A Sermon Series with Dr. Mark Platt

Go into most bookstores and you will see a huge section called "Self-help." The problem is that helping yourself is like the blind leading the blind. The Bible is the greatest "personal improvement book" in the world. Millions and even billions of people have been eternally changed by the message of the Bible. The reason is that the Bible is not a self-help book, but a God’s help book.

In these next few months, we will be scrutinizing ten familiar Bible verses that most of us have known and even memorized. We will certainly study the milk of these verses, that is, the setting, grammar, vocabulary and syntax. But our primary goal will be to look at the meat of these verses, that is, the application of these verses to our values, relationships, lives and our daily walk with the Lord Jesus. Our mission will be that "the word of Christ will dwell in you richly" (Colossians 3:16). We want God to lead us and our church to grow to the next level of maturity. We are praying that non- believers will hear, understand and pledge faith in the Lord, too.

As always, God’s Word--the Bible--will be our textbook. Each Sunday we will look at one verse and share practical ways to put the principles to work in our lives. There will be an outline with personal response questions as well as group discussion questions. Would you ask God to make it a life-changing study for us all?

Albert Einstein is quoted as saying: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." If you are tired of living the same old life without the joy of the Lord, study these ten verses with us. If you want more of the "abundant life" that Jesus promised, join us in this study. If you want to change your life, then this is the study for you. Make a commitment to "Get Your Life Together!" Available sermon resources

Sermon Schedule, Fall 2009

1. September 13 — Matthew 6:33 — Find Your Life Purpose
2. September 20 — Philippians 4:8  — You Are What You Think!
3. September 27 — Psalm 84:5-7 — The Quiet Secret to Spiritual Strength
4. October 4 — 1 John 1:9 — I Confess
5. October 11 — Romans 8:28 — Live Worry-free with Confidence


October 18 — Jacob Miles (Psuedo name for security)



6. October 25 — Romans 12:1-2 — Get It Right!


November 1 — Staff Missionary Jon Haley
Book of Ruth — Ordinary People


7. November 8 — 1 Peter 5:6 — The God Standard
8. November 15 — Isaiah 40:31 — The Waiting Game
9. November 22 — Proverbs 25:28 — The Problem is Me!
10. November 29 — Acts 20:35 — The More Blessed Thing