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Love God. Love people. Make disciples. Ever heard that? Bringing In the Sheaves? Remember that old song. None of us knew what it meant. As we saw on Wednesday, it is a reference to the Jewish Festival of Weeks (or Pentecost), which was a celebration of the harvest in Old Testament times. A sheaf of wheat…

A dangerous scenario Sailors Merchants Soldiers Prisoners *** Map: Fair Havens to Malta *** Image of ship at sea /We can’t escape all danger. /It’s best to stay out of known dangerous situations, but when we can’t, or when we find ourselves unexpected in danger, we can know that God remains with us.…

I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we live in challenging times. With a 24 hour news cycle it is next to impossible to not have some knowledge of, or at least be aware of challenges around the world. Just this past week, some off the top of my head are: A 7.2 earthquake devastates Haiti.…

Introduction Love for books - all sorts of books in my library. Most odd is books on funerals. Do a lot of them. Meeting with different families - all kinds of families. The biggest difference is the faith of the deceased. When they were and the family is, there is a spirit of hope and peace. When they…

Introduction Antique Road show El Albanil by Diego Rivera Hanging behind a door in a Corpus Christi home. Between $800,000 - $1,000,000!! How many times was that painting looked at and there was no idea of the value! This is what the Gospel does! When we are rejected, devalued, and forgotten. The Gospel…

Q: I wonder what you love the most? Have a think about it, search your hearts and see what you come up with... 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. When God gave the ten commandments to His people, they had only…

The knowledge of Father God permits us to exchange worry for worship as we trust in His provision.

Video: Avery Praise 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 aside…

Scott’s Story: A businessman and church goer—who’s compassion for people led him to do a short-missions trip to Haiti. “Everyone—including the most impoverished deserve to hear the message of Jesus Christ.” What Scott and many others have discovered is how taking the message of Jesus seriously impacts…

Intro We don’t always have a super great relationship with food these days. 9% of americans will suffer from some sort of eating disorder in their life 10,200 deaths each year are the direct result of an eating disorder—that’s one death every 52 minutes. We also are more and more cut off from where our…

Video: Shackles 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 aside as…

Video: 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 aside as we continue…

We’ve all heard those “how many (fill int he blank) does it take to change a light bulb jokes. Here’s a few you might enjoy about various christians groups: How many charismatics does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Only 1 - hands are already in the air. Pentecostals? - A: 10. 1 to change the lightbulb…

Join Pastor Matt and the Christ-followers at Charity as we explore what happens when we ignore God's side of the conversation...

· Dogs, Horses, Lotteries, Cards/Dice, Sports Betting. Recently the news broke about the translator for a Japanese Pitcher who plays in MLB with the highest paid contract in history. This translator was into a bookie for millions of dollars. ‌Many people claim to have “a system” but the House never loses…

INTRODUCTION: ILLUSTRATION: I have some friends that I meet - who love helping people. They have a passion for it. Especially the hurting. They are doers and givers It was just a little while back … I saw on facebook them working at food center where they put together boxes for the needy. ILLUSTRATION:…

God keeps sending forth the Gospel of Christ to sinners -- from the Beginning to the End of the World!

A community on mission is devoted to a common life and has a public grace. There is an internal aspect along with an external aspect of their life together. The external aspect was an open door for others to enter into the common life. In what ways are we devoted to a common life? Where do we have a…

Titus 3:12-15 At the risk of over-stereotyping, please allow me to suggest that typical Midwestern Americans (and Americans in general) tend to function in an individualistic way. We keep to ourselves, rely on ourselves, and interact with other people to a limited degree. This individualistic lifestyle…

We are going to spend sme time in Matthew 24 today as we look at the signs of the times. People are always wanting to know the future… when Jesus is coming back. People have written books about the 2nd coming and even predicted a date, which has come and gone… we’re still here. No one knows when Jesus…

Introduction How often do we hear “My prayers are with you” when something happens? How often do we not even pray when we say we will? How often do we think prayer is not enough? Many times we equate prayer to a trivial almost non essential aspect of our Christian lives. We forsake prayer when we should…

A mesage for Harvest Sunday

Cheesesteaks, the Liberty Bell, Rocky Balboa, the Eagles, the Phillies, the 76ers, Cream Cheese. Can you guess what we’re going to be studying this morning? You’ve guessed it. We’re going to talk about philadelphia. Philadelphia, but not the city in Pennsylvania. However, the city of Philadelphia can…