The Church of God of Licking County Sermon Podcast

5/9/18 PM - Iran Watson - Caught in the act

It seems everyone has their eye out for corruption and guiltiness, looking to catch someone red handed and turn them in.  Pastor Iran recalls the story of the women the pharisees brought to Jesus so Jesus would bring this women to justice but Jesus did what no one expected.  Jesus treated this women with love and kindness.  Pastor Iran challenges us that next time we catch someone in the act, don't point the finger and yell guilty, but instead reach out your hand and show grace.  #youareforgiven

5/6/18 PM - Paul Hensley - Keepers of aquariums or fishers of men ?

The calling to the church is to reach out to the lost.  Jesus called his disciples to be fishers of men and we are tasked as well to cast our lines and nets to retrieve the lost for Christ.  Associate Hensley's explains what it means to be a fisher of men and what it takes to be so.

5/6/18 AM - Tony Bartlette - Taken beyond

Why do we settle so easy?  So many assume they have received all this life has to offer and all there is left to do is coast until they reach the end. Have you felt there is something more? Is there something telling you there is more than this? This world has offered you all it can but God still has so much more to offer you and He will take you beyond the life you have settled for.

4/29/18 PM - Randy Montgomery - Worthy is the Lamb

A popular concept in our society is that we are unworthy of God's grace.  Even though this is true, the issue is we are making it about us.  It is not about us, it's not about if we are worthy, but it is about The Lamb and The Lamb is Worthy.  God sent this lamb to be sacrificed so we can receive His grace and mercy.  Because He is worthy and He chose to give His life for us to live, the gift of God's love is available to us.

4/29/18 AM - Randy Montgomery - Shouts of grace

Grace, Grace, marvelous Grace.  Grace is ours to declare by Jesus.  Grace gives strength when we are weak.  Grace gives us life that is undeserving.  What we cannot do ourselves, God's enabling Grace can do. Pastor Montgomery instructs how to declare grace and let it work in our lives.

4/28/18 PM - Randy Montgomery - Living by the Spirits power

What's leading you?  Where do you find your direction?  It seems so many have not embraced The Holy Spirit to guide and direct us.  Pastor Montgomery describes the importance of being filled with the Spirit and to be driven by it as well.

4/27/18 PM - Randy Montgomery - Grace in failure

We all dread failure.  We are terrified of it and we try to avoid it by any means.  Pastor Montgomery encourages in his sermon that failure is not the end, failure is not defeat, and there is a savior who loves us in our failures.  The Bible is filled with those who have failed, and there are many we admire who have failed, and we ourselves have failed over & over; but the love of Jesus & our love to Him in return will raise us up from that failure and help us carry on.

4/26/18 PM - Randy Montgomery - The symbol of the crucifixion

Why have we romanticized the cross?  A horrific form of public execution and we have made a "beautiful" symbol out of it.  Pastor Montgomery ensures us there is nothing wrong with this but is concerned we have lost some meaning of our Messiah dying on this horrendous symbol of torture.  Why did Jesus have to suffer in this way?  What about the other events that took place of the hour of Jesus' death?  What does it all symbolize?  Listen, and hear the story of our salvation.

4/25/18 PM - Mike Werle - Keep hold

Will the Church be recognizable in 10...20...30 years?  If the church of today and the church of tomorrow would be held up side by side, would they compare?  If those who have gone where able to look upon the Church now, would they rejoice or be letdown?  How concerned are we now of the Church of tomorrow?  Evangelist Werle pleads with the Church to keep hold of it's values, it's morals, & the Word of God so that the Church of tomorrow will carry on and strive so that generations to come will have a place they can find to hear the Truth & find salvation.

4/24/18 PM - Mike Werle - Refocus

Things are constantly changing; & has the Church worked to hard to keep up with those changes?  Has the Church lost focus?  Evangelist Werle pleads to the Church that in this ever changing world, focus less on keeping up with the changes, and focus more on the morals & truths of God's word.  What this ever changing world needs now, is the unchanging Word of God.