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Guided and United: Wisdom from the Early Church Imagine being part of a small, seemingly insignificant group of people who, against all odds, manage to transform the entire world around them. This isn't a story from a blockbuster movie or a gripping novel – this is the real-life account of the early…

Good Morning, I am so glad that you are here to worship with us this morning. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians chapter 2. We are in a series on the foundations of our faith, and the verses that I want us to look at here in Ephesians chapter 2 explain so much of what we are going to look…

Intro: Many people would like to win the lottery! There are literally thousands of “sure fire schemes” on the market for winning the lottery. It would seem to me that if it was so easy to beat the odds and win, then the lottery would be broke, or everyone would be a multi-millionaire. Yet we all know…

Main Idea Elders are the functional leaders of the church. If you have visited churches other than your home church, odds are, you have encountered a variety of ways a church can be governed: There is the CEO model, where the Senior Pastor is the top dog and holds all of the power. There are congregational-led…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

If I was to ask you - What in ME - reminds you of my dad.... What would you say? There might be a few things that everyone agrees on... And in SEEING those things... I think you’d all agree that those THINGS - in a sense - PROVE that my dad - is MY dad. They would be - parts of my DAD - in me. EACH of…

Last week we saw how the early church handled serious questions about the faith. We saw the church leaders in Jerusalem looking to what the Lord had already done, and what He has revealed in the scriptures to affirm the truth of the gospel, that God accepts everyone who come to Him by faith in Jesus.…

Intro Have you heard the story of the greatest deacon meeting that ever occurred? There was a group of men surrounding a table. There was holy conversation, the word of God was shared, their was gospel centered reflection on their lives, a hymn was sung, there was only one disgruntled person in the room,…

The Seventh Trumpet Good afternoon. So today we are going to be looking at the rest of chapter eleven and the seventh trumpet. Now if you remember between the sixth and seventh seals there was this brief interlude in which God reminded his children that he is the one who is in control of everything that…

One body, many parts Many parts are needed for the church to function as God intended. Tonight we will look at areas of service that the parts can do collectively for the whole. First, a few reminders in case you missed a part of this series of things we covered. Body of Christ, has many members to make…

Bold Prayers, Bold Mission Good morning, church and everyone watching and listening online! Can you imagine the scene? Peter and John, two of Jesus' closest followers, returning from an intense encounter with the chief priests and elders. The room is full of hushed anticipation as the door opens. All…

Main Idea The first Deacons It’s no secret that I am a Marvel fan (or at least a fan of the first wave. It’s getting a bit weird now). But in the early days of the franchise, they did a great job of developing the characters before bringing them together as the Avengers. I especially like Thor in the…

T- Two Offices Pastor and Deacon I have comprised a job description for pastors based on perceived and real expectations from some conversations that I have had with pastors and laypeople: He must be well-educated, but not too intellectual.  He must be younger than 35. He must have twenty years pastoral…

Introduction & Recap The Need for Good Leaders You know it. I know it. We need good leaders. We need good leaders. You want your kids school to have a good principal. You want your manager at work to be a great leader. You want our mayor, premier and prime minister to be really good at their job and…

Intro: Coming into any community as a preacher. Hard to get things moving. To serve this church has been a dream come true for me, but never in a thousand years would I have expected it to have gone the way it has. When God is on the move, so is our enemy. The last thing Satan wants is for CPCC to be…

A. Rapport for the time There is not doubt that Mom’s have a huge influence over our lives as children and adults. They have many messages of wisdom they share with us. Children say things like—My elbow hurts when I move it like this, and mom’s respond with: don’t move it like that son A young man heading…

Third John is a portrait of the early church, almost like a family photo (with the focus being on three or four individuals). I couldn’t help myself; I assembled some of my favorite family photos, courtesy of the World Wide Web. [Family Photo Slideshow] The early church wasn’t without its problems; the…

Each Person is Fully God What is an accurate way to describe each person of the Trinity? God the Father is clearly God It is evident through the Old and New Testaments, where God the Father is clearly viewed as sovereign Lord over all and where Jesus prays to his Father in heaven. The Son is fully God…

Introduction If you are new to our church we have been working our way through the book of Acts, we have called this the beginning of a movement which we now call the church. As I have mentioned before, when people say to me wouldn’t it be great if the church today would just go back to the way the first…

Introduction Next week we will resume our look into the book of Hebrews. This week, we have a unique week. Oftentimes, our sermons are for anyone who wants to come into the doors. Saved, unsaved, part of this church or not part of this church. We try to preach a simple and applicable message for everyone.…

Welcome Prayer Introduction: Jesus commands unity in the Body of Christ. Yet, the Body is often divided by politics, doctrinal differences, worship styles, and social and ethical issues. These divisions erode the unity that Christ desires for his church. While Jesus commands unity, it should never come…

Welcome back! Today we are continuing our series titled The Church: Standards and Leadership and will be looking at 1 Timothy 4:11-16 this morning. It’s a continuation from the passages of past two weeks. If you remember two weeks ago Paul warned the church against false teachers, seeking to draw Christians…

A senior pastor is visiting a young Sunday School class. In an effort to build rapport with the children, he asks them this simple question, “What is brown and furry with a big bushy tail?” The children just sit there staring at him. He sits quietly for a few minutes waiting for one of them to answer.…

Evening 19th June 2022

3 John is the shortest book in the entire Bible, consisting of 15 verses. The overall theme of the book is John commending those who walk in the truth and condemning the wicked within the Church. John identifies himself as “the elder,” and though there is some debate on the identity of the person, he…