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Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man…

Context authority over disease authority over disciples authority over nature reaches the other side of the sea; we encounter a display of His authority over the demonic/spiritual realm What are we to gather from all of this? He is Lord! The right recognition of Jesus is that He is Lord. WE do not make…

Scene 1: Demons; let’s not make the mistake of overemphasising their power or discounting their existence, demons are real! From the Garden of Eden in Genesis to Satan’s doom in Revelation, the pages of Scripture are filled with references to evil supernatural beings who oppose God and His purposes.…

2 Timothy 3 Good morning church. We are beginning our service today with a little bit of awesomeness! This morning we get to do, not one, not two, not three, but 4 child dedications to the Lord! The good news is they are all from the same family, so it won’t take all morning. We did one of these recently,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Potluck will be on June 4, to celebrate Juan and Emily and their next adventure. Soon, we hope to have dirt hauled in and plant grass where the bushes were. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC. We are glad that you have joined us today here in the sanctuary…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Communion Good morning and welcome to FCC. We are so glad that you joined us today to worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Today, is communion Sunday. Here at FCC, we have declared that the 1st Sunday of every month we would take communion…

The Great Commission Matthew 28:16–20 (ESV) Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “ All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore…

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him , and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are…

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” This is often called Holy Week. Not my favorite term. During this time many of you have spent time considering what happened in Christ’s life during each of the days leading up to His crucifixion and resurrection. How much time is spent thinking…

Establishing Authority The lineage - Messiah The Temptation The Word The Power Before you get to the Parables in chapter 13, Matthew has made it abundantly clear who Jesus is Now we ask the question - “Is Jesus looking for a large crowd to follow Him, or for disciples to learn from Him and worship God?”…

I knew it p / Image of man “thinker” in Picasso style / I remember being a teenager and struggling with the call to follow Jesus. I knew following Jesus was no casual, ordinary path, that it was the single most important decision of my life. / I remember considering, weighing what a commitment to faith…

Intro Open up your bibles to Matthew, chapter 8. Jesus continues His ministry of mighty acts as He heals and cleanses and delivers people. And all of these acts, all of these stories, they have one common theme. They have one point that Matthew wants us to understand: Jesus of Nazareth has great power…

9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of…

TEXT: LUKE 2:11 | BORN THIS DAY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : EXPLANATION : Last week we began to dive into the good news the angels had delivered to these lowly shepherds. We rejoice in the wonderful fact that this good news was for all the world… but on that incredible night they discovered it was good news…

In the storm, Jesus demonstrates his awesome authority - this time, over nature. The fearful fishermen have little faith - but Jesus saves by grace even those with little faith.

There is a popular Video series about a sports team in the UK that follows a soccer team with an American coach. The team is mediocre at best. The soccer club largely has what it needs to succeed, including a talented superstar or two, but they don’t function very well as a team, they don’t believe in…

“The Work of the Enemy” Pastor James Montgomery Boice once said, “Some sections of the Bible give us Grand Theology, some move us to Grateful Responses to God, the Parables ask us if there has been any Real Difference in our lives.” Is your life different today? In other words, as you pick up God’s Word…

We are talking about love. Last week, we discussed that love should be the basis of everything a Christian does. But, what truly is love? Paul wrote that without love, we are nothing. But, what is love? Let’s read what Paul wrote: If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Guys, just as a reminder - you only have two days left - Tuesday is Valentines Day. Now, you have been duly warned. How many songs can we think of that deal with love? Looking on the internet, I found thinks like “Top 21 Love Songs” “50 Top Love Songs”, and among those were songs such as “You’ve Lost…

Read Luke 5:1-11 Jesus calms the storm 23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” 26 He…

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Fear is the number one emotion the enemy uses to cripple people. The fear of death was so strong that God sent Jesus to conquer it. 14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers…

Have you ever lost focus on a project, and everything got messed up? It seems that every week, I struggle with my focus during sermons. Maggie and I had a heart to heart a few weeks ago, trying to understand the pressures that each other face. And I told Maggie that many times writing sermons is like…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity…