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June 7th - 9th, 2025 WEEK 2 _______________ The greater our illusion of control, the higher our level of anxiety. When we obsess over things we can't control, we forfeit control over things we can control and we rob ourselves of the peace we could have by releasing control to God.  "Do you trust God is capable of control?"  Matthew 19:26 NIV > Mark 6:5 NIV > How do I release the illusion of control to an omnipotent God?  John 11:1-7, 11-27, 32, 43-44 NIV > Colossians 3:3-4 NIV > What is one area of your life you need to release control over?  What is God speaking to you through this message?  What is one thing you can do this week to live out the teaching?

MAY 31st - JUNE 2nd, 2025 WEEK 1 Double tap to add your own notes _______________ Proverbs 15:3 NIV > Hebrews 4:13 NIV > John 3:16 NIV > 1 John 4:18 NIV > When you see how God sees, you are free to fulfill his calling for you. John 4:4, 7, 9-26, 42 NIV > You are not disqualified by your past—you are uniquely prepared by it. The God who sees you, sends you. What is God speaking to you through this message? What is one thing you can do this week to live out the teaching?

Why is there so much pain & suffering in this world? MAY 24th - 26th, 2025 WEEK 4 _______________ Sometimes our suffering is because of sinful choices.  Some suffering is because of Satan.  Some suffering is due to the natural world.  Romans 8:18, 22, 28 NIV > Genesis 1:31 NIV > Philippians 2:5-8 NLT > There is a greater good that comes out of suffering. 

"WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO ACCEPT JESUS?" APRIL 26th - 28th, 2024 WEEK 1

How to Anchor to Jesus APRIL 19th - 21st, 2025 _______________  Is there something you can anchor to that brings peace no matter the storm?  Peace isn't found in the absence of storms ; it's found by anchoring to Jesus.   The List - the rules of Christianity? There is No List!!! 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 (NIV) > 1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, Romans 3:10 (NIV) > 10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; 1 Corinthians 15:14, 17, 20 (NIV) > 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sin...

ONE THING: THE IMPORTANCE OF BAPTISM APRIL 12th - 14th, 2025 WEEK 5 _______________ Galatians 3:2 (NIV) >  2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? Galatians 3:21-28 (NLT) > 21 Well then, is there a conflict between God's law and God's promises? Absolutely not! If the law could have given us new life, we could have been made right with God by obeying it. 22 But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promise is to believe in Jesus Christ. 23 Until faith in Christ was shown to us as the way of becoming right with God, we were guarded by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until we could put our faith in the coming Savior. 24 Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian and teacher to lead us until Christ came. So now, through faith in Christ, we are made right with God. 25 But now that faith in Chr...

  Defeating a Negative Mind APRIL 5th - 7th, 2025 WEEK "Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life." Proverbs 4:23 (NCV) Philippians 4:4-8 (NIV) > 3 Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.                 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things...

Gratitude is the Antidote to Anxiety MARCH 30, 2025 WEEK 4  _______________  Philippians 4:4-8 (NIV) > 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. 1. The state of Gratitude and Anxiety cannot coexist in the mind.  Psalms 100:4 (NIV) > 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Psalms 136:1 (NIV) > 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV...

Peace Through Prayer MARCH 22nd - 24th, 2025 WEEK 3  _______________  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy  1. Describe the situation  2. Identify the trigger fear  3. Excavate the fear  4. Expose the Core Belief  Anxiety expands to the size of our thoughts.  Faith expands to the size of our prayers.  Biblical Antidote  How can I shape my prayers to lower my anxiety?  Philippians 4:4-8 (NIV) > 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about ...

Your First Step to Overcome Anxiety MARCH 15th - 17th, 2025 WEEK 2 _______________ Philippians 4:6 (NIV) > Philippians 4:4-8 (NIV) > Peace is found between the pillars of trusting God's GOODNESS and CONTROL. When you get anxious about WHAT might happen, you focus on WHO is in control.  Anxiety increases as our need to be in control increases. Anxiety decreases as our need to be in control decreases.  Romans 8:28 (NIV) > Isaiah 26:3 (NIV) > What makes you anxious the most is likely the area where you trust God the least. What is God speaking to you through this message?   What is one thing you can do this week to live out the teaching? GOD YOU ARE GOOD AND I GIVE YOU CONTROL! Peace is found between the pillars of trusting God's GOODNESS AND CONTROL 

Verde Valley Christian Church Dec 1 – 8, 2024 Sermon Series: Anchored in Unchanging Truth Sermon Title:"Anchored in Unity" Presenter: Jim Hammond Ephesians 4:1-3 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 1. Unity is God's FOUNDATION for the church Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 2. DIVERSITY is God's DESIGN of church unity Ephesians 4:7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. Ephesians 4:11-12 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 24 – Dec 1, 2024 Sermon Series: Anchored in Unchanging Truth Sermon Title:"Anchored in Love" Presenter: Jim Hammond 1. Without Love, I'm a USELESS NOBODY 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing . If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing . Romans 5:5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. 2. What this kind of love LOOKS like 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easil...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 17 – 24, 2024 Sermon Series: Anchored in Unchanging Truth Sermon Title:"Anchored in Hope" Presenter: Jim Hammond 1. Our Hope is CERTAIN 1 Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1 Peter 1:4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 2. Our Hope STRENGTHENS Us 1 Peter 1:5-6 who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1 Peter 1:7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 3. Our...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 10 – 17, 2024 Sermon Series: Anchored in Unchanging Truth Sermon Title:"Anchored in Faith" Presenter: Jim Hammond 1. Biblical Faith Has a SOLID FOUNDATION Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2. Faith is Anchored in God's PROMISES Romans 4:20-21 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Romans 4:22 This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." 3. Faith is Anchored in God's Unchanging CHARACTER Malachi 3:6 "I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your path...

Verde Valley Christian Church Nov 3 – 10, 2024 Sermon Series: Anchored in Unchanging Truth Sermon Title:"Anchored in the Gospel" Presenter: Jim Hammond 1. The Gospel is POWERFUL Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. Luke 24:45-49 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high." 2. We are called to be witnesses, not EXPERTS 1 John 1:1-3 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jul 28 – Aug 4, 2024 Sermon Series: Rejoice! Sermon Title: "Find Joy in Adversity Presenter: Jim Hammond Philippians 1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. 1. What has HAPPENED? 2. Don't get stuck on the NEGATIVE "WHAT" Philippians 1:12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. Philippians 1:13-14 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear. 3. Look for God's PURPOSE In the CHAOS Philippians 1:13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 4. Believe in ADVANCE what will onl...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jul 7 – 14, 2024 Sermon Series: SHINE! Sermon Title: "Why Do We Hide Our Light?" Presenter: Jim Hammond Matthew 5:14-16 "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. 1. Don't shine with SELF-CONFIDENCE 2. Shine by RELYING on God John 5:19 Jesus gave them this answer: "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. John 5:30 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. 3. Jesus' METHOD is to be our METHOD John 14:12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jun 30 – Jul 7, 2024 Sermon Series: Meet Jesus Sermon Title: "Meet Jesus the Lord" Presenter: Jim Hammond Luke 6:46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 1. Real LIFE is from the Lord Jesus John 1:4-5 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Acts 2:36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah." Acts 3:15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. 2. Without Jesus you are SPIRITUALLY DEAD John 3:2-4 He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has com...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jun 16 – 23, 2024 Sermon Series: Meet Jesus Sermon Title: "Meet Jesus the Servant" Presenter: Jim Hammond John 13:1 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 1. Jesus SHOWED his LOVE completely John 13:2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. John 13:3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; John 13:4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. John 10:17-18 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I rece...

Verde Valley Christian Church Apr 7, 2024 ========== Welcome to Verde Valley Christian Church April 7, 2024 - Doubt Less - Part 2: Doubt Less about a Theistic Universe ========== Sermon Series: Doubt Less Sermon Title: "Doubt Less About a Theistic Universe" Speaker: Jim Hammond I. True SCIENCE is not in conflict with true FAITH Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. II. NATURALISM is like the shoe that doesn't fit Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. III. The evidence of a FINELY TUNED Universe Psalms 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; ...