Sermons by “Pastor Dell Schomburg”

It is written.

The Spirit led Christ into the wilderness to be tested. This trial by temptation was necessary if he was to perservere through all he would face on the way to the cross. The Son’s strength came from his complete identification with the Father. They were One. The devil sought to separate Him from God, as he had done to Adam & Eve in the garden. The temptations Christ faced over his 40 days of suffering made this a real possiblity. But the WORD of God took up the two-edged sword and cut down each lie with “It is written!”

Let us look to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame
and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself,
so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. – Hebrews 12:2-3

Engage

Fleeing one enemy by running toward another, Jacob finally came to the end of himself that night at Peniel. His years of scheming and deceiving had come to nothing at long last. Here he was alone and fearful – desperate. And to make matters worse, a man attacked him! Fighting through the night, Jacob refused to yield even when exhaustion and serious injury had taken their toll. “The grabber” hung on to the man he knew was no mere man. “Let me go!” “Not until you bless me!” And so God did, giving him a new name and declaring him to have prevailed with God and men. Isra El prevailed by *engaging* with God, and was blessed for it. So it shall be with us all.

Let us reflect our salvation

St. Augustine said that the “double love” commandment (love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength; love your neighbor as yourself) is the essence of the Gospel.

The reason the laws and commandments were given is to serve the purpose of love – to give structure to and provide direction for the love that we are to show others.

Our obedience to God’s laws and commands does not bring about or effect our salvation. It *reflects* our salvation.

He is enough.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

Motivation Matters.

My power is made perfect in weakness.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”

Peace! Be still!

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We make it our aim to please Him.

“Paul talks a lot about what we would refer to as justification… and Paul [also] talks a lot about sanctification – our response to what God has done for us, how we put our faith into practice, how we live our daily lives…”

The Family of God

Spiritual Growth – A Lifelong Process

It is God’s will and desire that we grow spiritually, even and especially through times of uncertainty and confusion.