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We are continuing our series this morning The Heart Matters This 6 week series leading up to to Easter Sunday will encourage you to examine your heart, your motivations, and your loves as you walk in repentance toward Resurrection Sunday. This season reminds us that we are all broken and in need of a…

Intro: We are going to dig into a subject this morning that is challenging. We are going to be talking about church and state… Christians and Government… It’s a topic that we don’t talk about particularly often, however, I am not one to skate around the difficult passages of Scripture and this is where…

We are defined by our fears, controlled by our fears, and manipulated by our fears. But God does not want us to live in fear! Because of the resurrection, the power of fear is broken and we can live free in Christ.

Last week if you were with us, we saw what the New Identity in Christ looks like... Paul has been calling the church in Ephesus - to maturity in the Lord. And part of that call entails: living differently feeling differently …That Christianity isn’t merely - Behavior Management, but that it’s deeper…

I. Motive of the Heart A. God Knows It 11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord , How much more the hearts of men! B. God Weighs It 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives. 2 Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. 3 The…

The evidence Peter was looking for. Recap: What is behind what Jesus says to you? Jesus wants to renew your mind, and for you to know Father’s will. Peter thought he had to prove his worth to Jesus. Peter was unaware that he did not have what it takes on his own. Peter was learning that trusting Jesus…

Today we begin our journey studying the 7 Motivational gifts in detail. We are going to start with the first one mentioned in Romans 12:6 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Immediately after…

What motivates people to behave the way they do? Why do we sometimes avoid evil and at other times choose it? Or from another perspective, why do we do the right thing on some occasions and fail to do it on others? People are motivated to satisfy their needs for Security Significance Fulfillment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________…

E xtrinsic verses Intrinsic Motivation E xtrinsic: not apart of the essential nature of someone or something. coming or operating from outside. 1. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion. 2. being outside a thing; outward…

Adelphos (adelphoi) – is the word for brother (brethren). It occurs some 346 times in the New Testament. 1. A brother - born of the same two parents, or only of the same father or the same mother. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother,…

The Greek word that is used in Romans 12:8 to designate the seventh Motivational Gift is “eleeo.” The King James Version translated, “to show mercy.” It is defined by Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, as, “to have compassion – by word or deed – specifically, obtain, receive, or show, by Divine grace.”…

1 Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun. Look at the tears of those who are oppressed; they have no one to comfort them. Power is with those who oppress them; they have no one to comfort them. 2 So I commended the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who…

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it…

Jesus prepared Jesus was going away, His arrest was imminent. Fulfilling His claims was about to happen. He helped prepare the apostles for what was coming. I am going to try something new this morning and let’s see how it goes. You have outlines with the scriptures on them. I am going to cut down on…

What Drives You? Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better…

9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil. 11 Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what…

We are continuing our journey through discovering our Motivational gifts. Last week we talked about the first one mentioned in Romans 12:6 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; and how that Paul…

Countdown Video: 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 , Please set everything aside…

Romans 7:14-25 As we have gone verse by verse through Romans, we have learned all about being saved by grace! Today Paul continues giving his testimony. To be honest, this is probably one of the most relatable passages in the whole Bible. When hearing these verses, everyone can put their masks down and…

Major Posts from the Minor Prophets: ++Hosea: God is God of 2nd chances — It’s never too late. ++Joel: God is God of unstoppable Grace — It’s never too much ++Amos: God is God of Restoration — It’s never lost ++Obadiah: God is Your God — It’s never not for you ++ Jonah: God is Your Salvation — It’s never…

Intro Our church mission statement is: To glorify God by making and growing fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. This is not a novel statement. And it shouldn’t be. As a church we don’t get to decide what our mission will be. Christ is the head of the Church and we get our marching orders directly…

The Level 4 Mirror good days and bad days. See what’s going on behind the busyness of everyday life. For me, I’ve realised how much I’m motivated by the urgency of hte next thing that needs to be done. I need to find smoething deeper. Something life-giving and true James is an uncomfortable mirror. Even…

Genesis 6:5-8 It just doesn’t work to start in the middle of a story. It doesn’t make sense to crack open a novel and begin reading in the middle and expect to understand what’s happening. Step in to the middle of a conversation and it is a challenge to make sense what is being discussed. There will…

A life in view What are all of the best things that have happened in your life over: Your last 5 years: I came here to serve as your pastor, We have seen people be saved, recommit their lives to Jesus, and be baptized. Your last 10 years: My family grew again to 8 people, We were part of an amazing home…