Indian Creek Sermons (from Village Bible Church)

In order for us to become one with Christ Jesus... 1.  Jesus needed to ascend     The ascension was necessary so that...       ●  Jesus could continue His work       ●  Jesus could fulfill His Father's words       ●  Jesus could be seated as...

1.  Follow instruction     Jesus gave...       ●  Orders       ●  Correction       ●  Order 2.  Following a leader     Involves...       ●  Listening for wisdom       ●  Looking for prudence       ●  Longing for poise 3.  How advocates can fall...

Our focus must remain on Jesus. To do that, we need... 1.  A message to share     The message needs to be...        ●  Focused on Jesus        ●  Focused on others 2.  A method of our sharing     Our methods can vary but could include...        ●...

1.  We often want to ask God...        ●  Why?        ●  How long? 2.  We often don't get an answer from God.        ●  We need to spend time in His Word...        ●  Holding fast to our faith in Him. 3.  We need to thank God.     Our...

1.  Watchtower before the Lord -- 2:1, 4       ●  Position yourself       ●  Practice faithfulness 2.  Word from the Lord -- 2:14       ●  Prophetic       ●  People filled with the knowledge of the           glory of the Lord       ●  Permeating the...

1.  Our fellow man is never satisfied in this world.       ●  Our flesh desires what is in this world       ●  Our spirit is willing to follow the true Word 2.  There are five woes given to the Chaldeans.       ●  Woe #1: Plunder and power       ●...

1.  Make your plan       ●  Write it down       ●  Tell others about it       ●  Make your plans in pencil 2.  Be patient while you wait     It's hard...       ●  To wait for plans to come together       ●  To wait on the Lord 3.  Don't...

1.  Choice 1: Start with God       ●  Our temptation: focus on the "injustice" of            our situation       ●  Habakkuk's example: remember the God of Israel 2.  Choice 2: Seek God's answers       ●  Our temptation...

1.  God's ways are mysterious.       ●  He sometimes leaves our prayers unanswered            (from our perspective).       ●  He has unexpected responses to our prayers.       ●  He uses unique ways to fulfill His plan. 2.  God's ways are...

1.  Our selfishness leads to thoughts and actions of entitlement.       ●  Death       ●  Walk and follow Satan       ●  Live in and carry out our sinful desires 2.  The answer to our sin and separation from God is...       ●  God gives grace       ●...

Then: The means of salvationToday: The Mediator of salvation 1.  What the world seeks     The world wants to...        ●  Redefine Jesus as a prophet        ●  Realign Jesus as a partner        ●  Reassign Jesus to a certain people        ●  Relegate...

David reminds us that... 1.  We are troubled       ●  Sinfulness       ●  Sickness       ●  Smallness       ●  Shortened 2.  God is transcendent     This is seen...       ●  Individually       ●  Nationally       ●  Celestially 3.  Therefore, we...

CHRIST SPEAKING TO THE CHURCH: 1.  "I know your deeds."       ●  Neither cold nor hot       ●  Cause me to spew you out 2.  "I know what you think."       ●  Complacent but deluded       ●  Comfortable yet destitute 3.  "I...

1.  Thankful for...       ●  The gift of breath       ●  The gift of a bride       ●  The gift of the Bible 2.  Hannah wanted a gift.       ●  She asked God for a blessing.       ●  She was given a little baby.       ●  She gave the boy back to God.

1.  We need to ask ourselves...       ●  Am I serving God?       ●  Am I a wanderer?       ●  Am I seeking out wanderers? 2.  We can help...       ●  Save the soul of a wanderer.

1.  Our primary obligation | vv. 13, 16       ●  Faith defined by Jesus       ●  First response for the Christian       ●  Further qualifications for the body of Christ 2.  A particular situation | vv. 14-15       ●  The person calls the elders     ...

We can gain patience when we...    ●  Rest in the Lord's return   ●  Remember the Lord's judgment | v. 9   ●  Resemble the Lord's servants | v. 10   ●  Recognize the Lord's blessings | v. 11a   ●  Reflect on the Lord's...

Hope is... 1.  Critical to your life.     Hope ministers to us in...       ●  Despair.     It gives us the ability to...       ●  Dream.     By having hope, we believe things can be...       ●  Different. 2.  A choice that each of us has.     Judas...