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The Story Starter: Welcome and acknowledgement Christmas wishes Building fund Let us prayer for the sick and for those who traveled and will be traveling soon. on time challenge Year end Adm meeting in January Today our theme is “ The Name Emmanuel .” My name is Emmanuel . . . (In this lesson I am not…

A Worldly Church Revelation 2:12–17 (ESV) 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 “ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful…

Let’s Talk About God’s Church Because after all, Our sign says “Inter-Community Church of God.” Connected with Association of the Church of God in Southern California and Southern Nevada Take part in the activities of the Interstate Association of the Church of God And the National Association of the…

God’s Purpose Everything in life has a “Purpose” now we may not like the “Purpose” however our like or dislike does not come into play; You have a”Purpose” in life, how do you know this - let’s look at Ephesians 2:10 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared…

The Pagan World What has been—it is what will be; what has been done—it is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun. Before Our Lord Jesus Christ preached the Good News of the Gospel among men, the world was submerged in a prolonged and terrible night, in which moral licentiousness, egoism,…

Introduction This first thing we notice in this letter is that everything is positive - there are no words of condemnation - Jesus only had good things to say about this church The City The name it self means brotherly love - and as Christians we are called to have brotherly love The city of Philadelphia…

Secular - Jesus said that, “in this world you will have trouble, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world.” The new father in the following story definitely had some trouble: One day shortly after the birth of their new baby, the mother had to go out to do some errands. So, the proud papa stayed…

Unity The Bible gives us two clear pictures that help us understand the nature of the Church: A Body — We need each other and we are all important even though our functions and they way we do things differ. A Family — We relate to each other as brothers and sister, mother’s and father’s. Just as parents…

Intro Brothers and Sisters, there are two things you need to hear this morning - that our God is angry, and that our apathy in the face of such anger is appalling. We love to talk about Salvation. It is the message we proclaim! In fact each week we gather here to celebrate and remember the salvation…

Church Timer - Mother’s Day Trivia Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , on Mother’s…

17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. Who am I obeying? leaders, in charge obey with the idea that the course of action…

Introduction Today I want to spend just a few moments and examine a simple question. Why Church? What’s the point and purpose of church? Some of us spend up to 4-5 hours a week at church, why? I’ll be honest, when I began typing that statement out ‘4-5 hours a week’ - that’s on the high side. That’s…

Thyatira Church Before we get started I want to address the shooting that occurred recently in Buffalo, New York. This was a terrible tragedy. One that apart from sin would have never occurred. However, we do live in a world that in soaked in the devastation of sin. Our politicians have attempted to…

In 2005 Christian Smith’s book “Soul Searching” introduced the term Moralistic Therapeutic Deisim. Research done by National Study of Youth&Religion to identify the insight of American youth into religion (including christianity) Core tenet of MTD 1. "A god exists who created and ordered the world and…

Stand with me and let’s read Rev 2:1-7 together “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: This is what the One who holds the seven stars in His right hand, the One who walks among the seven golden lampstands, says: ‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot bear with those…

Good morning, Gateway Chapel! Scripture Prayer Intro I think a universal experience in life is walking in a room…looking around, and asking, “Why am I here?” Maybe it happens more when you’re older and you’ve got more things on your mind. I don’t remember that ever happening as a kid, but as we get older…

What Does Church Membership Entail? Church membership duties can be divided into two subcategories. Duties to other members and duties to the pastor. The church is to live in a way that shows the world that we belong to a new King and kingdom. A kingdom of holiness, righteousness, justice, love, mercy,…

Welcome... Introduction… Finishing our series on what is the church Pray Heavenly Father, please give me clarity in the words I speak. Please fill us with the truth of your word and grant us repentance where there is sin, understanding where there is confusion, and wisdom where there is foolishness.…

The Church What’s wrong with our church? What’s wrong with each of us that the disintegration of our church is possible? Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Don’t Change UPHEAVAL is all around us. A messy dark age of misinformation, distraction, and willfulness dominates us. Civilization…

Introduction Attraction / Curiosity / Crisis / Deep attachment / Commitment These stages build upon one another and are often caused by some event. The nature of a relationship requires commitment. Part of our marital vows are an expression of that commitment. The bride’s commitment to the husband. The…

Introduction Another moral failure. Why isn’t the church more different from the world? All the same issues. 1 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so…

The Challenge of the Church Acts 14: 1-28 As we continue our study this morning, I want to remind us again of our text verse: Acts 17:6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither…

This is the first Sunday in November. Early this morning we all set our clocks back. We had our first true frost of the year this past week. Everything that was alive is dead. Have you ever seen something that looks alive but it is completely dead on the inside. I have seen trees that on the outside…

The Church at Sardis Good afternoon! I hope everyone had a great week. Our news this last week has yet again been full of grief and agony. However, there is a story that was hidden amongst all of the evil in our world that I want to address briefly. And the reason is that it deals directly with our message…

Show Map City of Ephesus Founded by the Amazons about 2000 B.C Ephesus was once the capital of Asia Minor state of the Roman Empire. Ephesus means desirable 3rd largest Library (Library of Celus) in Ancient World (SHOW PIC) Ephesus derived its greatness from two sources, commercial trade (sea-port city)…