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INTRO Michael Phelps: The man who dominated the Olympic pool like no other. The legendary American swimmer won 28 medals across 5 Olympics , making him the most decorated athlete in the history of the Summer Games. It is a name that resonates around the world, even among people who may not be fans of…

The prophet Jeremiah asked a question that anyone under the sound of my voice who has been seasoned by life has also asked: Why do the wicked prosper? Modern culture has added another question: Who are you to call something wicked? I want to assert that the church of the Lord Jesus Christ cannot kowtow…

The grace of God was the cornerstone of the ministry of the Apostle Paul. I. Be Thankful for God’s Mercy 1 Timothy 1:12 (NASB95) 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, After Paul believed in his Jesus, the early saints were…

Who gets to celebrate! The whole world gets to celebrate. 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Why do we celebrate? Because Jesus conquered the power of death. In the famous resurrection chapter, 1 Corinthians…

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 THE MESSAGE IN THE MEAL Intro : For 2,000 years, the church of Jesus has been celebrating the Lord’s Supper service. In some churches, it is an elaborate and ornate affair that dominates the entire service. In other churches, it is observed at the end of a worship service. Some…

Hebrews 11:8-16 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land , dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow…

THE DISPUTE (1-6) THE DEFENSE (6-18) PAST (6-11) PRESENT (12) FUTURE (13-18) THE DECISION (19-35) THE DISPUTE (36-41) DOCTRINAL DISAGREEMENT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION CHAPTER 14 ENDED... Open door of faith to the gentiles (27) Some Jews believed (1) Gentiles believed (1,21) Congregations were established…

I hope you have been able to follow along with what we have been talking about for the last couple of weeks. The main thing that you need to understand is that Jesus is coming soon. We do not know when but we do know it will be soon. We all have to be ready and we have to proclaim the good news of Jesus.…

Our current series is Understanding Prophecy. A number of people have asked me over the past few months how we can know what scripture says about ‘things to come.’ So, we will be doing a few week study on Understanding Prophecy. Last week, we started laying a foundation for understanding prophecy by…

Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Review TORAH GPS We continue to use the Torah as our guide to do our portions So far we have come from Genesis to now Leviticus, and God has been at work We have talked about Vayikra in the last few weeks So far we can summarize the book of Leviticus/ Vayikra like this: Cumulative…

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.

The letter to the Galatians is an appeal by Paul to churches in the Roman province of Galatia to resist the movement to abandon the system of salvation that saves one by faith in Christ (expressed in repentance and baptism), and adopt a system of salvation whereby one is justified by the keeping of the…

INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. (If anyone) it’s a broad invitation (would) based on your desirability not ability (come after) a definitive act (me)…

Christ's second statement came in response to the request of the dying thief. Before considering Christ's reply, let us first ponder what precipitated them. Christ’s crucifixion between two thieves fulfilled His Father’s plan. There are no accidents in a world governed by God. The Sovereign God is presiding…

Conversing through conflicts Change, fear of the unknown can bring about conflicts. That as well as miscommunication or no communication. There is conflict that is arising within the early church and we can learn historically from it. Hopefully we can find some application along the way too. Question…

Judas and his band of soldiers are now standing face-to-face with Jesus... looking to ARREST Him... They show up with Torches and weapons…THINKING they were going to have a fight on their hands!! Instead - they come…looking for the man they want to kill... And Jesus - STEPS FORWARD... And says - I AM…

DISHES … Working in the kitchen at the camp I remember a time of cleaning dishes… it was before the camp had installed one of those nice dishwashers so my friend and I were it! It was a check and balance system as one washed he handed it to the other to dry... The one drying would inspect for cleanliness…

Intro Recap: God is the Hero of Daniel - Demonstrating God’s faithfulness to his faithful few while they are exiles away from home. Series of stories on a theme - it’s not a history book, it is a book of encouragement with highlights from Daniel’s career. This chapter compliments chapter 3 - just like…

Today we are looking at a bit of an extended passage of scripture from an often-ignored book of the Bible that talks about a rather strange ritual that was part of the Old Testament law of the Israelites. It has to do with the observance of a holy period of time called the year of jubilee. We find this…

Timely Announcements Airport - updates in the middle of the amazing reality of flight . . . and quiet Driving - Gas Light Bills - Electric Bill Timely announcements can help us keep up with foundational needs that may not thrill us or get us excited but they are crucial to our ability to move forward…

13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” Palms were laid out before Jesus - as He made His way into Jerusalem…! WHY? Because as we heard last week - Palms were a symbol of Victory...…

Welcome Good morning and welcome to First community Church, where we worship The Lord in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. What a beautiful week we had and what a beautiful day we are having already. This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. Are you glad? We have so…

The 19th century Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon, on January 1, 1860 in New York, delivered a message entitled “ A New Year’s Benediction. ” In this sermon Spurgeon said this, I wish, my brothers and sisters, that during this year you may live nearer to Christ than you have ever done before. Spurgeon…

. . . and the home of the brave! __________________________________________ There are times in your life when you have to defend something that you believe in. Your family, Your God, yes, even the gospel itself. Paul is ready to fight, to defend here in chapter two, here defending the gospel. We will…