Sermon for the service of April 16, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Thoughts on Tending a Garden Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other …
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Sermon for the service of April 9, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Outline: Popular Opinion Changes, Love Does Not. Sunday – Triumphal Entry: The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, …
Sermon for the service of April 2, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] The Secret to Life From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third …
Sermon for the service of March 26, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Outline: The Trouble with Camels (Matthew 19:16-26, NIV) Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus …
“Don’t make God a priority.”[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Sermon for the service of March 12, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes …
Sermon for the week of March 5, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] “Let’s Go Fishing…” Follow Me – The First Disciples: While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And he said …
[social_warfare buttons=”facebook”] Sermon for the service of February 5, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins New Year, New You: Communion (Mark 5:25-34, NLT) A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding.She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay …
Sermon for the service of January 29, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”facebook”] New Year, New You: Baptism There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to …
Sermon for the service of January 8, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins v (Titus 2:11-14, NIV) For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of December 11, 2016 Sermon Outline: A Reason for Joy 1. John the Baptist – Last Old Testament Prophet • Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7, NRSV) • The next day John saw Jesus coming toward …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of October 2, 2016 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of September 11, 2016 Scripture: 33″Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made’. 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either …