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This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

Welcome back! Today we are continuing our series titled The Church: Standards and Leadership and will be looking at 1 Timothy 4:11-16 this morning. It’s a continuation from the passages of past two weeks. If you remember two weeks ago Paul warned the church against false teachers, seeking to draw Christians…

Paul left Timothy in charge at Ephesus to oversee the strengthening of that church and its ministry. If you were put in charge of a congregation what would you say your most important duty would be? There are many tasks placed on Christian leaders, and it’s easy to get caught up in the most immediate…

As human beings, we can do some amazing, mind-blowing things. We can travel to the moon. We can see images of stars and other objects over one billion miles away. We can fly as many as 853 people across the ocean or examine the inside of human cells. Unfortunately, it’s easy for us to lose the wonder…

This morning we are continuing a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

Introduction A drunk stumbled along a baptismal service on Sunday afternoon down by the river. He proceeded to walk down into the water and stood next to the Preacher. The minister turned and noticed the old drunk and said, "Mister, Are you ready to find Jesus?" The drunk looks back and says, "Yes, Preacher.…

1 Tim 2:8-14 No Girls Allowed! I’d like to answer the simple question, “What can women do in a worship service?” On one hand, this question sounds awkward or unusual because God created men and women as co-equal persons. Both genders equally express God’s image and both share equally important roles…

10/01/2021

They handed Him over Arrested with no resistance Beaten beyond recognition Made no defence Was handed over 16 So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified. (expand on some of what He endured already) The Passion of the Christ passage 17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, bearing His own…

Introduction: Why did Jesus get baptized? Have you every stopped and asked yourself “why did Jesus got baptized?” Our goal today is to seek and uncover the answer to this question. What we will ultimately see is that God gives His stamp of approval on Jesus and His ministry. Transition: Read Matthew…

This morning I am beginning a series on the role of women in the church. Specifically, my aim is to teach what the NT has to say about women reading Scripture publically in the church and women praying publically in the church. Historically, in our circles, this is not something that we have practiced.…

1. The Marks of the Church 1. The right preaching of the Word of God, the Bible and 2. The right administration of the ordinances (the ordinances include Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and, indirectly, church discipline). A. Right Preaching of the Word of God For it is no empty word for you, but your very…

Introduction: Pastoral burnout is at an all-time high in our nation. When asked by Barna Research whether they had given real, serious consideration to quitting full-time ministry within the last year, 42% said yes in March of 2022 while 29% had said yes in January of 2021. This is a marked increase…

Personal instructions; applicable to all Paul gives some personal instructions that are worthy of our consideration for personal application for all. Instructions given until Paul comes Have you at some point in your life been given instructions on something to do until someone comes or returns? Instructions…

Public Science Education Should Be Neutral Regarding Purpose Those who accept the Bible by faith accept also by faith a teleological view of origins.[2] As the result of an empirical discipline, biological evolution can acknowledge no purpose, but likewise it cannot contend that there is no purpose—it…

How important is it to read your Bible? Where does Scripture memory and meditation come in? In this message, Pastor Steve will continue the 5 ways to read the Bible and also talk about the importance of Scripture memory and meditation.

Turn to and read Acts 2:41-47 . Pray. The church has taken a beating over the past 6 months. In a recent article, the headline read... COVID has taken its toll on believers, churches – and the Church The articles reads, in part... A noted researcher reports that COVID, its associated restrictions – and…

Command and teach these things. Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given…

--- Title Slide Scripture Intro: Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness,…

When We Gather... Introduction Good morning, once again. It's a privilege and a joy to open the Word of God with you today. Go ahead and open your Bibles to Acts chapter two. That's where we are going to begin this morning. Now if you're new to us or it's your first time joining us online, I normally…

Well, this seems like a pretty straightforward, out of the ordinary, gospel passage. A leper comes to Jesus, asks for healing, Jesus does it. A nice moral story. Jesus cares for the outcast, so should we. Ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom. Trouble is, once you start looking at it a bit more deeply it raises all…

Big Idea: Our faith is meant to be lived out in community. We have a very personal faith theology whereas the early church had no such concept. Disciples grow in the soil of relationship. This week we will talk about how we are to be a community committed to the Word and to begin together. Me - Talk…

Intro: Many people would like to win the lottery! There are literally thousands of “sure fire schemes” on the market for winning the lottery. It would seem to me that if it was so easy to beat the odds and win, then the lottery would be broke, or everyone would be a multi-millionaire. Yet we all know…