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1 Peter 1:3-5 Making the Right Choice Ashley George, an unmarried businesswoman, started a retail store after college. After several years of hard work, her business venture failed, leaving no money or clear path forward, until one day the phone rang – twice. The first caller was a former college professor…

Introduction Back in September, I sat down and began to set out a preaching schedule and themes for the next few months. I knew we were going to do Jonah and I looked at the dates for Advent. Advent, a time to reflect on the beginning of Emmanuel, God dwelling with us, and I noticed that there would…

1 Peter 1:6–9 When we follow Christ, we can make no excuses. An excuse is a reason offered for why we cannot do something that we should normally do. As followers of Christ, we should not make excuses to avoid doing what Christ has called us to do - and that includes suffering. Here’s an example of an…

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Intro – Children have a way of gaining control of things don’t they – I heard about a young boy who received a harmonica for Christmas from his uncle . After the first of the year he saw his uncle for the first time since receiving the harmonica. With a large smile he said, “Thanks for the harmonica…

Introduction There is this movie on Amazon Prime called the “Tomorrow War.” In this movie Dan Forester (Chris Pratt) is a former special forces soldier who is a biology teacher now. He is struggling in his career and just in a difficult situation. He is watching tv with his family when there is a portal…

Genesis 37:1-11 His brothers were not very fond of Joseph. To add insult to injury, Joseph continues to push the idea of his dreams. Joseph’s Dreams Were From God There was no question about it, he knew these dreams were from God. The wording Dream= Ha-lam To dream. A regular dream. Sometimes it has…

Intro Middle of Jesus discipleship intensive - preparing them for his absence. How can they continue as disciples when their master disappears? Don’t let these simple truths fall on deaf ears! This is powerful truth that you have grown familiar with. Or, if you are not a church regular, if you are not…

In Romans 8:30 Paul assures believers that the goal of God's plan and all of the essential parts is the glorification of believers.

Text: Joshua 4 Series: Encouraged: Taking God at His Word Title: Remembering the Faithfulness of God Introduction There is nothing like the smell of breakfast cooking. Walk into a house. Smell bacon. Smell sausage. Maybe the sweet aroma of pancake syrup. Oh my goodness. There is nothing like it. The…

Several years ago one of the long-time members of this church passed away. Her name was Mrs. Pett. Pastor Steven’s preached her funeral. One of the unique last requests that Mrs. Pett had was when her body was put on display for the funeral that she would be holding a fork in her hands. Why on earth…

The Peace of God Have you ever known someone who seemed to have total peace in the midst of utter chaos? I want to share briefly of a friend of mine, her name is Sue. It’s possible some of you who have been in Bible Study Fellowship might know her. I met Sue more than 20 years ago. Every time I think…

The overarching theme of our text this morning is that what is coming in the future, the glory that God has in store for us, is unimaginable and beyond compare! The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily…

Testimony! Testimony In law and in religion, testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter (Wikipedia). Today we are going to look at the testimony of God that life is in the Son, but first lets look back at some witnesses as a reminder. Witnesses that John has previously used ( 1Jn5:6-10…

Countdown Video: Rocky Mountain Stream Countdown 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…

Who Is In Charge? This is the reality of our social nature. Whenever more than 2 of us are in the room, we are curious who is in charge. If it’s just you and me, we know one of us will take hold of the moment. But if there is a gathering, we will make our greetings, but will not take charge of the moment…

Over the last few weeks, we have looked at God’s promises… We looked at his promises about giving. Then we looked at God's promises of heaven, and then we looked at God's promises of His Spirit, the Holy Spirit last week. Today, I want us to look at God's promises about your future. Now, you ought to…

We all want to be loved, and have someone to love. Think about how many songs are written about this. “What the World Needs Now, Is Love Sweet Love”, “Love is All You Need”, “Love Makes the World Go Round”. Yet we don’t always feel loved, it can be hard to find someone to love, and sometimes we don’t…

Intro What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; You may have heard or read this phrase before, anyone know where it comes from? Shakespear - Romeo and Juliet - Juliet is trying to convince herself after meeting Romeo that if he only had a different last name,…

1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. 2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal. 3 I raised my…

1 Peter 1:1-2 I’m not a fan of roller coasters. From my point of view, it seems crazy and risky to ride them. In recent years, however, I’ve slowly overcome this fear (or hesitation) by riding them as I have opportunity, including my most recent ride on the Sponge Bob Rock Bottom Plunge at Mall of America.…

Questions to consider while preaching/teaching this passage: -What does a sincere heart mean? -Guthrie indicates it means to be genuine, loyal, and real. Martin Rowe, 6 years old, lived on a small farm in rural Georgia. One day while riding on a tractor with his father the unthinkable happened; the tractor…

Omniscience-All Knowing For as long as I can remember, I have always been one who liked to consume information. I never wanted to stay stagnant in my learning and growing. It can be about stuff that will help me in my life. Or just random information that really holds no intrinsic value. I just love…

1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because…