Sermons tagged #Life

A Diamond in the Rough • Financial struggles and God's faithfulness in a church. 0:00 ◦ Pastor Nick Holden expresses gratitude for support and encourages congregation to return after financial struggles. ◦ Pastor Nick shares their experience of being in the Navy and leaving for long periods of time, but always making it a priority to come home and provide for their family. ◦ Brother Holden's wife was in a car accident and had no vehicle or cash flow, but God provided and was faithful to them both. • The book of Ruth and its message of redemption. 4:18 ◦ Pastor Nick emphasizes the importance of sharing the message of Jesus Christ with others, citing the example of Ruth in the book of Ruth. ◦ Pastor encourages listeners to revisit older teachings on the website, including messages from 2009, to find blessings and inspiration in sharing the message of Christ with others. ◦ Brother Holden discusses the book of Ruth and its prophetic picture of redemption through the lineage of King David. ◦ Pastor Nick highlights the dysfunctional family dynamics in the book, but emphasizes that God does not hide these truths and uses them to illustrate eternal revelations and truths… #nestingwithjesus #ruth #ruth1 #judges #deuteronomy11 ##deuteronomy28 #deuteronomy28and47 #luke9 #luke9and57thru62 #adiamondintherough #diamondsintherough #apearl #ajewel #aheroicchampion #naomi #naomiandruth #elimelech #mahlon #chilion #bethlehem #judah #moab #orpah #ruthandorpah #famine #bread #drought #kinsmanredeemer #storyofredemption #Jesus

Because time is outside of my control, I must trust the eternal God Who is sovereign over all things.

What I want to do in this particular message is to show you that the things that Job was suffering, according to his own words, were much like those of our Lord Jesus Christ. In doing this, I want to show you how Job's sufferings were something that Christ suffered under as well, in a greater way, so that Job would be forgiven of all of his sins, and established in his righteousness by and through Christ's grace. In relating these things, I believe that it will help us to see more of the reasons why God permits trials to take place in our lives. It is so that we might become more like the blessed Lord Jesus our Savior and Redeemer. Let me draw 3 comparisons between Job and Christ in their sufferings. In relating these things to you, it is my prayer that we will bring these truths of the greatness of Christ's redemption with us into the Lord's Supper and meditate upon them, to the encouragement and strengthening of our hearts.

During this year's Christmas season we are going to look at the four different accounts of Christ's birth. Each has something to add to our understanding. Some by what they say, sometimes by what they don't say. Join us today as we look at John's gospel and the coming of the Word.

Message preached from the pulpit of Lewis Lane Central Baptist Church in Church Hill, Tennessee.

There are two sorts of sorrow - which leads to two different results.

What is the true meaning of Christmas?

King Hezekiah chose to be a compromiser. That led to problems for him and for the nation of Judah. He desired more time to live, and God granted him 15 more years, but he squandered that time.

Please join us as Pastor Andy brings us a message on how christians should treat believers and nonbelievers, and how we should respond to hate.

Have you ever thought of writing a letter to your younger self? What would you say if you did? Would you keep things lighthearted or somber? Would you share something with yourself you wish you had heard when you were younger? What would it be? It this section, we can imagine the Teacher writing a letter to his younger self (Spoiler: he's not actually doing this, but the approach fits the tone). We'll walk with him as he leads us through what it means to walk with God in a fallen world.

Have You Ever Wondered? Have you ever wondered what God's love, wisdom, grace, and His Son have in common? Have you ever wondered how it is that what they have in common should affect our view and value on everything? Let's look in the word and talk about it. May these truths equip you with a discerning mind, courageous heart, and a tender spirit for His work and your race. A few bullet points from the transcription of this message. • Personalizing the Gospel and living by God's words. ◦ Pastor Nick Holden emphasizes the importance of personalizing the Gospel and reasoning from the Scriptures to make it clear and dear to believers' hearts. • The importance of selfless love. ◦ Paul emphasizes that not all love is equal, and the wrong kind of love can have severe consequences. ◦ He uses hypothetical scenarios to illustrate that even with great gifts like prophecy, knowledge, and faith, without the right kind of love, it's all meaningless. ◦ Pastor Nick emphasizes the importance of understanding God's definition of love, rather than relying on personal interpretations. ◦ He encourages listeners to seek God's truth and wisdom to see things from His perspective, rather than their own. ◦ Love that never fails is rooted in God and manifested through Christ, rejoicing in truth rather than evil. • Wisdom and love in the Bible. ◦ God describes wisdom as excellent and right things that come from His lips, tied to love and divine characteristics. ◦ Wisdom and love cannot rejoice in iniquity or wickedness, they are an abomination to both. • Grace, iniquity, and living a godly life… #nestingwithjesus #acts5and20 #james3 #1thessalonians1 #1thessalonians2 #1corinthians

Title: "What Will I See In Heaven " Revelation 21:1-3 This passage teaches that heaven is a very real place, for all redeemed people to live for eternity. After all, everything in our spiritual life and destiny is in heaven , therefore, we ought to know a little bit about this wonderful place. John begins to describe heaven in this chapter and finishes it out in the next chapter.

"Blessed / Happy" has nothing to do with emotional happiness. Blessed refers to your state of being -- you're on the right side because you're on the same side as Jesus. Wisdom = aligning yourself with God and His reality See the progression & pursuit in v. 13 & 18: Find } Obtain } Take Hold } Hold Tightly

Poisons and Antidotes of Effective Living A look at the things that Help or Hurt our Witness and Work from Paul's letter to the Philippians. 11.26.2023 pm service at Briggs Chapel What are some of the things that HINDER our witness and work? What are some of the things that will HELP AND AID our witness and work? An Overview of Philippians A POISON Triumphal in many things, even good things, but not in the excellent thing. Philippians 1 An ANTIDOTE ***1. Triumphal and growing in the ability to discern the excellent thing. Philippians 1 A POISON Temporary thoughts on life and death. Philippians 1: An ANTIDOTE ***2. Properly reflect on Christ at work in us and what is to come through life and in death. Philippians 1: A POISON Terror of being rejected and persecuted for living heavenly-minded lives. Philippians 1 An ANTIDOTE ***3. Recognize the blessings of persecution and how it manifests believers and unbelievers that the threats of others do not make us defensive. Philippians 1 A POISON Taking more Concern and Care of Ourselves and missing the example of Jesus. Philippians 2 An ANTIDOTE ***4. Dying to self-interest and the need to demand the right to be treated fairly, rightly and honorably because we are believers — looking to the example of Jesus, who didn't consider Himself cheated when others didn't see and exalt Him for who He is. Philippians 2 More in comments… Who and What makes a difference in our witness and work? #nestingwithjesus #philippians1 #acts16 #philippians1and9thru11 #knowinglove #growinglove #expandinglove #stretchedlove #wiselove #love #grace #mega #megagrace #greatgrace #jesus #crucifiedlife #greatexpectation

A mother insists that her daughter, who was present, can become a man, and that this is a life saving necessity. The daughter was an older teenager. There is some friction with other hearers. Also some are asking why they have illnesses if God is real.

Work It Out Working Out — What God Is Working In Us. Paul emphasizes the importance of faithfully working out one's salvation with fear and trembling, as God works in and through His sheep for His good pleasure. God works IN us both to will and to do according to His good pleasure, and when we work WITH Him BY faith, He glorifies Himself THROUGH our lives. Summary bullet points from the transcription of this message. • Philippians 2:15-16 and obedience in God's absence. ◦ Pastor Nick Holden and Shannon Ryals discuss the importance of being blameless and shining light in the world as believers who trust and follow Jesus. ◦ Paul emphasizes that God is the one working in believers, not him, and that believers can continue to walk in obedience even when he's not present (Philippines2:12-14). ◦ Paul disassociates himself from any credit for believers' obedience when he's not present, instead emphasizing God's work in them. • God's Who Completes Us and Works In Us to Fulfill His Purpose In Our Lives. ◦ Pastor Nick emphasizes the importance of God completing us in every good work and working in us what is well pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ (Hebrews 13:20-21). ◦ God works in us both to will and to do according to His good pleasure, and when we work with Him through faith, He glorifies Himself through our lives. ◦ Paul emphasizes the importance of God's work in us and our working with Him to shine as lights in the world. • Faith and influence in a dark world. ◦ Pastor Nick emphasizes the importance of being a light in the world, leading to an everlasting impact on future generations. ◦ Pastor Nick encourages believers to stay true, harmless, and faith

A great lesson from 2 Samuel 5:22-25 about being a co-laborer w/God

Blood was holy to Israel because God used it to point to the atonement of Christ for us and the life of Christ in us.