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Subtitle: The fortifying power of true comfort Scripture: Isa. 35:2 (starting with, “They shall see”) - 6 (stop with “the dumb sing”), 8-10 This month’s Spiritual Discipline is Evangelism. You might ask, “what does love and comfort from the title and 2 Cor. 1 have to do with evangelism?” If you would…

Intro : What do you think Satan’s most effective weapon for defeating Christians is? Doubt/Discouragement [ Gen. 3 ] We see Satan putting doubt in the mind of Eve over what God had said about eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Then Eve became discouraged that God would…

Wed we began this short series of God’s not Dead with the message God’s Transforming Lives. We discussed how we have to through off the past, allow God to change the way we think and then put on our new selves. A pastor got a letter “Dear Pastor. I’m very discouraged and I’m really hurting at this time.…

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Good morning Church! We are going to be in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 this morning. But before we go there, I wanted to let you guys know, those of you that wished you could have a more in depth study in creation issues from Dr. Benjamin, I want to let you know that you can. Over…

Scripture Reading 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. 4 He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just…

What happens when every believer sees themselves as a nurturer? Saints form a Nurturing A.S.S.E.M.B.L.Y. We A dmit our faults to One Another Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, And their works are in the dark, And they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? We don't Conceal…

Bobby was sitting on the porch talking to his grandpa when he innocently asked: “Grandpa, do you know how to make animal sounds?” “I sure do,” Grandpa replied. “What sort of animal sound would you like to hear?” “How about a toad? Do you know how to sound like a toad?” “Sure”, Grandpa said, cupping his…

Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. Gives godly counsel or advice…

In 2005 Christian Smith’s book “Soul Searching” introduced the term Moralistic Therapeutic Deisim. Research done by National Study of Youth&Religion to identify the insight of American youth into religion (including christianity) Core tenet of MTD 1. "A god exists who created and ordered the world and…

If you have your Bibles (and I hope you do) please turn with me to 1 Thessalonians 4 . If you’re able and willing, please stand with me for the reading of God’s Holy Word: 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading “You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son. These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Whenever faith clings to the promises of God, doubt is always lingering in the back of our mind, constantly asking the serpent’s question in the garden, “Did God really say?” How striking to think that we must…

Life can be discouraging US National debt: $33.84T Average US family debt: $103k US Divorce rate statistics 50% first, 60% second, 73% third. 18m children being raised in single parent homes Belief in Christ dropping, church attendance dropping. Death rate 100%, 8,000 Americans a day trouble is brewing,…

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul dealt with much discouragement throughout his…

There are two ways that we can mourn. We mourn over something or someone that has passed. This is the most common way that we think of when it comes to mourning. All of us have probably lost a loved one in our life. Maybe it was a grandparent, a parent, a spouse, a child or some other type of friend…

1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Whenever faith clings to the promises of God, doubt is always lingering in the back of our mind, constantly asking the serpent’s question in the garden, “Did God really say?” How striking to think that we must…

Revelation 2:12-17

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me this morning to 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 12. Now let me explain my controversial title to this morning’s message. Commands for Christians. Now some of you might look at that title and think how is that controversial, and then there…

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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…

Continuing from the practical life of the church with ambition quiet life, attending to your own business, work can become monotonous Is there more to Christian life than this? Especially as you see Christians around you die You will seek to find out a more eternal perspective Paul addresses the tension…

Continuing from the practical life of the church with ambition quiet life, attending to your own business, work can become monotonous Is there more to Christian life than this? Especially as you see Christians around you die You will seek to find out a more eternal perspective Paul addresses the tension…

Continuing from the practical life of the church with ambition quiet life, attending to your own business, work can become monotonous Is there more to Christian life than this? Especially as you see Christians around you die You will seek to find out a more eternal perspective Paul addresses the tension…

Introduction Tonight I want to speak for a few minutes about the need for concentrate. Concentrate (def) Compression into a narrow space; to make less dilute; to direct or draw toward a common center (focus) Let’s examine and illustrate each one of these: “Compression into a narrow space” A battlefield…