What's so Wonderful About Christmas?
Black Rock Church Sermons
What makes Christmas Wonderful? Its filled with wonderful traditions and nostalgia. There are Christmas parties, gift giving, decorations and family get togethers. But those wonderful aspects of Christmas pale in comparison to the true wonder of Christmas. In the carol “Hark! The Herald Angels” we sing, “Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; hail the incarnate Deity.” If Christmas is about “Incarnation,” it is the most important thing that has ever happened on earth. If God became human because He wants a relationship with me—that changes my understanding of who God is, who...
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Do Not Be Afraid
Black Rock Church Sermons
Angels appear to Zechariah and Mary with a message from God. Both had fear - God's message to them was, Do not be afraid.
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The Story, His Story, My Story
Black Rock Church Sermons
Stories have been used to hand down learning and knowledge for thousands of years. The most profound and life changing story is God’s story, but our story and my story also have power. Why, because they tell the story of how God saved and changed our lives forever.
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The Art and Practice of Cherishing Your Spouse
Black Rock Church Sermons
My sermon is about helping couples learn five practical steps for the “art and practice of cherishing your spouse.” Marital intimacy and satisfaction grow exponentially when we learn what it means not just to love our spouse but to love and cherish our spouse.
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Communing Prayer
Black Rock Church Sermons
Do you have people in your life who have no interest in being WITH you, they just want things FROM you? God does! But God doesn't just want to supply needs, He wants a relationship in which we enjoy being WITH Him. Join us as we learn how in "Communing Prayer" we can grow deeper into the relationship we were made for.
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Celebrating Prayer
Black Rock Church Sermons
God wants my relationship with Him to be FUN! God is joyful and wants my relationship with Him to reflect that joy through celebrating prayer and worship! Worship is my soul leaping-up to express how wonderful God is as a person and how a relationship with Him brings contentment by satisfying the longings of my heart. In worship prayer, my fears shrink, my worries flee, and my soul soars to its full potential for joy in Jesus.
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Calling Prayer
Black Rock Church Sermons
Have you been--or are you now--in a mess where your only hope is an act of God? If so, you and David have a lot in common. David landed in impossible situations where all he could do was call out for divine help. In the process, David learned what it means to pray for the miraculous and experience God's extraordinary power in his everyday life. Join us as we discover how to receive God's power as we converse with the Creator.
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Cleansing Prayer
Black Rock Church Sermons
Like tumors need to be surgically removed from our human bodies, masses of sin-thoughts; sin-attitudes and sin-acts need to be removed from our hearts and minds. In the Psalms, God shows how through prayer He purifies us from the poisons that make us spiritually sick. Join us as we discover the joyful freedom of cleansing prayer.
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Comforting Prayer
Black Rock Church Sermons
Like everyone, you get hurt. You get injured by injustice and wounded by insult. What do you do with your pain? Stuff it inside? Lash out in anger? Everyone hurts, but in this message we learn how those who converse with the Creator, have access to comfort beyond any in this world.
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Connecting Prayer
Black Rock Church Sermons
Psalm 1 is first because it answers 2 top-priority questions: What does it mean to converse with the Creator; and why should I bother? Join us as we learn how prayer connects me to the One who puts life into everyday living!
info_outlineOnce you accept Jesus as our Lord, God will begin a process of drawing you closer into Christ likeness. He will call you to follow Him with your life. Have you had a calling from God placed on your life? Will you respond? How will you discern a calling of God in your life?