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Announcements Ladies Mountain Retreat - Final Payment October Seed Sowing Saturday, October 7 Friend Day, Sunday, October 8 Starting Point Connection Group, Sunday, October 15 Message 3 Reasons to Invite Someone to Friend Day Tonight’s message technically falls in with the series of messages, What We…

Scripture and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called…

It’s All About Jesus Intro. Why don’t we tell other people about Jesus? Why do we tend to steer away from conversations about our savior? Last week one of the things we looked at was the fact that God has saved us so that we can proclaim the truth about Jesus. Not only has he called us but he has empowered…

As Americans, we prefer a God who is small a God we can manage, predict and control. We want a God that feels safe to us. One that we can fully understand and explain. One that doesn’t embarrass, confuse, contradict us or make us made. We want what C.S. Lewis called a “tamed lion”. The God of the Bible…

My Story My name is Jackie Watts. I grew up in a Christian home. At 16 I started questioning what I had been taught by my parents, pastor, and church - for the sake of truth. I started meeting other people with different beliefs who seemed to be just as sincere as me . But sincerity is not the test of…

A Christian resists and refutes antichrists by the Spirit of Christ and the Word of God

Opening Story Imagine your son/daughter/grandson/granddaughter coming home on Spring Break next month There’s something different, perhaps their smile isn’t as bright or they seem a bit distant as if something is on their mind As they cautiously ask this question you can hear the heartfelt emotion behind…

Have you ever heard a story too incredible to be true? Intro - In the early 2000s, Hollywood released a movie called The Body featuring Antonio Banderas, who plays a former Green Beret who became a priest. - In the film, a tomb is discovered in first-century Palestine with a body that was crucified with…

Manuscript: Good evening everyone, If you are new and joining us tonight, thank you for being here, if we haven’t already spoken do me a favor and come up and introduce yourself after we wrap up here. We do a lot of great things in this ministry/ We come together, have fun, play games, sing really wonderful…

Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” There is a perplexing debate happening in American society. Two sides debate, argue, and even fight…

CIT: Salvation does not come through what you know, but by what you confess, and is confirmed by how you live. Unbelief of the Pharisees Ignorance of the Disciples Confession of Faith Christian Living Unbelief of the Pharisees They asked for a sign even though one had already been given. The sign that…

Intro When you think of Hell what do you think of? What image comes to mind? You may think of Fire, Lava, the Devil sitting on a thrown, little red demons with pitch forks. Hell is portrayed in a lot of different ways from TV, to music videos, to Books. and it seems to me that these portrayals of Hell…

Defining Sovereignty Sovereignty: God’s sovereignty refers to his absolute and unrivaled rule over all his creatures and their circumstances. (Talbert, L. (2018). God’s Sovereignty over Creation. In M. Ward, J. Parks, B. Ellis, & T. Hains (Eds.), Lexham Survey of Theology. Lexham Press.) A true definition…

The Truth of the Resurrection Bart Ehrman: ... as a historian I think evidence matters. And the past matters. And for anyone to whom both evidence and the past matter, a dispassionate consideration of the case makes it quite plain: Jesus did exist. The Birth of Jesus The life of Jesus The Ministry of…

Silencing the Skeptics First , the Gospel accounts differ, but do not contradict each other, not spending the time on that this morning, except that when all the witnesses agree word for work, there’s trouble with the credibility Second , even among non-Christians, the Resurrection is considered to be…

1 Peter 2:24 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. Historical Events that have impacted me Fascination with WWI in primary school September 11th - vivid memory These events are known globally and have…

One of the deep questions of life we ask is this: "Who or what is my life--that is--where do I place my hope, joy, and trust? and why? In other words, where do you look for light--that is guidance, life, truth, wisdom, and beauty? The Christmas story tells us that Jesus is the true light of the world who gives life (John 1:1-5). He came to bring light in the darkness (John 1:5; Isaiah 9:1-2). Join us as we examine this deep question and also why Jesus is the best source to find light and life.

CC2 Read Philippians 3:10 I want to start out by saying I am no bible scholar, so if anyone wants a list of the sources I have used I would be happy to provide that for you. A lot of this will be review tonight. I wasn’t here during our first Zoom meeting and it sounds like you guys maybe went over the…

Introduction Pascha, Resurrection Day, Easter. Derivatives of the Hebrew term “Pesach” (Passover) is used in most languages and cultures, except in the U.S. originally referred to as Christian Passover! Whatever you call it, it’s still the day we celebrate the empty tomb, the resurrection of Jesus. People…

Lessons from Judas EX - In the life of Judas, we see several lessons that show us that just because someone says they are a Christian, it does not mean that they actually are followers of Christ. If you remember a few weeks ago, I pointed out that when in it says that “Satan entered into Judas” it was…

Jesus' empty tomb attests to His resurrection

A lesson briefly examining the question of evil

Introduction Text: Matt 27:11-26 In our text today, Jesus stands in a court room on trial for crimes He was accused of by the Pharisees and the Sadducees. Pilates job is to determine if he is guilty or not guilty; just like in our courts today. I have never been in a court room for a crime that I have…

Sermon Theme: The love of Christ, who is the object of our faith, overcomes all that would overwhelm us in this world. Sermon Goal: That God’s people gratefully and confidently celebrate and proclaim the love of Christ, which overcomes the world, as they live out his love in the world.