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Scene 1/ There are times when the future isn’t looking good. This was certainly the case during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Forces from the beaches & harbour of Dunkirk between 27 May & 4 June 1940. Entire Armies from England, Belgium & France were surrounded by the Germans. There was…

Introduction: Today we are going to start in the book of Jonah. These first few verses bring up a great question for you to ask yourself. What are you running from? Hopefully the answer is nothing. Hopefully the answer is that you are running with God and not from God. But today, we are going to have…

Imagine a piece of coal, dark and lifeless, lying deep within the earth. It seems ordinary, unremarkable, and destined to remain that way forever. But then, a miraculous transformation occurs. Through intense heat and pressure, that coal is transformed into a magnificent diamond, sparkling with brilliance…

Good Morning, I am so glad that you are here with us today because today we get to finish what we started last week in our message about knowing Jesus. Last week we began this 2 part message on knowing Jesus, and started with the person of Christ. He was fully God as well as fully man. Today, I want…

Introduction Dog the Bounty Hunter. Bail bond. Skipping bail, not paying back bond/loan. You owe that bond and you are subject to penalty until it is paid back. This passage that has the Greek word “doulos.” Slave, servant, bondservant. Because of the way slavery was structured, bondservant is my preference.…

Muslims and others make claims about Jesus. Some say he was a genuine prophet. Others declare him a wise teacher and a worthy example for humans to follow. But they also claim that Jesus never claimed to be anything more than a man—and that he never claimed to be God. Yet here in chapter 5 of John’s…

Things to ponder This series has been all about some common passages that are worth considering, worth pondering. As we wrap up this series hopefully you have pondered some of the things we have looked at. Kingdom beatitudes ( Mt5:3-12 ) Don’t have a defiled heart ( Mk7:21-23 ) Possessing the qualities…

This morning, our Scripture lesson from Luke is just one verse—we are revisiting Luke 6:19 . Although, the function of Luke 6:17-19 is to provide the context and location of the Sermon on the Plain, this verse jumped out at me and I could not get it out of my mind. It is a very powerful picture of Jesus’…

We are reminded that God graciously unites us into one family. We are encouraged to serve one another with humility.

Peter writes to Christians who are suffering. They’re scattered all over Asia Minor. They’re a small minority living in a hostile and pagan world. They’re living among a people who accuse them of wrongdoing and who hold vastly different beliefs. Peter’s writing to encourage them, even as they suffer.…

What is the Church? Introduction What do you think about when you think about the church? A Little White Building A room with Blue Chairs and Blue Carpet A place where we come to sing songs, hear the word, and Worship Steeples, Bulletins, Hymnals, Organs, When the Israelites where saved from Egypt and…

What is the Church? Introduction What do you think about when you think about the church? A Little White Building A room with Blue Chairs and Blue Carpet A place where we come to sing songs, hear the word, and Worship Steeples, Bulletins, Hymnals, Organs, Stained Glass windows Ornate beautifully designed…

The starting position in basketball or any sport is a coveted position. In basketball you are one of your teams top 5 and you get to be on the floor a significant portion of the game. The starting position is the spot everyone wants. And often you have individuals not joining or quitting a team because…

Welcome- Prepare hearts and Worship Call to Worship see Col 3:1-17 Prayer Worship through Song Sermon Introduction We are continuing today and concluding Paul’s examples of Spirit filled believers. He has been teaching what mutual subsumption looks like in different structures of authority in the home.…

A Work of Grace For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. What a ride we have had…

Introduction The Apostle Matthew’s Gospel (We can get into why we credit this to the apostle Matthew another time) At this point in the narrative, our Lord is growing in fame and notoriety. Through this chapter the pharisees and others are beginning to push back and Jesus is condemning their teachings…

The motivation For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. We have started a journey to…

1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we…

This year one of the things that I am most excited about is to help our church grow in our love for God. I want to help men and women and our students and children know what deep discipleship is all about. We want to have a passion for God and His Word because without it we won’t know how to function…

Title - “Mystery of Christ” Scripture Intro: Last week in the Colossians Series. First week of Advent. Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,…

PRAYER Introduction and Review The entire NT teaches the humiliated and exalted Christ as the core of the gospel. His Humiliation includes his incarnation, sinless life, and atoning death. His Exaltation includes his resurrection, ascension, session, intercession, and second coming. Last week we spent…

Unto The Least Of These Matthew 25:31-46 Matthew 25:40 “40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’” NKJV Many people do not think of the Christian judgment they must face. We read in 10 For…

Our title for today is "Being A Servant of Christ" Our Scripture is taken from the Book of John 2:1-11 Here is a miracle filled with Insight Into Christian Service. 11 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Insights Into Christian Service 1 On the third…

The church needs the five fold ministry as much as we need our five senses. Through the five fold we will grow into the maturity of Jesus Christ.

When we think about the fact that Jesus is the perfect sacrifice does it really change the way we live? Everything Jesus did, all His suffering was for you and I. Every victory Jesus accomplished by his suffering was accomplished so that you and I can now live in victory. Growing up I had some really…