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No fanfare We get to another significant event in the New Testament, in the life and times of Jesus today. There was no fanfare publically before the birth of Jesus - only after it There was no fanfare of Jesus childhood - just a mention at 12-years old of knowledge, favor and obedience There is no fanfare…

How do you know you’ve become part of a church family? [guesses…] For me, childhood story, church took place around tables Fellowship Meal Slide As I grew older, something else became clear to me… invitation to follow Jesus involved more than meals, singing, prayers, and sermons….the church of my childhood…

Scripture reading Today is the day we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. In the past weeks we’ve been able to look at three very distinct moments in Jesus Life. His birth - everything in our Advent Season told us to expect a Messiah and then, Jesus is born: a child, dependent, helpless. What were we to…

Last week we talked about John the Baptist, the man who lived in the wilderness preaching a message of repentance because the kingdom of heaven was at hand. His whole purpose was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah, who was coming after him. His arrival was imminent. John’s goal was to…

Today, we begin week 4 of our series that is taking us through Luke’s writing in both the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. So far we have gone through chapters 1 and 2. If you have not been doing so, please read through the books of Luke and Acts with us. These messages on Sunday morning will mean…

17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them,…

Sometimes, we lose our sense of identity and our sense of worth. We become distracted both by pains & pleasures. We may move away from everything we once knew. We need to be reminded through something visceral, real; something we can’t ignore. John was preparing people to receive the Kingdom of Heaven…

"Let it be" was the first word Jesus ever uttered in the Gospel according to Matthew. His life was all about, “let it be.” He said we are supposed to begin our prayer with “Thy kingdom come, and Thy will be done," which is another way of saying "let it be." In this sermon, let's explore the wisdom of "let it be!"

Remain standing as we read from Mark 1:9-15 I have not fully understood these verses for much of my life. I spent a good deal of time yesterday doing additional reading and research. At face value it seems pretty straightforward, but I think there is more behind the text and I want to attempt to draw…

Last week we began a series on the Book of Matthew. My message pointed to Jesus as the Messiah. It is important that we understand Jesus as being the Messiah. Today we will be reading Matthew chapter 3. This is what starts the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. About 20 years have past since we last heard…

Since Jesus was sinless, why did He need to be baptized? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at Mark 1:9-11.

As we look at this next section, we are looking at the authority and present workings of Christ. Hebrews 6:1–2 (KJV 1900) 1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,…

John the Baptist passed the baton to Jesus after he correctly identifies him as the Messiah, God With Us. We finished up Matthew Chapter 3 in our Series on The Gospel of Matthew.

Introduction I loved visiting the mount of Olives because this place had such a significant part of Christ ministry on earth. Teaching the Disciples: This is the place where Jesus Spent many hours teaching His disciples many things Including the Olivet discourse in which He spoke about the signs of the…

Jesus Is Baptized into God’s Plan Matthew 3:13 ­–17 Last week, we closed our short journey through the Old Testament looking at the exile Daniel as he spent a night in the lions’ den, which is pointing us ahead to Jesus’ rest in the tomb. Today, we begin the second half of our series and look at the…

A sermon on what Baptism at our church is and is not.

The Son of God A few weeks ago, I was scrolling through Facebook and came across a post in one of the pastor’s groups that I’m in. And though it’s not super surprising I was somewhat taken aback by what I saw. This is the image I saw This image is disturbing. There was a survey done by called “The State…

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…

Good morning, church. Today we are continuing our series on the first letter of Peter, the apostle who witnessed the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have seen how Peter encourages us to live as strangers in this world, to endure suffering for doing good, and to follow the example…

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” 37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one…

Evening 12 November 23

Lesson #21. The Role of Baptism and Communion: The Sub-Doctrine of Salvation - Part 2 In this lesson, we answer four of the most asked questions about the role of baptism in the process of salvation. Introduction - Review - Major Doctrines 1. Inspiration of the Bible - II Timothy 3:16 2. Divinity of…

The Triune God has a plan for the performance (activity & mission) of His people.

We looked at 5 Attitudes we must Exhibit. Lowliness, Meekness, Long Suffering, Forbearance, Love. Today we are going to Examine 7 Affirmations We Must Encircle Now, these are five basic actions or attitudes that we ought to have, and when we have these attitudes, then there are seven basic affirmations…