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Are You Ready For Bigger Things?

The hermit crab looks for a shell that fits him, then lives in it until he outgrows it. To develop and grow spiritually, you must be willing to move out of your comfort zone and deal with a little distress. What worked for you yesterday, might not work today. Never...

A Few Principles To Live By
Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

A Few Principles To Live By Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty. 1 Decide what you want 2. Think on paper 3. Learn to establish a deadline 4. Make a list of what you need to do 5. Convert the list to...

I Don’t Know It All
Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

I Don't Know It All Proverbs 12:15 Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to advice. Everything we know, we learned from someone else. Questions you should ask yourself to see if you are willing to learn: 1 - Am I open to other people's thoughts and...

Commitment
Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

Commitment Luke 14:28 (NRSV) For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? 1 Corinthians 9:26 (NLT) So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. Before you...

If You Believe,
You Will See The Glory Of God
Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

John 11:38-44 (NRSV) Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been...

Learning To Stand
Pastor Sylvester E. Chase Jr.

Ephesians 6:10-13 (NRSV) 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For our[a] struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but...

Then Jesus Came – Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

THEN JESUS CAME Mark 5:1-20 When Jesus shows up, things happen. We as the church need to open the door and let him in. 4 Things About this Man's Condition This man kept hurting himself. (Mark 5:5 "Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was...

Taking Responsibility – Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY 1 Peter 4:7-10 (NRSV) 7 The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. 9 Be hospitable to one...

Let’s Go To Work – Pastor Gary M. Renfro

LET'S GO TO WORK John 9:1-5 (NKJV) 1 Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,...

It Is Good To Give Thanks To The Lord – Pastor Sylvester E. Chase, Jr.

IT IS GOOD TO GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD Psalm 92:1-6 1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, 3 to the music of the lute and the harp, to the...