Sermons

Regaining Perspective

Sometimes life is discouraging. It may be personal struggles, it may be injustices, it may just be the daily grind that gets us down. Sometimes, we need to regain perspective. Usually we think of reading the Bible as something that should help us, should encourage us. I have to admit though, that as I worked…

The Beast and His Partner in Deception Part 2

Are you a spiritual person? The fact that you are here, reading this post seems to indicate that you are or that you at least have some interest in the spiritual. It is only, well, natural. We are spiritual creatures made in the image of the True God. Although we are a fallen and sin-corrupted…

The Beast and His Partner in Deception Part 1

Revelation 13 paints a portrait of a future leader to whom the nations of the world will give absolute power and worship. It describes how the world will submit to a totalitarian form of government where even the smallest buying and selling requires the official seal of this man on your body and any disobedience…

Understanding the Battle of the Ages Part 2

Whether we realize it or not, we are living in a world occupied by the worst enemy of all time - Satan. We live under his oppression - it is seen all around us. The Bible tells us that the whole world lies under his sway. He easily controls those who don't know Christ as…

Understanding the Battle of the Ages

Throughout history their are many examples of oppressed people waiting for deliverance. One example is that of the French in World War 2 hoping and waiting for the Allies to deliver them from the oppression of the German occupation. In the midst of that waiting and hoping, they had to continue to live and not…

Trusting the God Who Finishes What He Starts

Have you ever promised in advance to do something for someone, but when the time came to follow through, you forgot? I find it very upsetting when I realize that I have not followed through on a promise to someone. It is easy to have good intentions on doing something but then mess up keeping…

Giving Grace to the Very End

Dane Ortland, in his book "Gentle and Lowly", describes Christ's desire to show grace with a story about a doctor on a mercy mission. He flies to a remote village that has never had the benefit of modern medicine to bring a cure to their illness and disease. He is traveling with all his tools…

The End of Delay

[embed]https://youtu.be/T2cIR4TNGFY[/embed]Psalm 24 tells us: "The earth is the Lord's and all it's fullness the world and those who dwell therein. For He has found it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters." It can be hard sometimes to understand why, if the Lord is the master of the world, that it is so…

Special Speaker – Bill Kennedy from CEF.

Today we are excited to have with us Bill Kennedy, the Lycoming County director of Child Evangelism Fellowship. Bill became the director of CEF Lycoming County in 2000 after working for a number of years as a youth leader with middle and high school teens in church ministry. Bill's heart is not only making sure…

God and the Forces of Darkness

Have you considered the relationship between God and the forces of darkness, i.e. Satan and his demons? Is it a classic dualism with both sides fighting neck and neck to win? Is Satan equal to God? Where did he come from? What is he really like? As we continue the study in the biblical book…