Sermons

WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION: CONFIDENCE

Date: September 19th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:32

Supporting Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:1-58, Proverbs 18:16, 2 Kings 4:1-7, Acts 3:1-10

Sermon Highlights:

· God wants me to be a champion! God wants me to make a difference!
· God wants me to behave like I have confidence in God.
· Never minimize or underestimate what I can do, my talents/gifts.
· Faith + Confidence = God will deliver me!
· God can handle any problem I bring to Him.
· Am I manifesting the qualities of a champion?
· Never underestimate my capacity.
· Be confident in Christ! Big stuff is coming my way because of my confidence in God!

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: God of every good and perfect gift, thank you for this moment. Thank you for providing for us and keeping us in your perfect will. We are grateful for every gift, talent, and ability you have given us. We confidently use those tools for the building of your kingdom. Help us to see ourselves and others through your eyes and spirit. Give us a vision of the greatness you have placed inside of us. May we say with confidence, no matter the situation, I have faith, God will deliver! We thank you in advance for all the big stuff coming our way because of our confidence in Christ. We love your word and pray you continue to bless your messenger, Pastor Evans. All praise, all honor, and all glory belong to the most high God. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE A CHAMPION

Date: September 12th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Numbers 13:30

Supporting Scripture: Philippians 4:13, 2 Kings 6:8-22

Sermon Highlights:

I am a champion! I am God’s champion! I am here to “champion” something!
I am God’s idea!
I came here as a winner! I am here to make a difference!
Choice: I am here to win. Commitment: Champions are committed. Confidence: Champions are confident.
Don’t step back from what God has promised! Speak with confidence to whatever is in front of you.
God sees things as they are. We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are. God open my eyes so I can see! Confidence in God helps me to see things as God sees them.
Sources of confidence: 1) Faith & belief in God 2) Education 3) Examples 4) Experience 5) Expertise/talent.
Confidence is faith/belief in God, internal assurance, nerve, boldness, bravery, backbone, grit, guts, heart, stomach, resoluteness, certainty, courage.
Hold on to my confidence!
“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies in us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: Creative Creator and source of all things, thank you for this moment. Thank you for this wonderful in-person worship experience. It was only your abundant grace and ever renewing mercy that made this day possible. Bless all who continue to BE the church, both inside and outside the building. Watch over Pastor Evans God. Increase his confidence and boldness and ours too. We are champions, here to make a difference, and be winners for your kingdom. We worship you Oh Lord, Lily of the Valley, Bright and Morning Star, equipped with the confident assurance that flows from our faith in you. We praise you and we love you. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

2 Timothy: 4:7

Date: September 5th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: 2 Timothy: 4:7

Supporting Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:24-28

Sermon Highlights:

· Fight, Finish, Faith: all critically important to anything I do.
· Fight the good fight!
· Be a finisher, it’s where the difference is made.
· It’s my race! The race goes to finishers. If I’m still here, the race is not finished.
· Keep the faith, it’s what the fight is all about.
· Opposition is always present. The fight is intended to move/drive me away from me faith.
· I want to be a champion!
· God will bring me through. God’s grace is sufficient.
· Keep the faith! Fight the good fight! Finish my race!

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: Creator God, Loving, Compassionate and Perfect in all your ways, thank you for this moment. Thank you for your grace and your mercy, which keeps us in the fight. We are grateful for this word of education, encouragement, and inspiration from Pastor Evans. Bless him with whatever he needs to live at his highest and best. Thank you for keeping us while we fought this week. With minds fixed and focused on you, we declare and decree we will keep the faith. We will fight the good fight. We will finish our race, knowing we can do nothing apart from your grace, which is sufficient. Lord we give your name all the honor, and all the glory it is due. We open our mouths to praise you, and we lift our hands to worship you. Thank you for simply being God – sovereign Lord, over all, in all, and through all situations and circumstances. We love you forever, in Jesus ‘name we pray, AMEN.

WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?

Date: August 22nd, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Luke 14:34-35

Supporting Scripture: Luke 14:15-33, Matthew 5:13, Leviticus 2:13, 2 Chronicles 13:5, Numbers 18:19, Ezekiel 16:4, 43:24, 2 Kings 2:21

Sermon Highlights:

· Be committed to being a true Christian. Being a true Christian means prioritizing Jesus.
· Commitment accepts & means NO EXCUSES!
· Commitment means finishing what I start.
· Commitment is key. It is the currency that pays the cost of discipleship & achievement.
· I am salt! Salt is important! Salt is a sign of God’s covenant. Salt is God’s purifying agent.
· Commitment is to a Christian like grace is to Jesus, like harmony is to music like heat is to a fire.
· No commitment = no Christian.
· I have the opportunity to be a champion.
· Be committed! Stop making excuses!
· I am the salt of the earth. Hold on to your saltiness.
· I am a champion! I am a winner!

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: Most Gracious and Giving God, thank you for this moment. Thank you for allowing us to see a brand new day. We are grateful for Pastor Evans’ commitment to your church, your word and your people. Bless him with an abundance of love, life, and health. God, we accept your invitation for each of us to be champions for you. Right now, we cast down all excuses and pick up our saltiness, a sign of your covenant and your purifying agency in this world. We praise and worship you God, we exalt your holy and righteous name. May our commitment to your kingdom never end. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION

Date: August 15th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Psalm 37:5, Proverbs 16:3, Mark 12:30

Supporting Scripture: Genesis 12:1

Sermon Highlights:

· 1st principle is choice.
· 2nd principle is a commitment- I choose to be committed.
· Commitment: dedication, devotion, loyalty, faithfulness, being all in, determination, giving, forgiving, making things happen, perseverance, persistence.
· Am I committed to the choice I made?
· Why not win? Why not choose to be a champion?
· Interest vs Commitment: there’s a big difference. Interest/contribution is about convenience, commitment is regardless of the inconvenience.
· The only true test of serious commitment is results – actions, progress, improvement.
· Get away from what is easy, comfortable, familiar, ordinary, regular, routine.
· God wants champions! God put it in you!
· There are only 2 options when it comes to commitment: In or out!
· Don’t accept ordinary, less than your best.
· Commitment is what makes the difference.

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: God of grace, God of mercy, thank you for this moment. Thank you for providing us with a choice. Today we choose you! Today we choose to be all in! Today we commit ourselves – mind, body, and spirit to being everything you desire us to be. God, you created us to be champions and winners, not losers and quitters. Continue to cause us to be uncomfortable as we seek to dig deep and rise up as champions. Call us out of comfortable places, out of the ordinary and routine. Where there is merely interest, guide us toward commitment. Bless our Pastor as he remains committed to the call and assignment you have given him. Lord, we love you, we praise you and we magnify your holy and righteous name. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?

Date: August 8th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:19

Supporting Scripture: Joshua 24:15, 1 Kings 18:21, Numbers 14:30, Acts 5:1-11, James 1:6-8, Mark 12:29-30, Matthew 6:21, 1 John 4:20, Acts 4:32-35

Sermon Highlights:

· Choice is: a gift, free will, power. Choice is major & life changing in scripture.
· All champions in scripture made a choice. They chose life!
· Double-mindedness always subtracts, causes instability & spiritual death.
· Am I double-minded in my giving?
· Everything in my house must be all in for Christ.
· Make a choice today to be a champion for Christ!

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: God of all, God in all, Creator God and Sustainer of all, thank you for this moment. Thank you for choosing us long before you set the foundation of the world. Bless your champion and our Pastor, Rev Evans, as he speaks words of wisdom, deliverance and hope. Help us to recognize and root out areas of double-mindedness in our lives. May the choices we make always point to the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Today we are grateful and claim our status as champions for Christ. God we love you, and all praise, all worship, all honor and glory is due your holy and righteous name. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

THE MAKINGS OF A CHAMPION!

Date: August 1st, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Joshua 1:5-9

Supporting Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17, Deuteronomy 30:19

Sermon Highlights:

· Be strong & very courageous.
· CHOICE – I must make the right choice. I must choose to be a champion
· Aspects of choice: 1) Desire/passion/hunger/thirst 2) Make a decision 3) Focus/alignment/peace.
· There’s more to making a choice than meets the eye. Don’t be a wanna-be!
· The choice is always hard. Ask God to help you make the right choice.

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE: Gracious and Giving God, thank you for this moment. Thank you for your servant and our champion, Pastor Evans. May his words continue to speak life into situations and circumstances that represent our Goliath. Help us to choose you Lord whenever we are faced with temptation or terror. May your grace and mercy abide in us, flow out of us, and sustain us every day, in every way. Today we choose you God. You are wonderful, powerful, holy, righteous and worthy of all praise and worship. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?

Date: July 25th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Joshua 1:5-8

Sermon Highlights:

Scriptural Focus: WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?
· What makes a champion, winner, hero/shero, overcomer, super star, stand out, saint?
· Champions are revealed in & through adversity.
· “The fight that I am in does not prepare me for that fight, it reveals the fight in me” – Rev Therman Evans
· Adversity can be involuntary or voluntary.
· Talent, skill, ability alone will not make me a champion. It takes more than that!
· Talent is a gift from God. We all have it.
· Being a champion is available to all of us.

Prayer of Gratitude: Creator and Creative God, thank you for this moment. Thank you for being not only the giver of every good and perfect gift, but for being and providing us with the ultimate gift, your Holy Spirit. Teach us how to be winners in this game called life. Bless our pastor with the clarity and boldness to shake us out of the despair of adversity into the freedom of living as champions. We love you and honor your word today. Hallelujah thine the glory, hallelujah amen, hallelujah thine the glory, revive us again! In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Date: July 18th, 2021

Speaker: Senior Pastor Therman E. Evans

Scripture: Acts 4:33, Daniel 3:25

Supporting Scripture: Daniel 3:17-18, Hebrews 13:5b-6, Psalm 22:3, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Deuteronomy 8:2

Sermon Highlights:

· God is the same yesterday, today & forever. It’s the same power!
· Give your testimony with great power.
· God is able! God is with me!
· When I’m going through do people see Jesus?
· The spirit of God = liberation
· In the wilderness, fire, trouble, pain is how I become humble & disciplined.
· The grace & mercy of God has covered me!

PRAYER OF GRATITUDE
God of Grace, God of Mercy, thank you for this moment. Thank you for being you, God all by yourself. This life is ever changing, but you remain the great I am, able to do all things through the power of your Holy Spirit. We are grateful for your ancient words which still speak life today from the mouth of our pastor, your servant. Give us the courage and boldness to testify about your goodness in the valley and on the mountain top. We are grateful for everything, seen and unseen, known and unknown. Keep working and walking with us. We love you and praise you, our very souls magnify your greatness and your sovereignty. In Jesus’ name we pray, AMEN.