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11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. We left off last week with YOU ARE WASHED. YOU ARE SANCTIFIED. YOU ARE JUSTIFIED. IN THE NAME OF JESUS BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT Paul was aware of…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Sometimes at these services I feel a little bit like Moses. I need an Aaron to speak for me. :) I find it very interesting how God gives us dreams, glimpses of what he is doing, long before he does it. Years ago I began to observe two trends that really disturbed me. The first trend was that my peers,…

Today we are discussing Biblical marriage and homosexual marriage.

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…

Gen 49:5-7; Exo 2:1-10; 6:20; Acts 7:20-22; Heb 11:23-26 In an ideal world filled with sunshine and buttercups, rainbows and butterflies, lemonade and candy, one nice, happy, cookie-cutter family raises children who go on to marry people from other nice, happy, cookie-cutter families, and this story…

Public Science Education Should Be Neutral Regarding Purpose Those who accept the Bible by faith accept also by faith a teleological view of origins.[2] As the result of an empirical discipline, biological evolution can acknowledge no purpose, but likewise it cannot contend that there is no purpose—it…

Scientific Explanations of Origins Can Be Viewed in Light of Purpose, and If So, Are Unobjectionable The view offered of Genesis 1 recognizes that it was never intended to be an account of material origins. Rather it was intended as an account of functional origins in relation to people in the image…

Join Pastor Jonathan as he discusses surrogacy from a Biblical perspective.

It seems that our world is having an identity crisis. People not knowing who they are, developing things like “self esteem.” Self esteem is an idol. It is making everything about us and trying to feel better about ourselves. What we need is to esteem God, and from our high view of God we can see what…

God’s Roles as Creator and Sustainer Are Less Different Than We Have Thought Now that we have developed a modified view of the creation account in Genesis and a corresponding modified view of what constitutes creative activity, we can explore how these give us a renewed vision of God as Creator. Two…

Idols are not always “overtly wrong”. I am NOT suggesting that idols are good but I am trying to say that some idols are not blatantly evil at first sight. And idol is anything in place of God. This is the basic definition of an idol. God’s rightful place is first above all other things. This is at the…

Before I had a child, I was always told that being a parent was the hardest job one could ever have, but worth every ounce of effort. I have found that to be true. Being a parent is a monumental task. Our responsibility to our children is to provide a home, food, clothing, a nurturing environment, protection…

What if the greatest commandment to love God with heart, soul, mind, and strength is less of a chore to check off our task list, and more of an invitation to be whole?

Creation Order in the Church I Timothy 2:8-15 Scripture Reader: Bethany Callison Introduction Good morning. It’s a joy to be here with you today as we gather in the name of the Lord Jesus to worship Him and enjoy Him together. I’m thankful to have the opportunity to proclaim the truth today that our…

We are defined by our fears, controlled by our fears, and manipulated by our fears. But God does not want us to live in fear! Because of the resurrection, the power of fear is broken and we can live free in Christ.

Luke 1:5-38 Introduction Anticipation waiting for a package to arrive - USPS, UPS, Fed Ex graphic meme As we open up today’s passage, it was a dark time for the Jewish people. For four hundred years, the Lord had been silent. Let’s remember that just because God is silent, it does not mean that He is…

Things are not as they always seem. Sometimes what we see doesn’t at first make sense to us. This is especially true if we are unfamiliar with a practice of another culture or person. We need to live integrated lives. This is part of what James has been teaching us. As we gather into Holy Week, and I…

There is a title of Jesus that in our modern cultural context rubs us the wrong way. Most modern westerners like ourselves can hardly fathom that Jesus is the firstborn son and that ought to be great news to you and me. Smell of snobbishness and unfair to individualistic Western sniffers - why should…

Call His Name Jesus Matthew 1:18–25 (ESV) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to…

Sometimes the truth hurts!

Matthews Gospel: The promised Messiah

Cultural Christianity…what is it? I’m sure there are several VARYING definitions - but if we were to pick one…maybe this one: SLIDE: Cultural Christianity is religion that superficially identifies itself as “Christianity” but does not truly adhere to the faith. This particular sermon is not one that…

Growing up, we had three big holidays. Resurrection Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We did some things for Memorial Day and Fourth of July. But the big three were the big three. Each different. Each distinct. I’ve departed from my family by squishing them all together, but that is beside the point.…