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  • Watchers On The Hill Part 3

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 12, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,935 views

    The third sermon in a 2005 Lenten Series (communion meditation)

    (Opening of the sermon is the dramatic reading script ?The One in the Middle? by Elaine Aadland for the Lenten Series, ?Watchers on the Hill,? produced by Creative Communications for the Parish © 2003) On my office door is this poster that features a reproduction of Hyatt Moore?s painting The Last ...read more

  • Six Marks Of A Spiritual Mentor

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 2, 2005
    based on 49 ratings
     | 19,231 views

    Paul here explains what it meant that he was a spiritual father to the Cornithians and therein gives us insight into how we can impact others.

    The Heart Of The Passage: “Paul is a spiritual father to the Corinthians.” - v. 15. - There are two ways to become a spiritual father. One is to be part of birthing someone to new life. The second is to raise a spiritual child into a spiritual adult (an adoption type of situation). - In both ...read more

  • Show Me Your Commitment … Through Trials And Temptations

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,083 views

    The second of a series through the book of James

    Soon after we returned from vacation last Sunday the boys were on the computer playing baseball. (The game was a father’s day gift to me and they let me play occasionally.) One of the things that I have heard over the years about good pitching and good pitchers is that they have a variety of ...read more

  • Show Me Your Care For Others… By How You Relate To Others

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,828 views

    The fourth in a series through the book of James

    Sundays walking through the book of James. The first Sunday we focused on James 2:14, (Overhead 1) ‘Dear brothers and sisters, what’s the use of saying you have faith if you don’t prove it by your actions? That kind of faith can’t save anyone.’ We were given a snapshot from a nameless preacher ...read more

  • Show Me Your Faith… By Your Spiritual Maturity

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,318 views

    The fifth and final sermon in a series through the book of James

    In one of his books, James Emery White tells of the Russian-American comic, Yakov Smirnoff’s, initial response to the incredible variety of instant products available in American grocery stores. He said, "On my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk--you just add water, and you get milk. Then I ...read more

  • How To Be Filled With The Holy Spirit In Worship

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 6, 2005
    based on 33 ratings
     | 3,178 views

    What are some of the key truths that can make us people filled with the Spirit regularly?

    An Initial Fear: Letting the Holy Spirit fill you and lead you is not about being out of control but under God’s control. - v. 18a - “drunk” - cf. Pentecostal services that are “crazy” or chaotic, like someone who has drunk too much. - Being under God’s control does mean yielding ourselves to ...read more

  • Taking Sin Seriously Within The Church

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 13, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,723 views

    This message deals with the four biggest questions about the lost discipline of church discipline.

    Taking Sin Seriously Within The Church - Answering Four Key Questions: 1. What? “The church must discipline serious sin.” - v. 3. - Many have given into the idea that we are to be completely non-judgmental, but “Judge not” is not all Jesus said on the subject. - Matthew 7:1 vs. John 7:24. - ...read more

  • Dealing With Gossip - "You're Not Going To Believe What I Heard"

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 14, 2005
    based on 158 ratings
     | 21,528 views

    This message answers 4 of the biggest questions about gossip, including what is gossip (and what’s acceptable conversation) as well as how to deal with someone wanting to share gossip with you.

    1. When Is It Gossip And When Is It Acceptable Conversation? “The difference is in motive and accuracy.” - Ephesians 4:15. - One struggle that people have is that they believe that “not gossiping” means ceasing to having any conversation about people and what’s going on in their lives. Most of ...read more

  • Seven Weeks Later…

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,110 views

    A Communion Meditation for Sunday, September 4, 2005

    One of the most important ways that the Bible can come alive to us is to be able to link events in the New Testament to events in the Old Testament. As we are able to do so (and a good cross-reference Bible helps) we are able to gain a fuller understanding of how Jesus Christ has fulfilled the Old ...read more

  • The Importance Of Community

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 26, 2005
     | 5,769 views

    Inaugural sermon for fall 2005 series through the book of Acts

    My colleague in ministry, Arnetta Bailey, writes of the fears that we all have when we enter into a new experience with a new group of people: ‘Can you remember what it was like to start a new job or walk into a new church?’ she writes. ‘Perhaps you scanned the room for a friendly face. Was there ...read more

  • Two Kinds Of Healing

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 26, 2005
    based on 13 ratings
     | 5,411 views

    The second in a series through the book Acts during Fall 2005

    A woman who worked for a vet was to have knee surgery. She was nervous about the procedure and asked her boss if he had any advice. He replied, rather half-mindedly, ‘Just turn your worries into prayers, get plenty of rest, and don’t lick your incision.” I do not think that the latter piece of ...read more

  • Discovering The Impact Of Knowing Your Purpose ("40 Days" - Week 1)

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 5, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,269 views

    This message explores what the Bible has to say about Jesus’ purpose in coming to earth as well as what happens in our lives as we live for God’s purposes.

    What Were The Purposes Of Jesus’ Life? 1. Jesus came to give us an opportunity to be forgiven. - John 12:27 - “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.” (NKJV) 2. Jesus came to ...read more

  • Six Detours On The Path To Worshiping God

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 5, 2005
    based on 99 ratings
     | 23,281 views

    We know that we are to be worshiping God as a part of our daily lives, yet many Christians go for days without much thought of Him. What are the "detours" that get us side-tracked in that way? (This message was preached during week 2 of "40 Days.")

    Key Definition: “Worship is honoring God’s greatness and goodness.” - Whether in church on Sunday or in our everyday lives, every time we acknowledge how great God is and/or how good He’s been to us, that is an act of worship. It is an act of honoring Him for who He is and/or what He’s ...read more

  • Courting Sin Within The Church

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 5, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 4,115 views

    This message answers four key questions on the question of Christians suing each other.

    1. What’s The Problem? - Believers were suing each other in court. - What does Paul think of this? - v. 1 - “Dare any of you. . .” - v. 6 - “But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!” - v. 7 - “already an utter failure” - Paul is shocked and dismayed that their ...read more

  • Why Do Sexual Sins Bring So Steep A Price?

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 12, 2005
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,699 views

    Five of the reasons that we need to take sexual sin seriously.

    What Were Their Excuses For Their Sexual Exploits? 1. “You can’t tell me what to do.” - v. 12 - “All things are lawful for me. . .” - This is an abuse of the idea of Christian liberty. They took the genuine freedom that we have in Christ and used it as an avenue to pursue sin. - As Paul points ...read more