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45,000 We live in a world that is divided Spiritually. Then even within the divisions there is divisions. Tonight we are going to look at overcoming, scripturally speaking divisions. Study ending in Feb 2021 shows over 45,000 religions in the world. (Insert PowerPoint Religious Divisions) Oh wait, I…

A- Autonomy of the Local Church The Explanation of Autonomy What is Autonomy Before we can understand what Autonomy is we must understand what a church is. A church in the greek “ ekklesia” It means “ a called out assembly for a purpose” The Meaning of Autonomous So what does autonomy mean? noun, plural…

What Kind of Church is This John 17:16–23 “They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world. Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I set myself apart on their behalf, so that they too may be truly set…

Learning to Lean on Jesus Cast your cares - 1 Peter 5:6-11 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a…

Setting The Scene Peter James and John went up on the mountain of transfiguration The other 9 could not cast out a demon they were frustrated the scribes were arguing with them in another account we find Jesus paying Peters temple tax Jesus has told them 2ce that He was going to die on the cross Some…

Introduction There are many in the Christian world who are involved in what is called an ‘ecumenical’ movement. ecumenical (def) general / universal. In other words - if it has the label ‘Christian’ then you are included in the group, and lock arms and ‘work together’ for the ‘greater good’. There’s…

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. Talent So far we’re been talking about the spirit of giving and how we were called to give sacrificially. A big part of being a Christian and a true believer in Christ, is…

Secular - A Sunday School Teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "Honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?" Without missing a beat, one little boy…

I. THE BIBLE: We believe the Word of God, the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, to be verbally inspired in all parts, and therefore wholly without error as originally given of God ( 2 Tim. 3:16 ; 2 Pet. 1:21 ). This record is final, authoritative, and unchanging! We believe the Bible to…

Intro: I realize that there is a show titled, “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. The title this morning does not come from that show, but I borrowed from another message is preached years ago. I’m not here this morning to talk about fact or fiction, but to go beyond the basic idea of belief in order to…

Good morning Church family and guest. We are continuing today in our Series called “Growing in Grace and Knowledge” where we get from 2 Peter 3:18 “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” Today’s text is found in 2 Peter…

Introduction For tonights message, I want to dissect this story in the Scriptures that will prayerfully be a help to you. Our Scripture revolves around Paul, Silas & other Christians and a certain damsel at Philippi mentioned in v16. (Give Background) Several years earlier, Jesus was taken, beaten, Crucified,…

Church Timer - Psalms 91 Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything…

Today, we enter the Present Work of Jesus Christ. Quickly, to help us remember the context of Hebrews, The author is writing to Hebrew Christians had heard this glorious gospel, and should have been pressing on, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ. A great title for the Book of Hebrews would…

A firm/steadfast faith is pictured with momentum and resistance.

William Booth’s Passion The story is told of General William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, and the day Queen Victoria of England asked to meet with him. Because she had heard so many favorable things about his work in the slums, she asked him for the secret of his success. “Your Majesty,”…

Welcome Prayer Introduction: Jesus commands unity in the Body of Christ. Yet, the Body is often divided by politics, doctrinal differences, worship styles, and social and ethical issues. These divisions erode the unity that Christ desires for his church. While Jesus commands unity, it should never come…

Amos 7:9-17 Preachers are often not the most popular people in the world around them. They often have to preach to encourage people to practice holiness that doesn’t set well with the world around us. But there was probably not a preacher who was more unpopular than Amos. Amos a sheepherder from Tekoa…

Intro And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” And as he sat on the…

Intro: A motorist was picked up unconscious after a crash, and was being carried to a nearby [gas] station. Upon opening his eyes, he began to kick and struggle frantically… Afterwards he explained that the first thing he saw was a "Shell" sign, and somebody was standing in front of the "S"! Hell is…

Those in Christ behave differentlyfrom teh way they did when they were in and of the world.

Church Conduct Life as the body of Christ, the church we have a manner in which we should conduct ourselves. This morning we are looking at apostasy, it was real then, and it is real today just as prophesy projected. Paul’s concern about conduct ( 1Tim3:15 ) 15 But if I am delayed, I am writing in order…

Last week we were in the first 12 verses of this chapter and saw the foundation of unity, within the church, being a heart level acceptance and reception toward our faith siblings. Paul speaks into the relationship of the strong and weak members that make up a local congregation. And he addresses how…