Sermons

We must feel neither condemned nor comfortable in absence. If we become comfortable in this world, we have stopped our search. If we become defeated in absence, we have forgotten the assurances of God. God withdraws to lead us deeper into Himself because He loves us, & by that same love He will return.

Someday, alongside all the heirs of Abraham, from every tribe, tongue, & nation, we will experience the fulfillment of God’s promise. The presence that has been elusive will show itself as both infinite and definite.

God’s jealousy is about what God most wants: to give us Himself. God is jealous for our joy & His glory. When God is not the center of our lives, we rob ourselves of our ultimate joy.

The presence offered through a relationship with Jesus is what we most require while on this earth & what we need when we leave it.

God’s general presence provides us with a faint memory of what no longer exists. Sin has caused our worst wound in separating us from God’s actual presence.
This is the great pain that all mankind lives with: the absence of God.

Tracy Marsh brings the challenge to us all from Matthew 7:24-29 on this Sunday we honor our Graduates.

How do you make it personal? You have to make your spiritual growth a priority. Realize that your relationship with God will become more passionate as you become more passionate about how you connect with Him.

You should stop thinking of God only as someone you fear, but as someone you can love. This should settle what you believe about the character of God forever. God keeps His promises. God can be trusted with your heart, you soul, & your strength. He is not giving you Canaan because you deserve it, or because of who you are, but because He is God.

Mom by Tracy Marsh Colossians 3:8-14