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the importance of a joyful church to our witness It is a powerful testimony to unbelievers when churches go through difficult times with peace and joy . my title chosen carefully what constitutes a united church? how is unity achieved? One popular method of achieving unity is to remove doctrine and theology…

the importance of a joyful church to our witness It is a powerful testimony to unbelievers when churches go through difficult times with peace and joy . my title chosen carefully what constitutes a united church? how is unity achieved? One popular method of achieving unity is to remove doctrine and theology…

the importance of a joyful church to our witness It is a powerful testimony to unbelievers when churches go through difficult times with peace and joy . my title chosen carefully what constitutes a united church? how is unity achieved? One popular method of achieving unity is to remove doctrine and theology…

First Letter to the Reverend Mother MY REVEREND MOTHER,—Since you desire so earnestly that I should communicate to you the method by which I arrived at that habitual sense of GOD’s Presence, which OUR LORD, of His mercy, has been pleased to vouchsafe to me, I must tell you, that it is with great difficulty…

On a personal note Tonight we are looking at a very intimate letter written with a powerful subject, truth. “Truth without love makes a person harsh. But love without truth makes a person dangerous” - Jon Courson Why dangerous, glad you asked. Dangerous in the aspect he will allow a cancer to grow, allow…

A Year in Review… How many of you remember when news programs would do “A Year in Review”? I remember living with my Grandmother… one of here favorite shows was “60 Minutes.” Every year around New Years, I think it was Andy Rooney, who would use his commentary segment to do “a year in review.” It was…

Today we return to our exegetical study through the opening chapters of the book of Revelation. As a way or reminder, we are blessed, according to Chapter 1, when we read or hear the things written here. We are studying the very letters Christ wrote to His churches. He knew what was happening and what…

Intro: Our study of Christ’s letters to the church continues today. These letters are designed to help us see His thoughts on issues. God knows, He is in control, and He is concerned about His people. Today we look at another church. It was facing some of the same things we have already covered, but…

Is Authority Good?

Often churches think they are a good church because they have lots of programs, or they hold orthodox views. Today we see that what was important to Jesus Christ was that the curch have LOVE.

The Praise of Jesus As we continue our deep dive into the Sermon on the Mount, we have arrived this morning to the final words of the Prayer of Jesus that we know as the Lord’s Prayer. In fact, we arrive this morning to words that are omitted in many of the modern translations of the bible. It is believed…

We continue to study what the Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit says to the churches. To do so, we deepen our understanding of what God wants in His church today! In so many ways, churches today are like these 7 churches recorded here. God is aware of what the church is like, and where He wants it to…

Intro: Today we continue on our journey as we look at the seven cities and the seven churches that all received letters from Christ. Background The city’s name means “continual sacrifice” South East of Pergamum Founded as a military buffer city or watch tower on the road from the east heading towards…

Congregational Involvment

Intro: Some subjects are easier than others to talk about. I like talking about being strong in doctrine, strong in good works, and things like that. Among my least favourite topics is spiritual opposition. I know it is real. I have seen it, experienced it and have counselled many who are dealing with…

Deacons

Elders

Today we continue our series in Paul's letter to the saints in Colossae.

We have been diving in deep to the Sermon on the Mount over these last couple months. Last week we skipped over the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 . Over the next several weeks, we are going to dive in to the prayer of Jesus, or what could be called The Disciples’ Prayer, as it is Jesus’ instructions…

“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. This subject is brought up again in…

Evening 10th April 2022

When I was a kid, I was not allowed to go to the movies. I grew up in the Church of the Nazarene, and our denomination had taken a stand against the movie theater. I distinctly remember the first time I felt deprived because of that stance. The year was 1975, and there was a movie coming out that everybody…

Kingdom Living 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation,…

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The book of Ephesians is believed to have been written by Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome. If you recall…

Public Piety vs. Private Audience Baseball is back! I have always loved baseball. There is nothing quite like the sound of the crack of the bat to announce that Spring has arrived. When we lived in Cambridge, we lived close enough to the park that we could sometimes hear the ping of the bat from our…