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Sermons by Doug Newton

Rain to Reign

People have real-life question about their daily lives and relationships; they are often struggling with finding solutions. They haven’t yet seen or understood that what God has to offer them will provide help or relief in all that they are looking for.  Believers must begin to see these people not as sinners or unbelievers or…

You’ve Got to Be Kidding

We seek to become a people who are living examples who have found the answers to life’s fundamental questions and problems. We seek to be a place where people who are searching for answers feel safe, welcomed, listened to. We seek experiences of knowing that God is real and wants you to feel His love…

We Know that We Know that We Know

How do you know that Jesus is real? Some would just say, “Well, I know, that I know that I know.”  Why do I believe that Jesus is the Savior? Some accept that Scripture is Truth. Some have had spiritual experiences where God showed up. Some have heard it all their lives. Some view it…

The Better Good News

Let’s get a whole lot better at understanding people. Many people aren’t aware of their real need. The Work of God is to bring people to their need for Him. So many are struggling with escaping the suffering, the pain, the confusion of their daily lives. Jesus met people there. He saw their need. He taught, He healed, He gave them deliverance.…

The Challenge of Attraction

When we as a church embrace our purpose–to love others as God loves them and to seek those who are lost–we need to reframe our question. What are people looking for? and that we can offer them? The world is restless. They don’t recognize that God can bring them rest. They are searching for a…

Be More Joshuicious

Joshua 3:5. “Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.” God uses His words and His actions through His people. He does this way beyond our abilities or understanding. The Lord speaks amazing things He wants to do and uses us. Seek to be in tune with Him when you pray.…

Prayer Challenge: Keep Praying

Joshua 1 and 3. When we trust and obey our Lord, He promises to be with us. When we pray we continue until He reveals His promise. We don’t give up. In Scripture when the supernatural happened, there was a human component when God worked in history. The more we bring to the Lord to…

Transform Our Prayers

John 2:1-13. John only picked 7 miracles because they signified something unique about the nature of God. What was the significance of Jesus’ first miracle? The Wedding Wine. His mother did not tell Him what to do, but just the situation. Like prayer, bring concern to Him, lay it at His feet, let Him act.…

Your Blessings Await

How often have you thought or said, ‘God, why did you let this happen?’  Is He supposed to intervene like a supernatural airbag to protect us from everything bad, wrong, evil?  We must consider how our choices impact the consequences we face. Praise God that He gives us choices. But no matter how much He…

A Perfect Model for Prayer

II Chronicles 20:4-12 A prayer to prepare for an unspeakable battle.  This prayer was bold. This prayer was crystal clear what is being said. This prayer was all about Who God is and what He can do. This is a great example of how to pray to the Almighty God. First, recognize and focus on…