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11th hour Christians Matthew 20:1-11 Like most people, I love the parables of the Word of God. Not only are they in the New Testament but they are in the Old Testament as well. One of the them is when Nathan the prophet told a parable to King David concerning a poor man being robbed of his one little…

We are called to be in the world, but not of it. Yet in our world today, we are surrounded by powerful, influential corporations. These entities are rarely aligned with Biblical ethics because they exist to make money. So how should Christians interact with them? How should we be customers, employees or even bosses in this complex, sinful world we are called to shine in, but not belong to? Join us as we explore God's words on this important topic.

1 I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila,…

Introduction Today we continue our series From the Cross, through the Tomb, as we look at a few things. The first message was titled “The Perseverance of Jesus” (From the Garden to the Cross) Jesus Persevered in the Garden Through the Unanswered Prayer He Prayed to His Father Through the Unwilling Apostles…

Paul , and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without…

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. We are living in an age where it seems that everyone is seeking after something. Many young people are seeking to establish their place…

T- Two Offices Pastor and Deacon I have comprised a job description for pastors based on perceived and real expectations from some conversations that I have had with pastors and laypeople: He must be well-educated, but not too intellectual.  He must be younger than 35. He must have twenty years pastoral…

Romans 8:5-13 We are continuing on our journey through the Epistle to the Romans. Last week we looked at the Deliverance of the Spirit Life, and we saw how living in the Spirit delivers us from the Sentence of Sin, the Slavery of Sin and the Susceptibility to Sin. Now in this next section we want to…

What Does it Mean to “Go and be a Neighbor?” Our theme verse for today comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37 Jesus spoke this parable in response to a lawyer that asked “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him with a question “What is written in the law?”…

An Appeal to Obedience and Humility (2:12-13) Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things…

Today we close our study on the book of Romans. It has been a great study for me. I have really enjoyed diving in and learning from it. I hope you have been challenged as I have. In Chapter 16, Paul begins to close his letter. HE begins by giving his validation of the woman who would deliver and see…

Psalm 47:5–7 (ESV) 5 God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! 7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! 2 Peter 1:3–11 (ESV) 3 His divine power has granted to us all things…

Intro: There is a poem entitled “The Perfect Church”… I do not know who wrote it, but I’d like to share it with you this morning. The Perfect Church I think that I shall never see A church that’s all it ought to be; A church that has no empty pews, Whose preacher never has the blues; A church whose deacons…

And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Jesus Christ, Who is the head of the body, will never say to any Christian, I have no need of you! Ultimately, tonight’s message is designed for those individuals who, following up after…

INTRODUCTION 1. The responsibilities of being a Christian are many, one of which is providing a proper example. a. We are to be the light of the world and the salt of the earth Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for…

God needs workers. If Christians do not carry on the work of Christ, who will? What should the attitude of a Christian be regarding working for God?

The message of the gospel is centered around the Resurrection. He’s not dead anymore. He arose. And that basically is the heart of the fifteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians. And just as the heart pumps life blood to the body, so the resurrection is the very heart of the gospel pumping life into every other…

This morning we are continuing our study in the book of Thessalonians and Paul begins his letter here by stating that He is thankful and then listing some of the reasons for His thankfulness. On this Mother’s Day, I trust that each of you is thankful for your mother and whether you can speak to her in…

When we look at these 2 words - our minds can run to extremes in both cases Those king’s / rulers who desire power and will stop at nothing to get the power they crave Those with overwhelming heart and will lay everything aside at the sake of pleasing a potential critique or have to evade a difficult…

TEACHING ON PRAYER According to Acts 2:42 , the young Christians, along with the older believers, “continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, AND IN PRAYERS.” These Christians had developed from the very beginning of their new life in Christ some definite…

In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon expresses the importance of realizing that life is empty and meaningless without God. Picture this, the wisest, richest, most powerful man of that time after all he had learned, accomplished and gained said it was all pointless without God. None of it had lasting…

Psalm 128 Let’s take a poll real quick, raise your hand if you want to be happy. Everyone wants to be happy, these verses tell us that the man who obeys its words will be blessed. The word translated blessed is a Hebrew word that means a person’s state of bliss. It is also translated in other verses…

Revelation 2:1-7 As we concluded chapter one, we observed our Lord standing in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks or the seven churches of Asia Minor. The significance of these seven churches can be seen in the chart on our introductory notes. Overview of the Seven Churches Practically Viewed…

Psalm 134 Psalm 134 is the last of the psalms of ascent, or the songs of degree. It was written to the priest and Levites who served int he temple at night. They were the servants of God in the day. They were chosen by God by being placed in the lineage that they were in to serve God “full time”. Today…

Are you a disciple? start to 1:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmjkuhjQvEc How many of us are like the disciples in this clip? Thinking you have it all figured out and you know where you are going.... have you even asked the Lord? does He have another job for you than what you are thinking? does He…