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God creates environments for His creation that fosters their flourishing.

III. CONTENT OF GENERAL REVELATION The relevant biblical passages tell us authoritatively what can be learned from general revelation. This is not to say that everybody will understand all or even any of these things, but these are what God has communicated through the various avenues of general revelation…

Introduction Our new them for September is “What Ever You Do, Work Heartily” Corresponds with our 2023 theme of Right Race, Good Fight, Steadfast Faith Our Topic for today’s message is “Finding Purpose in Our Work” Some Common Attitudes Towards Work Work from a Biblical Perspective Living Out Purposeful…

We saw the account of Jacob’s life last week. This week, the focus of history in Genesis shifts to Joseph, one of Jacob’s sons. One of my favorite historical accounts in Scripture. Addresses common lies we hear and believe: Good things happen to good people Bad things happen to bad people Family Environment…

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely…

Countdown Video: Rooted 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 set everything…

Today we are continuing the Stay Positive series. Not to sound negative, but in this world it is impossible to avoid negativity. It’s all around us. It’s on the news, it’s at the gas station, it’s in your bank account. Negativity is everywhere. Negativity spreads like wild fire. It causes stress and…

I have five questions for you. Do you want to thrive? Do you want to thrive in your faith? Do you want to thrive in your relationships? Do you want to thrive in your education or career? Do you want to thrive at everything you do in life? Don’t miss this. Environment is everything. Environments can be…

Made for Monday Raise your hand if you are exited to go back to work tomorrow! When I was in college I had several jobs, but the one I disliked the most was working at the school in the computer lab. When I first started I was excited about it. My major was in computer science, so I was always excited…

When does freedom become valuable? A fish, a rocket, a Christian. If I buy a fish in order to set it free from a pet store, is the fish free? Not yet, If I walk outside and empty the fish and it’s water onto the ground is it free? Yes. Does it want to be free? Freedom, by itself does not determine value.…

Introduction Genesis - Creation Account / Completed with man. And it was all good. 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Loneliness is not good. A theme Solomon picks up on in Ecclesiastes - The very word indicates he is leading…

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians How’s your character? Of the 13 “character clusters” evaluated by the Christian Leader Profile, the Barna Research Group has identified the strongest attributes associated with Christians involved in church are having a conscience that is sensitive to sin, morality,…

Countdown Video: A New Song 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 set everything…

Sidebar I want to take a little Sidebar today and talk about how we should think about Israel and it’s neighbors. We have talked a lot about how the culture of the ANE played role for Israel an the development of Judaism and Christianity. And from the discussions we have had thus far the logical question…

The Sanctity of Life WHO DETERMINES PERSON-HOOD? Psalm 139:13–18 (ESV) 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you , for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you ,…

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO BE A DISCIPLE MAKERS? When we talk about wholly devoted followers of Jesus, Life long surrender and obedience, Disciples who make disciples we personally mean: I want my life to be about loving God, loving people, and is serious about making disciples. Wholly Devoted Followers…

Peter speaks about Godly submission to governmental authority.

Introduction Twisted ankle still plagues me. Past experiences affect how you walk. A broken bone, a pulled muscle, a surgery. Your past experiences, influences and environment and nature and nurture, affect your walk. As a Christian, we are called to have a certain walk, a certain life. Walk Differently…

We are reminded that Christ reconciled us to be presented as holy, blameless, and above reproach. We are encouraged to continue stable and steadfast in the faith.

We are in the season of Lent, a 7 week journey to Easter. And for the next several weeks we’re going to be meeting Jesus. Some of you might say, but I already know Jesus. Well, we’re going to examine what we know and be open to what we don’t know. What does the Bible say? What else can we know? Most…

As you all should know by now we have been participating in the Vital Congregations initiative of our denomination for the past year and a half, and we will continue to do so for at least the next year. There are 7 marks of a Vital Congregation, and I want to review these here today as we are about to…

Acts 15-16 Introduction: -The major question that the early church was asking was: What does it look like now that the God of Israel has opened the doors to allow all nations to become his covenant people. -Israel was a very exclusive religion in the fact that you were born into it. The Israelites always…

Intro As we approach Easter, we have been talking about asking God whom you should invite to church Easter Sunday... Tonight we want to talk about another way to see people come to faith in Christ. Never underestimate the power of your testimony . A witness is simply someone who told what they have seen…

Do you Believe in God? If you were to go out into the streets of almost any major city today in the West, and ask people “Do you believe in God?” You would probably get one of three replies: “Yes,” “No,” or “I’m not sure.” Likely, no one would ask what you mean by “God” or which deity you have in mind.…