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This past week summer vacation began for many of you. I’ve seen posts already of the adventures you’ve had. Gatherings with family, etc. In fact, my younger sister was in town this past week and so for the first time in a couple of years our whole family was together. I love my family and I love being…

1 Corinthians 13 English Standard Version (ESV) The Way of Love 13 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,…

Moving forward in our exploration of becoming more Christ-like by growing in the Fruit of the Spirit, we come to the virtue of faithfulness. Our first thought about faithfulness is usually related to our faithfulness to God, and that is good. But God also calls us to faithfully carry out our relationships…

Tending the Garden - Pastor Sven Frantzen 2023-06-03 Theme Text: Genesis 1:28 NKJV Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” It is spring time and we are all looking to a great season of growing plants in our garden. Whether it is fruits, berries, or just beautiful plants, we are excited about tending our gardens. God has called us from the very beginning to tend the garden. He said this in Genesis 1:28: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:” But there is another garden that God wants us to tend; the garden of the Kingdom of God. God asks us to carry fruit worthy of repentance. This sermon highlights how you can help grow the fruits in the Kingdom of God.

If you joined us last week we discussed the topic of preparation before dating. Before we even begin to date or look for love, we should take the time in our single life to prepare. In life we prepare for tests, sporting events, or even work. But many of us fail to prepare for being in a relationship.…

We continue our series with what every Christian should have in their live and even more so before this stage, prayer. Today we are discussing the topic of praying for your future spouse. This is the most important part of this journey. 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name…

10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. 12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. 13 She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. 14 She is like the ships of the…

Introduction Self Control Defined The ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals Read a little ahead and a after for immediate Context Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .” And again,…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. We come to the last on Paul’s list of the fruit of the Spirit—self-control. This word throws us back sharply to that horrible list of “the works…

The Little Blue Books I remember seeing the older generation carry two things to church, a Bible and a hymnal. Back then, those were the two books that every faithful believer carried with them. The Little Blue Books did not have any music notes, only lyrics. All the songs were in Spanish, and I often…

The significance of the word “Know” The word “know” can carry a wide range of meanings. a person can know of someone or even have interacted with that person, but this would not denote a relationship. Thus, you might know that a person exists and know the title of his position, and yet not know the person…

25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. Introduction: I’d like to begin our lesson by looking at the story of Joseph, someone who exemplifies perseverance. 37 This proposal pleased…

1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. One of the serious problems in the Corinthian church concerned former ministers. Some of the church members were esteeming one minister above the other ministers. They were judging the gifts, ministry,…

32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure…

Fall of Saul: When the sacrifice of a leader gives way to entitlement of the leader, his tenure is short-lived.

This past week our country celebrated it’s 247th birthday. A tradition that I’ve held over the years is to read the document that birthed our nation on that day. And so I read those amazing words. As you begin the second paragraph you read some of the more famous words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,…

notes What have the disciples experienced? in a short time they had witnessed the Triumphal Entry, messianic expectations risen in their hearts, betrayal by one of their own and nearly arrested. They discovered that Peter, their leader, had denied knowing Jesus multiple times, then the agonizing crucifixion…

Intro; Former President George H.W. Bush was asked this question, “What is your greatest accomplishment in life? ” President Bush might have mentioned his success during World War 2 as a Navy pilot. He might have called to mind his 8 years as Vice President under Ronald Reagan. He might have mentioned…

In your freedom, serve the Lord. It’s said that America is the land of the free, the home of the brave. What do you do with your freedom? The original 13 colonies were built up by the British monarchy, and when the colonies were taxed in order to pay foreign wars, what was the response? The seeds of…

25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, Thesis: According to God, being first, having authority,…

In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon expresses the importance of realizing that life is empty and meaningless without God. Picture this, the wisest, richest, most powerful man of that time after all he had learned, accomplished and gained said it was all pointless without God. None of it had lasting…

Today we resolve conflicts in the bible. How do we work through the challenge of Christ with the challenge of life? This passage presents the concern at hand. Jesus is doing an ordinary thing - walking to Jerusalem and this seems to forfeit the extraordinary thing of Conversions and miracles. But the…

Intro: Review: Deviod of Love defined love of God talked about it being in his nature defined those who lack love from God as not belonging to God. This could be the focus of Paul’s rebuke to the Corinthians background behind Paul’s rebuke is the prioritizing worldly things above love, even in the church.…

Today we begin a new series called Jesus is Greater. I begin a new semester of school a couple of weeks ago. Last semester I received my associate degree and that was so easy, I decided to go ahead and finish up my bachelors degree in Church Ministries. One of my classes this semester is having us do…