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Welcome/Opening Prayer Music Ministry Doxology Let Us Break Bread Together(1,2,3) This I Believe Word of God - 1 John 1:5 -7 Message - “The Apostles’ Creed and Communion of Saints” I, along with many other pastors, often teach that we need to seek unity In our core text today, 1 John 1:5-7 , we just…

Let’s Talk About the Church so we can understand a little more what it means to be “The Church of God”. There is no such thing as a church that has no set of beliefs, and that is true of us as a movement. We have called ourselves the Reformation Movement of the Church of God, which is a nominator that…

I would like to thank everyone for being here this Sunday. You had many choices in front of you for the day but you choose to worship with us at Concord UMC. I am honored and grateful for you making that decision. I cannot believe that we are moving into our second part of our Bedrock Series as we begin…

What Kind of Church is This John 17:16–23 “They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world. Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I set myself apart on their behalf, so that they too may be truly set…

Shoulds I had the most wonderful start to my day on Friday. I woke up with a song in my head. Take it easy easy God already loves you completely Take it easy easy Rest in the shade of His wing And instead of finding my glasses - which is my usual habit. I decided not to. Instead of plugging in my ear-pods…

Introduction Asbury. Falls Creek. Retreats. Church Services. Just a taste of what is coming in eternity. A reminder of who we are and what we are about. Experience Eternal Victory vv. 9-10 “After this...” Seeing these Jewish believers on earth - 144,000. Shift to heavenly perspective - back to throne…

“And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the virgin Mary” These little words that I just spoke, the words of the creed regarding the second person of the trinity are the greatest Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion lesson the world will ever know. By these…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone and welcome to church. Last week we started to look at Hebrews 4 and the three “Let us” statements that we find there. Last week we covered the statement of, “Let us make every effort to enter that rest.” The rest that is talked about is sabbath rest that comes…

Jude 1:1-4 Introduction Good morning. Well, this is the final sermon in our Counter the Culture series. This has been a challenging series just in the preparation as well as in some of the topics that we have covered. I am looking forward to diving into I Timothy when I come back on the 17th after we…

"Follow Well Together". Based on 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. Division in the church is like division in the family. If anyone follows the darkness of the world, others are sure to follow. We are called to "follow well" which means to follow Jesus and not earthly desires.

Introduction Attraction / Curiosity / Crisis / Deep attachment / Commitment These stages build upon one another and are often caused by some event. The nature of a relationship requires commitment. Part of our marital vows are an expression of that commitment. The bride’s commitment to the husband. The…

“To present God in His transcendence”. Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended…

Hook - Church and people’s perspectives It’s pretty obvious that the church has a bad reputation. And I think social media has amplified this. Facebook can be a pastors' worst enemy based on the things people post about Christianity. Recently, I saw someone boldly posted: “Normalize believing in God…

Exegetical Point: Jesus was crucified, died and was buried in accordance with the scriptures. Intro Jesus didn’t come out of no-where! Fulfilled prophecy, fulfilled imagery, fulfilled typology, Been a long time getting here One of the nice summaries that we use to profess our faith is called the Apostles…

“Be doers of the Word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.” — James 1:22 James is arguably the most practical book in the Bible, with the exception of… possibly… Proverbs… It is down to earth… It doesn’t embellish itself with “scholarly” language and theological explanations… James doesn’t…

Timeline of Events The Apostles (33 AD–90 AD) They were largely One-God Jews. After the era of the apostles, who were One-God believers, Greek philosophy began to be merged with Christianity. Post Apostolic Fathers (90–140 AD) They were Greek and Latin Bishops that were well versed in Platonism and brought…

As church goers, as those who refer to ourselves as Christians, have you ever considered what the purpose of your faith is? Have you ever taken a moment to consider the purpose of a church service? Why do we gather? Why do we sing? Why do we pray? Why did Jesus come? Why did Jesus die? Why are we here?…

The Godhead is one of the most difficult, yet simplest subjects in the Bible to understand. Some of the greatest minds in our world have stumbled while others with less scholastic ability have understood it clearly. Why? Because God has hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed it unto…

Live in the word, and the WORD will come ALIVE in you. Builders understand the Importance of FOUNDATIONS... Florida Condo Collapse — 12-story beachfront condo in Miami-Dade County built in 1981 — and had been sinking into the ground since the 1990s, according to a study conducted by a professor at Florida…

I. Introduction 1. Prayers 2.Memory verse For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? Title What are some valuable ministry tasks people do? Chris Mueller writes "Women thought being a godly woman meant they must be a ministry speaker, write books…

3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. The Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy…

“Stop the world! I want to get off!” This is the reaction most of us have when we run into a major roadblock in our day. You know that feeling when something out of your control happens and throws a major monkey wrench your way. The coffee pot just exploded; your computer decides to take the day off…

HOOK/INTRODUCTION - “We believe in Jesus like we believe in Spider man or the other superheroes, right?” That’s what a family member once asked me. No, of course not! But I realized when they said it, how common such an idea can be. Jesus isn’t around us right now and the way we talk about Him is always…

Evening 3rd April 2022