Using the life of Jacob and scripture references from Genesis 32, guest speaker Jacqui Strothoff preaches a sermon about wrestling with God. Jacqui exhorts us to learn about endurance and remaining steady under difficult circumstances in our prayer lives alone in the dark with God, because even though wrestling with God can hurt, the struggle is revealing and transformative. No one truly wrestles with God and stays the same.
Standalone Sermons: Fighting the Enemy
In this message, Renaissance Elder John Michaelson preaches about the enemy that stands in opposition to us. As the Bible says, our enemy is not flesh and blood but it is the spiritual forces of darkness, we are opposed by Satan. We need to be awakened to this reality and be sober minded about this opposition. John ends the sermon by chronicling what are defense against Satan is as we have been given spiritual weapons through our identity and empowerment by God.
Standalone Sermons: God's Love Song
There's nothing we can do to separate ourselves from the transformative love of God. All too often we disqualify ourselves from His compassion because of self-doubt or feelings of unworthiness, but God never ceases to seek after us – He adores us and sings love songs over us. We have only to receive. This recording contains the message from both the 9AM and the 11AM services.
Standalone Sermons: The Call to Pursue
One of our missionaries to Africa returns this summer to tell us not only about her stories and experiences, but more importantly, to tell us about God's heart – His heart to pursue. And just as God called Hosea to pursue a faithless spouse, He calls every one of us to take on the relentless pursuit for 2.8 billion people who live without hope in their lives.
Standalone Sermons: The God in Your Pocket
Throughout the Bible, God seems to display the worst marketing strategies ever for church growth – how did the congregations respond when He killed Uzzah for touching the ark, or when He killed Ananias for lying? The fear and reverence of God has been replaced today by a happy-go-lucky Jesus that has the widest audience appeal and lets us do whatever we want. Pastor Scott powerfully reminds us that God does not want hypocrites in His church.
Standalone Sermons: New Birth
Scott preaches out of Ezekiel 27 on the New Birth. This recording contains both the 9AM and 11AM sermons.
Standalone Sermons: Teen Challenge 2012
The Providence campus of Teen Challenge New England visits us this morning with songs of praise, testimonies of God's saving grace, and a message from director Rev. Jacqui Strothoff.
Standalone Sermons: What's Your Samuel?
Pastor Scott takes us through the story of Hannah, the mother of Samuel. He looks at the anguish and despair she felt as a barren woman. But her desire for the child, Samuel, came straight from God, so she did not relent. And God blessed her. The question is what has God put in your heart, what is the burden and dream you are carrying? What is your 'Samuel’?
Standalone Sermons: Abide In Him
Pastor Scott preaches out of John 15 reminding us that Jesus is the vine and we are his branches. The only way for us to be truly fruitful in this life is to abide in him and allow him to shape and prune us.
Standalone Sermons: Jesus - Add To Friends
We are designed for intimate friendship with God. He wants us to be close to Him, trust and draw near. Have you accepted Jesus as your friend?