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Ministry is hard. Ministry involves sacrifice. Real Christlike ministry is possible only by means of God’s grace. This kind of ministry involves transformation. Our old sinful, corrupt, selfish hearts must be transformed into new grace-filled, loving, and humble hearts. This kind of transformation is…

New Years Resolutions Lose weight, be taller, making more money, being nicer, getting in shape, treating our spouse better. resolutions that we want about ourselves resolutions that we want for others Scrooge had a Christmas resolution Scrooge was visited by 3 spirits past, present, and future Charles…

Recently I watched a video where a parent was asked the question, “if you could see into the future and find out just one thing what would it be?” Without hesitation that parent replied, “I would want to know if my child’s life turns out OK.” They did not say, “I want to know the winning lottery numbers”…

Introduction “We exist to make Disciples growing together in Christlikeness.” Three aspects to it: Making Disciples Growing Disciples Together Disciples All with the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus Christ in our attitudes and our actions. All of this is to occur as a church - a local body of…

Now here we have a passage of Scripture, which for the sake of a sermon we have entitled Perfecting the Saints. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus made a rather shocking statement. He said, 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. “Be ye therefore perfect even as…

Let’s open in prayer before we begin. Heavenly Father, We come before you with hearts full of gratitude for the gift of friendship. You, who are the ultimate Friend, have shown us the way to connect with one another in deep and meaningful ways. As we gather today to explore the beauty of spiritual friendship,…

A mother buys her little boy a helium balloon from a vendor at the fair. Its shiny foil liner is shaped like his favorite cartoon character. He clutches the balloon string tightly as they make their way to the Ferris wheel. All at once, a dog from the crowd barks loudly behind them. The boy jumps suddenly…

INTRODUCTION: ILLUSTRATION: I have some friends that I meet - who love helping people. They have a passion for it. Especially the hurting. They are doers and givers It was just a little while back … I saw on facebook them working at food center where they put together boxes for the needy. ILLUSTRATION:…

Acts29 Sunday Your Apple calendar may not have told you but today is Church Planting Sunday. Every year we take some time to celebrate what God is doing in planting churches worldwide, specifically through the network we’re a part of in Acts29. What is Acts29? Acts29 is a network of churches who link…

Intro: Today we continue on our journey as we look at the seven cities and the seven churches that all received letters from Christ. Background The city’s name means “continual sacrifice” South East of Pergamum Founded as a military buffer city or watch tower on the road from the east heading towards…

It was thanksgiving break of my freshman year of college. God had done a marvelous work in my heart that first semester of Bible college. For the first time I was really walking with Christ and I had a desire to share this amazing personal relationship with other people. I wanted others to know how incredible…

Over the last few months we have been thinking through the need for every one of us to personally engage in Great Commission work. That means we have to make the main thing the main thing. We have to put the first things first in our life. We have many different kinds of commissions as disciples of Jesus,…

THE PRACTICE OF THE MYSTERY The fourth chapter of Ephesians introduces a change of direction for the book. The word “ therefore ” in verse 1 , signals this change. Paul is saying, “ because of what I have said, this is what I want you to do. ” To me, the first there chapters of this book are among the…

How do I get to the point in my life where I am zealous or eager or enthusiastic for good works? 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Good Works- major theme of the letter Titus 1:1 (ESV)…

Notes for Sermon... How could the disciples possibly go on without Jesus? What would come of His kingdom? Was the Lord challenging them to build a kingdom without a king? Not exactly. 1. He promised that His going away played a crucial role in the plan of God to redeem the world and that He would return…

Third John is a portrait of the early church, almost like a family photo (with the focus being on three or four individuals). I couldn’t help myself; I assembled some of my favorite family photos, courtesy of the World Wide Web. [Family Photo Slideshow] The early church wasn’t without its problems; the…

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,…

1 Peter 4:7-11 The final stages or steps of any journey, program, or strategy are crucial ones because they determine the outcome of all that has come before and whether the journey, program, or strategy will ultimately be successful. Highschool and college or university seniors, for instance, follow…

Unstoppable Intro Stephen Shows us what living a Christlike life will look like. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians,…

In Amos 6 we find out one thing that God hates. Amos 6:8 (ESV) The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord , the God of hosts: “I abhor the pride of Jacob …” This verb has the idea of finding something repugnant, repulsive, or that which one loathes. This particular verb is a Piel participle…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Whether you are joining us online or if you are here with us we appreciate you and are thankful that you have chosen to join us as we seek to glorify and worship our sovereign God together. If you have your Bibles please turn in them with me to Deuteronomy…

The title of the sermon this morning is Want To Lead? Learn To Serve. And I want to ask you to think a minute about your job — those of you who still work and aren’t retired. Think about your and specifically about your manager or supervisor or boss. Picture that person in your mind and ask yourself…

ANNOUNCEMENTS Kids, Mrs. Stephanie has your lesson for you up on the Church Center App. Members Meeting May 30 FUNDRAISING for 80th Anniversary Nursery Workers Introduction In college I had an accident that found me dislocating my knee. It hurt. I was 6 weeks in a brace, and months of physio. Even now,…

Attributes of Jesus 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. The Amen- personal name for Christ, means “verity” and implies certainty. The idea is credibility or certainty that what this person says will…