February 15th, 2010 Upcoming Sermon Series

Sermon Series 2010 September – October

If you’re honest with yourself, you have probably thought this:  “I wish I was a saint.  I want to be good.  I wish I could say I always made wise, faithful decisions, but I don’t.”

And yet, you are a saint, simply because of what God has done for you through Jesus Christ.  The struggle to live life as a faithful disciple is an ongoing one, a struggle the apostle Paul dealt with so deeply that he admitted it to the whole congregation in Rome. (See Romans 7: 15-25)  We are Saint and Sinner at the same time.

If you want to be a Saint, but feel like you just don’t measure up sometimes (or most times!), then this Fall’s sermon series is for you.  It’s called Saint and Sinner:  The Everyday Fight to be Faithful.  Below is a schedule for the series.

Our focus verse, 1 Timothy 6:12, comes from the Scripture readings for September 26, where Paul encourages Timothy in this daily endeavor:

“Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

Saint and Sinner:  The Everyday Fight to be Faithful (1 Tim 6: 12)

September 5:             Wisdom and Want (Duet. 30: 15-20 and Luke 14: 25-33)

September 12:            Grace and Greed (Ex. 32: 7-14, 1 Tim 1: 12-17, Luke 15: 1-10

September 19: Trust and Take (Luke 16: 1-13)

September 26: Contentment and Comfort (1 Tim 6: 6-19, Luke 16: 19-31)

October 3:                  Faith and Fear ( 2 Timothy 1: 1-14, Luke 17: 5-10

October 10: Praise and Pride (2 Kings 5, 2 Tim 2:8-15, Luke 17:11-19)

October 17: Determination and Desire (Genesis 32, 2 Timothy 3, Luke 18)

October 24: Sinner and Saint (Luke 18: 9-14)