Title: The Search Part 2: Nothing Lasts Forever
Text: Ecclesiastes 2:24-25
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Theme: Solomon's research: Looking for what is lasting.
1. You will find no contentment in pleasures. (vs. 1-3, 10)
2. There is no lasting meaning in your work. (vs. 4-11)
3. Whether we are wise or foolish we end the same. (vs. 12-23)
4. Solomon's bottom line: Enjoy the temporary simple things that come from God. (vs. 24-26)
Title: The Search Part 1: The Thesis
Text: Ecclesiastes 1:2-18
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Theme: A wise worldly look at life.
1. The world never changes. It is what it is. (vs. 3-11)
2. The brokenness of life cannot be fixed. (vs. 13-15)
3. Facing this truth brings despair. It's all meaningless. (vs. 16-18)
Title: Sow the Seed!
Text: Mark 4:1-20
Speaker: Ty Zimmerman
1. Many people reject Jesus.
2. The problem is not the SEED, it's the SOIL.
3. Be a seed Sower.
Title: What’s Love Got To Do With It? #9: It’s Who I Am
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 1 John 2:12-17
Theme: God's children live within His love.
1. God's children receive forgiveness for sins.
2. God's children live in relationship with Him.
3. God's children do not love the world.
4. God's children do not love the world.
Title: What’s Love Got to Do With It? #: Facing My Reality
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 1 John 2:3-11
Tests to see if you relationship with God is real:
1. The test of knowing God is obedience.
2. The test of abiding in God is living like Jesus.
3. The test of living in God's light is loving my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Title: What’s Love Got To Dow With It? #7: Facing Racism
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Them: What we as believers need to know:
1. Racism is a sin (Genesis 1:26-28; James 3:9; Rev. 7:9)
2. We are not created for racism. (Romans 5:18-21)
3. We are to live with the attitude of Jesus.
Title: What’s Love Got to Do With It? #6: Location, Location, Location
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Matthew 9:9-10
Theme: Where is our center for ministry and outreach?
I. Jesus did not need a building to start the church, He pursued people.
II. Each follower of Jesus is the center of His ministry.
III. Our mission is fostering all the family of God.
Title: What’s Love Got to Do With It? #5: Failing In Righteousness
Text: Matthew 9:9-13
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Theme: The self-righteous live in contention with Jesus. Symptoms of self-righteousness:
I. The self-righteous are critical of righteous work
II. The self-righteous will promote separation and isolation from those who are sinful.
III. The self-righteous are independent of God's mercy.
Title: What’s Love Got to Do With It? #4: Living in the Tension
Speaker: Matthew Johnson
Text: John 4:1-42
I. What's your why?
II. Know your role.
III. Get out of the box.
IV. Conversation is hard.
Title: What’s Love Got To Do With It? (Impossible)
Speaker Ronnie Roberts
Text: Matthew 5:43-48
Theme: Love your enemy.
I. Jesus calls us to an impossible love.
II. God rules over the impossible.
III. The impossible becomes possible because God is our Father.
Title: DAD
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Ephesians 6:4
Theme: Dads, don't look to be perfect, look to be dependent.
I. Do not embitter your children.
II. Bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
III. Trust in our perfect God.
Title: What's Love Got to Do With It? #2: Us vs. Them
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: John 8:1-11
Theme: Ungodly people, doing ungodly things are not our enemy
1. The world that we live in continues in sinfulness
2. We cannot hurl stones at the offenders.
3. The sinful are not our enemy, they are our mission.
Title: What's Love Got to Do With It? #1: No Mercy
Text: Luke 9:51-56
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Theme: Love has everything to do with God's mercy.
1. Condemning judgment is not in our hands.
2. We cannot resent the fact that God's mercy is available to everyone. (Jonah 4:1-4)
3. We need to learn and live God's mercy.
Title: "Day to Remember"
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Memorial Day Observance
People of God benefit through remembering.
1. We remember so we can learn.
A. Identify the continued work of God.
B. Avoid the mistakes of the past.
2. We remember as an act of ongoing participation.
A. God's promise of a rainbow (Genesis 9:16-17)
B. Israel remembers the Passover (Exodus 12:14)
C. Christ followers are called to remember (1 Corinthians 11:24-26)
Title: "The Plans I Have for You"
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: Jeremiah 29:11
How to find God's plans for you:
1. Don't allow personal desires to derail God's message for you. (vs. 8-9)
2. Know who God is addressing.
3. Look for the big picture.
Kaleb Hanses shares a message from John 21.
Read MoreTitle: Motherhood: A Blessing and a Burden
Speaker: Ronnie and Linda Roberts
*We had some audio problems during the sermon. We apologize for the technical difficulties.
Title: Church in Progress: Collection
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
Theme: Where there are needs, we have a responsibility.
1. We are called to care for those in need.
2. Giving is purposeful and planned.
3. Distribution should be safe and effective.
Title: Church in Progress: Life According to Resurrection
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:29-34
Theme: How we live is determined by our confidence in resurrection.
1. If there is no resurrection then the action of a follower are senseless
2. The truth of resurrection demands action.
Title Church in Progress: Let's Worship
Speaker: Ronnie Roberts
Text: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33
Theme: We are given specific details for worship.
Objectives for worship:
1. Everyone should be given a chance to contribute to worship.
2. Everything we do must be with order.
3. Worship must build up the church.
