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Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 31, 2023 – Jan 6, 2024 Sermon Title: "Remembering" Speaker: Doug Bridge 1. When remembering is NOT a GOOD PLAN at all. 2. When remembering is a GREAT PLAN ! MEMORY VERSES - Pick One: "Lord, I will remember what you did. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. Psalm 77:11 (NIRV) OR "Remember Lot's wife." Luke 17:32 (ESV,KJV,NASB,NCV, NIV,NIRV) 3. A GREAT PLAN for 2024 and beyond . . .

Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 17, 2023 Sermon Series: Christmas Gift Giving Guide Sermon Title: "Gifts of Sacrifice" Speaker: Andrew Webb Giving Sacrificially.  1. Know God's MERCY and Respond Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice , holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind . Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. 2. Know what God GAVE UP and Respond Philippians 2:5-11 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he hu...

Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 10, 2023 Sermon Series: Christmas Gift Giving Guide Sermon Title: "Gifts of Inconvenience" Speaker: Jim Hammond WAYS TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY 1. Pay the PRICE of SACRIFICE 2 Samuel 24:24 But the king replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. WAYS TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY 2. The inconvenient gift of SERVING Luke 1:38 "I am the Lord's servant ," Mary answered. "May your word to me be fulfilled." Then the angel left her. WAYS TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY 3. The inconvenient gift of RESPONSIBILITY WAYS TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY 4. The inconvenient gift of FORGIVENESS John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Luke 23...

Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 3 – 9, 2023 Sermon Series: The Power of Thanksgiving Sermon Title: "Be the One" Speaker: Jim Hammond _____________ "There  is a danger for all of us who are often thinking forward, and that's the danger of forgetting to be thanking backward." Luke 17:11-14 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed. BE THE ONE … 1. That RISKS the first step BE THE ONE … 2. That RUSHES to respond Luke 17:15 One of them , when he saw he was healed, came back , praising God in a loud voice. BE THE ONE … 3. That RECIPROCATES with thanks Luke 17:15-16 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 26 – Dec 2, 2023 Sermon Series: The Power of Thanksgiving Sermon Title: "Thankful to the Giver of Gifts" Speaker: Andrew Webb Luke 7:36-50 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner." Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Tell me, teacher," he said. "Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him fi...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 5 – 11, 2023 Sermon Series: Missing PEACE Sermon Title: "What Do I Do With My Trauma?" Speaker: Andrew Webb 1. Go to Jesus with my hurts (Matthew11:28-30) Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." 2. Embrace His Grace (2 Corinthians 12:7-10) 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Oct 22 – 28, 2023 Sermon Series: Missing PEACE Sermon Title: "Breaking the Grip of Worry" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. What WORRY Does A. It CHOKES You Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. I. What WORRY Does ...B. It BLINDS Your Ability to FOCUS Matthew 6:23-25 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worr...

Sermon Series: Missing PEACE Sermon Title: "Hope for Depression" Speaker: Doug Freeman 1. The Reality of Depression Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad. Lamentations 3:17-20 I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord." I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. 2. Finding Hope in Your Faith Lamentations 3:21-23 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:24-26 I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Oct 8 – 14, 2023 Sermon Series: Missing PEACE Sermon Title: "Heal My Anxious Mind" Speaker: Andrew Webb Matthew 14:22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. Matthew 14:23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, Matthew 14:24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Matthew 14:25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. "It's a ghost," they said, and cried out in fear. Matthew 14:27 But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." Matthew 14:28 "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." Matthew 14:...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 24, 2023 Sermon Series: "Supernatural" Sermon Title: "Supernatural Provision" Speaker: Jim Hammond Deuteronomy 29:5 Yet the Lord says, "During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. I. When God GUIDES, He always PROVIDES Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. II. God MULTIPLIES what you GIVE 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be pour...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 17 – 23, 2023 Sermon Series: "Supernatural" Sermon Title: "Supernatural Protection" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. Long before you face a PROBLEM, God already has a PLAN Psalms 18:2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. II. God does not ALWAYS PROTECT us fhe way we EXPECT Acts 16:16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. Acts 16:17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved." Acts 16:18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 10 – 16, 2023 Sermon Series: "Supernatural" Sermon Title: "Supernatural Healing" Speaker: Andrew Webb Luke 8:40-56 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. "Who touched me?" Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you." But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me." Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Sep 3, 2023 Sermon Series: "Supernatural" Sermon Title: "Supernatural Deliverance" Speaker: Jim Hammond Q: Why is the world so messed up? Why is life so hard? Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Revelation 12:9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. John 12:31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. John 14:30 I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is coming. He has no hold over me, John 16:11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. 1 John 3:8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been si...

Verde Valley Christian Church Aug 6 – 12, 2023 Series: "I AM" - Jesus Sermon Title: "I am the Resurrection and the Life" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. God's perspective is often PUZZLING John 11:1-4 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick." When he heard this, Jesus said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it." John 11:5-6 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, John 11:11-15 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up." His disciples repli...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2023 Series: "I AM" - Jesus Sermon Title: "The Good Shepherd" Speaker: Jim Hammond John 10:30 I and the Father are one." Ezekiel 34:23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. John 10:10-11 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 9:39-41 Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind." Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, "What? Are we blind too?" Jesus said, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains. John 10:1-2 "Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by th...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jul 9 – 15, 2023 Series: "I AM" - Jesus Sermon Title: "I AM He" Speaker: Jim Hammond John 4:6-9 Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?" (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, "You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?" (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) John 4:10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." I. Jesus invites us to ASK for the GIFT of GOD II. If we KNEW..., we would ASK John 4:10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you livi...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 21 – 27, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Faithful Speaker: Jim Hammond 1. Faithful to STUDY God's WORD Daniel 9:2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. Jeremiah 29:1 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Jeremiah 29:3-10 He entrusted the letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and to Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It said: This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat ...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 14, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Kind Speaker: Jim Hammond I. Don't confuse SYMPTOMS for ROOT causes When your values are clear, your decisions are easier.  II. The root cause of unkindness is PRIDE Daniel 4:4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. Daniel 4:5-12 I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) I said, "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and n...

Verde Valley Christian Church May 7, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Devoted Speaker: Jim Hammond Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. HOW TO BE DEVOTED 1. Strengthen your EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. HOW TO BE DEVOTED 1. Strengthen your EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT 2. ...With an established RELATIONSHIP routine 3. Pre-de...

Verde Valley Christian Church Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Consistent Speaker: Doug Freeman 1. Admit the challenge "An excuse is a way of promising ourselves that we will have the same issue over and over again." Henry Cloud 2. Commit to your "why" "If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse." Anonymous Daniel 1:8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. Successful people do consistently what other people do occasionally. GOD EXPECTS CONSISTENCY BECAUSE HE IS CONSISTENT 3. Embrace the path "I know of nothing which I would choose to have as the subject of my ambition for life than to be kept faithful to my God till death." C. H. Spurgeon Daniel 6:10 But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home...

Verde Valley Christian Church Apr 23 – 29, 2023 Series: Resolved: Better Choices, Better Life Sermon Title: I Am Ready Speaker: Jim Hammond How to Get Ready - Round 1 - PRE-DECIDE to be Faithful then PRE-SOLVE your pressure-points.  Daniel 2:12-13 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon. So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death. Round 2 - ASK others to PRAY. Daniel 2:17-18 Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. and EXPERIENCE God for yourself. Daniel 2:19 During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven Round 3 - MAGNIFY the scenarios. Dan...

Verde Valley Christian Church April 2, 2023 Series:     Easter Sermon Title:    Hosanna! Speaker:    Andrew Webb 1. Jesus is in Control Luke 19:28-34 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord needs it.' " Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" They replied, "The Lord needs it." 2. Jesus Deserves all the Praise Luke 19:35-40 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Mar 26, 2023 Series: Faith That Works Sermon Title: Works At Prayer Speaker: Jim Hammond I. Whatever is GOING ON, keep prayer ONGOING James 5:13-16 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Luke 22:42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Matthew 26:42 He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” Matthew 26:44 So he left them and went away ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Mar 5 – 11, 2023 Series: Faith That Works... Sermon Title: Lives It Out Speaker: Jim Hammond James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. At VVCC we believe in the life changing power of the gospel (good news) of Jesus. We are more about transformation than about information transfer. We need to ask ourselves this question: Am I living more like Jesus or not? And if not, why not? FAITH THAT WORKS... I. Works because it RECEIVED God's GIFT James 1:14-15 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. James 1:17-18 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he...

  Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2023 Series: Faith That Works Sermon Title: ...When Life Is Hard Speaker: Andrew Webb "He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace. The greatest good suffering can do for me is to increase my capacity for God. Real satisfaction comes not in understanding God's motives, but in understanding His character, in trusting in His promises, and in leaning on Him and resting in Him as the Sovereign who knows what He is doing and does all things well." (Joni Eareckson Tada) God wants to use the hard stuff in your life! Text James to (928) 228-4301 James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 1. See the Big Picture James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, James 1:3-4 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perse...

Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 19 – 25, 2023 Series: The Story of Reality - Finale Sermon Title: The Second Coming Speaker: Jim Hammond Matthew 24:1-2 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. "Do you see all these things?" he asked. "Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." Matthew 24:3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" Daniel 7:13-14 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting d...

Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 12 – 18, 2023 Series: The Story of Reality - Finale Sermon Title: The Church Speaker: Jim Hammond Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." I believe the church is God's finale not His fizzled failure. I. How we become MEMBERS of God's HOUSEHOLD Ephesians 2:18-19 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household, II. Jesus called us "my CHURCH" Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Ephesians 3:10-11 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his...