Growing in Endurance
Series: Make Every Effort (2 Peter) — Week 9. Text: 2 Peter 1:5-7. Discover 18 ways not to respond to adversity… The meaning of endurance… 6 ways you need to endure… 5 ways to cultivate endurance… And much more! Resources: Discussion Guide Sermon Manuscript
Growing in Self-Control
Series: Make Every Effort (2 Peter) — Week 8. Text: 2 Peter 1:5-7. Discover the virtue of self-control… 9 reasons you need self-control… 6 benefits of self-control… 6 facts about self-control… 5 ways to grow in self-control… And much more! Resources: Discussion Guide Sermon Manuscript
Growing in Knowledge
Discover 8 characteristics of the Bible… 18 benefits of Bible knowledge… How we should treat God’s Word… 3 warnings about Bible knowledge… 3 steps to increase your Bible knowledge… And much more! Resources Discussion Guide Sermon Manuscript
Can We All Get Along?
Discover five reasons we need to talk about unity… The definition of unity… And five ways to promote and protect the unity of the church. Resources: Discussion Guide Sermon Manuscript
Body Building
We all know that the church isn’t perfect — no church is. It is filled with imperfect people who get on our nerves, hurt our feelings, and let us down. Along with that, church involvement takes up time, energy, and money. So is the church really worth it? Do we really need the church? Discover 5 reasons to join in building the church… The 5 purposes of the church… 9 ways to promote the growth of the church… And much…
Why You Need The Church
Why go to church? Is church even necessary, or can you just stay home and live a successful Christian life? What are we supposed to get out of church? Learn why you (we) need the church, and the two things you have to do to get it. Resources: Discussion Guide Sermon Manuscript
Growing in Goodness
The virtue of goodness is stressed throughout the Bible. Christians are commanded to be rich in good works, eager to do good works, ready to do good works, and devoted to good works. But cultivating goodness is not easy. It demands Bible Study, moral purity, and self-lessness. Discover the essentials about how to grow in goodness. Resources Discussion Guide Sermon Manuscript
Growing in Faith
Growing in Faith: Discover why you need faith… 5 things faith is not… The definition of faith… 3 applications of faith… 5 things that grow your faith. Resources: Sermon Manuscript Discussion Guide
The Pursuit of Godliness
The Bible has a lot to say about godliness. Not only does God want you to be godly, but He wants you to raise godly children (Malachi 2:15). We are commanded to pray for our political leaders so that we can be free to live in all godliness (1 Tim 2:1-2). Godliness pleases God (1 Tim 2:2-3). We must train ourselves to be godly (1 Tim 4:7). We must pursue godliness (1 Tim 6:11). We are instructed to live in…
Is Jesus Christ God?
Christians have always believed in the deity of Jesus Christ. But with the rise of Protestant Liberalism, and movements like the Quest for the Historical Jesus in the nineteenth century, and the Jesus Seminar in the twentieth century, the deity of Christ is under attack. Discover 7 reasons to believe in the deity of Christ… And much more! Resources Sermon Manuscript
How to be a Slave of Christ Jesus
Believe it or not, the word “slave” just might be the best description of what it means to be a Christian. Discover why the Bible refers to Christians as slaves… The meaning of bond-slave… And three ways to live as a slave of Christ Jesus. Resources: Sermon Manuscript Worship Guide
You Were Saved to Serve
Discover your purpose in life… What it means to serve Jesus… 4 aspects of the mission of Jesus… 4 ways to get started with serving Jesus… And much more! Resources: Sermon Manuscript Worship Guide