Sermons from February 2021

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Christians, We have Reason to Rejoice!

Life Guide Christians, We have Reason to Rejoice! I. Rejoice in God’s gifts II. Rejoice in our sufferings   1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. […]

Hands of Betrayal: Judas

John 13:21-30 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.”  22 His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant. 23 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. 24 Simon Peter motioned to […]

What to Give Up for Lent?

Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Did you give something up for Lent? Every Fat Tuesday, the day people binge on things before Lent starts, there’s all kinds of chatter about what to give up for Lent. I ran across a list of 25 suggestions people might give up for Lent. Most of them […]

Hands of Repentance

Luke 18:9–14 (NIV) The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and […]

The Transfiguration of our Lord

Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes Mark 9:2-9 2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and […]

Comfort for Those in Misery

Life Guide Life Guide – Leader’s Notes A Lesson in Mission Management I. Jesus served the earthly needs of many II. Jesus solved the eternal needs of all 29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and […]