth.
The Emotion Ocean
Sermonette; Given 5/5/2012
We need to promote sobriety and self-control in our attempt to govern emotions, proactively safeguarding our relationships.
Unreconciled
Sermonette; Given 10/14/2011
We dare not form a nexus between the old man and the new man, the carnal with the spiritual, forming a kind of internal syncretism.
To Tell You The Truth
Sermonette; Given 6/25/2011
As part of the Laodicean era, we are vulnerable to Satan's attacks and our own deceptive human nature, desperately needing God's pure and unadulterated truth.