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The story of the Bible, all that we read throughout the Old Testament, has been leading to this point, where God himself will enter the world he has created in the person of Jesus. Since the early pages of the Bible it has been foretold that a messiah will come to the Jewish people, and that through…

In Church with Jesus GOAL: That the hearers will recognize the absolute authority of Christ Jesus, by daily turning to Him in repentance and faith. 17 The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth,…

Snakes & Roaches Or those glass cases at the zoo where they say there is a snake and you look for hours until you are convinced you should tell someone - the snake has escaped. As we read Mark’s gospel - I want us to notice how early in the story we are. Already in chapter 1: John the Baptist Temptation…

Spiritual Beings Today we are going to finish up this detailed study of spiritual beings. We have been making our way through a Bible Project study of the Elohim in the Bible. In the first week we learned that “Elohim” is the Hebrew word for “Spiritual Beings.” The word “Elohim” was also used as a name…

Prayer is coming into communication with the living and active God... Prayers moves us from the: Physical to the Spiritual Temporal to the Eternal From self-focus to God-focus This week we are going to look at the NT How Not to Pray 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to…

James Of the three disciples in jesus’ closest inner circle, James is the least familiar to us. The biblical account is practically devoid of any explicit details about his life and character. He never appears as a stand-alone character in the Gospel accounts, but he is always paired with his younger…

Overcoming Labels To kick things off today, I want to ask you a question to think about. How would you describe yourself in 3 words or less? Would you describe your appearance? Tall, dark, and handsome? Short? Fit? Out of shape? Sun-burned? Freckles? Long hair? Frumpy? Hipster? Old fashioned? Would you…

God Himself There are many words of comfort found in scripture. This morning, I am going to focus on two words found together often in scripture, “but God”. Now these two words at times indicate God was ruling against humanity, and in other cases they show his great mercy towards humanity. The Bible…

10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 22 And they came to Bethsaida.…

Sin isolates, Jesus unites; yet, moments of rest and solitude with God remain essential.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. This is a saying we have in our world. The question becomes, who is my friend. Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, The Old Testament revels we must be careful…

SUMMARY: The cares —including suffering—of God’s people have both a present blessing and a future hope: as our Creator and Lord uses tribulation to keep pointing us to His faithfulness. GOAL : That my hearers will understand that though Christians endure tribulations and anxieties, God cares and has…

Jesus Heals We’re still reading from the first chapter of the gospel according to Mark. Mark really rushes to the point - where the other gospels take a little while to get to Jesus healing and performing miracles. In Matthew we wait till the 3rd chapter. In Luke - the 4th chapter. In John - Jesus turns…

Jesus taught with power and authority and you can too!

Know your place and boldly proclaim Jesus’ baptism of repentance as you wait for His return.

Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to welcome you today as we continue in our series on Spiritual Friendship. Before we delve into our topic today, let me extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you. Whether you're joining us in person or online, your presence here is deeply appreciated. We are…

Order of Service Welcome Prayer Hymn - Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm Friday 7pm - Online Sunday Morning 11am & 6pm Tithes & Offerings - £ Main Prayer Hymn - Reading Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders…

INTRODUCTION Good morning Church, Today marks week 5 of our series in the Gospel of Mark. That means Pastor Gary left about five weeks ago as he started his sabbatical the Monday after launching us into this sermon series. Maybe more so than others, I’m counting down the weeks until he is back in the…

Well Good Morning. Turn with me in your Bibles to John chapter 1. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the…

INTRODUCTION Good morning. That song we sang called “My soul will wait” is one of my new favorites. That second verse we sang says, “You're my stronghold and my shield, in the midst of every threat Though the wicked never yield, they will vanish like a breath Yes, I know the outcome's sure, Satan's evil…

Whether someone is in a wellness program or in athletic training, there eventually comes a moment in which all progress seems to come to a halt: the dreaded plateau. The plateau is that situation you arrive in where whatever you were doing no longer produces the same results. The diet only gets you to…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Introduction Good morning FCC! We are the few and the mighty as there are people traveling and graduations going on. What a blessing it is to open God’s Word every week to see what he has. We have come as far as Matthew 9 , so let us open our Bibles there. We…

In 1973, Warner Brothers released a movie called the Exorcist that set the standard for the way we have seen demon possession for the past fifty years. The studio did not expect the movie to perform that well, but it ended up being a massive success. The movie changed the way people thought about demon…

This morning we look at a short passage that contains some of Luke’s first accounts of Jesus healing people. We looked a few weeks ago at Jesus rebuking a demon and casting him out of a man in the synagogue. Our passage today is a continuance of the narrative of events that happened the same day. So…

Recap from last week: 38 Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times! Jesus just tells Peter that he was going to deny Him Then He tells him 1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God;…