I Am Second in Surrender
Faith in Jesus can be compared to a trapeze flyer being caught by the catcher. I am like the flyer. God is like the catcher. MY PART is to trust, surrender, give up my life. GOD'S PART is to catch, to hold, to do in me and for me what I can't do for myself. That’s what surrender looks like! In this message Pastor Jim shows us how Jesus WANTS TO CATCH YOU, that he CAN CATCH YOU and that he WILL CATCH YOU.
Click here to watch the Bethany Hamilton I Am Second Video used in this message
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- Mar 6, 2016I Am Second in Surrender
I Am Second in SurrenderFaith in Jesus can be compared to a trapeze flyer being caught by the catcher. I am like the flyer. God is like the catcher. MY PART is to trust, surrender, give up my life. GOD'S PART is to catch, to hold, to do in me and for me what I can't do for myself. That’s what surrender looks like! In this message Pastor Jim shows us how Jesus WANTS TO CATCH YOU, that he CAN CATCH YOU and that he WILL CATCH YOU.Click here to watch the Bethany Hamilton I Am Second Video used in this message
- Feb 28, 2016I Am Second in Every Racial Divide
I Am Second in Every Racial DivideOur world is divided by race, culture, nationality, language and so much more. And even though things can seem overwhelming, Christians must be a visible alternative to all this division. In every divide Jesus wants us to be a bridge between DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM US and DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM GOD! But for that to happen Jesus must be FIRST and we must be SECOND!Click here to watch the Ken Hutcherson I Am Second Video used in this message
- Feb 21, 2016I Am Second When it Comes to Money
I Am Second When it Comes to MoneyOur love and desire for stuff is one of the greatest sources of division between us and God. That is true for rich and poor alike. If you are NOT honoring Jesus with your stuff then you are divided. And if you are divided you are not following of Jesus.In this message Pastor Jim shares how to be undivided so that Jesus can be first.Click here to watch the Blake Mankin I Am Second Video used in this message.
- Feb 14, 2016I Am Second in My Marriage
I Am Second in My MarriageIn this message Pastor Jim talks about ONENESS in marriage. Many marriages today face rivals; rivals from jobs, hobbies, and in some cases, other people. For there to truly be ONE marriage, Jesus must be first.Click here to watch the Scruggs I Am Second Video used in this message.
- Feb 7, 2016I Am Second in Trying Times
I Am Second in Trying TimesIn this message Pastor Jim show us how we can get through difficult times by trusting in God’s care.Click here to watch the Tony Dungy I Am Second Video used in the message.
- Jan 31, 2016Getting Our Priorities Straight
Getting Our Priorities Straight
Being a parent today is hard. Being a kid today isn’t easy either.In this message Pastor Jim helps both parents and kids take steps to make God number one by placing His name on everything in their lives, including their relationship with each other. - Jan 24, 2016Go Ahead, Ask Me Anything
Go Ahead, Ask Me Anything
In this message, Pastor Jim answers the following questions:
1. Do you bring your sermons from memory?
2. Is the phrase “Oh my God” taking God’s name in vain as in the first commandment?
3. YWHW, the name of our God, is in the Bible over 6,000 times, but the church never uses the name God tells us to call him. Why?
4. Please explain the Trinity. Scripture seems to depict 3 distinct people, but we are very clear about there being only one God. How do we merge these two thoughts without making each member of the Trinity a piece of God?
5. Please discuss salvation and baptism. I believe salvation is through faith alone – a gift from God. Baptism is an outward show of that faith & relationship.
6. What happens to people who pass away that haven’t heard the Gospel?
7. Why do we keep doing the same things in very much the same ways, and expect something to really change?
8. What do you do when you know you have strayed from the path, and want to walk with the Lord again?
9. Explain God forgiving and forgetting our sins vs. God reviewing with us everything we have said or done.
10. I know that good works without grace doesn’t work, what about those who claim forgiveness without good works?
11. (Reworded) Please explain why Parkgate has a Senior Pastor/Leadership Team model of government instead of an elder/deacon model?
12. (Reworded) Brittany Maynard was a young woman with incurable brain cancer that ended her own life. Assuming she is a Christian, what awaits her? Is she received into heaven? Is suicide just another sin?
13. Please discuss and explain the “rapture” concept of Christian teachings.
14. When we die will we stay in Heaven forever or will we someday return to earth with Jesus and live here? - Jan 17, 2016As a Christian, how Should (Do) I . . .
As a Christian, how Should (Do) I . . .In this sermon, Pastor Jim answers the following questions about as Christians, how should/do I _______________?1. As a Christian, how should I be motivated to open my Bible and read it?2. (Reworded) As a Christian, how do I stay faithful to God even when I go through times of depression, hardship and trial?3. (Reworded) As a Christian, how should I handle the issue of tithes and offerings when both my home church and other ministries are involved? What is the best way to remain obedient to God?4. Reworded) As a Christian, how do I address the issue of being disenchanted when people in my church don’t act like Christ as they should? Should I address it or accept it as part of human nature?5. (Reworded) As a Christian, what do you do when you are giving and serving and others (sometimes including people in leadership positions) do not? We are taught to work together in community and lead by example. Who do we talk to about this?6. (Reworded) As a Christian, what should you do when you see groups and cliques in your church that draws a clear separation in the congregation?7. (Reworded) As a Christian, how should I teach skeptical college kids about Jesus despite the amazing claims of a virgin birth and the resurrection or the fact that he never traveled over 34 miles from where he was born and never wrote anything? Is there more than my personal experience that I can use?8. (Combined) As a Christian, how should I think about my salvation? Am I eternally secure or can I lose my salvation? If I can lose it, how would that happen? Is there a point where a Christian can mess us and God will abandon them?9. As a Christian, how do I stay faithful to Christ the Lord when I have family stuff going on around me?10. As a Christian, how can I make sure to wisely distinguish between the essentials of the faith, the tenets of some Christian groups and my own personal opinions or fancies?11. As Christians in a specific denomination, how should we work with those of other denominations to promote the world church, especially when some other groups have significant differences in interpretation of the Bible than us?
- Jan 10, 2016Sex and Relationships
Sex and RelationshipsIn this sermon, Pastor Jim answers the following questions about sex and relationships:1. I am a single person who is divorced. I struggle to maintain my sexual purity and have failed many times. I want to remarry, but I want to live a pure life in the meantime. What steps should I take?2. Why have so many Christian writers and pastors been so vocal about condemning 50 Shades of Gray, when it’s obvious that not one of them have actually read the book?3. What is the Christian response to those who ask how can a God who is love and who loves not approve of homosexual relationship?4. How should I talk to my children about same-sex marriage, especially if they have school friends with two moms or two dads?5. My workplace requires tolerance and acceptance of a variety of lifestyles--unmarried families, homosexual couples, people having surgery for gender switching, etc. How can I be a person of integrity in regards to my faith?6. I knew at a young age that I was gay. I have chosen to live a celibate life as a Christian. People and friends at church do not know that I am gay, which makes them want to find me dates. My question is: Is it a sin that I have not been truthful with them.
- Jan 3, 2016How to Follow Jesus in a Turbulent World
How to Follow Jesus in a Turbulent WorldIn this message Pastor Jim answers the following questions:1. I saw an experiment where people reacted with horror and disgust at verses purportedly from the Koran but actually pulled from the Bible. How should Christians respond to the charge that the Bible encourages violence and misogyny (ingrained prejudice against women) in the same way that the Koran does?2. I am asked too often why does God allow so much tragedy. How do I answer that question more substantially where the answer will influence relationship with God?3. What is the purpose of the current nation of Israel? Is it still the promised land of the Bible, a historical place, or just an ally to be used to stop Muslims? Are there faithful Jews still living there?4. With the threat of terrorists posing as refugees, how should we approach the influx of Syrian refugees – open love or skepticism?
