We live in a time that glorifies rebellion, especially against parents. Good luck finding a teen band that sings, "Have you helped your parents lately?" Good luck finding a teenage magazine that encourages you to help with chores around the house. Teen rebellion is glorified while honoring parents is vilified. God calls us to swim against the current on this one. The Bible promises that fighting against parents takes away life while honoring parents is the key to blessing in life, not just in your teen years but even through your adult years. Join us as we learn the importance of honoring the God-ordained authority figures in our lives.

Command 5 - Honor Your Father And Mother - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - AAC
Command 5 - Honor Your Father And Mother - Manuscript - PDF
Command 5 - Honor Your Father And Mother - Sermon Handout - PDF
Command 5 - Honor Your Father And Mother - Sermon Handout with blanks - PDF
Command 5 - Honor Your Father And Mother - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX

TopicsParenting, Mothers, Fatherhood, Authority, Government, Work

Do you come from a messy family? Is your family scared by a divorce or an unexpected pregnancy? When a family is broken, it is easy to feel God's plans for that family are ruined. As we finish the book of Ruth, we see how God takes messy family situations and uses them as part of his good plan to bring more glory to his name.


Ruth 4 - God Is At Work In Messy Families - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - MP3
Ruth 4 - God Is At Work In Messy Families - Manuscript - PDF
Ruth 4 - God Is At Work In Messy Families - Sermon Handout - PDF
Ruth 4 - God Is At Work In Messy Families - Digging Deeper Sermon Study - PDF

TopicsFamily, Fatherhood, Mothers, Divorce

Isn't partial obedience better then no obedience when it comes to obeying God? Isn't close enough good enough? In this chapter we see the consequences of Jacob's partial obedience and how his family suffered when he didn't pay attention to obeying God's Word. In a similar way, giving casual attention to obeying God can lead to unintended disaster in our lives as well.


Genesis 34 - Date Rape - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Genesis 34 - Date Rape - Manuscript - PDF
Genesis 34 - Date Rape - Sermon Handout - PDF
Genesis 34 - Date Rape - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX
Genesis 34 - Date Rape - Life Group Work Sheet - PDF

TopicsWorldliness, Dating, Daughters, Circumcision, Sin, Fatherhood

Pennsylvania police say John Forehand signed up for Facebook to track a daughter he hadn’t seen in ten years. They say he was interested in a different kind of touching reunion as he sexually propositioned his 13-year-old girl. Police say he arrived fully prepared for what he thought would be a sexual encounter but what turned out to be his arrest by police. In Genesis 19, we find a similar demented scenario. Lot was incestuously raped by his own daughters so they would become pregnant and bear his children. What led Lot to such parental failure that he fathered his own grandchildren? In this study we will look at questions every father should be asking to raise their daughters to love Jesus and marry well.


Genesis 19:30-38 - Daughters - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
Genesis 19:30-38 - Daughters - Manuscript - PDF
Genesis 19:30-38 - Daughters - Sermon Handout - PDF
Genesis 19:30-38 - Daughters - Editable Sermon Notes - DOCX
Genesis 19:30-38 - Daughters - Life Group Work Sheet - PDF

TopicsDaughters, Parenting, Fatherhood, Sex, Adultery

If your son's life hung in the balance, what would you do? In this message, we meet a dad desperate for a miracle. Learn why Jesus healed his son when he refused to do a miracle for countless others. Join us as we discover what must be true for a miracle.

John on Jesus - One Desperate Dad - Audio - MP3
John on Jesus - One Desperate Dad - Quicktime and iPhone Audio - M4A
John on Jesus - One Desperate Dad - Manuscript - PDF
John on Jesus - One Desperate Dad - Sermon Handout - PDF
John on Jesus - One Desperate Dad - Small Group Work Sheet - PDF

TopicsFatherhood, Faith, Trials, Miracles