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We are continuing our series on Advent. As we saw last week it is unusual for a Baptist Church to celebrate Christmas using the word Advent. But the word advent just simply means the coming of a notable Person, thing or event. And as such we are celebrating the coming of the Lord in the past, present…

Introduction As I have told you many times before, I have developed a process to select sermon speaking passages and themes. I often spend time in prayer and begin to develop a framework for the messages. This Advent season has been like many others in my planning, but this season has been much different…

Big Idea - There is so much that divides us - but gratitude can unite us. The early church understood the place of Gratitude in Worship . Communion is the great unifier . 44 And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. 45 They sold their property and possessions and…

Intro: I had two titles picked out for the message this morning and went with “The Heart of Christianity”. The other title would have been “The Fundamentals of our Faith”… Fundamentals are important for anything that we do in life… one of the fundamentals in baking is, time and temperature… to hot and…

Engage As we come together this Sunday morning, we set out with our eyes looking forward to a new week and for Christians, the week that is before us is the week of great significance that we know as Holy Week. Yet while our gaze looks with great expectation to celebrating the death and resurrection…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

John 15:7–11 (ESV) 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love . 10 If you keep my commandments,…

Perhaps one of the most potent forms of being a witness, of being light in our world right now is the command that Paul gives us in Philippians 3:1 . Finally, my brothers (and sisters), rejoice in the Lord! As Christian people we should rejoice! Think of the potential impact that rejoicing could have…

Wether we like to admit it or not, we all have at least one problem or struggle in our life. In fact, there are even struggles that our church family has. The apostle Paul lays out here in our passage some serious struggles that Christians encounter in this fallen world. Over the past few months as we…

7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will…

The historic Christian Church gave Latin titles to each Sunday. They titled the Third Sunday in Advent “Gaudete,” which means “Rejoice!” As we reach the midway point of Advent, we remember that when the King shall come, he will bring us perfect and everlasting joy. Joy is not the same thing as happiness.…

Authentic Let this sink in a minute, You are God’s letter of authenticity, that is stamped by His love and sealed by your faith. It is God’s authentic love that makes the Christian an overcomer. Authentic: Simple definition- real or genuine : not copied or false. : true and accurate. : made to be or…

John 15:7–11 (ESV) 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love . 10 If you keep my commandments,…

Feasting V 29-30 at the house of Levi after Levi became a disciple of Jesus Having a great party with tax collectors and sinners the scribes and Pharisees started to grumble Jesus was associating with the dregs of society not following the rules of a good Jew not following the rules set down by the Pharisees…

joy to the world - hymn but though we sing “Joy to the World,” do we believe it? Do we live it? Do we have joy? How are we to have joy in this world which is martin luther - lack of joy Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes (Terrible Heresy) On one occasion Martin Luther had been…

Opening Prayer Intro I want us to think for a moment this morning as we begin our time in God’s word together, what brings you joy in life? Happiness is a fleeting feeling, but joy is something that lasts. Joy grows within us. Joy comes out of a sense of purpose. We often believe that joy comes out of…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Love, joy, and peace—the first three on Paul’s list of the fruit of the Spirit—are like a triplet. They come together. Jesus linked them very…

"An elderly woman who had many troubles and yet retained a happy face and cheerful heart was asked her secret. She said that for many years she had kept a 'Pleasure Book.' Every evening she wrote in it something pleasant that had happened to her that day. Sometimes she had an enjoyable walk, or someone…

Joy is a major theme in both the Old and New Testaments, so both Judaism and Christianity are faiths full of joy. But what exactly is joy? Where does it come from? What suppresses it? How does it work today, in my day-to-day life in 21st Century Australia? Join us as we tackle these questions.

Countdown Video: The Heart of Christmas Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please…

The Must Tell News of Jesus’ Resurrection

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

This past week our country celebrated it’s 247th birthday. A tradition that I’ve held over the years is to read the document that birthed our nation on that day. And so I read those amazing words. As you begin the second paragraph you read some of the more famous words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,…

James 1:2–4 (ESV) — 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when…

A Call for Christian Unity