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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...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2023 Series: The Story of Reality - JESU Sermon Title: Face to Face wiGOD Speaker: Andrew Webb We can put all of our trust in Jesus. He is who He says He is. John 8:56-59 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad." "You are not yet fifty years old," they said to him, "and you have seen Abraham!" "Very truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds. 1. Jesus is YHWH 2. Jesus is our Forgiver Mark 2:8-12 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? But I want you to know that the So...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jan 15, 2023 Title: The Story of Reality - JESUS - Face to Face with THE KING Speaker: Jim Hammond Revelation 11:15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever." Matthew 6:10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. I. Jesus' Kingdom is ALREADY HERE NOW Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Matthew 12:28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. II. It's MYSTERIOUS Luke 17:20-21 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "...