Shady Grove Sermons

The Leader From the Wong Side of the Tracks Judges 11:29-40 THEME: Jephthah is a message to everyone of us that God can use us in spite of the difficulties of our life.    {Past, Present or Future} Statement of Truth: When you abandon the true God you fall into the hands of the false gods. 1. HIS DIFFICULT PAST   Verse 1-28
 Statement of Truth: 
Quit blaming the past. God has a wonderful plan for your life and you can have victory in your life as a believer.
 II.  HIS DEFINITE POWER Statement of Truth: Becoming a real leader is not doing what others think you should do. It’s doing what you know you can achieve through God’s divine will, and leading others to do the same.

The Living Testimony of a Dying Man Genesis 48 I. He wants to leave a Testimony concerning the past experiences of his life a. The Salvational Experience b. The Marital Experience c. The Spiritual Experience II. He wants to leave a Testimony concerning the  providential care in his life Principles To Live By: 1. All of us need a sense of " freedom ," the most important freedom God has provided us the freedom we experience in Christ 2. All of us need respect from others, for the most important factor is to be able to " respect ourselves " because we are living in the will of God 3. All of us want to experience success , but the most important success we can experience is the have God's approval 4. All of us need companionship to overcome emotional hurts, but the most important companion we have is Jesus Christ 5. All of us need to experience joy of having children in our lives, but we must never forget that one of the greatest joys...

God’s Blessing On Our Family  {Part 2} Genesis 46 & 47 I. God blesses a family that loves one another a. He showed love to his family / brothers b. He cared for his father c. He was proud of his father Statement of Truth: God puts us into a family to draw us together II.   God wants to use your family to be a blessing to other families

Genesis 45:16-46:30                                         God’s Blessing on our Families I   Statement of Truth: Everything Satan says to you is a lie.  Everything ! I. God will bless Dysfunctional families           a. God’s Personal Attention           b. God's redemption           c. God's permission to choose

Judges 11:29-40 Theme: Learning the value and entering into the eternal love of God from one of the most mysterious stories and women of the Bible A HASTY VOW BURNT OFFERINGS LIFE OF SERVICE  HOLINESS SET APART A LIVING SACRIFICE   MOURNING   OBEDIENCE     COMPANIONS 
 Question to Consider:   What would compel her to return?  Honor & obedience  Devotion , faith and steadfastness to God She took responsibility for her own faith Statement Of Meditation: There is more to motherhood than the birthing of children

 Genesis 45:16-46:30 A FAMILY REUNION TO REMEMBER   Statement of Truth: Greatness is revealed mainly in our attitudes . I. God will take one member of the family and use that member to carry out his plan for that family II. God may have chosen you to be the answer to disbelief in your family III. God may have chosen you to prepare the next generation