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We are…The body! Here we are again – we have gathered to worship our Lord and savior. We are taking these weeks to look at the body of Christ – the church. What is the church? Last week we looked at the Nature Of The Church and we found that the Bible calls the church: 1. A FELLOWSHIP 2. A FAMILY 3.…

A Description on the life of the church and the Hope that brings

In the New Testament era, the true gift of tongues was the ability to speak a language which was unknown to the speaker but known to someone present. God had a very definite purpose in it, which we’ll see later on in this message, but in the Corinthian assembly, they had taken the true gift and had twisted…

The Church was ordained and established by our Lord as a local, visible, assembly of baptized believers who observe the ordinances of Christ and continue steadfastly in right doctrine, fellowship, and prayer. Its government is autonomous having two offices, Pastor (Bishop, Elder), and Deacon. Christ…

(S1) Ever done something difficult, but not doing it was not an option, because doing it would serve a greater purpose? First Funeral/Keryx (Tim) Jesus near to Jerusalem/Gethsemane/Palm Sunday/What’s next (S2) — Today Luke points us to Jesus’ tears... 41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept…

Romans 15:1-13 We have been looking at the Christian’s relationships as we have studied the last few chapters. We talked about the Believers relationship to God in 12.1-2 Believers Relationship with Himself 12:3-8 Believers Relationship with Other Believers 12:9-13 Believers Relationship with Unbelievers…

Ephesians 3: 8-13 I. The Person for Ministry A. A person of Humility Paul was genuinely amazed at the grace he had received. Being fully aware of the righteousness of God, Paul became keenly aware of his frailty and propensity to please the flesh. He remembered the man he was prior to salvation and the…

Last week we started a journey looking at spiritual gifts in the church. We specified those spiritual gifts centering on the miraculous spiritual gifts or sign gifts that Paul deals with in the church in Corinth. Last week I made the case for the belief system called cessation ism, which holds to the…

Intro : How do you response to gifts this Christmas? Thankfulness Care How does the giver feel when you don’t take care of the hard earned, well thought out gifts that have been given? Context: Paul is continuing to address sin in the Corinthian church and he is trying to pastor the hearts of the people…

Introduction Tonight we’re going to examine the Golden Candlestick - or Lamp stand as it’s otherwise known. We are examining the Tabernacle in the Wilderness Part of the reason for this series is to connect the OT to the NT. They are not competitive narrations concerning the History of man and God’s…

(S1) — A tale of two ships (book) Which would you rather be on? (S2) — A tale of two churches One is thriving — The other is barely holding on — One has all the programs for kids…the other is overjoyed when they get one or two…One makes decisions on the fly, the other has a vision of their future…In…

We are in a mental health epidemic. In fact, we have probably been in one for many many years and are just now starting to break out of the denial. Gen Z is lonely, anxious, depressed, stressed & disconnected. According to Springtide Research: 47% moderately to extremely depressed, 55% moderately or…

Life together inside a church.

Ever have to do something you knew would be difficult, but not doing it was not an option, because doing it would serve a greater purpose? Funeral home (Debbie/Chuck) — Keryx prison ministry (Tim) Palm Sunday — Jesus near to Jerusalem — Knowing what’s next — Gethsemane (S) — Today Luke points us to again…

Matthew 28: 19-20 The Purpose of this Church or any NT church should be to Promote the Preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Spread of Divine Truth at Home and Abroad. This statement defines who we are and what we expect to achieve as a local body of believers. Such a purpose is biblical and…

Faith in God’s providence, instead of repressing our energies, excites us to diligence. We labor as if all depended upon us, and then fall back upon the Lord with the calm faith that depends upon him. —C.H. Spurgeon Much of our study of providence has been examining God’s working in the lives of OT saints.…

To Save us From Hell. WE walk By Faith. Author : Paul, the Apostle. There is little if any question of Paul’s authorship. Date : Uncertain. Somewhere between A.D. 48–60. Some scholars hold an early date of A.D. 48–50 and some a later date of A.D. 51–60. To Whom Written : “To the churches of Galatia”…

Today we are going to walk through a series on marriage and family. Marriage and family are the bedrock of every society. The healthier our marriages are, the healthier our families will be, and the healthier our society will be. Wherever you buy books from, there are sure to be countless books on marriage,…

Introduction Introductory message - Driving home the point of synchronicity between the OT & NT. Brazen Altar - Represents the Cross of Christ A place of Substitutionary Atonement A place of bloody Sacrifice Brazen Laver - Represents the Sanctification of Christ The continual washing necessary to keep…

The church is most healthy when everyone lovingly exercises his/her gift(s)!

2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” I find this to be no coincidence that the message spoken by John the Baptist as he ushered in the ministry of Jesus is the same as what Christ would speak at the start of His ministry. 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the…

The End of the Matter When I first started looking at our study through Ecc. I planned for the Sermon Series to take roughly 12 weeks. When I looked at other pastors and their studies through the series that’s what they had done, and I was like, yeah, that sounds like a good amount of time. Then I actually…

World vs church - influence Harvard and Yale example - Slide Read paper description A Jesus-examination of the church READ John 2:13-25 1) Purpose of the Temple/Church Comparing temple in 1 Kings and John 2 1 Kings 8:10-11 , 57-58 , 61 Explain the temple court, sacrifice purchases Leaders were making…

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…