Results

I love the psalms; that’s no secret. It’s not my favorite book in the Bible (that would be Judges), but if I could only preach from one book of the Bible, I’d probably pick Psalms. I’d pick Psalms because it covers the widest range of emotion and greatest variety of content and every single psalm points…

Introduction: This Psalm is a song and it is much like Psalm 27 which is composed of two different sections. The first section which comes to us from verses 1-10 show us just how thankful the Psalmist is for God’s salvation. On the back half of this Psalm which includes verses 11-17 we see an individual…

Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. For centuries Israel offered sacrifices to God for sin. Over and over, blood flowed, testifying that the penalty of sin was death. But over and over, a substitute stood in place of the sinner. Countless animals died under the priestly knife as…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We still have Angel Tree kids available, see Kathy. Potluck and Communion will be on December 18. Introduction Good morning and thank you for the wonderful message of music. If your new to FCC, we welcome you! We believe it take the whole Bible to make a whole…

Do You Really have it? 2 Chronicles 15:1–15 (KJV 1900) Ill. There's a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, "O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge." Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He…

Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 In our previous Torah portion we talked about God’s mercy. How His mercy does not always looks the way we want That He is merciful by character That his mercy comes as a result to our responses and choices That there is a…

Verses 24-26 You remember who else is in Caesarea? 40 But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea. We don’t know if Peter calls for him to come for this but it is interesting to note that he is there because we wonder why God didn’t just…

The late Supreme Court Justice, Louis Brandeis, said to his frustrated, impatient daughter, “My dear, if you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.” Jesus told the disciples to expect trials. He begins John 16 by stating “I have said all these things to you to…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today with Joy in our hearts. Joy for being in this space together. Joy for being able to be together. And joy for the day itself which represents the day in which our new lives can begin. We thank you and praise you this day for all these things…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem and immediately move to his passion, we ask that you help us to open our hearts, minds and spirits to your still speaking voice above the din of all other voices in our hearts, minds, and spirits so that…

Let us pray…God, may the words of my mouth, the meditations of all of our hearts, and the willingness of our spirits be pleasing unto you this day. Today’s time of reflection on this Psalm is going to be a bit different for us. I know I typically spend time relating the scripture to our lives but I want…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we gather this day, we are reminded that your love knows no limits and no bounds. Help us in this time to remember and reflect on this idea so that we can find comfort and peace in a time that is out of our control, and remind us that your time is perfect. Now,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, on this first Sunday in Lent, we are standing at the stream of life and longing for your presence amongst us in this time that seems to be a never ending period of grief, despair, sorrow, and sadness. We are ready to celebrate and be able to praise you once again.…

Introduction We in a series on Thanksgiving We need to be thankful for answered prayer Forgiveness God’s future help Today we’ll focus on being thankful for God’s faithfulness. What is faithfulness? It is “maintaining faith or allegiance; showing a strong sense of duty or conscientiousness.” There is…

Introduction *Two godly men were very helpful in preparing this sermon. If you would like to study more about this I would direct you to the works of John Piper and J.D. Greear on this topic. Most of you are not professional Christians. Most of you don’t work for a church or deal with Christians most…

This morning, I want to begin a series in the book of Psalms by asking you a peculiar question: "Why are we so tired all the time?" I’m tired of this pandemic! I’m sick of wearing masks everywhere I go, I’m tired of social distancing and what it does to the local church. This seems to be a shared problem…

God's Wisdom fills His people wiht song and wonder.

Hebrews 10 Good morning church! Glad you all made it here this morning. We are thankful that we have power and a roof over our heads to be able to gather and worship our God together. I hope many of you read ahead this week. There is some repetition from where we have been, so reading ahead helps us…

Would you turn with me in your Bible to Psalm chapter 1. As you are making your way there I want to help us see just why the the Book of Psalm is so vital for us to look at as we journey through this life and to prepare us for what is to come. Athanasius who was one of the early church fathers was known…

Introduction We come today to the section of Hebrews that Christians are most familiar with. Chapter 11. Sometimes called the “Faith Hall of Fame”, of the “Faith Chapter” among other titles. In my experience, the chapter tends to be taught almost as its own book of the bible where it is taken out of…

Teach God’s Character and Work. (The Word) So that the people may turn from a rebellious Heart (Root) Sins of “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” (Repentance) and “Be Reconciled to God” (Justification) Resulting in Transformation - behavioral change of the work of the HS (Sanctification) Which is obedience…

On the very first Christmas mankind was oblivious to all that was happening. Not much has changed. Many people want the celebration of Christmas. Many people look forward to the gifts and even time off of Christmas. Many retailers look forward to all the profits of Christmas, and yet the world wants…

There is a constant conflict within our hearts, it is the conflict of comfort with what we know verses the need to embrace that which is new. People like what they know, they like being with people like them and in essence people don’t like change. Who remembers the movie Happy Feet? There was this constant…

Taste and See Psalm 34 (ESV) Central Idea: God will fully satisfy those who trust him to satisfy the longings of their hearts. Psalm 34 is a psalm of joy. It is about the joy of experiencing the goodness of God. Psalm 34:5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. “ Introduction…

Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord ; let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt…