Stoneybrook Christian Church

Eats With Sinners - Tolerance

Jesus hated sin but loved sinners.  While others rejected people who were far from God, Jesus welcomed them.  We should always be intolerant of sin but never intolerant of sinners.  We may be their only hope for finding God's Grace.

Easter Sunday - Eats With Sinners - Humility

What does Eating with Sinners have to do with Easter?  Everything!  Jesus' greatest act of love to lost people was dying for them, for us.  It was the greatest act of humility in history.  Let's be like Jesus, let's be humble as we seek Intentional Relationships with people who are far from God.

Eats With Sinners - Intimacy

There's more to intimacy than what exists between a man and a woman.  In its simplest form, intimacy simply means closeness or a close friends. In Jesus day, sharing a meal with someone was considered an intimate act, only done with someone you cared about.  If we want to develop intentional relationships, we must develop intimate friendships like Jesus did, like sharing a meal with someone who is far from God.

Eats With Sinners -Faith

Faith is the ingredient that God needs from us in order to become His son or daughter.  But it is also needed as we develop intentional relationships with people who are far from God.

Eats with Sinners - Grace

The key to someone knowing about their Savior in our relationships with them is helping them experience God's GRACE.  God's Truth is essential in our lives, but for many, before they will listen to God's truth, they need to experience God's Grace.  Listen to how Jesus led with Grace when he encountered people who were far from God.

Eats With Sinners - Accessibility

If we hope to develop relationships with people in our lives who are lost, we must make ourselves accessible to them.  Jesus sure did when He became a man.  What can we do to eliminate the obstacles in our lives that prevent us from developing relationships with those who need Jesus?

Eats with Sinners - Intro and Integrity

How did Jesus seek the lost?  Often by simply eating a meal with them.  How can we fulfill the mission Jesus gave us to seek and save the lost?  The same way Jesus did, by intentionally seeking to develop relationships with those who need Jesus.  One way we can do that is by sharing a meal or other relationship building moments.  But before we seek to save others, first we must make sure that we are men and women of integrity.  We must be the Real Deal.

The Grass is Greener - Finding Contentment in our Pain

In James' letter to some people who are experiencing some pretty bad trials, he encourages them to find JOY in their SUFFERING.  What!  How can anyone find JOY in SUFFERING?  Listen and see.

The Grass is Greener - Contentment with Our Identity

Who are you?   How do you feel about who you are?  Sometimes the answer to that the later question is not too positive.  Sometimes it's downright awful.  Sometimes we don't feel very good about ourselves at all.  But the better question is, who does God say that we are?  As we read God's Word, I think we find the answer to be very different and much more positive.

The Grass is Greener

What is the secret to being content where we are in life?  Sometimes contentment is hard to find, but if we can find it, life is so much better, no matter what our circumstances are.