Sermons by Pastor Sam Hinkson (Page 11)
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE
TO SEE OR NOT TO SEEJohn 9.13-41The Blind v. The Blind – Part 2 of 2 Matthew 10.34 & 36 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword … a person’s enemies will be those of his own household.” (esv) v. 39 “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” (esv) …
BELIEVING THAT GOD CAN WORK
BELIEVING THAT GOD CAN WORKJohn 9.1-12The Blind v. The Blind – Part 1 of 2 v. 5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (esv) TRUST THAT GOD CAN WORK … IN THE Midst Of Our Adversity v. 2 “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (esv) WHY WE SIMPLIFY THE PROBLEM OF ADVERSITY: IT MAKES US FEEL Better IT MAKES US FEEL Safer v. 3…
MAKING PEACE WITH WHAT GOD SEES
MAKING PEACE WITH WHAT GOD SEESPsalm 139Summer Psalms – Part 7 of 7 v. 1 “O Lord, you have searched me and known me!” (esv) MAKING PEACE WITH WHAT GOD SEES REQUIRES EMBRACING THAT … GOD Knows Everything v. 2 “… you perceive my thoughts from afar.” (niv) v. 4 “Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.” (niv) v. 5 “You have encircled me …” (csb) v. 6 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for…
WHAT DOES “MESSIAH” MEAN?
WHAT DOES “MESSIAH” MEAN?Psalm 110Summer Psalms – Part 6 of 7 JESUS, OUR MESSIAH, IS … A Man WHO HAS ASCENDED God’s Throne v. 1 “The LORD says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’” (esv) v. 5 “The Lord [Jesus] is at [the Father’s] right hand …” (esv) Matthew 22.45 “If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?” (csb) vv. 2-3 “Rule in the midst of your…
WHEN THE KING IS AMONG US!
WHEN THE KING IS AMONG US!Psalm 100Summer Psalms – Part 5 of 7 1 Corinthians 14.23–25 “… the whole church comes together … and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.” (esv) WHAT HOSTING GOD’S PRESENCE MEANS – Worship REQUIRES Work v. 2 “Come into…
TREATING SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATION
TREATING SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATIONSummer Psalms – Part 4 of 7Psalm 42-43 WHAT IS SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATION? 42.2 “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” (esv) 42.9 “[God] Why have you forgotten me?” (esv) WHAT CAUSES SPIRITUAL DEHYDRATION? WHEN WE ARE … Physically Exhausted: 42.3 “My tears have been my food day and night …” (esv) Personally Tormented: 42.10 “My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, ‘Where is your God?’” (niv)…
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERDSummer Psalms – Part 3 of 7Psalm 23 WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR GOD TO BE MY SHEPHERD? GOD IS In Charge Of MY LIFE v. 1 “… I shall not want.” (esv) 1 Peter 5.5 “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (esv) Philippians 4.7 “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (esv) Diagnostic Questions: v. 3 “……
WHO MAKES IT INTO GOD’S HOUSE?
WHO MAKES IT INTO GOD’S HOUSE?Psalm 15Summer Psalms – Part 2 of 7 v. 1 “O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?” (esv) 2 Corinthians 13.5 “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith.” (esv) v. 2 “He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart …” (esv) DIVINE FELLOWSHIP QUESTIONS: AM I A True Friend? v. 3 “[He] does not slander with his…
LIFE’S BINARY CHOICE
LIFE’S BINARY CHOICEPsalm 1Summer Psalms – Part 1 of 7 Deuteronomy 30.15 “See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.” (esv) v. 6 “… the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.” (esv) THE TWO WAYS TO LIVE ARE … Driven BY DIFFERENT Loves Matthew 13.44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his…
THAT THE NEXT GENERATION MIGHT KNOW
THAT THE NEXT GENERATION MIGHT KNOWPsalm 78Throughout All Generations – Part 3 of 3 HOW DOES THE CHURCH SUPPORT GENERATIONAL DISCIPLESHIP? BY EQUIPPING The Home With The Truth v. 3 “… things … that our fathers have told us.” (esv) v. 2 “I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old …” (esv) Nehemiah 8.7–8 “… the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law … They read from … the Law of…
THE AIM OF OUR PARENTING
THE AIM OF OUR PARENTINGPsalm 127Throughout All Generations – Part 2 of 3 THEME: Psalm 127.4 “Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth.” (esv) WHAT IS THE ARROW FAMILIES INITIATIVE? The “Arrow Families Initiative” is an effort to strengthen the partnership between parents and the church in making disciples of our emerging generations. Deuteronomy 6.6–7 “… these words that I command you today shall be on your heart … teach them diligently to…
“PROMISED LAND” CHRISTIANITY
“PROMISED LAND” CHRISTIANITYExodus 34, Judges 2 & Joshua 4Throughout All Generations – Part 1 of 3“PROMISED LAND” CHRISTIANITY IS A CALL TO … REALIZE The Culture Is Not Nourishing OUR FAITH Exodus 34.11–16 Deuteronomy 9.1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you …” (esv) v. 16 “… and you take of their daughters for your sons, and their daughters whore after their gods and…