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# Title: Family Matters # Passage: I Timothy 5:1-16 # Introduction: "Did I do that?" This was the famous line from the hit 90's tv show Family Matters. The character was Steve Urkel, the nerdy neighbor to the Winslow family. He was always coming around trying to get in their good graces because of his…

Honor in the Household of God. Joe covered this last week and our passage today continues the theme of the household of God. Today we look at honoring widows and taking care of them the right way. James writes of the importance of this ministry in his letter: 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does…

Created Order Our God is a God of order. Everything He does, He has a purpose and a reason for it. Anytime you look at creation, you have one who is in charge. In packs there is one alpha. Any body has one head, if it has two, it’s a monster. Even the trinity, there is a submission order that takes place.…

What is a man? If you ask that question to 100 men, you are likely to get 100 different answers. While we may see overlap in those answers, they will not all answer in the same way or say the same things. We know a man is not simply biology. It is one thing to be male, but it is another thing to be a…

Grand parents …don’t you just love it when your grandchild or (grandchildren) do something really nice for you! Well a little grandmother was surprised by her 7 year old grandson one morning when he made her coffee. She was so pleased but she wound up drinking what was the worst cup of coffee in her…

Since television sitcom series began, we have been watching shows about families. The very first sitcom to air on television was a show called Mary Kay and Johnny. It starred a real life married couple. Since then we have watched many television families for many years. From the Huxtables to the Seavers,…

Intro: I find father’s day quite a difficult day to preach. There are lots of reasons – first is the great diversity in our various experience of our own fathers. Some here today had wonderful, affectionate, Godly fathers and so today is a day of warmth and celebration and thankfulness, while others…

We continue on our journey to understand our identity. The point to this is to give you an understanding of value. Not a puffed up vain sense of value that has it’s roots in the idolatrous notion of self-esteem where we look at ourselves and try to puff ourselves up. But in looking at ourselves through…

Lesson 11. An Ordered Life Paul adds an ordered life as another response from those who receive God's blessings of salvation. ( Ephesians 5:22-6:9 ) Intro - Review Man’s obligations in response to God’s offer of spiritual blessings: Obligations of the church in response to God’s offer A. Unity B. Righteous…

Sunday, we talked about choosing what you will stand on… culture, yourself or God. Most everyone stood up and said they wanted to stand on something more stable. We learned that our beliefs determine our actions and our character. So it’s vital that we learn to build our lives on values that last. Today…

What is a woman? This is a question our society is confused on today. With the issues surrounding transgenderism and blurring the lines of gender roles, we have politicians, professors, and everyday people who cannot define what a woman is. Just like being a man is more than biology, being a woman is…

“Congregational Responsibilities” sounds like a very formal topic. I don’t know what else to entitle this sermon exactly, but I don’t want us to think this is boring, business-meeting type stuff. This isn’t Robert’s Rules of Order. I have all the respect in the world for Henry Robert, a military officer…

Intro I wanted to take this morning and go a little bit of a different directions as today is our annual meeting. I want to explore in greater detail what it means for the church to be a family. Imagine a traveler who finds themselves in a foreign land, far away from their own family and loved ones.…

Good morning again. Go ahead and turn in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 1. We are beginning a series of messages for the Christmas season called Family Christmas: Investigating the family of Jesus. Christmas is when we celebrate that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, one hundred percent God and one…

46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!…

Luke 19:12-26 Key principle: Good and faithful steward is mindful that Jesus will return at any time; The faithful steward behaves like an accountable servant, held accountable for the care of God’s possessions Stewardship : the process of being responsible with someone else's property while it is entrusted…

Titus 2:4-5 So far, Paul has given Titus guidance for pastors on the island of Crete, and he has given instructions for bad influencers in the church, too. In contrast to their unhealthy teaching, he’s described healthy teaching for older men and women, and all of this teaching centers around the right…

The Bible talks about the kingdom as something which exists within our world today; but that doesn’t mean the world shares equal priority with the kingdom.

Introduction It’s Christmas Morning, For many of us the presents have been unwrapped, the food, at least the sweets have been consumed, a feast may be coming, but today, Right now, We focus on the God, Immanuel that has come. We have spent the morning focusing on the progression of the Christmas story…

Introduction I. The Reason for Discipleship It’s vital for the Christian to live their lives with purpose , production and passion . Purpose speaks of a reason. Too many Christians don’t understand their purpose, therefore they have no goal to shoot for. Production speaks of usefulness. Christians should…

Intro: As Peter starts to draw his letter to a close, he focuses his attention on the responsibilities of the leaders of the Church. That being said… if you are here today and are not considered a “leader of the Church” such as a Deacon, Elder, or Sunday School teacher… please don’t think you are off…

TEXT: Psalm 100:1-5 | Turn Your Attention 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: Come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4…

Introduction Good Morning everyone. First I would like to thank you all again for coming here today. Whether it is in person here or online. Welcome. We are going to continue with the book of Mark this morning. So far Jesus has started his ministry and left his home town and he went to Cap Er Num. While…

Strengthening our Family in the Lord Nehemiah 4:10-14 I love this passage because it reminds us of what is the most precious and important treasure we have on this earth. My family, my spouse, my children, my close by extended family and even those that I love at church as well to a degree. But a Christian…