Norton Christian Church

Apr 22, 2012

May God's Word take root and produce fruit.

Category: General

Posted by: jimwells

April 22nd, 2012

"The Gravity of Grace."  Seed: God's grace is amazing because God's Son is amazing.

• Grace keeps us in place and keeps us from falling apart.

April 15th, 2012:  Bright Sunday

"What Does Jesus Say About Himself?"  Luke 10 & John 8.  Seed:  When a man walks out of his own grave, we better listen to what he has to say.

April 8th, 2012: Resurrection Sunday

"Not Everyone Believes What We Believe."  Luke 24:1-8.  Seed: Good News is good news no matter how many or how few believe it.

• "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it." (Mt. 7:14)
• God shows the way, points the way.  The Resurrection is the powerful proof as to who Jesus is!
• The few who believe should not be surprised at the many who do not.
• Many souls do not find the right way because they love the wrong way.
• They love the darkness ratehr than the light. (John 3:19)
• "Behold He cometh with the clouds, and every eye will see him..."(Rev. 1:7)
• "God exalted Jesus to the highest place and gave him the name that is above all names, that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord..."  (Phil. 2:9-11).
• Jesus...the name says it all!

April 1st, 2012

"Great Stories of the Bible" #16: The Passover, Exodus 12.  Seed: God's judgment will pass over those covered by the blood of the Lamb.

March 4th, 2012

"Great Stories of the Bible" #15:  Abraham and Isaac, Heb. 11 and Gen. 22.  Seed:  God provides in strange ways during hard times.

 

February 19th, 2012

"And the Greatest of These..."  #1, I Corinthians 13.  Seed: Christian love is the best way to demonstrate Christian faith and epxress Christian hope.

February 5th, 2012

"Great Stories of the Bible" #14: David and Bathsheba, II Samuel 11.  Seed: Sins of the flesh begin as sins of the heart."

January 15, 2012

"Counsel for the Defense"  I John 1:1-2:2   Seed: Forgiveness of our sins does not depend on our performance, but on Christ's perfection.

October 2, 1011

"Great Stories of the Bible" #13--Samson: Here Comes Trouble--Judgles 16.  Seed: If set apart by God, do not live like the devil.

September 25, 2011

"Three Cheers for the Church" #8: "Of Sheep and Sheaves"--Matthew 9:35-38.  Seed: Souls must acknowledge their need for the Lord before they understand their need for the Church.

September 18, 2011

"Three Cheers for the Church" #7: The Church in the World--Jeremiah 29: 1-9, I Timothy 2:1-3.  Seed: The City of God is to saturate the City of Man with the Gospel of Christ.

September 11, 2011

9/11 Message:  Hebrews 12:1-3.  Seed: Jesus is the only answer bigger than the questions (Alcorn).

Aug. 21st, 2011

"Three Cheers for the Church" #6--I Peter 2:4-10.  Seed: Living stones would be dead stones were it not for the Cornerstone.

 

Aug. 14th, 2011

"If God Is Good...A Biblical Theology of Healing"--I Peter 2:23-25; II Cor. 12:7-10.  Seed: Faith believes God is always good even when life is temporarily bad.

Aug. 7th, 2011

"Great Stories of the Bible" #12: Job: A Case Study of Faith.  Seed: Faith believes that life makes sense to God when it does not make sense to us.

July 24, 2011

"Walking Through the Pain."  Psalm 13.   Seed:  Even when we must walk through the pain, we never walk alone.

July 3, 2011--Youth Pastor Jimmy Kinser

"Salt and Light"--Matthew 5:14.  Seed: Your place of ministry is wherever you spend time throughout the week.

 

June 26, 2011

"8:28/24-7"--Romans 8:28-39.  Seed:  Life must be lived by faith because we cannot make sense of it by sight.

 

June 12, 2011

Pentecost Sunday: "Three Cheers for the Church" #4  Acts 2:40,41.  Seed: The Church is made up of souls who gladly accept God's Message about God's Son. (In order to gladly accept the Good News must sincerely acknolwedge the Bad News)

 

June 5, 2011

"Great Stories of the Bible" #11--Gideon and His Famous Fleece, Judges 6 and 7.  Seed: God meets you where you are to take you where you should be.

May 22, 2011

"Mega Promises from a Mega God"  II Peter.  Seed--We can trust God to keep His promises because God has demonstated He can be trusted.

May 8th, 2o11

Three Cheers for the Church #3:  "Positive Attributes of the Church."  Seed--The Church is to build people up in a world that tears people down.

April 10, 2011

Three Cheers for the Church #2: Acts 2:37-47.  Seed: God's Church provides a positive place in a negative world.

April 3, 2011

Great Stories of the Bible #10: "The Red Sea Situation"--Exodus 14.  Seed: No problem too big, no detail too small, the God of the Bible is the God of them all.

March 13, 2011

Great Stories of the Bible #9: "Moses and the Burning Bush"--Exodus 3:1-4:17

• Seed #1: God can use part of your life to prepare you for the rest of your life.
• Seed #2: Even the name of God guarantees the presence of God.

February 20, 2011

"Are We There Yet?" (The Last of the Last Days)--II Tim. 3, II Peter 3.

• Seed:  We know that God knows, and that is all we need to know.

 

February 13, 2011

"Showdown in the Synagogue" --Luke 4:31-37. 

• Seed: The devil is good at being the devil, but God is PERFECT at being God.

 

February 6, 2011

Family Worship Day Series: Great Stories of the Bible" (#8) "A Snake in the Garden"  Gen. 3 

• Seed: 1000 lies told by Satan cannot overturn one truth told by God.

January 30, 2011 

5th Sunday Worship:  Intro to "Three Cheers for the Church."  Ephesians 1:3-14. 

• Seed: We are who we are because He did what He did.

January 23, 2011 

"Staying Focused" (Phase II Project).  Psalm 127:1.  Seed: We keep our vision in focus by focusing our vision on God.

January 9, 2011

"Know Your Enemy."  Luke 4:1-13. 

• Seed: The best way to stand against Satan is to stand with God.

January 2, 2011

Family Worship Day Series--"Great Stories of the Bible" (7) "The Christmas Story" Matt. 1 & Luke 2.

• Seed:  The Greatest Story Ever Told is STILL the Greatest Story Ever Told.

 

November 28, 2010:   "Good Words for Bad Days"--Providence.  Patience.  Perseverance.  Seed: Life is a series of temporary setbacks leading to eternal victory.

November 7, 2010:  Family Worship Day Series--"Great Stories of the Bible."  "Joseph in Egypt," Genesis 39.  Seed:  Even when life is not going well, we still can choose to believe well.

October 31, 2010:  "Who Do You Think You Are?" (Church Appreciation).  Acts 2. Seed: My true identify is being a soul saved by the Son of God, connected to the Church of God, equipped by the Spirit of God to live for the glory of God.

October 17, 2010:   "Shalom/Shalom"  Isaiah 26:3,4, Philippians 4:6-9.  Seed:  for my mind to have the peace of God it must be fixed on the God of peace."

October 10, 2010:  "One of These Days"  I Thes. 4:13-18, II Peter 3:3-13.  Seed: We live faithully IN this world until God takes us OUT of this world.

October 3, 2010:  Family Worship day Series: "Great Stories of the Bible" pt. 5--Jonah.  Seed: God can use an imperfect person and strange situations to teach others to trust in Him.

September 26, 2010: "NO Fear Faith"  Psalm 27.  Seed: No fear faith is a better way to live than no faith fear.

September 19, 2010:  "Sufficient Grace for a Painful Life"  II Cor. 12:7-10.  Seed:  Grace enables us to suffer temporarily for His glory so we can reign eternally in His glory.

September 12, 2010:   "Spiritual Grace for Emotional Guilt"  John 1:14-16, "Grace Upon Grace."  Seed:  In Christ...we do not need to feel guilt for sin because in Christ we are not guilty of sin.

September 5, 2010:  Family Worship Day Series: "Great Stories of the Bible."  Joshua at Jericho, Joshua 5:13-6:20:  Seed: God's way may be the long way, but it is never the wrong way.

August 22, 2010:  "50 Reasons for Faithfully Attending Church"   Seed: The Church of Christ is the Body of Christ entrusted with the Gospel of Christ until the Return of Christ.

August 15, 2010:   "The Cause and Effect of Witnessing Well"  John 15:1-5.  Seed: If the branches are connected to the vine, the vine will produce the fruit.

August 8, 2010:  "Hypocrites in the Church"  Matthew 7:1-5, Romans 7:15-25.  Seed: God's grace is for recovering hypocrites, too.

July 25, 2010: "A Grace Story...Again: The Woman Caught in Sin" John 8:4-11:  Seed:  God enjoys giving grace!

July 18, 2010: "To Whom Shall We Go?  John  6:60-69  Seed: The call from curiosity to commitment is a move Jesus calls everyone to make.

July 4, 2010:  Family Worship Day Series: "Great Stories of the Bible: Noah and His Ark"  Genesis 6.  Seed:  God has the right to judge the wicked and bless the righteous.

June 6, 2010:  Family Worship Day Series: "Great Stories of the Bible--David and Goliath"  I Samuel 17.  Seed: No mattter what giant you may face, always remember to confess your faith.

May 16, 2010:   "A Passion for God: Jesus At His Daddy's House" John 2:13-17:   Seed:  A growing love for God produces a growing zeal for God.

May 2, 2010: "The Greatest Verse in the Bible with the Greatest Message in the World."  John 3:16   Seed: "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son..."

April 18, 2010:   "God's Works of Art"  Ephesians 2:1-10.  Seed:  Because Jesus took our place, we are masterpieces of God's grace.

 

Family Worship Day Series:  "Great Stories of the Bible"--Stories each generation of the Church must teach the next generation of the Church.  The first Sunday of every month.

 

 

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