Dr. Jim Conner

Dr. Jim Conner

Ever felt alone? Especially in these days of a pandemic and stay at home orders. God promises us be with us. What does that mean? How can He be with us? If He is with us all the time, what does that mean?Dr. Jim Conner

We ALL have a terminal diagnosis! We all have the problem of SIN and it is FATAL. We can't heal ourselves and no human doctor can! We're going to die from our sins! That was our situation until Jesus came along and died in our place! HE can make us NOT GUILTY!Dr. Jim Conner

We all tend to believe that people who are closer to God - well their prayers have more influence with God. So who is the most righteous person you know of? How about Jesus?! What if HE was praying for YOU? Well He is!Dr. Jim Conner

One of God's promises to you is that He will give you power, really a SuperPower that will allow you to face anything. Today we learn about that SuperPower.Dr. Jim Conner

No matter how dire things may seem nor how powerful evil appears, God's people will win. Evil will lose. Righteousness will prevail, because Jesus has secured the victory. We know the final score, and we win!Dr. Jim Conner

Even if our entire world seems to be shaking or unsure, we can have an unshakable life. God has given us promises that we can always trust!Dr. Jim Conner

When the church was brand new, the leadership had not game plan. They had no instruction manual. And in the middle of success that was flooding them with new converts, the same Jewish leaders who had killed Jesus came after them! Their only hope was an impossible God!Dr. Jim Conner

Happy Mother's Day! Today we look at a surprise choice God made - of a young girl who would become the most famous female of all time. Because an Impossible God wanted to use her.Dr. Jim Conner

God has repeatedly demonstrated that for Him nothing is impossible. His normal pattern is to do the unthinkable, solve the unsolvable, and bring victory from defeat. Israel learned that lesson when their backs were trapped by the Red Sea and the army of Egypt was ready to destroy them.Dr. Jim Conner

We live in difficult times. Things seem too difficult for us to handle. What we need is someone who can do the impossible! In fact, we do have just such a one to help us. Impossible God - nothing is too difficult for Him. We see this in the very beginning when He creates everything from nothing.Dr. Jim Conner

Easter is not only a time to celebrate Jesus' new life. It is also a time to realize the Jesus gives us all new life, no matter our past failures. No one understood that more than Peter.Dr. Jim Conner

Like Judas last week, this week we look at another man who encountered Jesus and was changed forever as a result. His name was Pilate. In his struggles with Jesus and what to do with Him, we can all learn some lessons for our own faith journey.Dr. Jim Conner

I don't think anyone who encountered Jesus remained unchanged. Some however, failed to change for the better - but make no mistake they were changed. Today we look at one such man: Judas.Dr. Jim Conner

A stranger was forced by Roman soldiers to carry Jesus' cross. That single act and what he witnessed that day changed the whole direction of his life. What if that happened to us? Could there be a cross to carry in our future?Dr. Jim Conner

Life has always been uncertain. Sometimes in periods of comfort or stability we can forget this. But life has a shocking way of waking us up. We're facing that today. So did families in Jesus' day. We'll look at one today and how He helped them overcome the chaos.Dr. Jim Conner

When a blind man came to Jesus, he was asked, "What do you want?" It's a fair question for all of us. What do we really want from Jesus? This man's story let's us see how we can approach Jesus for His help.Dr. Jim Conner

Jesus encountered many people on His final trip to Jerusalem. One of the groups He stopped to touch was the children. In the process He teaches us all some important lessons about life.Dr. Jim Conner

In this series of sermons we're looking at different people Jesus encountered as He was heading to Jerusalem for the final time. This week we look at 10 men whose lives Jesus changed forever. In the process there are some important lessons for us about gratitude.Dr. Jim Conner

In this final sermon of the BLESSED series, we look at our work. Could God want to use us at our jobs to be a blessing to others? How could that actually work? We'll talk about some possibilities.Dr. Jim Conner

We are all blessed by God - in many ways. Who He made us each to be. What He has given us. But there is an even greater resource He has given us: PEOPLE. Today we look at how God wants to use us to bless the people around us.Dr. Jim Conner

God blesses us for a purpose. We've seen that in the past two weeks. That doesn't just apply to our abilities or time. How would our thinking about money change if we saw our resources as a tool God wants to use to bless others?Dr. Jim Conner

Our world is pretty hard on us. We're not sure how much we're worth - if our lives really matter at all. That's not God's view of us! He says we're VERY important! In fact, He has specific plans for each of us!Dr. Jim Conner

If someone asked you, "How does a person get ahead in life?" What would you say? How do we make sense of life? Do you think God has an answer?He does. We're going to spend the next few weeks looking at God's economy - how to get ahead in life.Dr. Jim Conner

We all want our prayers to be answered. We want God to always say "Yes" to our requests. If He doesn't, we feel like our prayers didn't work. What if we're missing the whole point of prayer? In this sermon we'll look at two prayers, with opposite answers - but they both "worked!"Dr. Jim Conner

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Our world isn't easy today. It creates insecurity and we question our worth. Friends come and go on social media. We're connected but insecure.God was giving us a gift at Christmas that can change all of this - if we open Gods' gift.Dr. Jim Conner

Christmas didn't just happen. And it is more than just a cute story like a Disney animated movie. There were huge issues being resolved, and none were no bigger than our fates!Dr. Jim Conner

This world has a lot of problems, and they don't seem to be getting better. It would be easy to feel discouraged about the future. That isn't something new. At the time of the first Christmas, there were a lot of problems, too. One of the reasons WHY we have Christmas was so God could give us HOPE.Dr. Jim Conner

Christmas is a wonderful, amazing story. We are thrilled to hear it every year. Yet this surprising story didn't just happen. There were reasons God did what He did, when He did it.Today we look at the 400+ years of silence He was finally breaking - so speak with the WORD.Dr. Jim Conner

Corinth had so many problems in their worship services, Paul needed four chapters to deal with them all. We needed two sermons! In this second sermon we look at the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts - what was wrong - and how to make it right.Dr. Jim Conner

Worship can be controversial today - people have strong opinions about most everything. The same thing was happening in Corinth! Paul gives them some sound advice. Two of the issues involved what women were doing in the services - which remains an issue today!Dr. Jim Conner

Paul has a challenge for us. It isn't enough to just be in the race, to be a Christian. We need to take our faith seriously. It is more than just words, it is how we live.Dr. Jim Conner

We all know our rights - we want them, we deserve them, we even demand them. But what about when our rights harm someone else? What then?Joe Schmidt

Marriage in Corinth was a real question. People were trying some really "new" ideas and asking Paul if it was OK. Paul has a lot to say about not only marriage but also engagement and divorce.Dr. Jim Conner

Conflict is something almost everyone wants to avoid. Yet it happens, even in the church. The challenge is not to avoid conflict but to handle it in the correct way. The Christians in Corinth failed to do that, and Paul challenged them!Dr. Jim Conner

Some things were WRONG in the Corinthian Church - the problem was that some were proud of what they were doing wrong! Paul challenged this thinking - and urged them to take sin seriously.Dr. Jim Conner

While those who don't know Jesus may see us as weak and even foolish, the opposite is in fact true. We possess Divine wisdom and super-human power - not because WE do, but because God has given us His Spirit!Dr. Jim Conner

Leadership is critical for any group or church. Yet it can also be a problem. It was in Corinth! Paul has some correction for us all: We have only one real leader - and leadership in God's Kingdom is about serving, now climbing the ladder.Dr. Jim Conner

This Fall we will work through 1 Corinthians. The book was written by Paul to a church he planted in Corinth, Greece. This church was far from perfect, in fact it was full of conflict and challenges! Which makes it a helpful church for us - to see what advice Paul gave them!In this sermon we look at the situation in and around this church.…

Our usual image of Jesus doesn't include thoughts of a ferocious lion! He is meek and kind and serving - washing feet.So what do we learn from this name for Jesus?Dr. Jim Conner

Today we begin three weeks of looking at names for Jesus. The first name is perhaps the most puzzling: WORD. We will look at some backgrounds that explain why this name was perfect when John first used it - and why it still has an important message for us today.Dr. Jim Conner

Almost all of the names of God speak to how great or powerful He is. God's greatness doesn't always make us feel comfortable in approaching Him. Jesus changed all that for us when He taught us to call God, "Abba."Dr. Jim Conner

God is a shepherd for His people. He cares, He protects, He provides. Our welfare is one of His top priorities. Is it any wonder that the 23rd Psalm is one of the most popular passages in all of the Bible?!Joe Schmidt

A banner has always been a place where we focus our attention. It is a point around which to rally. We have a God who gives us not only direction and purpose but also confidence.Joe Schmidt

In this series, there are two names of God introduced in the New Testament. One of them is not mentioned until the last book of the Bible, Revelation. God Himself says that He is the Alpha and Omega. In this sermon we'll learn what He was talking about - and what we need to learn about God.Dr. Jim Conner

God is huge, unmovable, totally reliable. We have already seen that when we looked at God Almighty. But God, this rock, is also a place of safety for each of us. God is very personal as well!Dr. Jim Conner

In life we face many difficult times. That's not new. People have always faced times of testing in life. The promise we have is that God is a God who will provide!Joe Schmidt

A woman was in a deep crisis. She felt all alone and abandoned - no hope. Then God came to her and she new everything was going to be OK.She told God, "You see me!" That's our God!Dr. Jim Conner