On a scale of a 1 to 10, how sure are you of your eternal life? There are many reasons that people lack assurance in their salvation. What is God’s answer for assurance? How can we know beyond the shadow of a doubt that we have eternal life? David denHartog uses I John 5:9-15 to […]
David denHartog begins the Amber Alert: Lost in Johnson County series teaching from Galatians 1:6-9 and Romans 3:21-26. There are lots of lost people in Johnson County. We are to personally share our faith with those around us. We need to know what the Gospel is and we need to be clear in our declaration of […]
Dean Elliott concludes the Roller Coaster series, teaching from Mark 9:14-29 about how we can have the supernatural power to say yes to walk in God’s will. Our prayer life anticipates and expects to grab ahold of the mighty power of God so we can do things that are supernatural.
Dean Elliott continues the Roller Coaster series, focusing on what we ask for in prayer. We must learn to say no to the flesh, so that we can say yes to God’s will and the power of the Holy Spirit. Beginning in Mark 14:27, we look at the most colossal blunder of the flesh compared to […]
Dean Elliott explains that the first rule for riding a roller coaster is: know what to expect. The same is also true when we live a life of prayer through the power of the Holy Spirit. Dean helps us understand what to expect and where we wind up using Romans 7 and 8, and Philippians […]
Dean Elliott continues the theme of the previous series, going through the elements of the prayer challenge from last week’s sermon (also listed below). Prayer is a process, much like a roller coaster ride, and effective prayer begins with examining our own heart. Dean uses James 1:15-23 to walk us through what that looks like. Prayer Challenge […]
David denHartog completes the Making a Difference series with “The Fundamentals.” Fundamentals are important – not only in sports, but also to the Christian life. They’re important to see God work in our lives and the lives of others. If we are to make a difference in our culture, we need to have effective prayer. At […]
David denHartog continues the story of Samuel in the Making a Difference series. As Samuel heard God’s voice in I Samuel 3, he was asked to speak into the life of the High Priest of Isreal. For the life of the High Priest was a mess. God is also calling us, as believers in Jesus Christ, to speak […]
David denHartog continues teaching on how we can make a difference in our world today. It is difficult to parent; a challenge to be a good father. These are hard days in which to raise a Godly family. But, how do you raise children that are Godly? What is the most important thing for Dads […]
David denHartog begins a new series, Making a Difference, on how we can make a difference in today’s culture. He uses the example of Hannah from I Samuel 1 to help us understand how we can be effective mothers, as well as effective fathers and grandparents.
Dean Elliott teaches from John 15:26 to 16:33 about how he deals with Murphy’s law. How do you react when everything goes wrong?
Don Hunt teaches from Hebrews 12, during Youth Sunday. In Hebrews 11, we are shown posters of people to emulate, and then Hebrews 12 is how we are to live a life of faith. Don redefines endurance, joy and discipline to encourage and challenge us in our Christian walk. (There is no video recording of today’s sermon.)
Dean Elliott concludes the Necessaries series with the third item we all need to pack in our traveling bag on the Christian life journey. It is the practice of going to God the Father. We have an audience with the Living God through the Holy Spirit because of Jesus’ death. What does that look like in your […]
Dean Elliott continues the Necessaries series on the absolute essentials when packing for the journey of the Christian life. Whatever your struggle or challenge, a dependence on the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit is necessary for success. Scripture References: Isaiah 48:11-12; Zechariah 4:6; Roans 8:10-15; Matthew 12:22-32 (You may need to fast-forward the video recording. We had […]
Dean Elliott begins a new series, Necessaries. When you go somewhere, you want to pack exactly what you need. Some items are specific for the place you are going and some items you have to pack no matter where you are going. What are the necessary things that everyone needs to pack for the Christian life? […]
David denHartog completes the study of First Corinthians, teaching on Chapter 16 and focusing on verses 13-24. Here, Paul gives a final charge, calling the Corinthians to be battle ready. How are we to be battle ready?
We all have failures and regrets in life. The Old Testament is filled with people who made mistakes and failed. The New Testament too – Peter denies Jesus three times. Does God have a plan for people who have messed up? Can God use your story of failure to help others? David denHartog teaches from […]
David denHartog completes the Forever Young series from I Corinthians 15. In verses 50-58, Paul seeks to motivate us and show us the means that enables us, before he gives us the bottom line. Why does the resurrection make a difference?
Dean Elliott teaches from Matthew 11:25-30 for the Good Friday service. Its Friday…but Sunday’s coming!
Dean Elliott continues teaching from I Corinthians 15, in the third of the Forever Young series. We will be given another physical body after we die. Paul gives the Corinthians two reasons for why this is true. One, which he discussed last week, it was theologically necessary. The other, Dean teaches about this week.
Dean Elliott continues teaching from I Corinthians 15:20-34 about death and the importance of the resurrection – to awaken us to our destiny. Paul is answering the Corinthians question of “How do you say there is no resurrection?”
There are three standards of evidence in our judicial system: preponderance of evidence; clear and convincing evidence; and evidence that is beyond reasonable doubt. When it comes to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, there are also three lines of evidence. Pastor David denHartog explains them and expounds on evidence that is beyond a reasonable doubt […]
Don Hunt continues teaching from John 10.
Don Hunt teaches from John 10:1-11 about the sheep who know the Shepherd’s voice. Do you know the Shepherd’s voice? Are you following Him? Or, are you following the thief and the robber who try to come over the wall and steal you away with their shiny lures?
David denHartog wraps up the NEXT GENERATION NOW series with a lesson from Zechariah 4:1-14. The people are building the temple and God speaks through the prophet Zechariah. The building will be built “not by power, not by might, but by the Spirit of the Lord.”