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17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. Who am I obeying? leaders, in charge obey with the idea that the course of action…

Who are you? The case for membership is certainly an unusual one. Many reject the concept because we do not have clear passages in the Scripture that clearly define church membership. And they are correct. There is no Scripture passage that says “thou shalt practice church membership” To make matters…

1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching…

The Bottom Line If you boil down the priorities of a business, the reason for its existence, the measure of its success, and it’s primary driving factor is profit. Even if that business has at it’s root a desire and commitment to philanthropic work, it is still measured by whether or not it is profitable.…

Love is the root of all we do. 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.…

7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace,…

Luke 19:12-26 Key principle: Good and faithful steward is mindful that Jesus will return at any time; The faithful steward behaves like an accountable servant, held accountable for the care of God’s possessions Stewardship : the process of being responsible with someone else's property while it is entrusted…

Good Morning. Today we are going to begin our journey through the Gospel of Luke. If you have your Bibles go with me to Luke chapter 1. Luke chapter 1 verses 1-4 give us the prologue or introductory act into what this Gospel is all about. Luke is the author of this Gospel as well as the book of Acts,…

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it. I find it both fascinating and troublesome that so many professing Christians seems so ill-informed, confused, or down right apathetic when it comes to the subject of church.…

Evening 1 October 23

A History Luke was an historian he carefully researched the nativity through the early Church Luke wrote Luke and Acts I believe he interviewed Mary, Elizabeth, Simeon, and Anna maybe the shepherds, the Apostles, James and Jude -Jesus brothers Luke was a gentile so he probably did not come onto the scene…

I Timothy 5:17-25 Main idea: Appoint good elders and care for them as they care for you. Good morning and welcome to those who may just be joining us. Pastors/elders are shepherds who care for the flock of God. They minister the Word of God and lead the church. But what if I told you that you as a church…

Introduction If you’ve ever been on a boat in a lake, you may have witnessed drifting. I can remember going out on a lake to fish and we stop in a certain place. I get work on casting and reeling and trying to catch something. I’m just working on my task and eventually when I look up, things look different.…

A Messy Reality We live in a broken world. We ourselves are born with a sin nature passed down to us by our father Adam. This nature is spiritually dead and unable to act, think, or even want the things of God. Holiness is beyond our reach. Jesus stepped into our mess and joined us. He became one of…

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward…

Intro: I have entitled this morning’s message as “Paul’s Heart”. But when you look at who Paul was and what his role was to the people of Thessalonica, I could also entitle it as “The Heart of a Pastor” This is one of those passages that is a little more difficult, as a Pastor, to preach through, not…

Introduction: One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, “If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother, who would…

When it comes to the greatest names in church history, without a doubt, the name John Wesley stands out above the rest. And why? Not simply because he was one of the great evangelists of all time, Nor because he was one of the great writers of Christian Hymnody, writing over 6,500 hymns, which include…

This Week’s Theme: This Week’s Theme: Disciples serve God Memory Verse:: Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going. This Week’s Word is Serve - Someone who serves another. Scripture provides…

In Acts 2, we see that baptism does not cause anything to be done, but is rather something done for the purpose of declaring and confessing in a public manner the change which has already taken place.

Joh (in a vision from Jesus) expects a mindset worthy of the Master, rooted in his own obedience and suffering.E

We are called to be together Think of every description of the church: We are The Bride of Christ, united with Jesus We are a family, adopted into God’s family We are a body, diverse and gifted for His glory! I came across a story in a book this week and I want to read it to you: Mr. Nose and Mr. Hand…

Where Mark’s (Matthew, Luke, John) gospel leaves off is where the book of Acts picks up. When we left Mark’s account we read... 14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed…

Introduction What I am going to give to you today is not a message for the faint of heart. And by the time it’s all said & done, you will either thank the preacher for preaching the truth, or you might kick the preacher out. And as I prayed to God asking Him to help me preach the truth in love, I was…