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Verde Valley Christian Church Mar 10, 2024 Sermon Title: "The Deal of a Lifetime" Speaker: Jim Hammond Matthew 13:44-46 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. I. What is the DEAL ? KINGDOM OF HEAVEN   II. What is the PRICE ? ALL III. What is the VALUE ? PRICELESS   The kingdom of heaven is infinitely and eternally worth more than everything you had apart from his kingdom. https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/gospel-kingdom/

Verde Valley Christian Church Mar 3, 2024 Sermon Title: Let the Children Come - Part 4: What This Looks Like for Me Speaker: Andrew Webb 1. Be Characterized by Jesus' QUALITIES (vss. 12-14) Colossians 3:12-14 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 2. Let Jesus' PEACE Call the Shots (vs. 15) Colossians 3:15-17 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 25, 2024 Sermon Title: Let the Children Come - Part 3: What This Looks Like for VVCC Speaker: Jim Hammond I. What this DID look like for VVCC There are two things that everybody hates. Change and the way things are. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. Luke 18:16 But Jesus called the children to him and sa...

Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 18, 2024 Sermon Title: Let the Children Come - Part 2: What This Looks Like for Parents Speaker: Jim Hammond Psalms 78:1-7 My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old— things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. I. WE WILL pass the baton of faith Psalms 78:4 We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the pra...

Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 11 – 17, 2024 Sermon Title: Let the Children Come - Part 1: Turn Your Heart to Children Speaker: Andrew Webb Malachi 4:4-6 "Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction." Luke 1:17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." Mark 10:13 People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. Mark 10:14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come ...

Verde Valley Christian Church Feb 4 – 10, 2024 Sermon Title: You In 5 Years - Part 5: Choose WHAT is Better Speaker: Jim Hammond Luke 10:38-42 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." 1. What is a good 5-year objective? Choose a better WHAT! 2.  What  if we don't achieve our objective as planned? Choose a better OBJECTIVE! 3.  What  if our plans fail because life happens differently than exp...

Verde Valley Christian Church Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2024 Sermon Title: You In 5 Years - Part 4: From Evening to Morning Speaker: Jim Hammond 1 When are we going to find time to make life changing disciplined habits possible? 2 To insert a new habit you need to establish a "habit cycle" that includes three things: a cue, a routine, and a reward. 3 Successful people do consistently what others do occasionally.  4 Keystone Habits effect your success in all other habits.  Genesis 1:2-5 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. When are we going to find time to make changes? During our discretionary time "f...