Good Samaritans
Perhaps you heard the story of Wesley Autrey from a few years ago. Autrey, a 50 year old construction worker from New York City was standing on the subway platform with his two daughters who were heading downtown to see their mother when a man dropped to the platform floor from a seizure. Autrey quickly ran for the →
A Must Read series #7: “Chapter 6: Doors of Opportunity”
message title: Chapter 6: Doors of Opportunity message text: Revelation 3:7-13 message date: 05.16.10 These days it seems that everyone has a strategy, opinion, plan, or formula for how the church should look and operate. However, only one voice really matters, the voice of the one who gave His life for the church, Jesus Christ. The book of Revelation contains 7 letters to →
50 forward series #7: way, truth, & life
message title: way, truth, & life message text: John 14:1-14 message date: 02.14.10 In this 50th year of ministry for MorningStar Baptist Church we are celebrating the fact that Jesus Christ has been our all-sufficient source and solidifying this reality for the years to come. Jesus makes 7 sufficiency statements in the book of John. Jesus 6th sufficiency statement reminds us that our →
Firmly Resolved
I came across an inspiring story of a young woman who took a stand for her faith in Jesus Christ. This story did not originate from some foreign country in which individuals must hide their relationship with Jesus Christ behind closed doors and it is not a story from centuries past. This story took place just a few years ago right →
Fear
Fear is one of the most powerful influences driving our lives, and to varying degrees we all stare it down on a regular basis. It is an influence that both draws and repels us. We hate the fact that we are fearful and try to avoid those things which send a chill down our spine and cause us to →
missional series #2
message title: joy in the city message text: Acts 8:4-8 message date: 11.15.09 Our central mission as disciples of Jesus Christ is reproduction in others of what Jesus has produced in us. When we do this by taking Jesus into our city great joy follows.
Missional series #1
message title: Go... message text: Matthew 28:16-20 message date: 11.13.09 Our central mission as disciples of Jesus Christ is reproduction in others of what Jesus Christ has produced in us. This mission begins with the realization that disciples of Jesus Christ go.
The core series #5: Final Verdict
message title: Final Verdict message text: Revelation 20:11-15 message date: November 1, 2009 Our faith is built upon non-negotiables, that if compromised erode our evangelical foundation. One of these non-negotiables is the reality that all mankind will be given the opportunity to have their lives judged according to what we have done.
Trail Guides: Leading People on the Journey of Faith #6
message title: Give It All You Got message text: Acts 3:1-10 message date: 08.09.09 One of the greatest means of cultivating souls for spiritual planting is giving the kindness of God, which has been implanted in our own hearts, into the lives of others resulting in healing for humans and glory to God.
Trail Guides: Leading People on the Journey of Faith #5
message title: Life message text: Ephesians 2:11-22 message date: 07.26.09 Finding faith in Jesus Christ is a journey with many stops along the way. It requires that those who have gone before guide those who have yet to trust Christ fully. The life that God intends through this journey is found in community with other Christ followers.
Trail Guides: Leading People on the Journey of Faith #4
message title: reap message text: Mark 4:1-20 message date: 07.19.09 Finding faith in Jesus Christ is a journey with many stops along the way. This journey requires those who have gone before to guide those who have yet to trust Christ fully. Those who guide others along the journey sometimes get to enjoy the harvest of seeing someone surrender their life to Jesus →
Trail Guides: Leading People on the Journey of Faith #3
message title: Plant message text: Mark 4:1-20 message date: 07.12.09 Finding faith in Jesus Christ is a journey with many stops along the way that require those who have gone before to guide those who have yet to trust Christ fully. For followers of Jesus Christ who have freely and abundantly recieved the gospel, we must now freely and abundantly scatter the gospel →
Trail Guides: Leading People on the Journey of Faith #2
message title: Cultivate message text: Matthew 9:35-38 message date: 07.05.09 Finding faith in Jesus Christ is a journey with many stops and starts. The journey requires whoe who have gone before to guide those who have yet to trust Christ fully. This message examines the truth that compassion cultivates the soild of the hardened human heart.
Trail Guides: Leading People on the Journey of Faith series: #1
message title: Walking on the Other Side message text: Luke 10:25-37 message date: 06.28.09 When asked the question "who is my neighbor" Jesus tells this parable which turns the question around and provides some life changing applications. Jesus response to the question is not to answer who is my neighbor, but who among us is proving to be a neighbor.