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Gateway to ministry Note: In an effort to create more opportunities to interact and to study all together I am going to work on not being so goal driven in the teachings and allow more time for discussion. The outlines will cover the section if we do not complete it in class. So, please stop me, and…

Intro ; It has been asked of me lately is our church in financial trouble. And I respond that all our bills are paid and we have money in the bank [ share budget sheet ]. But I will tell you this morning that if our giving to the ministry continues on the path it is on since Covid, then I might well…

Guided and United: Wisdom from the Early Church Imagine being part of a small, seemingly insignificant group of people who, against all odds, manage to transform the entire world around them. This isn't a story from a blockbuster movie or a gripping novel – this is the real-life account of the early…

Who were the first evangelists? Whose home did the first Christians in Jerusalem meet in? Could that have been where the upper room was where Jesus shared the Last Supper? We see in the gospels that Jesus broke with the tradition of His day by having women disciples. There’s no question that women play…

Live in the word, and the WORD will come ALIVE in you. Builders understand the Importance of FOUNDATIONS... Florida Condo Collapse — 12-story beachfront condo in Miami-Dade County built in 1981 — and had been sinking into the ground since the 1990s, according to a study conducted by a professor at Florida…

Good Morning, I am so glad that you are here to worship with us this morning. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Ephesians chapter 2. We are in a series on the foundations of our faith, and the verses that I want us to look at here in Ephesians chapter 2 explain so much of what we are going to look…

Scriptures: Various passages Start Recording Introduction Good morning again to you. I’m glad you are all here this morning. For the next few weeks we are going to take a deeper look at where we are headed as a church and what we need to be doing as a church that seeks to be driven by the Gospel and…

Introduction Have you ever been chosen? What did it feel like? Were you chosen for a position in the company that many people wanted? Were you chosen on a sports team. Was it a competition or did you meet basic qualifications. Where you chosen because of someone you knew or your own merit. To be chosen…

Last week, I explained what I am doing. This is the second of two weeks of Thanksgiving. Last week, I talked about how I am thankful that the church is a family. We talked about what it means and how we should live because of it. If you were not able to be here, I encourage you to go back and watch or…

Breaking the Routine: How the Early Church Turned Everyday into Extraordinary As the routines of life continue in their predictable cycles—waking, working, eating, sleeping—do you ever feel like something significant is missing? Do you ever wonder if there's more to this life than just the daily grind?…

Faith and Family We are one in the bond of love, We are one in the bond of love, We have joined our spirit with the Spirit of God, We are one in the bond of love. Love thro' Christ has brought us together, Making our hearts as one. By God's Spirit we are united, One thro' His blessed Son. Now, dear Lord,…

We are continuing a our series this morning. Yes, You: Fulfilling God’s Purpose. This four-week series explores the lives of a few unlikely people whom God used to do amazing things. Through the stories of David, Rahab, John Mark, and Gideon, we will see that God uses the small, the outsider, those behind…

Introduction If you were to read through the four Gospels, you would find that their accounts focus mostly on the lives of Jesus and His twelve disciples. After all, they were His chosen followers. Of all people, they were privileged to spend the most time around Him. They received the best of His teaching.…

Acts Summary I wonder how many of you have been taught through the book of Acts. Many have characterized this book as a historical book, because it chronicles the life of the early church and the leadership that developed in those early days. Some people have described it as the Acts of the Apostles.…

The Conversion of Saul – Acts 9:1-19 Luke now shifts the focus of his narrative from the work of Peter and the early church to the conversion of its chief antagonist leading the persecution against them, Saul of Tarsus. 1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord,…

Welcome Prayer Tonight, we are moving from Tad’s incredibly practical preaching about hurry and busyness to a sermon tonight that is much more foundational and academic - a teaching sermon, not a preaching sermon. (hopefully that doesn’t make everyone groan!) The purpose of tonight's teaching message…

The gospel is good news about Jesus Christ but what makes Mark's gospel different than the other three? Join Pastor Steve as he introduces the gospel of Mark and verse 1.

1/25/23

Our Scripture lesson today is taken from Luke 4:14-15 : And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. May God bless this, the reading of His holy and infallible…

Wedding invitations When I was training for the ministry, my mentoring minister gave me quite qa lot of advice about weddings - lots of it was useful, practical and wise. But, looking back, he gave em what now seems an incommensurate amount of advice on how to deal with the etique of wedding invitations.…

Mark 16:9-14 Some Bible scholars do not believe that these verses were not actually written by Mark. They believe they were added at a later date by some other author. The reason they believe this is because the language used in these verses is different from the language used in the rest of the Gospel…

Sermon Title: What is the Mission of the Church? Introduction: Good morning and welcome to you and those of you just now joining us online. Last week we began a series called Replant where we are looking at the replanting and relaunching of Hope Bible Fellowship. Last week’s message centered on a Theology…

The Power of a Spirit-Filled Church Have you ever been in the middle of a difficult situation and wondered how you could possibly make it through? When we surrender and yield to the Holy Spirit, we see the incredible power God’s makes available. We rise, we persevere, we triumph. Today, we're going to…

So, I was getting to know a pastor once. We had lunch, talked about life and ministry. Then I invited him to jump in my car and drive around his town to pray for his ministry and for people’s hearts to change, for revival and repentance in the community. I started the car, started driving down the main…