2007 Sermons
January
Romans 11:33 - 36
By Chris Riser on 1/7/2007
Romans 12:2
By Chris Riser on 1/21/2007
Romans 12:2
By Chris Riser on 1/28/2007
February
Psalms 40:1
By Hank Fritsch on 2/4/2007
Romans 12:2
By Chris Riser on 2/11/2007
Romans 12:2
By Chris Riser on 2/18/2007
Romans 12:2
By Chris Riser on 2/25/2007
March
Romans 12:2
By Chris Riser on 3/4/2007
Selected Scriptures
By Chris Riser on 3/11/2007
Corporate worship flows from regeneration and glorifies God by telling of His greatness and rejoicing in His goodness.
Selected Scriptures
By Chris Riser on 3/18/2007
The purpose of corporate worship is to edify believers by bringing them to maturity through growth in doctrine, love in truth, and intimacy with Christ.
2 Timothy 4:1 - 8
By Chris Riser on 3/25/2007
Corporate worship must edify believers through preaching the Word, prayer, reading Scripture, giving, and administering the ordinances.
April
Selected Scriptures
By Chris Riser on 4/1/2007
Truly worshipful music must be Spiritual- saturated with the Word of God, Edifying- teaching every believer, and God-honoring- all for His glory.
1 Corinthians 15:20 - 28
By Chris Riser on 4/8/2007
The resurrection of Jesus is a joyful reality that prepares us to live with hope, joy, peace, comfort, and evangelistic fervor.
Ephesians 5:15 - 20
By Chris Riser on 4/15/2007
Truly worshipful music must honor God in attitude- thankfulness, in arena- heart, in audience- God alone, and in action- Christ-honoring variety.
1 John 4:7 - 13
By Guest Speaker on 4/22/2007
Romans 12:3 - 6
By Chris Riser on 4/29/2007
True humility flows from worship and involves a proper understanding of ourselves, a proper view of the body of Christ, and a proper exercise of our spiritual gifts.
May
Romans 12:6 - 8
By Chris Riser on 5/6/2007
The unity and effectiveness of the body of Christ is increased only as diverse spiritual gifts are exercised with grace and diligence.
Romans 12:8 - 13
By Chris Riser on 5/13/2007
A worshiping church will display a sincere love for all believers which will be expressed in grace and truth.
Romans 12:9
By Chris Riser on 5/20/2007
True holiness cultivates a hatred of evil through immersion in God's Word, a true fear of the Lord, an understanding of the price paid for our redemption, and a proper valuing of Christ.
Romans 12:9
By Chris Riser on 5/27/2007
True holiness can only be expressed as we cling to what is good by abandoning morality, removing evil input, recognizing sin, cultivating self control, developing godly relationships and trusting that God is good.
June
Romans 12:10
By Chris Riser on 6/3/2007
Intimate, Christ-centered relationships are developed through a loving devotion which springs from holiness and is exemplified by Christ.
Romans 12:10
By Chris Riser on 6/10/2007
Respectful humility flows from true worship and is grounded in esteeming Christ as infinitely valuable and thus valuing others.
Romans 12:11
By Chris Riser on 6/17/2007
In the heart of every true worshipper of God lies an intense zeal for service to the Lord which enables the body of Christ to reflect God's glory.
Romans 12:12
By Chris Riser on 6/24/2007
Joyful endurance is a true measure of sincere worship and is grounded in hope, strengthened in tribulation, and maintained by prayer.
July
Romans 12:12
By Chris Riser on 7/1/2007
Devotion to prayer expresses our worship in a powerful way and enables us to rejoice in hope and persevere in tribulation.
Selected Scriptures
By Rick McClellan on 7/2/2007
Romans 12:13
By Chris Riser on 7/8/2007
A truly worshipful church will honor the Lord as the giver of all things by freely and compassionately meeting the needs of the brethren.
2 Peter 1:1 - 11
By Ray Romesburg on 7/15/2007
The basis of our hope that we will grow to maturity is the precious faith that we have received by Christ's righteousness, Christ's divine power working in us to accomplish His will, the glory and excellence of Christ as discerned through the Word and prayer by which we become partakers of the divine nature.
2 Peter 1:5 - 11
By Ray Romesburg on 7/22/2007
When we attend to our growth in Christlikeness with diligence, we are kept from stumbling in the assurance that "His divine power has granted to us everything that pertains to life and godliness" and that the "precious and very great promises" are made to us. Just as the development of Christian character is the fruit of faith, so the assurance of salvation is the fruit of Christlikeness.
Romans 12:13
By Chris Riser on 7/29/2007
True worship brings a passion for hospitality as a reflection of the heart of God for His people. Our homes and relationships must exhibit the gracious, peaceful, joyful, contented love of Christ as we demonstrate the reality of our Christian faith in a harsh and cold world.
August
Romans 12:14
By Chris Riser on 8/5/2007
True worship brings persecution from those who reject God but also allows the one being persecuted to truly seek God’s best for their persecutors.
Romans 12:15
By Chris Riser on 8/12/2007
True worship cultivates the heart of God in us, to feel the needs of people and to come alongside of them, walking with them through the depths of grief and the heights of joy.
Romans 12:17 - 20
By Chris Riser on 8/19/2007
True worship brings the deepest trust in the faithfulness and justice of God which allows us to pour out grace upon everyone who treats us in an evil manner.
Romans 12:18 - 21
By Chris Riser on 8/26/2007
True worship provides intimate communion with the God who is good, providing us the desire, wisdom, and strength necessary to overcome evil with good.
September
Romans 13:1 - 7
By Chris Riser on 9/2/2007
True worship of God brings submission to His authority which drives us to respond submissively to our God-ordained, human governing authority.
Romans 13:1 - 7
By Chris Riser on 9/9/2007
True worship of God strengthens us to submit to the specific human authorities which God has raised up through our American form of government.
Romans 13:2 - 5
By Chris Riser on 9/16/2007
True worship of God causes us to respect His authority and thus remove any improper resistance to government authority.
Romans 13:6 - 7
By Chris Riser on 9/23/2007
True worshippers honor God by fulfilling their Biblical obligations to government with joy and grace.
2 Corinthians 5:11 - 21
By Guest Speaker on 9/30/2007
October
Ephesians 1:3 - 14
By Andy Smith on 10/7/2007
A brief look at the involvement of every Person of the Trinity in our adoption, and the kinds of affections for our God which contemplating that should produce.
Romans 13:1 - 7
By Chris Riser on 10/14/2007
Resistance to government is based on the moral law of God and must be motivated by a fear of the Lord and a passion for the gospel
Romans 13:1 - 7
By Chris Riser on 10/21/2007
Proper Resistance to government is based on the moral law of God and must be motivated by a fear of the Lord and a passion for the gospel.
Romans 13:1 - 7
By Chris Riser on 10/28/2007
True worship produces godly involvement in government through honorable submission, urgent prayer, Christ-centered participation, and gracious separation.
November
Psalms 119
By Chris Riser on 11/4/2007
A love of God’s Word flows from the regenerate heart and is the means by which we understand, exercise, and grow in love for God and love for people.
Romans 13:8 - 10
By Chris Riser on 11/11/2007
True worship is to recognize our debt of love to others and joyfully pay it through the continual sacrifice of obedience to the Word of God.
Romans 13:11 - 14
By Chris Riser on 11/18/2007
An eager expectation of Christ’s return should cause us to wake up from our sinful slumber by knowing the time and anticipating the completion of our salvation.
Romans 13:11 - 14
By Chris Riser on 11/25/2007
An eager expectation of Christ’s return should cause us to wake up from our sinful slumber and put off the sinful deeds of darkness.
December
Romans 13:13 - 14
By Chris Riser on 12/2/2007
An eager expectation of Christ’s return will motivate us to clothe ourselves with Christ so that we make no provision for the lusts of the flesh
Romans 14:1 - 12
By Chris Riser on 12/9/2007
True worship brings a desire to maintain unity in the body of Christ by sincerely accepting one another as God has accepted us.
Romans 14:13 - 22
By Chris Riser on 12/16/2007
True worship drives us remove anything from our behavior which might cause another to sin and to pursue only those things that build God’s kingdom.
Matthew 2:1 - 12
By Chris Riser on 12/23/2007
The worship of the King of Kings is wisest use of our lives and is to be the all consuming focus of this season and of all eternity
Romans 14:21 - 23
By Chris Riser on 12/30/2007
True faith must be continually exercised in order to build up the body of Christ and keep from personal sin