Jesus is Lord
Lord of Our Future
Text: Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Introduction: Did you know that you can go to a place on the web called topverses.com and discover the best-known verses in the Bible according to their overall popularity? In case you were wondering, there are 31,102…
Lord of Our Past
Text: 1 Peter 1:17-19 — … conduct yourselves with fear (a deep respect and reverence for God) throughout the time of your exile (i.e. sojourning – we are only passing through this world because our citizenship is in heaven), 18 knowing that you were ransomed (redeemed) from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers (the worldly wisdom handed down from…
Lord of Our Appetites
Text: Psalm 37:1-9 — Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him,…
Lord of Our Bodies
Text: 1 Corinthians 15: 51-55 — Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, andthe dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on…
Lord of Our Tongues
Text: Ephesians 4:29-32 — Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you,…
Lord of Our Private Lives
Text: Psalm 27:4 — One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. Introduction: One of the definitions of Integrity is the quality or condition of being whole or undivided (The American Heritage Dictionary of the English…
Lord of Our Families
Text: Luke 1: 26-38 — 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at…
Lord of Our Work
Text: Proverbs 6:6-11 — Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. 7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty…
Lord of Our Pocketbooks
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 – The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things…
Lord of Our Worries
Text: Philippians 4:6-7 — … do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Introduction: Philippians is a letter written to Christians who lacked unity. They were…
Lord Of Our Minds
Text: Philippians 4:8-9 — Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will…
Lord of Life
Text: Matthew 16:13-17– Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter…
The Lordship of Jesus Christ
Text: Philippians 2:5-11 — Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point…