October 16, 2022Passage: 1st John 2:1-11Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: When I experience the love of God in Jesus, I want to love like Jesus loved. I. The love of God is greater than all my sin. (1-2) A. Background. John 13:34 – 14:1 John 14:15-18 John 14:21-27, 31 John 15:1-17 B. I can be…
October 9, 2022Passage: 1st John 1:5-10Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Fellowship is restored when sin is confessed and we draw near to God at the foot of the cross. I. God has always been the revealer. (v. 5) A. He reveals Himself and salvation. B. He reveals my sin and His holiness. (John 1:4-5; 3:19-21;…
October 2, 2022Passage: 1st John 1:1-4Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: We should rejoice knowing Jesus lived and died and rose again. I. 1st John is a personal appeal for a firm confidence in Jesus. A. The author is John the Apostle, who wrote the 4th Gospel. B. John defends the church family against Gnostic heresies. …
June 19, 2022Passage: Genesis 45-47Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: We worship the wonderful God who restores life & revives hearts. I. God’s revelation is for our restoration (Ch. 45) A. God reveals his sovereign hand so I will see His grace in my life. B. God is restoring the blessing lost because of sin. (9-20) C.…
June 12, 2022Passage: Genesis 43:15 – 44:34Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: God provides the Way to hope, heart-change and reconciliation. I. God gives grace to free the guilty from their sin. (15-34) A. The guilty bring the son in order to live. (cf. Revelation 3:20) B. The guilty doubt the good intent of their host. C.…
June 5, 2022Passage: Genesis 42:1 – 43:14Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: Surrender to God’s leading toward forgiveness, healing and hope. I. God uses famine to put a family on the road to forgiveness. (1-17) A. Joseph’s past pain is addressed in God’s way, in God’s time. B. My instinct is to force my way, God calls…
May 29, 2022Passage: Genesis 41:1-57Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: Persistent faith in the goodness of God results in a life of hope. I. God actively communicates His message of Grace. (v.1-24) A. God uses times of waiting to deepen faith and develop character. B. God disturbs sinners so we will wake up to our need for…
May 8, 2022Passage: Genesis 1:28; Psalm 1 & 2Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: Return to a life of blessing through a relationship with Jesus. I. God blessed us. A. Genesis 1:28 is a blessing, not a burden. B. Adam and Eve had God, a land of blessing and all they needed. II. We rejected God. A.…
April 17, 2022Passage: Matthew 27:57-28:20Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: Experiencing Jesus’ everlasting life changes my perspective, my motivations, my goals and my future. I. Christ died so I can know the freedom of the cross. (v.57-66) A. Joseph was willing to lose everything because he loved Jesus. B. The greatest devotion to Jesus was quiet, humble…
April 10, 2022Passage: Genesis 39-40Speaker: Josh HollandMain Point: God is always accomplishing His plan for His people to bless and be blessed. I. God uses His people to bring His blessing into the world (v.1-6) A. God sent Joseph into captivity to save Israel. (cf. Ps. 105:17-18) B. I am blessed as I bring Jesus…
