Messages by Steve Kromer
I Thirst
This evening, we join together once again this Lent season to remember the last words of Jesus. Every word of Jesus as He hung on the cross is so significant. It was with agonizing pain and desperation that Jesus would pull Himself up by the nails through His wrists to gasp in enough breath to speak. Not a single word was accidental, but very intentional and meaningful. If you weren’t able to attend last week, be sure to check out…
Faith: Wait
We’ve been challenged the past few weeks about faith. There are a few different ways that we see faith manifest itself. We learned last week about showing our faith by our works and asking God what our next step of faith is. We were reminded that faith is what enabled Jesus to bring healing and deliverance throughout His earthly ministry and how it is still by faith that we receive everything from God. Faith can be seen through the immediate…
Faith: Next Step
Last week, God took us back to the firm foundational basic of living by faith. Faith is where our salvation began. At some point, each one of us heard the good news about Jesus; His sinless life, death on the cross to pay the penalty for our sin, and His resurrection again to eternal life. We chose to accept this truth and this salvation by faith alone. After choosing to put our faith in what we heard, then we experienced…
Faith
This morning, I felt that God wanted to take us back to a foundational basic. Although this is a foundational basic at the very start of following Christ, it is also a key in continuing to grow and develop and experience all that God has for us. Faith – Greek pistis – an assurance or guarantee, firm persuasion, a conviction based upon hearing Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do…
First
You go to the kitchen and grab the cereal out of the pantry, the jug of milk out of the fridge, walk over to the table and pour out the cereal and then the milk on top of it and then get a bowl out of the cupboard and place it on the table. What you end up with is a huge mess and nothing to eat! You could empty an entire box of cereal and entire gallon of milk…
Discipline
This morning, we’re going to begin with communion. It’s a reminder of why we’re here, how much God values each one of us, and how simple the gospel truly is. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this…
Revealed: Creation
This morning, we continue to learn and grow in our understanding of how God brings revelation to us. After all, just one single revelation from God can radically transform our lives, our communities, and even the entire world. We learned about God revealing Himself through His word and how important it is to dedicate time to just pursuing the Presence of God just like the students of Asbury college are doing now. We learned the powerful reality of what happens…
Revealed: Thoughts
This year is going to be a year of revelation! We’ve been reminded of how transforming just one revelation from God can be and how it is the person of the Holy Spirit within us who brings us this revelation. Jesus said: John 16:12-15 12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak…
Revelation: Practice Presence
This year is going to be a year of revelation! We’ve been reminded of how transforming just one revelation from God can be. Last week, we learned that one of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to bring revelation to us. We learned how to pray the perfect intercessory prayer without using even a single word; praying in the Spirit! Praying in the Spirit is such an awesome privilege that we don’t take advantage of often enough. Like Paul…