PAUL SADLER | SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
When tragedy strikes, people ask many questions of God and struggle with pat answers. This passage presents us with a question that tragedy forces us to ask and shows us how one person answered it.
Job 1:6-22
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PAUL SADLER | SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
What could be more urgent than your daughter dying? And yet Jesus makes the father wait. As He does, we learn something about faith, death, and the power of God. This message teaches us how to respond when we're forced to wait on God.
Luke 8:40-42, 49-56
PAUL SADLER | SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
We often have a small view of what we need from God, and we want to get it with as little fuss or hassle as possible. But God wants more for us and He draws us out to receive it. This message looks at a woman who was desperate for Jesus' help but content to stay lost in the crowd. What Jesus does in her life teaches us what He might be seeking to do in ours.
Luke 8:43-48
PAUL SADLER | September 1, 2024
When God doesn't give people what they want, some see it as evidence that He doesn't care, or He's not there. This passage looks at some people who didn't get what they wanted from Jesus, and it helps us understand what God might be doing in our own lives when things don't go our way.
Luke 8:26-39
PAUL SADLER | AUGUST 25, 2024
We can find ourselves in desperate circumstances where God doesn’t seem to be doing anything. It can make us doubly frustrated – both at the circumstances and God’s inactivity. This message looks at how we can activate our faith, avoid the panic, and rest in God's care when the storms of life come.
Luke 8:22-25
PAUL SADLER | AUGUST 4, 2024
People hear lots of sermons over the course of their lives, but how we respond to the message of the Bible has huge implications. This message looks at how to respond to God's Word and what happens when we do.
Luke 8:16-21
PAUL SADLER | JULY 28, 2024
It's frustrating to work so hard and see so little progress in our lives. We usually blame our circumstances or other people, but Jesus pointed in a different direction that's far more hopeful. This message looks at the path toward a life of greater fruitfulness.
Luke 8:1-15
PAUL SADLER | JULY 21, 2024
We can often find ourselves growing critical and impatient with the people around us. Even our love for Jesus can grow cold. This passage looks at the causes and how God helps us to deal with them.
Luke 7:36-50
PAUL SADLER | JULY 7, 2024
Many people would like to be closer to God, so the distance can feel mysterious. Jesus addressed some people who were far from Him and explained what was keeping them from moving forward. This message looks at the obstacles that keep us from God and what we can do about them.
Luke 7:24-35
PAUL SADLER | JUNE 30, 2024
The miracles of Jesus are both comforting and awe-inspiring. But if He did that for them, we can't help but wonder when He doesn't do the same for us. This message looks at a person with just such doubts and shows us how Jesus addressed them.
Luke 7:11-23
PAUL SADLER | JUNE 23, 2024
Guilt and regrets can distance us from God. We don't feel like we deserve the help that others might be worthy of. This message looks at a person who was gripped by those regrets but found mercy in Jesus and learned something about the nature of true faith.
Luke 7:1-10
PAUL SADLER | JUNE 9, 2024
God promises to bless His people, but it often feels like our lives are at the mercy of people who don’t know Him. This message looks at the Day of the Lord and how it puts our lives in perspective.
Haggai 2:20-23
PAUL SADLER | JUNE 2, 2024
God often uses our circumstances to warn us but too often we miss the warnings. This message looks at the different reasons we fail to respond and the difference it can make when we do.
Haggai 2:10-19
PAUL SADLER | MAY 26, 2024
It’s easy to get discouraged by small ministries and under-funded initiatives. This message looks at a period when the Jews were experiencing that but learned that God can accomplish great things when the family of God unites in faith-filled action.
Haggai 2:1-9
PAUL SADLER | MAY 19, 2024
The people had found life back in the Promised Land harder than they expected. And with so many demands in their new life, God ended up taking a back seat. This message looks at the consequences they experienced and how we can reverse course when we find ourselves there.
Haggai 1:1-15
PAUL SADLER | MAY 5, 2024
We hear the message of “not enough” early and often. Before long we internalize it. This message looks at the power of contentment and how to develop it.
1 Timothy 6:1-10
PAUL SADLER | APRIL 28, 2024
Quality leaders are vital to the health of any church, but it’s the members of the church that provide the environment in which healthy leaders can develop and thrive. This message looks at the support, accountability, and preparation needed to ensure strong leadership.
1 Timothy 5:17-25
PAUL SADLER | APRIL 21, 2024
The church relates to one another as family and bears the burdens of those who are most vulnerable. But compassion needs to be informed by discernment. This message looks at when helping hurts and how to know when to help and how.
1 Timothy 5:1-16
PAUL SADLER | APRIL 14, 2024
Timothy is a young guy in an old man’s world. It’s easy for him to feel overwhelmed by the challenges, and people are spreading lies and causing division. What can he do? And what difference will it make? This message looks at the help God gives and the direction He points us in when life feels like too much.
1 Timothy 4:6-16
PAUL SADLER | APRIL 7, 2024
After declaring that the mystery of godliness is Christ, Paul points to the demonic character of those who try to add rules to revelation and turn the path of Christian growth into a list of good things to avoid.
1 Timothy 3:14-4:5