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Every Search...ends with Him! "The Fulfillment of Everything" ...I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them." Mt 5:17 Want the bottom line? People long for 'fulfillment': for a life that is meaningful and purposeful and right. They want to escape the emptiness and futility that characterizes so much of life. But they look for fulfillment in all the wrong places, until they discover Jesus: the Fulfillment of everything. Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: 'Rise of the Servant King'

Every Search...ends with Him! "The Fulfillment of Everything" ...I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them." Mt 5:17 Want the bottom line? People long for 'fulfillment': for a life that is meaningful and purposeful and right. They want to escape the emptiness and futility that characterizes so much of life. But they look for fulfillment in all the wrong places, until they discover Jesus: the Fulfillment of everything. Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: 'Rise of the Servant King'

"Who Do You Say Jesus is?" Sermon by: Pastor Dave Johnson

"Who Do You Say Jesus is?" Sermon by: Pastor Dave Johnson

Incedibly enough, it still happens today. "A Week that Changed the World" "He is not here, He is risen!" Lk 24:6 "Great things out of small things come and give being to greater things yet," wrote William Bradford once. And never was that more true than with that little, empty hillside tomb! Who could have guessed that it would change the entire world! And the great news is that it can change you too! Sermon by: Pastor Rod SchorrSermon Series: Easter Service 

Incedibly enough, it still happens today. "A Week that Changed the World" "He is not here, He is risen!" Lk 24:6 "Great things out of small things come and give being to greater things yet," wrote William Bradford once. And never was that more true than with that little, empty hillside tomb! Who could have guessed that it would change the entire world! And the great news is that it can change you too! Sermon by: Pastor Rod SchorrSermon Series: Easter Service 

God has but you here to be... "The Salt and the Light" "You are the salt of the earth...the light of the world." Mt 5:13,14 Celtic tradesman made themselves rich delivering it to Greece and Rome. Phoenician navies plied the seas, Tuarg caravans braved the Sahara, in desperate search for this one thing! 'Salt': an absolute necessity in out world. And, interestingly enough, Jesus says: 'that's you'!  Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: 'Rise of the Servant King" 

God has but you here to be... "The Salt and the Light"  "You are the salt of the earth...the light of the world." Mt 5:13,14 Celtic tradesman made themselves rich delivering it to Greece and Rome. Phoenician navies plied the seas, Tuarg caravans braved the Sahara, in desperate search for this one thing! 'Salt': an absolute necessity in out world. And, interestingly enough, Jesus says: 'that's you'!  Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: 'Rise of the Servant King" 

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No. 8: "The Honor of What You Endure" "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of rightousness..."Mt 5:10 "It is strong proof of human depravity,"Writes on great Bible commentator, "that men's curses and God's Blessings often fall on the same person." (A.W Pink) Isn't that the truth!? This morning we finish the Beatitudes with the greatest Paradox of all: when we suffer as Christians, we should rejoice! Sermon by: Pastor Rod SchorrSermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No. 8: "The Honor of What You Endure" "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of rightousness..."Mt 5:10 "It is strong proof of human depravity,"Writes on great Bible commentator, "that men's curses and God's Blessings often fall on the same person." (A.W Pink) Isn't that the truth!? This morning we finish the Beatitudes with the greatest Paradox of all: when we suffer as Christians, we should rejoice! Sermon by: Pastor Rod SchorrSermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No. 7: "The Peace Maker's Kin""Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God," Mt.5:9 "There is a peace above all earthly dignities called a still quiet conscience," says one of Shakespear's characters. Something like that has happened to the person in the seventh Beatitude. He has found peace with God, then peace with himself. Now, incredibly, he brings peace to others! Sermon by: Rod SchorrSermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No. 7: "The Peace Maker's Kin""Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God," Mt.5:9 "There is a peace above all earthly dignities called a still quiet conscience," says one of Shakespear's characters. Something like that has happened to the person in the seventh Beatitude. He has found peace with God, then peace with himself. Now, incredibly, he brings peace to others! Sermon by: Rod SchorrSermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No.6: "Purity Opens the Door" "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God,: Mt 5:8 'His strength was like the strength of ten because his heart was pure', wrote Tennyson about on of his knights. Well, the Scriptures don't quite put it that way, but does tell us that we will be happy! And in addition to that, we will 'see' things that the world cannot see! 'Purity': let's examine it.. Sermon by: Pastor Rod SchorrSermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No.6:"Purity Opens the Door""Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God,: Mt 5:8 'His strength was like the strength of ten because his heart was pure', wrote Tennyson about on of his knights. Well, the Scriptures don't quite put it that way, but does tell us that we will be happy! And in addition to that, we will 'see' things that the world cannot see! 'Purity': let's examine it.. Sermon by: Pastor Rod SchorrSermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness--Paradox No. 5 "Mercy's Rich Reward" "Blessed are the merciful , for they will be shown mercy." Mt. 5:6 "He who shows no mercy to others, destroys the bridge that he himself must cross," Someone once observed. If only we could remember that, when tempted to harden our hearts toward the needy, or to retaliate for the wrongs of another! This, too is one of the paradoxes of happiness!   Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness--Paradox No. 5 "Mercy's Rich Reward" "Blessed are the merciful , for they will be shown mercy." Mt. 5:6 "He who shows no mercy to others, destroys the bridge that he himself must cross," Someone once observed. If only we could remember that, when tempted to harden our hearts toward the needy, or to retaliate for the wrongs of another! This, too is one of the paradoxes of happiness!   Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No. 4: Happy the Hungry Heart "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for rightousness, for they will be filled." Mt 5:6 There is a hunger hat the stomach never feels; it stirs up cravings in both poor and rich, malnourished and well-fed, and no one is ever happy until he finds its true fulfillment. But the sad thing is that we keep 'feeding' it all the wrong stuff! That's what Jesus was talking about here. Let's take a look...   Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series:The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness-Paradox No. 4: Happy the Hungry Heart "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for rightousness, for they will be filled." Mt 5:6 There is a hunger hat the stomach never feels; it stirs up cravings in both poor and rich, malnourished and well-fed, and no one is ever happy until he finds its true fulfillment. But the sad thing is that we keep 'feeding' it all the wrong stuff! That's what Jesus was talking about here. Let's take a look...   Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series:The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness- Paradox No. 3 "Here's to the Tender Heart" "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Mt. 5:5 (NASV)"I crave the gentleness, whereby the prince of this world may be brought to nothing," wrote Ignatius of Antioch, one of the greatest Christians that ever lived Letter to the Trallians 4:2). Yes, a gentle spirit-a tender heart-can thwart the Evil One; and in the end, as Jesus said, it will inherit everything! Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness

The Paradoxes of Human Happiness- Paradox No. 3 "Here's to the Tender Heart" "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Mt. 5:5 (NASV)"I crave the gentleness, whereby the prince of this world may be brought to nothing," wrote Ignatius of Antioch, one of the greatest Christians that ever lived Letter to the Trallians 4:2). Yes, a gentle spirit-a tender heart-can thwart the Evil One; and in the end, as Jesus said, it will inherit everything! Sermon by: Pastor Rod Schorr Sermon Series: The Paradoxes of Human Happiness