Light Triumphs over Darkness
Christmas Through John’s Eyes
Pastor Tom
November 29, 2009
John 1:1–5
perhaps the biggest stressor or pressure at Christmas is the expectation of happiness. You’re supposed to be happy; joyful and celebrating all the wonderful things. But what if you’re not? What if things haven’t gone well this year? If you’ve lost a loved one, Christmas can magnify that pain. They’re not around for this year’s celebrations
Well the problems of this world and the challenges in our lives are real. But darkness will not win. In fact God through His Word brings us this message today: Jesus’ light triumphs over darkness. Jesus’ light has won, is winning and will win completely over the darkness. Today we are going to explore reasons why this claim is true and the difference it makes for our lives today; this week and this Christmas season. So here’s the key statement: Since Jesus’ light triumphs over darkness, we must constantly find it and shine it.
You’re not the person you used to be so you can never handle like you used
I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Pastor Tom
November 15, 2009
You’re not the person you used to be so you can never handle life like you used to handle it.
Romans 6:1–14
Today, we’re going to find out how God’s Word clearly defines everyone in this room. When we know who we are, we can better live out what we are. This is important because I believe many people here today live with the wrong definition of themselves. I think God’s Word can correct that with life changing results. I believe God says to Christians here today You’re not the person you used to be; so you can never handle life like you used to handle it.
From the slums to a sea side inheritance
I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Pastor Tom
November 1, 2009
What’s wrong with the world and how to make it right
Romans 5:12–21
We all were born into the slums. We all have a slum heritage. We all had slum attitudes and engaged in slum behaviors. We lived in these slums reigned by brutal task masters. As hard as we tried, there was nothing we could do to get ourselves out of those slums. But some of us have been set free from the slum master’s reign. Oh, we still live among the slums. But we serve a new master and look forward to an inheritance of life by the sea.
The good news today is God offers a free sea side inheritance to spiritual slum dwellers.