In Sermons:

Jesus, Friend Of Sinners

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 23, 2005

A message examining how Jesus interacted with "sinners" and such.

Jesus, Friend of Sinners Matthew 9:9-13 October 23, 2005 Introduction What we’re going to look at today is a great example of one of the things I love most about Jesus and what I try to exemplify most about him. I’m not perfect in this, and I blow it sometimes, but I hope someday that someone ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jesus, Master Of Creation

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 19, 2005

Message from the event of Jesus’ calming of the storm. Warning! This is not your usual sermon on Jesus "calming the storms of life..."

Jesus, Master of Creation Matthew 8:23-27 October 16, 2005 Introduction We had earlier discussed three things Jesus demonstrated his authority over. First we looked at the fact that he exercised authority over illness, whether it had "physical" origins or demonic origins. He exercised ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Are You Really Sure You Want To Do This?

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 15, 2005

A message about Jesus’ words regarding the cost of discipleship.

Are You REALLY Sure You Want to Do This? The Cost of Following Jesus Matthew 8:18-22 October 9, 2005 Introduction I thought I’d better warn you up front that my introductory remarks are going to be longer than usual, but you don’t have to worry about the rest of the message - we’ll still get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:18-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jesus The Healer

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 15, 2005

Message bringing out what we can learn from various episodes of Jesus’ healings.

Jesus the Healer Various passages from Matthew 8-9 October 2, 2005 Introduction Today’s message is going to be a bit of a departure from my normal pattern as we go through the book of Matthew. Normally, we look through a passage, and glean the lessons we can learn and apply to our life. But ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Live On The Rock

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 15, 2005

A look at the final words of the Sermon on the Mount - living as the wise person who listens and applies the words of Jesus.

Live on the Rock Matthew 7:24-29 September 4, 2005 Introduction Well, folks, we’ve covered a lot of ground since starting to look at the life and words of Jesus in the gospel according to Matthew. And today, we finish up our look at the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has talked about a wide range ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Wesleyan

Jesus And The "Enemy"

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 15, 2005

Message describing Jesus’ encounter with the Centurion asking for healing for his servant.

Jesus and the "Enemy" Matthew 8:5-13 September 25, 2005 Introduction Our passage of Scripture contains an episode in the life of Jesus that is familiar to most, if not all Christians who have been going to church for any length of time or gone to a Sunday School class as a kid. It’s the story ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13

Denomination: Wesleyan

Reflecting Jesus To The Outcast

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 12, 2005

Message about Jesus’ healing of the leper and what we can learn and apply from it.

Reflecting Jesus to the Outcast Matthew 8:1-4 September 11, 2005 Introduction As we begin our time in the Word of God today, I’d like us to think about someone we used to know that we’d avoid at any cost. Maybe it was back in high school or college. Maybe you don’t have to go back that far. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:1-4

Denomination: Wesleyan

Narrow Road, Small Gate

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 3, 2005

Discussion of Jesus’ words about only getting to heaven through him.

Narrow Road, Small Gate Matthew 7:13-14 August 21, 2005 Introduction This is one of those messages that fits in real well with the beliefs of our church and what the Bible teaches about God, Jesus, and heaven, but won’t win me any friends with people who think we’re narrow minded about such ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

"My, What Big Teeth You Have!"

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Sep 2, 2005

A discussion of false prophets and false followers.

"My, What Big Teeth You Have!" False prophets and false followers Matthew 7:15-23 August 28, 2005 Introduction Most of us are familiar with the children’s story of Little Red Riding Hood. But let me just re-cap it for everyone. Little Red Riding Hood was a little girl who decided to pay her ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:15-23

Denomination: Wesleyan

The Danger Of Feeding Dogs And Pigs

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 8, 2005

Discerning how to recognize and respond to people who treat the gospel and its messengers with disdain or contempt.

The Danger of Feeding Dogs and Pigs Matthew 7:6 August 7, 2005 Introduction Have you ever come across a verse or passage in Scripture that when you look at it, it just kinda makes you scratch your head and go, "Huh?" It’s okay, you can be honest. Well, our passage today is one of those for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:6

Denomination: Wesleyan

How To Be A Bad Judge

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 31, 2005

A second message based on Matthew 7:1-5, but from a different perspective...

How to be a Bad Judge Matthew 7:1-5 July 31, 2005 Introduction I’m not sure what’s going on, but I can’t seem to get past this issue of judging. At the base, I think it’s that I’m tired of people taking misperceptions about what judging is really all about and running around with error ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Fasting For Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 18, 2005

Message based on Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount.

Fasting for Spiritual Growth Matthew 6:16-18 June 5, 2005 Introduction About a year and a half ago, I began preaching through the gospel of Matthew. And except for some occasions when I felt God was leading me to preach about some other things as kind of a "pause" on our walk through Matthew, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Wesleyan

Should We Judge? "Absolutely, Positively."

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 18, 2005

Second in mini-series on judging. This message, based on John 7:24 discusses how to make "right" judgments and how to communicate them to the world.

Should We Judge? "Absolutely, Positively." John 7:24 July 17, 2005 Introduction Last week, on our walk through the gospel of Matthew, we looked at the words of Jesus in chapter 7, verses 1-5 where Jesus says that we are not to judge, and that we need to be careful about cleaning up our own ...read more

Scripture: John 7:24

Denomination: Wesleyan

Judging - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 18, 2005

First in two-part series on judging, this message based on Matthew 7:1-5.

Judging - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Matthew 7:1-5 July 10, 2005 Introduction Have you ever had someone say to you, "Stop being so judgmental"? I have, a number of times, and generally a not-so-pleasant conversation begins. Jesus commanded his followers to impact the world for him, and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:1-5

Denomination: Wesleyan

Trusting God In Everyday Living

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 18, 2005

Message regarding how we can move from the idea of trusting God to actually doing it.

Trusting God in Everyday Living Matthew 6:25-34 July 3, 2005 Introduction Before I get into the message for today, I want to extend a special invitation to make sure you’re here next week. We’re going to look at that all-important hot topic so important to our society, the issue of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Wesleyan