Frail, limited, and sinful as man is, the love of God can transform what is weak to his own glory.” Willem Van Gemeren on Psalm 90:17, Expositor’s Bible Commentary
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
An Evangelical Free Church in Cary, NC
Sermons by Rev. Jim Folk (Page 7)
Luke 1:26-38 (For sermon notes-click “Save PDF” above) The angel Gabriel appears to Mary and tells her that she will conceive by the Holy Spirit and give birth to Jesus the Messiah. Did Mary do anything special to deserve this honor? Many Hebrews girls would have imagined that one day, one of them would give…
Mark 1:1-8 God sent a messenger- John the Baptist- to disrupt our human comfort, in order to point us to the true comforter, Jesus Christ.
Message from Matthew 24:36-51 (Week 2 of Advent) At Christmas we celebrate the incarnation: the miraculous, mysterious truth that Jesus was born as fully man and fully God. The word Immanuel literally means “God with us.” We don’t celebrate Jesus’ birth simply out of nostalgia. We celebrate Christmas every year because Christians are looking forward…
Sermon from Exodus 6:1-13 Moses was called by God to go before Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt. After declaring God’s plans to Pharaoh, the Israelites predicament worsens- they are forced to make bricks without straw. Moses finds himself opposed by Pharaoh and opposed by his own people. Often in our lives, things…
Exodus chapter five- Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh and tell him to let God’s people go. Pharaoh refuses to listen and makes life harder for the Israelites. The Israelite foreman complain to Pharaoh and to Moses. Moses becomes dejected and cries out to the LORD. How do you respond when you seek to obey…
Today we baptized three people who have committed to follow Jesus. Baptism is a sign of the new covenant, which Jesus commanded his disciples to follow. It is a celebration of the work of God in someone’s life- granting salvation by grace through faith.
Text: Exodus 4:10-31 Moses gives God several excuses, but God graciously removes them. Moses continues in trust and obedience, with a lot to learn along the way. Zipporah intervenes because of Moses’ neglect to follow God’s command.
From Exodus 3, we see that Moses followed God’s call, by first responding “Here I am.” Despite several excuses, failures, and sins, God used Moses in a to lead God’s people. God can do the same in your life as you seek to serve Him. Remember that God is the one who strengthens and equips…
Exodus chapter 2