Poolesville Baptist Church Sermons

Called to Less ( 1 Thessalonians 2:6-10)

Presented by Jace Broadhurst

May 13, 2012, 10:30 am

Before you head to Olive Garden on Sunday afternoon, I hope to take a few minutes to both honor mothers and call them to something even greater. Actually, that's not really true: I want to call them to something less. Something far less. Something with less majesty, less financial reward, less appreciation, less glamour . . . I want to call mothers and everyone else to less.
For those of you who sometimes feel too tied to your children, I hope to encourage you this Sunday from I Thessalonians 2:6-10: God's word. It does have special words for mothers, but it isn't written primarily to mothers so it will apply to everyone present that day.

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Craving Leads to Killing: What I Will Do to Get an iPad (James 4:1-3, 7-10)

Presented by Jace Broadhurst

May 6, 2012, 10:30 am

I have some pretty strong cravings. It goes well beyond mint-frosted brownies, Krispy Kreme, and burgers at Five Guys; there are a dozen books on my wish list and there is that Corvette for sale on Rt. 28. These cravings are legitimate and while I may let these cravings cross into sin, they are not automatically so. But I think we all have some desires that are sinful. Desires for that particular woman or man. Desires for a better house just so we can show off. Desires for a name for ourselves; to be lifted high, to be in control.
Do you have a battle waging within you? Do you get upset with your stupid flesh because you don't often enough win the battle to obey God? Sunday's sermon will not primarily be on our bad desires but on one particular desire - the desire to be in control. The desire to have what we want when we want it. The desire to have our way. It's a human problem but we can't let that keep us from trying to root it out.

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Creating Intentional Alternative Communities of Peace (James 3:13-18)

Presented by Jace Broadhurst

April 29, 2012, 10:30 am

Do you know leaders who can't lead? Brain-dead bosses? Stupid Supervisors? Far too often, they seem to lack even the most basic of intelligence? Or perhaps they are very smart but they lack wisdom, and tension is a way of life. They struggle in navigating the problems of the job and seem to be out for their own good instead of a more common good. This week I want to talk about a leader's wisdom. About a leader's task in creating an intentional community of wisdom and especially of peace. I want to talk about 7 traits that if we take seriously will certainly transform our life, but will most likely also transform the life of everyone we meet. That seems pretty huge to me.

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The Battle for Worship - Part 1 Anticipating the Victory (Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Rev. 22:1-5)

Presented by Kyle Broady

April 22, 2012, 10:31 am

You are in a battle. Every day, you're in the midst of a grand contest. Did you realize that? This is not something you want to be unaware of. You probably know the story of the serpent in the garden receiving the man and the woman. Well that's where it all began, and ever since then a battle has been raging to reclaim the fallen hearts of sinful people. You and I are a part of this effort, but we don't go at it on our own. Our heavenly Father provides us with "weapons" to fight back the creep of idolatry and false worship in our hearts. So we have the ability to move toward the perfect worship of our Lord that we were created to offer. Want to find out what these are?

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