These days it’s easy to see life the way we want to. We can filter our images, pick the news we want to hear, and listen only to the viewpoints that agree with us. When we do that, we start to distort our view of the world. The same thing can happen to our view of God. We reshape our perception of…
Sermons on Jesus (Page 25)
The Answer Is Easter 1 Peter 2:21Sunday, April 24, 2019 Pastor Tom CogleI. FRIDAY: THE DAY OF PAINA. Jesus experienced physical pain.B. Jesus experienced emotional pain.C. Jesus experienced spiritual pain.WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR DAYS OF PAIN?1. REACH OUT TO FRIENDSa. Jesus needed friends when in pain.b. Jesus was honest about His pain.2. REACH OUT TO GODII. SATURDAY: THE DAY OF…
Text: 1 Corinthians 11 Sunday, April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday Pastor Tom Cogle Three important questions concerning the Eucharist: I. IS THE EUCHARIST A SYMBOL? When we break bread during communion, we remember that Christ’s body was broken for us. Furthermore, the cup of juice is a symbol of Jesus’ blood that was shed to cover our sins. II. IS THE EUCHARIST…
Series: One Minute After You Die Message: The Majesty of Heaven Text: John 14:1-6 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 31, 2019 WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT THREE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HEAVEN 1. HEAVEN WILL BE BORING. Heaven is the opposite of boredom. It’s the absence of evil and the presence of God! Heaven will be a place of unimaginable beauty. In heaven, you will…
Series: One Minute After You Die Message: “Eternity Without God” Text: Luke 16:19-31 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 24, 2019 WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT ETERNITY DETERMINES HOW YOU LIVE TODAY. WHY DOES HELL EXIST? 1. HELL EXISTS FOR GOD TO DEAL RIGHTEOUSLY WITH 2. HELL EXISTS FOR GOD TO DEAL RIGHTEOUSLY WITH If we don’t accept the reality of hell, we’ll never…
Series: MASTERMIND Message: Reframing Your Mind Text(s): Ephesians 6:10-12 2 Corinthians 10_3-5 Philippians 1:12-14 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, March 3, 2019 Reframing—Creating a different way of looking at a situation, person or relationship by changing its meaning. (Different Filter) You can’t control what happens to you. But you can control how you frame it. The Apostle Paul was in prison, but instead…
Series: Mastermind Message: WINNING THE WAR IN YOUR MIND Text(s): 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Proverbs 23:7 Romans 12:2, 2 Peter 1:3, John 8:32 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, February 17, 2019 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they…
Series: SELFLESS Message: Grateful in the Grind Text(s): 1 Corinthians 10:31, 15:9-10; Acts 20:24 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, February 10, 2019 So much of life is spent wishing away our current season, always hoping for fulfillment around the next corner. The prize we are striving for isn’t “out there” somewhere. It’s in what we do daily for the glory of God. •WHAT…
Football Sunday Fan or Follower Text(s): John 6:26-68, Luke 18:22, Matthew 7:21-23 February 3, 2019 Pastor Tom Cogle Are we Fans or Followers? DTR Differences between fans and followers: 1. Fans are in it for themselves; followers are in it for God. 2. Fans come and go; followers stay. 3. Fans are sorta in; followers are all in. What does a WHF…
Series: SELFLESS Message: Extravagant in Generosity Text(s): Matthew 16:24, Proverbs 21:26, Haggai 1:6, Deuteronomy 28:2, 5, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 3:9-10, Exodus 13:2,13, Malachi 3:7-12 Pastor Tom Cogle Sunday, January 27, 2019 All day long [the lazy and selfish] craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. Proverbs 21:26 ESV THREE MINDSETS ABOUT GENEROSITY 1. THE BAG: THERE IS…