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Faith That Works...When Life Is Hard

  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...

The Story of Reality - Finale - The Second Coming

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...

Story of Reality - Finale: The Church

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...