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Graduation Sunday: In many places in the New Testament, the apostle Paul refers to himself as “a servant of Jesus Christ” (e.g., Romans 1:1 ; Colossians 4:12 ; Philippians 1:1 ; 1 Timothy 4:6 ). 1 Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God The Lord’s…

THE CHANGE YOU OWE TO JESUS John Wesley was a popular evangelist in early America and often rode from one church to another to preach. On one such journey, stopped by a highwayman who shouted, "Halt, your money or your life." Wesley got down from his horse, emptied his pockets to reveal only a handful…

Have you ever considered how many voices are speaking to you every day? Of course, we interact regularly with friends and family, classmates and coworkers, but this is barely the beginning. Every day, we are listening to the voices of television, books, podcasts, music or talk radio, movies, newspapers,…

There are several people described as “walking with God” in the Bible, beginning with Enoch in Genesis 5:24 . 24 And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. Noah is also described as “a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God” ( Genesis…

Three weeks ago we began a series called ESTABLISHED, the aim is to rediscover the true focus of the Christian faith—to restore ourselves to God and nurture a growing relationship with Him—up to this point we have learned what it means to truly know God and to better hear His Word, in weeks to come we…

Being with God Life is about Knowing and walking with God - Being with God - reading bible and praying look at 3 principles Principles of Prayer Relational not religious vs 9 - “Our Father” - shocking at the time relationship is about perfromance Abba - if earthly father is hard Principles of Prayer…

The American Dream 1920’s - young Michigan farmer - teen loved building and engineering things 1927 developed new type of furniture Chair that reclines and later a lever that kicked out a foot rest People feel in love with it. Company went public in 1970 - Lazy Boy 1.5 billion per year 1998 - Edwin Shoemaker…

Tuned In God speaking is just a bible thing God is speaking today Conversations in the air - cell phones, tv’s We just have to tune in - John 10 Got to know who Jesus is - quote If you have trouble hearing God speak, you are in trouble at the very heart of your Christian experience. Henry Blackaby Tuning…

Rooted Deep My prayer for you in this series. Strengthened in power, rooted in love, filled with all fullness Starts with Knowing God Knowing God Answer why Christ came - What is this all about Eternal Life vs 2 More than just Heaven and Hell It’s about here and now as much as it is the here after Why…

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…

Established Membership Course

The Bible There are 66 books in the Bible; 39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament. 40 different authors. (8 possibly 9 authors New Testament) Books were written within a roughly 1500 year span. ( 1400 BC -100 AD) New Testament has four genres; The Gospel, Acts of the apostles, the epistles, apocalypse. The…

We are talking about the kingdom of God, and God as King. A kingdom needs a few things. First and foremost, in order to have a kingdom, you need a King. You also need territory. Everything else is kind of assumed. Things like subjects, walls, an army, food sources, and on and on. We must remember that…

25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began 26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting…

Rooted, Built Up and Established in Jesus

Good Morning! It is a great day to be alive! There are lights to light our way, there is love amongst us as we gathered this morning, evidenced by the chatter and laughter I heard as I entered the sanctuary this morning, and most importantly, we have praised and worshiped God together! But there is much…

Our World's illusions of power fail as an altrnative to the true power of God.

I Peter is God’s letter to the church that describes in great detail the grace that is essential in order to navigate through suffering so that the church will not only survive, but thrive in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. One thought summary by chapter: I Peter 1…

If you could build something that would last forever, what would you build? Nothing in this world seems to last, so it’s tempting to think that any work we do to seek good in this world could just be a waste. Three voices speak in our passage today to show us the way God is working in our world to establish…

This morning, we are going to jump right into the passage of the Good Shepherd…to set this up for us, we need to understand what has just happened according to John’s telling of the story. Jesus and the disciples have arrived in Jerusalem for the Festival of Lights, more commonly called Hanukkah. As…

Good Morning once again…I know this series has been a bit repetitive to what we have studied over the last few months but I feel compelled to remind you that we all need a good relationship with God and the best way to do that is to remind ourselves of how we go about creating the relationship from our…

The coming destruction of Jerusalem and its temple will mark a new phase in the establishment of God's kingdom under the vindicated Son of Man.

We are reminded that God graciously bridged an impossible gap and established His kingdom forever. We are encouraged to echo Mary and say "Let it be to me according to Your word".

13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the…

As we wrap up this series on understanding that we are all established in God’s Love, I want to spend some time on our last topic of sharing God’s love, our lives, as disciples should be about sharing our faith. To do this, we will use one of the most famous passages of scripture in all the Bible. If…