"humility" Tagged Sermons

THE CHARACTER OF FOLLOWERSHIP

Mark 10:17-31 In this sermon, Pastor Mark zooms in on the story of the rich young man who came to Jesus asking how he could inherit eternal life.  In this text, we learn 2 Character traits of true Followers of Christ:  Followers of Jesus recognize their spiritual poverty and Followers of Jesus love God and…

A SAFE PLACE

Galatians 6:1-5 As we enter the last chapter in our series, “Growing in Grace” on the book of Galatians, Pastor Mark teaches on 3 keys from the text to confront the destructive nature of sin in the Church.  We see that the Church must deal with sin decisively, with the goal of restoration and as…

SPIRIT EMPOWERED PRAYER (PART 2)

Luke 11:1-4 In this second part of our message on Spirit Empowered Prayer, we learn that God desires that we daily look to Him to meet our physical needs and our spiritual needs.  We discover that we need daily grace to maintain harmony in our relationship with God, as well as our relationships with others,…

THE GOD WHO SEES US

Luke 1:26-38, 46-55 In this second sermon in our Advent series entitled, “God’s Love Story”, we learn that God sees us, no matter how insignificant our circumstances by the world’s standards.  We discover two lessons from Mary’s life in Luke 1:  God befriends the lowly, and God blesses the lowly.  It is not the high…

Pride is Not Your Friend

1 Peter 5:5-10 In this sermon, Pastor Mark walks us through 2 ways that unconfessed pride destroys the soul, from the text.  We learn that unrepentant pride breaks faith with God, and leaves us defenseless against the devil and his schemes.  Along with this we are reminded that God desires to give us divine help…