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Intro: Camaraderie is a word that has been coming to me a lot lately. When you ask almost any Veteran what they miss most about the service, camaraderie is the number 1 answer, it is pretty much the only answer. But why? Well we certainly don’t miss the wars and we don’t miss the long exhausting hours…

When you bow the final knee to Jesus, will it be in fear or in rejoicing?

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Luke 5:1-11 : On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into…

Order of Service Welcome Hymn - Psalm Reading In place of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth. I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore nations will praise you forever and ever. Prayer Teen Talk Hymn - Notices Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm…

Previously From life as the church (1Timothy) to service within the church (2Timothy). The church being made up of many parts have important parts that are needed. God provides what is needed ( 2Tim1:7 ) 7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. Paul was reminding…

Pastor James preaches on 1st Corintians 16:13-14

Fire from Heaven Jesus is preparing to pass through Samaria. He was heading to Jerusalem for the final Passover, which He knew would culminate in His death, burial, and resurrection. If we ever wonder why James and John were called the Sons of Thunder, let’s look at Luke 9:51-56 for the response they…

Individual Value So, what was the most notable aspect of Andrew? He respected and valued each and every person. If we look at Andrew, he brought individual people to Jesus - not groups or crowds. Interestingly, also, almost every time we hear Andrew mentioned in the gospels he is bringing someone to…

Apostles In these four listings found in the New Testament, all will list very similarly into three groups of four. As we look at these groups, the first set Peter, Andrew, James, and John were the ones closest to Christ and Peter is always at the head of the list. Group two always has Philip at the…

Simon the Zealot The next name given in Luke 6:15 is “Simon called the Zealot.” 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and…

CALL AS APOSTLES 12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip,…

Common Men, Uncommon Calling Tonight we will start a study on twelve ordinary, common men who were called to an uncommon task. This study is to take the twelve disciples and place them, not as supernatural beings, but as common men that God used in extraordinary ways to spread the Gospel. Why do you…

His Greed Shortly after the raising of Lazarus, and just before Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Jesus and the disciples returned to Bethany, on the outskirts of the city. This was the place where Lazarus had been raised and where he lived with his sisters, Mary and Martha. Jesus was invited to…

Balancing Ambition and Humility John was ambitious, especially early in his life. But it is wrong to have selfish motives, and it’s especially wrong to be ambitious without also being humble. Another important balance must be struck, or else a virtue turns into a vice. Ambition without humility becomes…

The final group of four apostles is the least known to us, except for Judas Iscariot, who made himself notorious by selling Christ to be crucified. This group seems to have been less intimate with Christ than the other eight disciples. They are virtually silent in the Gospel narratives. Little is known…

40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). What is the significance of Andrew’s statement? Andrew recognized Christ as the Messiah - the one who…

Fisher of Men Why is the term “Fishers of Men” used by Jesus? What does it take to be a “fisherman”? Study the fish, know what water temp is needed, where cover is, how to present the bait… We know every detail in an effort to be successful in our catch. Now, how does that translate into winning souls?…

Fathers The Father Absence Crisis in America Fatherless Stats There are multiple factors that lead to these outcomes. Our topic today addresses one of them. When we see problems in the world we can be assured that God has a solution. We can turn to his word and choose to do things his way. Today we turn…

We are reminded that God graciously loves us in a way that is willing to give up everything. We are encouraged to live in our marriage in the way God has called us to.

Introduction Last week we attempted to give you a survey of the OT - the events that led up to the birth of Jesus to which we celebrate this time of year. The reason that we did that was to hopefully lay down a foundation for the Christmas story. We looked at the Creation - the Conquering We saw God’s…

25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, Rabbi?” He said to him, “You have said so.” The most notorious and universally scorned of all the disciples is Judas Iscariot, the betrayer. His name appears last in every biblical list of apostles, except for the list in Acts 1 , where it doesn’t appear…

Balancing Love and Truth John was committed to the truth, there is no doubt about that. From the beginning we see him as a spiritually aware man who sought to know and follow the truth. When we first encounter John, both he and Andrew are disciples of John the Baptist. But like Andrew, John without hesitation…

When we study our Bibles, when we read familiar stories, it is good to take notice of what is there. To step back and take in the whole story. And as we do so, it is also important to note what is not there. In our Bibles we have two Gospels that present us with what we know as: The Birth Narratives…

Abandonment and gratitude Paul is drawing to an end of his journey and the end of his letter, his final writings. This morning we start a journey at looking at significant people to Paul, and to the church. All for our understanding. (insert personal story) people who have impacted in positive, negative…

17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” A wrong turn becomes a right turn.... God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they…