Andover Christian Church & 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?

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.