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We are continuing our tour of the churches in Asia Minor and today we make the next stop. Now we move away from the coast and to the smallest town in our seven city tour: Thyatira. Thyatira is a city located about 40-45 miles southwest of Pergamum. The city was located in what is now known as Akhisar.…

Good morning Church family and guest. We are continuing today in our Series called “Growing in Grace and Knowledge” where we get from 2 Peter 3:18 “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” Today’s text is found in 2 Peter…

Do you ever wonder why we, as a church, might have to practice church discipline? Do you think that it is widely practiced amongst churches today? 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife.…

I LLUST: Small boy, sent to bed, gets thirsty, dad threatens spanking - “can you bring me a drink when you come to spank me?” OR Criminal in desert and tie story What would you do for water that satisfies? FACING OUR ‘SAMARITANS’ READ John 4:1-30 Jesus is making an impact, and His enemies are not liking…

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…

Ezra 9:8–9 “And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God , to leave us a remnant to escape , and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage. For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our…

Toxic Christianity? Recent articles in the Washington Post as well as Christianity Today are asking the question: How did Christianity become so Toxic? In the recent Alabama election, White Evangelicals turned out in droves to vote for Roy Moore who in his 30s pursued teenage girls and had to be banned…

We are reminded that god graciously gives us a pure object of unity. We are encouraged to soften our grip on the divisions we hold dear.

John 16:16-33 There are many things that can be considered in this passage of scripture. We can see that our belief is nothing to glory in. Sometimes we think we are something because of our tremendous faith. Yet Christ tells the disciples who had just made a plain statement to the fact that they believed…

You can’t serve 2 masters and yet that is exactly the world that we live in as world that says I don’t care if you worship God, we aren’t interested in who you say your masters is you must not show were your true allegiances lie. and as we’ve been learning our mandate is to be IN the world. to be participants…

The Rejection and Cutting Off the prophecy concerning the destruction and exile of the Israelite people the longed for Messiah was rejected and murdered the people sent into murdered, sold into slavery, and exiled from the land then we see the people are going to accept the antichrist as their messiah…

Our first Scripture lesson is taken from 1 Corinthians 1:17-25: For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto…

What is the biggest issue that has plagued the Church since its beginning? — — Disagreement — — In Acts 15:36-41 — Paul disagreed with Barnabas … In Gal 2:11-13 — Paul talks about his disagreement with Peter… In Luke 22:24-30 — the disciples argued … In Mark 10:35-41 — the disciples were mad at John…

Secular - A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minneapolis…

1 The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad! 2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. 3 A fire goes before Him, And burns up His enemies round about. 4 His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.…

Intro Victimhood is the modern currency. How do you gain favor in the eyes of the world? Have the saddest story. Belong to the most marginalized groups. This is seeping into the church even now under the guise of “self care”. Simple wisdom about looking after your own health has turned into self obsession…

Introduction Big Idea: The transformation of our society depends on Jesus in you, not political power Hook There were two basic topics that you are supposed to avoid at all costs if you were to enjoy a conflict free Thanksgiving with your family. Politics and religion. You can talk about sports. You…

1 God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: 2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy;…

The covenant promise of God in the Bible is more than a ticket to eternal salvation, it is also an invitation to a new community of people

Intro Story of Daniel and his friends being brought out of their nation, their culture. Daniel and his friends stayed true to their faith and enjoyed the culture and influenced it. Most people today think we have to choose sides… either give in to the culture or live a life if faith. As we look at Daniel,…

If you’ve been with us any length of time, you’d know that I don’t typically break from where we are in the particular book... In order to walk through a Holiday specific sermon…(except Christmas, Easter) Well - with today being Father’s Day, we’re going to focus in on Biblical Fatherhood today... And…

12 Therefore, just as tsin came into the world through one man, and udeath through sin, and vso death spread to all men5 because wall sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but xsin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over…

Text - Hebrews 11.7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. A spiritual war is being waged against the human family.…

Zacchaeus: This evening lest start right off in the word of God. in Luke 19:1-10 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was…