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Total Depravity As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with…

General Call The Gospel Christ died for our sins Jesus was buried Jesus rose again the third day accompanied with the word For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they…

“Salvation” can be defined in many different ways by different groups. Can be a breakdown between evangelicals and non-evangelical Christians Salvation in 3 tenses Past – we were saved from the penalty of sin Present – we are being saved from the power of sin Future – we will be saved from the presence…

Introduction Last week we began our journey through Isaiah First chapter set the foundation for us Isaiah is about salvation, it’s about Jesus By looking at the message to Judah we were confronted with reality of our own situation, our own sinfulness We were also lifted to see the mercy of God He is…

There are 10 majors teachings that came out of the Reformation that we teach today. Which ones are they? Join Pastor Steve as he talks about each one in "95 Reasons Why I Am Reformed."

Where could the idea of "Saved by grace alone" come from? Can we work and earn our way to Heaven? Are there any works we have to do to be saved?

Expectations That Can Cause Us to Stumble Expectations — we all have them. Christmas Day and receiving certain gifts. Year-end bonus All family members coming together for Christmas. We all have expectations that things will happen in a certain manor, or that life will go a certain way. The people of…

The Story of Jesus' birth told through scripture and carols.

Show and tell Ever play show and tell before? If we are honest we still do. We want people to show us something before we believe, but God calls us to believe then will show us. (Insert Show and tell picture here) What is something that you have shown and then told about? The Jews were demanding another…

After a couple of weeks of living under the oppression of the pandemic, with statewide lockdown and social distancing, we have a different appreciation of what Palm Sunday was like in the first century Israel. It was a turbulent time in Israel, and they were looking for the Messiah to bring them stability. Jesus had a message for them but he used the greatest art form to deliver the message. We need to learn this art form to make our message impactful. Let's take a look...

The Nature of God - God is Love 1 John 4:1-6 Test the Spirits 1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” δοκιμαζω - examine, test, approve. Matt 7:15 ““Beware of false prophets, who come to…

We continue on our journey through Advent. We have looked at being prepared, joy, and love. Today we are going to look at adoration. Adoration being our proper response when we come into contact with the almighty. When we think of adoration, we think of loving, of caring. But adoration is more of an…

We all love, love stories . We may not want to admit it but deep down we like the love stories of life. Now that doesn’t mean we will all watch a bunch of Hallmark this week, but love stories can be compelling. What is your favorite love story? I know a love story which starts like this…(tell a portion…

Intro Today is the first Sunday after Easter, has your life changed any because of the reality of the resurrection? Often, sin in our lives involves pleasure. One of the ways God has made is is to seek good, pleasurable things. The best and most pleasurable thing we are supposed to seek is God. Often…

Sunday, June 21, 2020 Tony Padgett preaching

Peter’s Principles Turn to 1 Peter 1-5 Elect- Chosen by the Father before the foundation of the world According to the foreknowledge of God- the Father had a special love Biblical to “know” is to have intercourse with some one Adam knew Eve and she conceived Gen 4 1 Through sanctification of the Spirit-…

from 3 weeks ago Jesus sovereignly and irresistibly invaded Saul’s life and instantaneously transformed him from a murderous persecutor of believers in Jesus into one of the most faithful and hard working ministers of the gospel the church has known the first step in a transformed life is God’s sovereign,…

Consider Your Calling God delights to use unlikely instruments for almighty ends. 1 Corinthians 1:26–2:5 (ESV) 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the…

The Power of a Spirit-Filled Church Have you ever been in the middle of a difficult situation and wondered how you could possibly make it through? When we surrender and yield to the Holy Spirit, we see the incredible power God’s makes available. We rise, we persevere, we triumph. Today, we're going to…

God possesses all power. He not only has the will to do something, but the volition to be able to bring it to pass. Even the power we have has been delegated. To us To governing authorities to Satan Five Categories of the power of God Infinite power He can do whatever He pleases. We desire to do some…

John the Baptist’s disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Why do your disciples not fast often like we do?" Jesus tells them, “How can the guests of bridegroom fast when He is with them? People don't pour new wine into old wine skins, if they do the wineskins will burst, the wine will run out and both…

The coming destruction of Jerusalem and its temple will mark a new phase in the establishment of God's kingdom under the vindicated Son of Man.

Happy Hanukkah And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. Between v 21-21 two months have passed After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand. Aprox 4 months…