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‌Series Thesis: Christ is for you and for me, together in Christ, we are his church. Prayer: This morning we pray for a greater measure of your peace and clarity. Would be hunger for your word and the truth within. Would we love our brother and sisters in Christ as you have so loved us. We are creatures…

Last week we had a guest preacher who covered the first section of 1 John 4 , and talked about false spirits and false prophets. The overall theme of the book is knowing who God is, believing in His Son Jesus Christ, and having assurance of eternal life. 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is…

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Knowing God Part 5 – God’s Love for Us We are in the journey of Knowing God as much as we ought to so that we may worship Him, praise Him, exalt Him, adore Him, revere Him, love Him, depend upon Him, serve Him, proclaim Him much more that what we have been doing! We have been learning about several aspects…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

What is Christmas? All the great Christmas stories, movies and songs try to share the meaning of Christmas. The Advent journey ends. Today marks the final Sunday of Advent; the roughly 40 days before Christmas (truly the 4 Sundays prior to Christmas). We have continued to reflect on the age old tradition…

Well Good Morning. As we make our way through the Psalms we have seen quite often some of the practical things in life we should work on as the Lord is sanctifying us as believers. Today is no different. In fact Psalm 51 is going to not be easy because it deals with the confession of sin. Confession…

Good afternoon. As followers of Christ, we recognize that love is not merely a nice sentiment or an optional accessory in our journey of faith. Love is at the very essence of who God is, and it is intricately woven into the fabric of our Christian community. In fact, it is through love that the world…

The Nature of God - God is Love 1 John 4:1-6 Test the Spirits 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” δοκιμαζω - examine, test, approve. Matt 7:15 ““Beware of false prophets, who come to…

When I was in high school, we lived on two acres in the middle of the woods in Northern Indiana. Now, I say “woods” very loosely. It is true that the land around us was wooded. However, across the street was a swamp. So, we didn’t go there. And the majority of our two acres was what we termed a “waste…

The Source 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is…

God’s Love Lives in Me # 14 1 John 4: 11-16 There can be no doubt that Jesus loved us. His great love was proven as He bore our sin and endured the judgment we deserved as He hung on the cross. He commands us in these verses to love one another as He has loved us. Our love for one another defines us…

Guys, just as a reminder - you only have two days left - Tuesday is Valentines Day. Now, you have been duly warned. How many songs can we think of that deal with love? Looking on the internet, I found thinks like “Top 21 Love Songs” “50 Top Love Songs”, and among those were songs such as “You’ve Lost…

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call…

Defined and Delivered (by the Love of God ) 1 John 4: 7-10 Our text this morning, again deals with the continuing theme of love that John has presented throughout this epistle. In fact, the remaining verses of this chapter deal with love. Love, it has been said, has many faces. People see it in all sorts…

Know God How do we get to know God? And, is there a difference between knowing God, and knowing about God? Too often, we may be as guilty as the Israelites described by Moses in Exodus 3:13 13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent…

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Love In Swaddling Clothes Welcome to the fourth Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it is as we journey together toward Christmas. And so we use these weeks leading up to Christmas as a chance to look forward with great expectation to the coming of Christ as we embark on a journey of hope, love,…

Power is appealing. Those who have it don’t want to lose it. Those who don’t have it will try and get it. Power is also very subtle and sometimes we do not even know its influence on us until we stop and reflect. Relationships are powerful. We were created to live in community with others. The role of…

(Farmer story) There were once two old farmers. They’re neighbors, but they have a feud that’s been running for a few years. They haven’t even spoken to each other in that time. The whole thing got started over a cat. The cat was a stray, but both of these farmers began feeding the cat and claimed it…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Shoe Boxes for Kids Angel Tree Kids We have 14 kids this year to buy for, so if you would like to adopt, please see Kathy. There will be free Bibles to give our kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2q46r2xirY Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Introduction Lets start with a passage out of the Johns 1st Letter 1 John 2:18 (NASB95) 18 Children, it is the last hour; ... Pastor Ben spoke last week about john and the early church bringing to light . Words like syncretism Gnosticism and Political Correctness We are not going to veer off from Bens…

God’s Heart Is... is a theme title that God gave when I was preparing the message for July 10, when I preached God’s Heart Is Freedom From Injustice . When I prepared the video message for July 17, it was that God’s Heart Is That We Know Him . Then last week, God’s Heart Is That We Would Experience His…