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Today is Resurrection Sunday. Culturally today is - Easter! Today is the day that we celebrate that our King has risen from the dead - and all of the wonderful things that means for us. Today - people across the world will celebrate Easter. Culturally we will celebrate with egg hunts and Easter bunnies,…

Introduction: Seeking peace in conflict- unity. Not being fighters or flee-ing Church, family workplace of believers should seek peace and unity among one another Paul's message to the believers in Corinth is a message of unity. As he discusses these gifts that are given by the Holy Spirit, he wants…

1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by…

When you have been married a long time you have freedom to say anything you want to them. A man named Danny was looking in the mirror the other day as his wife, Jenny, passed by. “Honey, all I see when I look in the mirror is a fat, ugly, old man. I could really use a compliment.” Jenny replied, “Right,…

Secular - George came home from University in tears. "Mom, am I adopted?" "No of course not!", replied his mother. "Why would you think such a thing?" George showed her his genealogy DNA test results. No match for any of his relatives, and strong matches for a family who lived the other side of the city.…

How do you view suffering? How does God view our suffering? A means to show his glory. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with…

2 Corinthians 2:12-3:18 12 Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me, 13 I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and set out for Macedonia. 14 But thanks be…

2 Corinthians 3:1-18 Romans 12:1-2 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We are looking for volunteers that would be willing to cut the grass. Please see Pastor John... May 29 will be baptism Sunday and a Potluck to follow in celebration. So if there is anyone that has a conviction to take this leap of faith see Pastor John or the…

2 Corinthians 3 Good morning church! Let me ask you. Have you ever had a day all planned out perfectly, and it didn’t exactly go as you hoped it would go? Well that’s how this past week went, up to and including yesterday. I had a great plan for yesterday, and among other things our church website went…

Introduction: The cold winds of winter are blowing. The wind chill is minus 30 degrees, the air minus 4 degrees, as I drive to “a mountain to pray.” Just minutes before, I left Jim’s bedside. The next 24 hours will tell the tale. Either the doctors and nurses were in time with medicine or they were too…

Introduction What happens when we accept Jesus Christ into our life? What changes about us? Some may say Some things changed Most things changed Everything changed In reality only one thing changed. We have a new Identity. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved…

Play Kids Video Peter healed beggar Peter was a different man at this point in his journey. The beggar wanted money but Peter gave him what he really wanted. What I here today for us is that we want many things from a place of not being able to see or know. The questions we ask reveal what we know and…

Shape View of End Times While this episode covers Acts 2:1-21 , the emphasis is on vv. 14-21. The first thirteen verses are only summarized with respect to what they describe and its biblical-theological significance. Acts 2:14-21 takes us back to the New Covenant idea of the Old Testament. We will talk…

Gospel of legalism vs. Gospel of Grace Legalism a system of laws, works vs. the gospel of grace through faith. We started to compare the two recently and this morning we will review and press on. In matter of review of what we have seen, covered before I need to go back in case anyone missed anything…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is from 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 : But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the…

Fake, false, forgery What is the best way to tell is something is fake, false or a forgery? Yep you got it, you need to know the real thing, study the real thing so that if anyone presents anything else you would know it. Our passage Paul overcomes the peddlers of fake, false gospel (2Cor2:17) in a beautiful…

Purpose: To encourage people to hope for the coming of the Jesus. Proposition: In Psalm 14 we see three reasons why we should hope for the coming of Jesus. [Steve Doosey (Fox News Network) “Son, our building has been hit. See you in heaven. Love, Dad.”] 1. Because The Wicked are Wicked. 1 The fool has…

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against…

I want to talk about where our strength comes from… where our qualifications or sufficiency comes from. It’s easy to get caught up in thinking that we are self sufficient. Our sufficiency is from God Look at what Paul said. 5 It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification…

The Significance of Humility 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

My ministry is determined by my shape . What God made you to be determines what he intends to do. You will understand the purpose you have been made for, you will understand the kind of person you are. This is the secret to knowing God’s will for your life. God would not give us inborn talents and temperaments,…

A New Life 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. What is the New Life? New life is ++ A life impacted by the Spirit ++A life of Faith…