Our Compassionate Heavenly Father
Text: Jonah 4
Summary: Happy Father’s Day! Our Heavenly Father is full of compassion, pity and mercy toward His children.… Read more
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Two Lies of Satan that Keep Us Lost
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Text: Luke 15:17-32
One lie is shame and it applies to the Prodigal Son. The other lie is work and it applies to the Elder Son and the rest of us in the Church who are busy working.… Read more
Did Jonah Repent?
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Why is the book of Jonah in Scripture? What is the main takeaway from Jonah? To answer this, let’s defer to Jesus. He gives us the answer as recorded by the gospel writers. Today, we’ll focus on Matthew 12:38-50.
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Matt 14 – Being Compassionate During the Holidays (pt3 of 3)
Why does Jesus want us to participate with Him in showing compassion?
He was perfectly capable of healing the crowds on his own. Disciples had no power to heal. And Jesus could have easily zapped the stones and turned them to bread. But he doesn’t. Instead, he involves the disciples. Why?… Read more
Matt 14 – Being Compassionate During the Holidays (pt2 of 3)
Why is compassion important?
Compassion is important simply because it’s important to God. If you don’t believe me, let me try to convince you. Here is just a small sampling of verses.
Proverbs 14
21 “He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.”… Read more
Matt 14 – Being Compassionate During the Holidays (pt1 of 3)
Christmas is coming, and for the college students, this is your last Sunday until next year. So I wanted to give you one final message going into the holiday season. Jackie calls me Scrooge because I really don’t care for Christmas. That sounds weird. How can a pastor not love the birthday of Jesus?… Read more