"love" Tagged Sermons (Page 4)
Refuge
God calls each of us to Love God and Love Others. In other words, God wants you and I to be a “Safe” place a “Safe” person for others to experience the Love of God. We can only be safe people or provide a safe place as we allow God’s Spirit to make us into the people he wants us to be. Scripture: Matthew 9:35-36, John 3:17, John 3:34, John 5:19,30, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 9:9-13, Micah 6:8 “Refuge”…
Mission Impossible
Our mission at Mount Vernon SDA Church is Impossible.. We feel called to follow Christ’s command to Love God and Love your neighbor as yourself.This mission can only be lived out at Christ live in us. Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40 “Mission Impossible” preached by Pastor Don Bryan on September 25th, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
The Via Dolorosa
Friends, as we conclude this foray into the idea that Jesus is THE PROMISE coming down the DUSTY ROADS of our lives, and as we have seen it illustrated in the lives of those who lived and were impacted by Jesus, we must not forget the ultimate DUSTY ROAD of human existence. The Message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is that He (Jesus) walked the DUSTY ROAD of Sin and Death that I should have walked. Join us as…
A Word for Jesus
We worship first and foremost by hungering and thirsting after God above all things. And we allow God to serve us, and to breath Himself into the deepest recesses of our hearts. Thus, “in true worship, we experience the presence of God, and it changes us, it shakes us to our core — the foundation of our being.” Joe Kidder Scripture: Psalm 100, Psalm 22:3 “A Word for Jesus” preached by Pastor Don Bryan on April 10th, 2021 at the Mount…
Growing in Grace
The Bible calls us to Love. Love God and Love Others. At Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist church we have chosen to make this declaration our mission. But How? How do we grow in Christ to the place that we can authentically Love others? Peter challenges us to Grow in GRACE. (2 Pt 3:18) How? Through the illustration drawn from the story of a Flower we hope to see how looking steadfast at Jesus, helps us to grow and glow. Scripture:…
Lessons from the Life of Peter
2 Peter 3:10-11 challenges us to consider the time in which we are living and acknowledge that this earthly life will soon pass away. In awareness of this reality the question is postulated by Peter, “What type of lives should we be living?” Good question. Does Peter have any experience with this transformative question? Did Peter come face to face with himself and realize that he needed Jesus in order to live a life that reflected Jesus. Join us as…
A New Beginning: A Call to go higher up and deeper in…
In our journey with Jesus, we are called to surrender all. We are call to go higher up and deeper in, in our walk and service to Jesus and others. Ultimately we are called to Love God with all our hearts and to Love others as we love ourselves. At Mount Vernon SDA Church we see God calling us to this deeper commitment. We have commented ourselves to be in an adventurous relationship with God, and through the promised Holy…
Indiscriminate
This sermon is about the indiscriminate love of God that we can see through the story of the prophet Jonah. Scripture: Jonah 1:1-5, 1:17, 3:1-6, 4:1-10 “Indiscriminate” preached by John Aitken III on February 13th, 2021 at the Mount Vernon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Vernon, Washington
The Sanctuary – Part 3 – Is Love Enough? – Atonement in the Sanctuary
In the history of the Christian church the doctrine of the atonement has developed along two distinct lines, designated by the words “subjective” and “objective”. Often these two aspects seem to be at odds with one another. The subjective aspect affirms that the atonement exercises primarily a moral influence on man, for the sinners benefit. Those holding this view teach that the purpose of the atonement was to secure the right response from the sinner, that God acted in and through…
The Sign of Jonah
Do you like a good story? We all love great stories. The Bible is many things. It is foremost the story of redemption. It is an Epic description of a world lost, A Hero steps in to redeem, and the lost is restored. A classic drama of deliverance. In the midst of this drama you and I appear on stage. We realize that we are lost, the Hero is redeeming us and the Hero (Jesus) is restoring us. Join us to hear…