The Shining Light

How To Follow Jesus

Sunday Morning. April 16, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
Matthew 26:32
Follow Jesus:
1. By weighing your vulnerabilities - v.33-35
2. By walking in His steps - v.36-39
3. By watching in prayer - v.40-46 (36)

I Serve A Risen Saviour

Easter Sunday. April 9, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
John 11:25-26
Serve the Lord Jesus Christ:
1. Because He is the person of the resurrection - v.25
2. Because He is the power of the resurrection - v.26
3. Because He is the proclamation of the resurrection - v.41-45

Rising To the Challenges of Life

Sunday Morning. April 2, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
The Words of the Wise Series
Proverbs 21:3
Rise to the challenges of life:
1. By considering the house of the wicked - v.12
2. By scaling the city of the mighty - v.22
3. By preparing for the day of battle - v.31

The Anatomy of Wisdom

Sunday Morning. March 26, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
The Words of the Wise Series
Proverbs 15:4
Live a spiritual healthy life. How? What is a part of a spiritual healthy life?
1. A wholesome tongue - v.4
2. A merry heart - v.13
3. A listening ear - v.31

How To Avoid Destruction

Sunday Morning. March 19, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
The Words of the Wise Series
Proverbs 13:3
1. By guarding your heart - v.3
2. By giving yourself to what God says - v.13
3. By governing your relationships - v.20
4. By getting wisdom to make good decisions - v.23

Take Responsibility for Your Own Actions, Part 2

Sunday Evening. March 12, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
The Words of the Wise Series
Proverbs 3:1-6
To make wise decisions, God says: 
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee - v. 3 (23:17, 18)
Lean not unto thine own understanding - v. 5
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart - 6:25
Labour not to be rich - 23:4
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red - 23:31
Lay not wait against the dwelling of the righteous - 24:15
 

Take Responsibility for Your Own Actions, Part 1

Sunday Morning. March 12, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
The Words of the Wise Series
Proverbs 3:1-6
To make wise decisions, God says: 
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee - v. 3 (23:17, 18)
Lean not unto thine own understanding - v. 5
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart - 6:25
Labour not to be rich - 23:4
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red - 23:31
Lay not wait against the dwelling of the righteous - 24:15
 

Wonderers Seldom Wander

Sunday Morning. March 5, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
The Words of the Wise Series
1. Stop Wandering - Proverbs 28:8; 21:162. Start Wondering - Psalm 4:4; 8:3-43. Stay Willingly - 1 Corinthians 9:17

When There’s Nothing You Can Do

Sunday Morning. February 26, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
Love Is the Greatest Series
Look to God and do this:
1. Submit Yourself To God - 2 Chronicles 20:12, 13
2. Stay In Your Lane - 2 Chronicles 20:14-17
3. Serve the Lord with Gladness - 2 Chronicles 20:18-30

What Does It Mean To Dedicate Your Child To God?

Sunday Morning. February 19, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
Love Is the Greatest Series
Dedicate your children to God:
1. Because They Are A Gift from God - Psalm 127:3
2. Because They Are To Be Given Back To God - 1 Samuel 1:27-28
3. Because They Have Great Potential for God - 1 Samuel 3:19

Where God Is Love Is

Sunday Morning. February 12, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
Love Is the Greatest Series
Embrace your tipping point and needed changes by understanding the:
1. Message of Love
2. Manifestation of Love
3. Meaning of Love
4. Maturity of Love

The Greatest of These Is Love

Sunday Morning. February 5, 2023. Speaker: Pastor Cruse
 
Love Is the Greatest Series
Lay hold of the greatest thing we all want by understanding the:
1. Character of Love
2. Commitment of Love
3. Continuance of Love