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Religion leads to grumbling, glorying the past and fearfully mistrusting God in the present; where as relationship leads to gratitude, glorifying God and faithfully trusting Him in the present.

Intro: When reading the book of Galatians, I don't know if you picked up on this, but the first four chapters are basically the same sermon over and over and over again. It's literally the first four chapters are like a song on repeat. He just is pounding it into hearts and minds. Illus: Song lyrics…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: Is religion good or bad? “We don’t have a religion, we have a relationship.” But genuine believers all over the world are involved in religion. Transition: What is religion? Religion - noun - used 4 times, 2 here, also Ac 26:5 , Col 2:18 They have known for a long time,…

On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. John’s introduction of Jesus, in the book of John, has occurred less than a week ago. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have…

Welcome Good morning everyone! Today we are picking up in our study of the book of Ecclesiastes at chapter 5. Now, chapter five contains a few topics but for our purposes this morning we aren’t going to cover each one. The first half of chapter 5 is what we are going to be focusing on this morning and…

Sunday, October 4 Sermon

Introduction Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving, we sure did. How was your dangerous trek out on Black Friday? I got what I wanted and then spent the rest of the day at home. This is the first Sunday of Advent and we’ll begin a new series entitled “The Birth of Jesus” We will look at the birth narratives…

EMPTY… This word implies so much! Maybe you are running on EMPTY as you struggle to keep up with life’s crazy schedule Maybe EMPTY describes your gas tank or your bank account Maybe EMPTY describes your future or what tomorrow holds EMPTY… there leaves a void, it’s nothingness, it lacks SOMETHING or…

Good Morning Living Word, and welcome. This past Wednesday marked Ash Wednesday which is the beginning of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of reflection, prayer, confession, and letting go. Lent is a time for us to assess ourselves and make adjustments. It’s a time for us to recalibrate God’s way…

Introduction We are in our study in the book of James. I’ve entitled this series “How to Live the Christian Life.” James is concerned that our faith in Christ is seen by our actions away from the church. He wants people to see Christ in us as we live a Christ-like life of obedience. In the first 18 verses…

Good News Well, we’ve reached the end of our journey thru the Gospel of Luke. It has been a journey of Good News for the poor, broken, weak, burdened, hopeful, longing, needful. It’s been Good News for men and women, young and old, black, white, brown, and every shade and hue. It’s Good News. It’s Good…

Introduction Author: The prophet Malachi ( Mal. 1:1 ). His name means “my angel/messenger.” This name is not used anywhere else in the OT. Some scholars debate whether this was a proper name or a title. Regardless, the name/title is certainly a play on the role of God’s messenger to come (2:7, 3:1).…

Setting things in order The purpose of the epistle for for Titus to set things in order. Paul is giving a series of godly instructions. Reminders, instructions and descriptions, this morning we will continue to look at these things. First order of business Remind Titus why was left in Crete ( Tit1:5…

Evening 7 May 2023

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church, where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. Thank you for that message of music. If this is your first time here, we give a a double welcome. We hope that you enjoy your time with us and that the Lord speaks to…

It was D-day, June 6, 1944 . The Allied Forces were about to land on the beaches of Normandy. An armada of 5000 Allied ships and over 150,000 personnel were poised ready to storm ashore across 60 miles of beach. Why? To penetrate and drive the German forces back into retreat and ultimately liberate the…

John 20:1-18 JESUS: THE RESURRECTED REDEEMER Intro: Last Sunday we celebrated the greatest day in the history of the world. Today we celebrate the great truth that Jesus Christ, who was crucified on a Roman cross and died, arose from the dead just three days later! This one truth is what sets Christianity…

Good morning and Happy Resurrection Sunday!! My name is John and I serve Mission Church as the Lead Pastor. I am honored that you are here today and I am grateful to celebrate Easter with you! If you have a Bible ….please open it up and turn to Matthew 28:1-10 . When you get there and if you are able…

Opening Prayer And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope…

Introduction New theme for the month of February: The Truth About Salvation Annual theme reminder “Spiritually Mature in Truth” In Spirit and Truth, We Mature; In His Word, We Stand Secure! Days Message of The Cost of Salvation will cover three key points: What is Salvation The Cost of Salvation for…

Intro; Last week as we begin to look at what is called “The Olivet Discourse” we heard two questions from Jesus’ disciples concerning His Second Coming. When will these things happen? What will be the sign of Your Coming? The discussion centered around Jesus saying the magnificent temple of God would…

Introduction When the media talks about religious people, for the most part we are all lumped together as “people of faith.” and... increasingly, that is used to distinguish us from “people of science.” (( absurd distinction - a proper view of God only enhances one’s interest in actual science because…

TEXT: ACTS 17:22-34 | STOP BEING RELIGIOUS INTRO ILLUSTRATION : According to a recent article on the site Christianity.com, there is estimated to be between 4,000 and 10,000 different religions in the world today. In our little town of Whitehall there are no less than 11 different denominations of religious…

Pericopal Series: Living in the Hope of Our Inheritance 1. Living Our Unchangeable Inheritance ( 1 Peter 1:3–9 ) 2. Living in Reverent Fear ( 1 Peter 1:17–21 ) 3. Living through Unjust Suffering ( 1 Peter 2:19–25 ) 4. Living as Holy Priests ( 1 Peter 2:4–10 ) 5. Living to Witness to the Hope ( 1 Peter…

When we say that God loves us it raises the question of what does that mean in practice? After all how can you know love without experiencing its outworking? Without the experience of being loved you have only this concept of love. And a concept is nothing more than an idea. And an idea isn’t the real…