Sermons on Struggle

Winning at Home and Work

November 18, 2018
Chuck Peterman
Care, Devoted, Encourage, Husband, Joy, Light, Love, Obedience, Obey, Opportunity, Pray, Respect, Salt, Struggle, Submit, Thankfulness, Wife, Wisdom, Work
Colossians

It’s our vertical relationship with Christ that determines how our horizontal relationships with people will be. If we have an intimate relationship with our Lord through prayer, Bible study, and obedience to His commands, then our relationships with people will be very rich indeed. On the other hand, when we do not fellowship with Christ and…

To Forge Our Future

February 18, 2018
Chuck Peterman
Dream, Faith, Fear, Forge, God, Overcome, People, Resources, Sacrificial, Struggle, Trust
Joshua, Numbers

God calls each one of us in unique ways to collectively serve as the body of Christ. Through obedience to God and through the unique talents and experiences God has given us, we become an effective church body that demonstrates to the world that there can be unity in diversity. It is through this unity…

His Reign

January 14, 2018
Chuck Peterman
Church, Control, Evangelism, God, Guidance, Heart, Invite, King, Kingdom, Lord, Power, Prayer, Reign, Sin, Struggle, Surrender, Throne
1 Peter, Hebrews, James, Luke, Matthew, Romans

God reigns over all things… He created all things and He sustains all things! There is, however, one thing that God left up to us. He granted us free will to choose life through Jesus Christ or to reject life through our own pride and selfishness. And if we choose Christ, we need to remember…

We Have Value

December 4, 2017
Embrace, Plans, Purpose, Struggle, Testing, Time, Value
Hebrews, Matthew, Philippians, Ruth

God uses a wide variety of people to carry out His plans on this earth and in many cases, the person used is often a “misfit” or a little off according to the world’s standards. At times there are significant struggles for the person God chooses and there may even be significant delays in seeing…

Resurrecting Compassion

April 9, 2017
Chuck Peterman
Care, Compassion, Concern, Connect, Empathy, Holy Spirit, Humility, Love, Relationship, Resurrection, Selflessness, Struggle
1 Timothy, Mark

When we were made in God’s image, we received several characteristics that God possesses, but ours are imperfect. One such characteristic is compassion. Exodus 34:6 reads, “The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The LORD! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and…

This One Thing

“The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” These words from Psalm 121:5-8 tell us we have the ultimate protector watching over…