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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…

Introduction Ill. A few weeks ago I saw a story that was part catalyst for this message today. Tom Cruise was doing a stunt for his new movie where he drove a motorcycle off a cliff and then parachuted or something off it. This caused me to remember this is not the first stunt he’s done for the cause…

religious identity voluntary religion early christian religious identity Scripture “And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: “This is what the one who has the sharp double-edged sword says: ‘I know where you live, where the throne of Satan is . And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your…

“And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: “I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is . And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed…

Intro: My early life as a believer. In his new clarity, Saul knew Jesus was the Savior of the world. Jesus was in the sanctification business and Saul was the newest customer. The message from Ananias to Saul was... Jesus appeared to you, Jesus sent me to you, Jesus will give your sight back, and Jesus…

I would like to thank the church for allowing me to preach this evening. I really appreciate all the support that the church has shown my family as we peruse where God wants us to minister. Tonight especially has personal meaning for me and it is exciting to have the opportunity to preach tonight. You…

The challenge we always have with texts in or around the High celebrations of the church, such as Christmas and Easter is their familiarity. One could easily find a text in say Habakkuk, or perhaps Revelation with which most of you would be unfamiliar. Still, the challenge for all of us is to be listening…

Intro: Tonight we are continuing or End of Days sermon series. Through the series my hope is that not only will you grow or perhaps be reminded of the end times events in the Bible but will be encouraged that though we are living in the last days and the world around us seems to be chaotic and crazy…

This morning we will continue in our study of 1 Thessalonians. Here we are learning the depth of love Paul had for the believers in Thessalonica and his desire for their growth in faith. Today we are looking at the love demonstrated by Paul and the importance of having our faith established in Christ.…

The day is coming There are several significant dates in someones life, and that included Jesus. What are some significant things, dates that you have had in your life? What about significant events, dates in Jesus life? How about the disciples, the apostles? Jesus date is coming, but tonight we are…

“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. Nevertheless I have a few things…

After the death of Christ we see how the church and apostles began to live as faithful witnesses. In Acts chapter 7 we learn about the man named Stephen who was a leader in the church. He is the first recorded individual who gave his life for the sake of the gospel. We then learn of the other faithful…

Spiritual Warfare If I just ask a simple question without clarification, what answer would you give: “How many people here today have engaged in or been aware of spiritual warfare in their lives? If I clarified spiritual warfare with one example from my own life as regular and foreseeable opposition…

Good News For The Religiously Tired Deconstruction, Discontent, and Deconversion These are hot topics right now within the American Church. One of the opening sermons of this series delt with these topics. There are many podcasts, YouTube videos, articles, and TikTok's that approach the subject. Some…

Cities of Refuge As we dive back in to the book of Deuteronomy, we come to a short passage this morning that I had to decide what to do with. The text this morning is a brief description of Moses setting apart three cities of refuge. The topic will come up again in Deuteronomy 19 , should we make it…

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? God does not want His children to fear. God is our light, salvation, and strength; whom shall we fear or whom shall we be afraid. 11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid.…

In the light of Lazarus’ resurrection John 11:47-57 The miraculous work of Jesus is now getting very real There is no denying what He has done, and the influence He is having on people How far did His power extend? Lazarus, dead four days, would have been in the spirit world Body would have begun to…

Commands Against Violence Last week we entered into the commandments that have to do with human relationships. We looked at the fact that while all of the ten Commandments have to do with our relationship with God, We honor God, we show our love for God, in the keeping of all His commands. And how we…

Scene 1: In October of 2006 an Amish community suffered a horrific loss, a man shot and killed several Amish schoolgirls before he turned the gun on himself. The killer's actions represent an inner conflict taken to a horrible extreme. To walk into a schoolhouse and kill innocent children is something,…

Paul A Man on A MISSION Scripture: Acts 20 through ch 28 Topic: Endurance GOAL: encourage saints that are ready to quit 1. To Know: Where their strength comes from 2. To Feel: Empowered 3. To Do: Get up INTRO: Main Idea --> Pauls Heartbeat We are going to look at a few chapters that comprises the end…

If we were to go down memory lane, some of the most listened to songs are about feelings… and many are about feeling sad or depressed. Hooked on a feeling, You’ve lost that loving feeling, Peaceful Easy feeling, Then there is one from my high school days… Baby Baby don’t get hooked on me… Never date…

Thinking about New Year’s resolutions for the church.

God’s Church is Pro-Life! It’s mother’s day, and today I am going to talk about the life that Mothers are privileged to bring into this world. This week, the news has been full of the issue of what can be done with babies in the womb. This Morning, We are going to talk about the Sanctity of Life. When…

Walking Through the second chapter of Matthew. We weren’t able to record the first chapter.