What do you think about? If you were asked to think about your typical day and consider your thoughts, what do you think about? What do you like to think about? What do you wish you had more time to think about? When you have down time in your day, what do you spend your time filling your mind with? We are talking about how to be anxious for nothing as the scriptures command in Philippians 4:6. In our last lesson we noticed that the apostle Paul tells us that we are to rejoice in the Lord always, overflow in reasonableness and gentleness so that all can see it, and to not be anxious about anything. The direction Paul gives that will lead to these outcomes is prayer with thanksgiving. Prayer with thanksgiving will lead us to rejoice in the Lord always. Prayer with thanksgiving will lead our lives to overflow with graciousness and gentleness for the world to see. Prayer with thanksgiving will lead our lives to be free from the strain of anxiety and worry. As Philippians 4:7 proclaims, “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” But there is one more component that is necessary for the transformed life. Paul challenges us in Philippians 4:8 to evaluate what you think about. What does your mind dwell upon in the day?

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

What do you do when God’s word is not your will? What do you do when God’s answer to your prayer is not the answer you wanted to receive from him? Jeremiah and the people have gone through great tragedy and judgment. The Babylonians have destroyed the city of Jerusalem and destroyed God’s temple. But these actions were directed by God as judgment on the people from rejecting him. Throughout the book of Jeremiah we have heard the warnings of God’s impending judgment for sins. But the people would not listen to God’s message. Rather than hearing the warnings, they tortured and persecuted God’s messenger, Jeremiah. Because of Jeremiah’s faithfulness, Jeremiah’s life has been spared (cf. Jeremiah 39:11-14). Jeremiah 40 opens with this recap of the events that have transpired…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We have been studying the interactions that Jesus had with Peter through his ministry. We have noted that the one we know as Peter was born with the name Simon. Jesus gave Simon the name Peter which means rock. Throughout the gospel accounts we see Jesus teaching Peter and the apostles so that they could be his ambassadors when Jesus finished his ministry and ascended back to heaven. We are now toward the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry as we have been looking at Peter’s life. In fact, Jesus has just instituted the Lord’s Supper so that future disciples would remember his body and his blood of the covenant every Lord’s day. After telling his disciples that he was about to be betrayed by one of his disciples and instituting the Lord’s Supper, Jesus and his disciples sing a hymn and then walk from Jerusalem through the Kidron Valley to the Mount of Olives. Please open your copies of God’s word to Matthew 26 and we are going to look at a very important teaching Jesus has for Peter and the apostles. Jesus is going to teach on and expose in his disciples the problem of spiritual overconfidence…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We have been looking at Romans 5 in which we read seven “much more” or “more than that” statements. The apostle Paul wants to show us what we have in Christ. In the first eleven verses of Romans 5 we learned that since we have been justified, we have peace with God, we have obtained access into grace in which we stand, we rejoice in our sufferings, we will be saved from wrath, we will be saved by his life, and we rejoice in our reconciliation. In Romans 5:12-21 we are going to see three more “much more” proclamations and we are going to see the hope of the gospel and the gift of the gospel available through Jesus our Lord. It has been my goal in our series in Romans this year to keep these messages simple and clear. I did preach line by line through Romans some years ago and those messages are available on our website. Romans 5:12-21 is considered a complicated text and I want to make sure that we do not miss the critical message of this paragraph. So we are going to observe some false concepts that are taught in this paragraph. But my greater focus will be on what this scripture is teaching us about the gift of the gospel of Jesus…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

The book of James gives a warning about a person who is double-minded.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:6-8 ESV)

The warning of this scripture of one of having divided loyalties so that we do not trust in the Lord yet for some reason are still coming to God in prayer. James is not speaking to the doubts we have because we do not know the future or wonder what is going to happen. We see many people in the scriptures wonder what is going to happen or not know what is going to happen next (see David in the Psalms). The problem is that you ask God not in faith, doubting, because you are double-minded with God. This problem is illustrated in the life of the nation of Judah in the book of Jeremiah. Open your copies of God’s word to Jeremiah 37-39 and we are going to look at the problem of being double-minded people with double-minded prayers…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

In our last lesson we began a series called Much More. In Romans 5 we read seven times where the apostle Paul makes a declaration and then tells us that we have even more than that (cf. Romans 5:3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 20). We notice in our last lesson that the “much more” that Paul proclaims that is that we rejoice in our sufferings. In our text today we are going to see Paul give us three “much more” statements. Open your copies of God’s word to Romans 5:6-11 and we are going to see what more we have in Christ.

Before we can understand what the apostle Paul is going to show us, we need to remember what he taught in Romans 5:1-5. Paul has revealed that we have peace with God because we have been justified by faith through our Lord Jesus Christ (cf. Romans 5:1). Further, we have obtained access into this grace in which we stand (cf. Romans 5:2). Finally, we rejoice in our sufferings because we know that God is at work in us. God is using our suffering to produce endurance which produces character which produces hope which will not put us to shame. Notice how Paul ends this idea. Our hope will not disappoint because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. This is a key place of hope for us. God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. The question that immediately arises is this: What does this look like? How do I know that I have God’s love? What should I be looking at in my life? This is where Paul is going and what Paul is answering in these next verses…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We have been looking at how Jesus goes about transforming Simon into Peter through the different teachings and interactions Jesus has with his apostle. I would like for us to open our copies of God’s word to John 13 where we will consider another important interaction between Jesus and Peter. As we come to John 13 we are told in the first verse that we are close to the cross. Jesus is in Jerusalem before the Passover and we know from the gospel accounts that this is the Passover in which Jesus will be betrayed, arrested, tried, and crucified. You will notice in verse 2 that Judas already has a plan in his heart to betray Jesus. But as we look at what Jesus is going to do for his disciples, I want us to pay attention to how Peter is responding to Jesus and how Jesus transforms Peter through his teachings…

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A sermon from Brent Kercheville.

We are turning our attention to Romans 5 and our theme for this chapter is Much More. The reason for this theme is that this idea of “much more” is repeated throughout this chapter. Notice Romans 5:3 begins, “More than that” or “Not only that.” Verse 9 says, “much more” in the middle of that verse. Then in verse 10 we read “much more” again. Then in verse 11, “More than that.”    Verses 15 and 17 also say, “much more.” Finally, in verse 20 we read that grace abounded all the more. Romans 5 keeps repeating how much more we have in Christ. The apostle Paul is going to tell us a reality that we have in Christ and then tell us how it is even better or more than we may realize. Open your copies of God’s word to Romans 5 and we are going to learn about the hope of the gospel…

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A sermon from Andy Cantrell.
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A sermon from Erik Borlaug.
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A sermon from Erik Borlaug.
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