In a wicked, violent, and corrupt generation Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.  He was assigned the daunting task of constructing something that had never entered into the imagination of mankind; but no worries, God had the blueprints for this project in His heart, and gave it directly to His servant.  We have historically insinuated that it was Noah’s ark, but it really belonged to God; Noah was just the superintendent of the project.

Being the superintendent of such a painstaking task takes time, energy, patience, and perseverance.  It is safe to assume that Noah dealt with …

Text: Ephesians 5:11-18

Introduction:

Paul contends that the Christian life is a battle; therefore, to obtain victory the believer must be properly dressed for war.  This great passage details the armor of God, and our responsibility to get suited up and fight.

I. THE WARFARE OF THE SOLDIER (v11-12)

A. The Equipment we Find-

“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”

B. The Enemy we Fight-

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of …

The Painful Side of Leadership has a different tone from most leadership books on the market today.  Most material on leadership details what a leader should do or how a leader should act.  If you pick up any bestselling leadership book you will find that much attention is given to the qualities, attributes, and characteristics of the leader.  Jeff Iorg approaches the subject from another angle.

He deals with the often-neglected aspect of leadership: the pain, the problems, and the perplexities.  In a very practical style, Jeff Iorg steers the reader into the troubled waters of leadership.  He deals with …

Text: Romans 8:18-28

Introduction: The apostle Paul wants to encourage his audience in their affliction.  The suffering of this life is “not worthy to be compared with the glory” that shall be revealed in us.  We are literally going from earthly groaning to eternal glory.  The word “groaning” means to sigh, wail, cry out in pain.  Such hardship can only be endured by the aid, assistance, and accompaniment of the Holy Spirit of God.  Our hope is anchored in the fact that we will go from groaning to glory.

1. We Have Hardships (Romans 8:18-23)

A. The Creature Groans-…

Follow Me is the follow-up of the widely-received and highly-acclaimed book Radical by David Platt.  With great conviction, Platt exposes the hypocrisy, frivolity, and fluff that surround modern Christianity.  He calls the church to return, or at least examine, the invitation of Christ to “Come and Follow Me.”

In Follow Me, Platt not only challenges our modern terminology (i.e., inviting Jesus into your heart), he challenges our methods and motives.  He works from the premise of Radical, which basically contends that we have tried to fit Christianity into the mold of the American Dream.  We judge “successful” ministries by the …