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Dig Ditches

2 Kings 3:9-20 9 So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them. 10 “What!” exclaimed the king of Israel. “Has the Lord called us three kings together only to deliver us into the hands of Moab?” 11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom…

Miracles Are Simple

1 Kings 5:1-14  Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy. Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, “If only my master…

Widow’s Oil

2 Kings 4:1-2 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” 2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”…

Be Ready

PROBLEM – letting go GOD – a quick yes 1 Kings 19:19-21 So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.” “Go back,” Elijah replied.…

Thriving Together

Thriving Together PROBLEM – the need for God GOD – God wants you to know his love APPLICATION – God wants you to be filled with his presence + power VISION – get ready for what God is going to do I don’t know if you guys if you guys have access to a social media thread we live in a strange day don’t worry where everybody gets news that they like or somebody thinks or an algorithm thinks you…

Getting Past Problems

PROBLEM GOD Colossians 3:23–24 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving Proverbs 3:6 TLB In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success APPLICATION VISION today we are looking at the last sermon of our series…

God Honoring Sex

1) God-Honoring Sex starts before the bedroom. Song of Solomon 4:1 “How beautiful you are my darling!  Oh, how beautiful!  Your eyes behind your veil are doves.”  Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead.” Song of Solomon 4:2 Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone. Song of Solomon 4:3-4 “Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon;…

There Is No “I” In Partner

Ephesians 5:25-33 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever…

When You Don’t See Eye To Eye

All couples fight:  James 1:19-20 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. STOP TO LISTEN CAREFULLY. GUARD YOUR WORDS FAITHFULLY. Proverbs 21:23 NLT Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble. Proverbs 19:11 Insightful people restrain their anger; their glory is to ignore an offense. Proverbs 27:5 Wounds from a friend are faithful……

Why Most Marriages Don’t Work

Reason #1: Not enough emotional intelligence Reason #2: Lack of depending on God to enable us to love Ephesians 4:1-3 CEB Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live as people worthy of the call you received from God. Conduct yourselves with all humility, gentleness, and patience. Accept each other with love, and make an effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit with the peace that ties you together.   Reason #3: Not making friendship…

New Hope For A New Year

Acts 27:20-25 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be…

Christmas Eve

Luke 1:26-29 …God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!” Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. Confused and disturbed = Freaking Out Luke 1:30-38 NLT “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have…