Cottonwood Sermons

Leading Your Kids in God’s Direction Part 3 - Imperfect Parenting   Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds…    Prov. 27:23   Questions to help you lead your child in God’s direction:    7 You shall teach them...

Winning Your Child’s HeartPart 2 - Imperfect Parenting My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.   Prov. 23:26 Questions to help you win your child’s heart: 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your...

Training Yourself to REST Part 1 – Imperfect Parenting    2 that you may fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes…all the days of your life…                 Deut. 6:2 1.)       R -___Realize__...

Firstfruits! Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Proverbs 3:9,10 Q: What’s the first thing you do with earned...

State of the Church – 2015 “Ushering People into the Presence of Jesus” Mark 2:1-12 “Disciples making disciples is always the surest sign of a healthy, vibrant church.” Matthew 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in...

2 Outflows of the Spirit-filled Life:   Brothers (& sisters)… 2 Bear one another's burdens… 4 But let each one test his own work… 5 For each will have to bear his own load.                 Gal. 6:1-5   1.)      ...

What Does the Bible Say About the Beginning and the End of Life? Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb and naked shall I return there. The LORD...

Mary , an unlikely Hero The lineage of Jesus includes a league of unlikely female hero’s: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary   “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern...

Heroes Series – “The Real Super Hero!    Hero: “A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life” Feats of SonofmanVs 1-9: “because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and...

David “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”           1 Samuel 16:7          1. A Hero has a “Heart...

‘Elongate’ Yourself for God! Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward...

Heroes: Elijah “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.” 1 Kings 18:36b ESV Elijah really had superhero...

Nehemiah A Short History of Israel… How does a hero become a hero? 1. A Hero develops God’s heart. (Neh. 1) Nehemiah was fueled by love. (Neh. 1:4) Nehemiah was empowered by God’s Word. (Neh. 1:8-11 = Deut. 30)   2. A Hero develops “faith...

“The Making of a Hero” Joshua 6:1-21 Perhaps the greatest challenge to being a superhero for God is unbelief! Mark 9:50 The making of a Hero: Numbers 13:30 “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”      ...

Serving Part 4 - Full of Life in a Crazy Busy World!   We can be full of life through serving because:   2 Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.                  Gal. 6:2 1.) Serving starts with following Christ’s...

Prayer Part 3 - Full of Life in a Crazy Busy World!  Reminder: when starting a new habit, make your goals ‘do-able.’  Prayer is often the difference between: a ‘busy life’ and a ‘full life.’ 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about...

Journaling God’s Word Part 2 - Full of Life in a Crazy Busy World! What are you busy with these days? What you feed grows. What you starve dies. (Galatians 6:7-8) Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40 But Martha was...