February 4, 2024
FROM GROANING TO GLORY God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 40 Romans 8:18-27 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney If you were to look in my filing cabinet, you would see two thick files stuffed full of funeral services I’ve conducted over the past thirty plus years. In my first two and half years of ministry […]
January 7, 2024
IF CHRIST IS IN YOU God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 39 Romans 8:1-17 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney Two explorers were on a jungle safari when suddenly a ferocious lion jumped in front of them. “Keep calm” the first explorer whispered. “Remember what we read in that book on wild animals? If you stand perfectly […]
December 31, 2023
DO YOU HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF FAITH? New Year’s Message ❧ Part 1 of 1 Joshua 14:6-15 ❧ December 31, 2023 I want to begin this morning with a brief exercise. Think of the name of a friend whom you greatly admire. Now I want you to consider the one thing you admire the most […]
December 24, 2023
WHO IS YOUR JESUS? Christmas ❧ Part 2 of 2 Matthew 16:13-17 ❧ December 24, 2023 Three Prevailing Images * The Cradle – Helpless Infant * The Cross – Defenseless Victim * The Resurrection – Victorious Savior A number of years ago around this time in December I was in Italy teaching an intense two-week […]
December 10, 2023
PUTTING AN END TO CONDEMNATION God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 38 Romans 8:1 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney Someone once took the time to count all of the commands in the New Testament. They came up with a whopping 1,050! That’s 437 more than the Old Testament’s 613! Broken down into some 800 categories […]
December 3, 2023
WHY DOES GOD LET US STRUGGLE? God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 37 Romans 7:7-25 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney One of the questions every serious believer asks often sooner than later is: Why does God let me struggle? Why can’t I overcome my temper? Just about the time I think I’ve got it under […]
November 26, 2023
STARTING OVER: FREE FROM THE LAW God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 36 Romans 7:1-6 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney A man walked into the doctor’s office and said, “Dr., I have this awful headache that never leaves me. Could you give me something for it?” “I will, “said the Dr. “But I want to […]
November 19, 2023
WHAT ARE YOU GIVING YOUR LIFE TO? God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 35 Romans 6:15-23 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney Years ago while in Bible college, I remember a young student who stood up during chapel to tell of a recent experience about sharing his faith. It seems the person he was relating to […]
November 12, 2023
DEAD TO SIN BUT ALIVE IN CHRIST God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 34 Romans 6:1-14 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney The Apostle John tells of a time when he and the rest of the disciples skeptically followed Jesus to a small village called Bethany. They were skeptical because Jesus had told them they were […]
November 5, 2023
CONNECTING THE DOTS IN ROMANS (3 of 3) God’s Invitation to Grace ❧ Part 33 Romans 1-5 ❧ Pastor, Dr. John Denney In 1924, Adolf Hitler began writing his book: Mein Kampf, which means “My Struggle.” When it was published a year later, many ignored it, some laughed at it, but for every word in […]
