In this final message of the Nehemiah series, Pastor Rick urges us all to follow through the steps of revival. Return to humble worship of God. Rebuild devotion to His Word as the authority for your life. Repent of your sins before God. Receive the gift of salvation by grace. Rebuild that precious relationship with God for which we were originally created. But don’t stop there. Enter into the new covenant: fully surrendered to God, completely filled with the Holy Spirit, walking in holy righteous love toward Him and toward our fellow man. In so doing, the rebuilding is complete and we are positioned to do the work of the Kingdom.
Showing posts with label Word. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 22, 2017
Nehemiah Series - Rebuilding the Wall of Covenant - Sermon 8 (Final Sermon)
In this final message of the Nehemiah series, Pastor Rick urges us all to follow through the steps of revival. Return to humble worship of God. Rebuild devotion to His Word as the authority for your life. Repent of your sins before God. Receive the gift of salvation by grace. Rebuild that precious relationship with God for which we were originally created. But don’t stop there. Enter into the new covenant: fully surrendered to God, completely filled with the Holy Spirit, walking in holy righteous love toward Him and toward our fellow man. In so doing, the rebuilding is complete and we are positioned to do the work of the Kingdom.
Friday, May 9, 2014
You Are What You Eat
Listen as Pastor Rick challenges us to consider our spiritual diets. If you are what you eat, what are you spiritually?
Sunday, January 27, 2013
VISION Sunday 2013 - A.M. - "Waters to Swim In"
VISION Sunday 2013! Listen as Pastor Rick shares a challenging sermon based on Ezekiel 47 that also sets the stage for presentation of the 2013 Vision for Water of Life Fellowship. Are you in waters deep enough to swim in?!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Secure in the Word
Listen as Pastor Rick teaches us how secure our spiritual boat amid the storms of modern times, by anchoring our lives to the Word of God. It's still relevant today!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Seed Flingers
It's Christmas time here in Hampton Roads and we are LOVING the 65-70 degree weather! It's not often you have a Christmas this warm! We are still doing all the seasonal things though: singing "winter wonderland," going Christmas caroling, wrapping presents, and building Christmas boxes. That's what made me think about this thought today.
As we made our first attempts this year at many things as a church, it feels unusual - out of the comfort zone. Are we truly doing any good or just going through the motions? We had our first annual Christmas program, sang Christmas carols at two assisted living facilities, and built a Christmas box for a small struggling family. It doesn't seem like much against the backdrop of a community so full of lost and hurting people.
But God reminded me of something today. We are "seed flingers." You remember the parable: "a sower went forth to sow...." When Jesus taught His disciples, he said the seed was the Word of God and proclaimed that it would fall on all types of soil. He never said the sower should stop flinging seed just because some of it would be gobbled up or wasted. All He did was prepare us for the responses to the seed. He also said that some seed WOULD fall on good soil and bring forth a great harvest.
In the context of this and other Scriptures, I am reminded that we are to be "Seed Flingers" and "Harvest Reapers." Don't fret that what we are doing is not enough or that it is not easy or that it is uncomfortable. Rather focus on spreading the magnificent message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every venue available. Let us demonstrate His love toward others even when they are yet sinners without the knowledge of Christ. Let us fling the seeds of His Word everywhere and trust Him to bring the harvest! Merry Christmas!
As we made our first attempts this year at many things as a church, it feels unusual - out of the comfort zone. Are we truly doing any good or just going through the motions? We had our first annual Christmas program, sang Christmas carols at two assisted living facilities, and built a Christmas box for a small struggling family. It doesn't seem like much against the backdrop of a community so full of lost and hurting people.
But God reminded me of something today. We are "seed flingers." You remember the parable: "a sower went forth to sow...." When Jesus taught His disciples, he said the seed was the Word of God and proclaimed that it would fall on all types of soil. He never said the sower should stop flinging seed just because some of it would be gobbled up or wasted. All He did was prepare us for the responses to the seed. He also said that some seed WOULD fall on good soil and bring forth a great harvest.
In the context of this and other Scriptures, I am reminded that we are to be "Seed Flingers" and "Harvest Reapers." Don't fret that what we are doing is not enough or that it is not easy or that it is uncomfortable. Rather focus on spreading the magnificent message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in every venue available. Let us demonstrate His love toward others even when they are yet sinners without the knowledge of Christ. Let us fling the seeds of His Word everywhere and trust Him to bring the harvest! Merry Christmas!
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