Explore sermons that delve into the profound connection between faith and courageous action. You'll find examples of individuals demonstrating radical obedience and taking significant risks for God's purposes, often against cultural norms. Recurring threads include the willingness to 'pay the price' for Kingdom values and the amazing ways God responds to such trust. Discover how figures like Abraham and Daniel exemplified this spirit, and be inspired to consider your own steps of faith.
Faith is a belief system that impacts every aspect of one's life, from moral beliefs to relationships and worldview. It requires taking risks and often leads to action, even in the face of uncertainty and contradiction.
Children are experts at the illogical and the counteraction or the counterintuitive, they can enter into the magic of play and belief. That’s why it’s easier for them. enter into the lane of faith and for a scientist because, you know, that’s the way it is. If faith is countercultural, counterintuitive and counter rational.
The article discusses the call for the church to become a Generation of Radical Obedience, ready to witness God do amazing things. The author compares this call to Joshua's call to consecrate themselves before crossing the Jordan River to reach the Promised Land.
Only a people willing to pay the price to become a Generation of Radical Obedience will ever plumb the world-transforming depths of God’s Amazing Mercy and Love. This is the most “Amazing Thing” about our God. told the people, “ Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you. ” Joshua 3:5 AMAZING THINGS AHEAD - BUT ARE WE READY?
The speaker discusses the character of Daniel in the Old Testament and how he exemplifies integrity, taking unpopular positions, and taking great risks for the values of the Kingdom of God. The speaker relates Daniel's situation to the current context of living in a society that is against Godly principles, specifically mentioning the legalization of homosexual marriage in Massachusetts.
“But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself in this way. Now God, caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat royal food and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.” So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days, and at the end of the ten days they l
In this sermon, the preacher continues the study of Abraham and his spirit of giving and obedience, as seen in Genesis 22 where he is asked to sacrifice his son. The sermon focuses on four principles of giving: giving in the zone of discomfort, giving from a posture of sufficiency, giving with death to self, and giving in response to God's testing of our hearts.
Genesis, chapter 22 and we’re going to go from verse 1 on. Father we commit this word to you. I think, the spirit of giving and the spirit of obedience, as we see here in this passage where he’s asked to sacrifice his son and he does it willingly.
The speaker shares a Word from the Lord about the need for consolidation in the coming year. Consolidation refers to solidifying the ground and tightening up loose ends before moving forward.
I wanna share with you a Word from the Lord tonight, a Word which I hope will bring a point of reference in the sense of a, like a framework for what I see the Lord calling us to in this coming year. I'd like us to turn to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier and where he first built an altar, and there Abram called on the Name of the Lord." The Lord put this Word in my heart as I considered what to share as w
The sermon is about stewardship and management of possessions, not just material possessions, but also the possessions entrusted to us by God. The goal is to build a sanctuary in the church parking lot, not just for the sake of building a building, but to enrich the congregation's understanding of stewardship in a biblical context.
Let’s go to the Gospel according to Luke chapter 16, beginning with that first verse. I will read it only in Spanish and I hope that the most of you guys have a Bible available. I hope you have a Bible in English and if you don’t just raise your hand and we’ll make one available to you.
In Philippians 2:12-13, the Apostle Paul encourages the church in Philippi to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. He desires for them to be a healthy, vibrant church that can do the work of God.
We are going to read Philippians chapter 2 verse 12 & 13, and this part is very important as we are going to explore this further: "Therefore my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only in my presence but also in Apostle Paul now in jail writes this letter to his brothers in Philippy to share the council from his heart about how they can grow as christians.
The sermon is focused on the importance of living a life of Godly values and character, rather than just displaying spiritual gifts or emotions. The speaker emphasizes the need for persistence, discipline, honesty, and excellence in our daily lives, which will ensure success and peace in the long run.
Romans 12 beginning with verse 1: " .... therefore I urge you brothers in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. with many members and these members do not all have the same function so in Christ we who are many form one body and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts according to the grace given to us.