Sermons from First Church of God, St. Joseph, MI (audio edition)

"How will God use your story?" Today is the start of the "Life on Loan" series, a church-wide study using the book "Living a Life On Loan" by Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson and examining the crossroads in our lives and the story of which you are a part.

From Colossians 2:13-15. This is Palm Sunday and today we examine the meaning of the cross for us. What does it mean to be "made alive in Christ"?

From 1 Samuel 18-20.

From Romans 16. What can one person do for another?

From Colossians 1. Last sermon in the "Bridges" series. What role have you had in making disciples?

From Matthew 5. Continuing the series "Building Bridges, Transforming Lives". What does it mean to be a light in a dark place?

From Acts 2. A healthy Christian community attracts people to Christ. The Jerusalem church’s zeal for worship and brotherly love was contagious. A healthy, loving church will grow in numbers.

Last sermon in the "In the Zone" series. From 1 Timothy 6. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, most people still believe that money brings happiness. "The real point of materialism is not how much we have, but what has us."

From Proverbs 22. Continuing the "In the Zone" series. We live in a “consumer” society with a consumer economy. If we don’t spend, our economy tanks and presidents and congresses pull their hair out. Does this need to be changed? How then should we live?

From Genesis 12. Continuing the series "In the Zone". Is it difficult to trust God since we cannot see or touch him?

From Genesis 12. Starting a new series "In the Zone". Am I zoned in, or zoned out?

Listen to people tell of how God has been faithful in their situations.

From Luke 1. Do you want to be chosen?

What does Christmas mean to you?

From Luke 2. Continuing the series "Total Forgiveness".

From I John 1:9. Continuing the series "Total Forgiveness". Are you holding on to guilt for sin God has already forgiven?

From Ephesians 4. Continuing the series "Total Forgiveness".

From Genesis 37.

From Philippians 4. This is the last sermon in the "Colors" series. Today we take a look at envy, that green-eyed monster that seeds discontent and want for what we don't have, and what we can do to develop an attitude of contentment in all circumstances.

From James 1. Continuing the series "Colors of Life", today we look at anger, how it can affect us and how to deal with it.

From Psalm 27. Continuing the series "Colors of Life", we look at that thing that can hinder us from becoming what we were meant to be: fear.

From Psalm 142. The first sermon in a new series "The Colors of Life", which examines those different stages or "colors" we go through. Which color of life are you passing through right now?

From Mark 4. Last sermon in the "Handling Life's Difficulties" series.

From Ephesians 5. Continuing the sermon series "Handling Life's Difficulties".

From Matthew 5. Today starts the new series "Handling Life's Difficulties". Every one of us has either had (or have) or been the difficult person. Today we look at how we can love difficult people.

From Nehemiah 6. The last sermon in the "Building God's Vision" series.

From Nehemiah 5. Continuing the series "Building God's Vision".

From Nehemiah 3. Continuing the series "Building God's Vision".

From Nehemiah 2:17-18 and John 6:32-35, 47-59. Since the church is a table where people come to get fed, who should be at our table? Continuing the series "Building God's Vision".

From Mark 10. What do you want?

From Nehemiah 2. God, what do you want me to do? He wants us to step up, leave behind what is comfortable, what we fear and take ownership of what is needed. Continuing the series "Building God's Vision".

From Nehemiah 1. This is the first sermon in the series "Building God's Vision".

From Luke 15.

From 2 Chronicles 20:12. Erin Moss-Taylor talks about how fast life can be, and sometimes we need to just F A S T.

From Luke 12:15. Dr. Guy Brewer talks about greed.

From Romans 14:1-19, 15:1-3. When it comes to differences of opinion between believers on matters of conscience, each believer should respond to the Lord, doing as his or her conscience dictates. This great principle of freedom should guide us: we are to dedicate our actions, attitudes, and habits to the Lord. Thus whether we are setting aside a day to honor God, or eating different kinds of food, or refusing to eat certain kinds of food—in all cases we must want to please the Lord.

From Romans 8:31- 39. These verses contain one of the most comforting promises in all Scripture. Believers have always had to face hardships in many forms, which could cause them to fear that they have been abandoned by Christ. But Paul exclaims that it is impossible to be separated from Christ. His death for us is proof of his unconquerable love. Nothing can stop Christ’s constant presence with us.

9:30 service from Norm Patton.

From James 1:19-25. Obedience precedes blessing. Getting rid of the moral filth in our lives in order to hear God's Word.

From Numbers 13. This is a sermon delivered by new Senior Pastor David Colp, and he talks about the dangers and destructiveness of being negative as it pertains to the church and our lives.

From 2 Kings 17:41. The meaning of God for any generation may be largely determined by what the preceding generation has known and lived.

From Ephesians 5:18-21. God intends for every Christian to be continuously motivated and strong in his spiritual life. He baptized us and fills us with His Holy Spirit, which is His power for holy, righteous living. When we speak of the baptism of the Spirit, we refer to a once-for-all gift. When we speak of the filling of the Spirit, we acknowledge this gift needs to be continuously appropriated.

From Matthew 28:18-20. Fulfilling the Great Commission.

From 1 Corinthians 13:13. Reproduction happens at small levels, a small pocket of believers, growing and maturing, and splitting, and multiplying. This happens more out in our community, than inside the church building. It happens as life groups meet in homes, and invite friends and neighbors, and then eventually split and multiply into two groups, and those two groups eventually into four groups.Faith is how we relate intimately with God. Hope is how we offer Jesus to the world. Love is how we treat our neighbors. These three aspects of truth, makes up our spiritual DNA. These are three simple ingredients that every believer should cling to, believe in, and pass on to others.

From Mark 2:1-5. Approaching Jesus in unconventional ways.

From Luke 8. The farmer spreads the seed, which is the word of God. This is the parable Chris Spitters will be examining, and challenging us to examine how we spread our seed to let it grow and multiple.

From Luke 10. Chris Spitters talks about how risky it is to serve Jesus, that it's not an easy decision but one to which we are all called.

The church is made up of different parts, different functions, just like a body, which makes the image of the body of Christ as an actual body so fitting. Sometime the body gets out of wack, doesn't function properly or not to its full potential. Thus an adjustment is needed. God has the prescription, found in Ephesians 4. Listen as Chris Spitters expounds upon this theme, in his sermon "A Chiropractic Adjustment".

From Mark 16:1-8. Finding hope in rebirth and resurrection.

Mark 11:1-11