January 25, 2026
The God of Miracles
Acts 12:5 (NIV)

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Acts 12:7 (NIV)

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

Joshua 10:12-15 (NIV)

On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
"Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."
So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,

Joshua 10:12-15 (NIV)

as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

3 Miracle Steps

1. PRAY and ASK

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Matthew 18:3 (NIV)

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:7 (NIV)

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

3 Miracle Steps

2. Believe

3 Miracle Steps

3. Receive

Matthew 7:8 (NIV)

For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Joshua 10:8 (NIV)

The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you."

January 18, 2026
Prepared and Positioned
Joshua 1:11 (ESV)

"Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.'"

Matthew 16:24 (ESV)

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Hebrews 6:12 (KJV)

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

2When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.

Prepared

And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you."
Joshua 3:5 (NKJV)

Prepared

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
- Benjamin Franklin

Positioned

Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people." So they took it up and went ahead of them.
Joshua 3:6 (NIV)

Positioned

12Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice. 13When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people,
2 Chronicles 7:12-13 (ESV)

Positioned

14if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (ESV)

When we are prepared and positioned we see God's provision.

January 11, 2026
Can a person Still Be Brave if they are Afraid?
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

How to cultivate bravery: (R.E.S.T.)
1. Remember Past Victories

1 Samuel 17:37 (NIV)

The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine."
Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you."

2. Embrace Community

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

3. Step Out in Faith

Deuteronomy 11:24 (NIV)

Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.

Exodus 4:1-2 (NIV)

Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you'?"
Then the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?"
"A staff," he replied.

4. Trust in God's Promises

Joshua 1:3 (NIV)

I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.

Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)

1The Lord had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you.
2"I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)

3I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you."

Psalms 56:3-4 (NIV)

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise--
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?

Mark 5:35 (NIV)

While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher anymore?"

Mark 5:36 (NIV)

Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

January 4, 2026
Vision Sunday - Moving Forward

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

"Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.

Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV)

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them--to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to

Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV)

Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates--all the Hittite country--to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV)

"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

Be Strong

Ephesians 6:10 (NIV)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

Be Courageous

1 Corinthians 16:13 (NIV)

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

Philippians 3:13 (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

December 28, 2025

Sermon: Finishing Well
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJV

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

INTRODUCTION: Together... It's a beautiful word!

Acts 2:44: “All the believers were together and had everything in common.”
his illustrates the unity and shared life of the early church.
Romans 12:5: “So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”

Reflect on Your Journey

“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

1. Look Back to Learn
2. Let Go of the Past
3. Set New Goals

Recommit to God's Purpose

““Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his ancestors and his body decayed.”
‭‭Acts‬ ‭13‬:‭36‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

1. Evaluate Your Commitments
2. Reignite Your Passion
3. Press On with Determination

Conclusion: Today, is a day of reflection and recommitment.

December 24, 2025
Christmas Eve
The Gift of God
2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1. God made us to love us

Ephesians 1:4 (NLT)

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

1 John 4:9-10 (NIV)

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

1. God made us to love us
2. God made us to Live


Genesis 2:7 (NIV)

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Romans 3:23 (NIV)

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

1. God made us to love us
2. God made us to Live
3. Sin robs us of the ability to live

John 10:10 (NIV)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Isaiah 59:2 (NIV)

But your iniquities have separated
you from your God;
your sins have hidden his face from you,
so that he will not hear.

Romans 6:23 (NIV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Matthew 1:21 (NIV)

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.

Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God --

December 21, 2025
The Light of Love
Ephesians 3:17b-19 (NIV)

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Types of Biblical Love:
Phileo: Friendship love
Eros: Passionate love
Agape: Unconditional love; self-sacrificial love
Storge: Family love; love for a parent or sibling; unforced and natural

1 John 4:8 (NIV)

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a (NIV)

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Proverbs 3:3-4 (NIV)

Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.

1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Matthew 1:18-21 (NIV)

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about : His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 1:18-21 (NIV)

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

Love Revealed

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20 (NIV)

Luke 4:18 (NKJV)

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

Love Demonstrated

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus...
Matthew 1:21a (NIV)

Romans 5:8 (NKJV)

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 7:21-25 (NIV)

So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?

Romans 7:21-25 (NIV)

Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.

Love Saves

...he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21b (NIV)

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

December 14, 2025
The Light of Joy
Psalms 118:24 (NKJV)

This is the day the Lord has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Joy's Source

Luke 2:10-11 (NIV)

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV)

looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

James 1:2-4 (NIV)

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV)

...for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Joy's Sound

Psalms 100:1 (NKJV)

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

Psalms 100:2 (NKJV)

Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.

Acts 16:25-26 (NKJV)

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.

Proverbs 17:22 (NASB)

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Psalms 16:11 (BSB)

You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand

Isaiah 12:3 (NIV)

With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.

John 15:10-12 (NIV)

If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.