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Heaven Can’t Be Brought Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr. April 3, 2022 Galatians 2:17-21 (NLT) Surely we are all to seek food and clothing by working, as God has ordained. That is true, of course, which means that it is not the point Jesus is making. Jesus is adding two further dimensions, the spiritual and…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

"Only Two Certainties In Life are Death and Taxes" The apostle Paul — Death/Taxes/Resurrection What happens after we die? How do you view resurrection? What does it means for believers today. Christ was raised as the first of the blessing, then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back,…

One Body Many Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:12–28 (ESV) 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of…

Introduction Imagine two neighboring houses. Pretty, tree-lined street. Similar architecture. One, yard manicured, bright and vibrant colors on the siding, windows glowing with light. The other has a yard overgrown, cracked brick and swaths of shingles missing, boards covering where windows once were.…

What do you think of when you hear the word testament? You are in church, so you are undoubtedly thinking about the Old and New Testaments. The word testament refers to covenant. Everything in the Old Testament refers to an old covenant between God and Israel, while everything in the New Testament refers…

I. Israel is rife with conspiracies, 7:1-7. Every time the LORD longed to heal Israel, new evidences of her sins come to light. The warnings He sent through His prophets have not stemmed the tide of rebellion. The people have reacted to the prophets with rejection which led to further hardening of their…

God’s in the business of transforming lives, and Kingdom transformation is contagious. Intro me Ephesus = Ephesians = no! f-esus. so whenever I say e-fesus, you say “no, f-esus” Peter painted a great picture of Ephesus for us last week: one of the great cities of the Roman empire, perhaps as many as…

If you would open your Bibles to Mark chapter 2. We all instinctively know that there is a time and a place for certain activities, right? No one goes to the baseball game and files their taxes at the ballpark. No one shows up to work wearing a costume, except maybe on Halloween, depending on what the…

Introduction Rejection to Disappointment. All have experienced it. Relationships, jobs, health, culture. Maybe with the world, or political leaders. This same disappointment was experienced by the Jewish people in 586 BC. To understand this disappointment, it is necessary to refresh our OT history timeline.…

“The Work of the Enemy” Pastor James Montgomery Boice once said, “Some sections of the Bible give us Grand Theology, some move us to Grateful Responses to God, the Parables ask us if there has been any Real Difference in our lives.” Is your life different today? In other words, as you pick up God’s Word…

We often speak of preachers bringing “messages.” What a thought… that a preacher is bringing a message. A message is a communication containing information. When a preacher preaches whose message is he bringing? It better not simply be his thoughts, or some things he gathered from the various sources.…

Announcements Are there any announcements? There will be a Worship Team Meeting in April Baptism- If you want to be baptized see Pastor John Communion Welcome to FCC, where we worship God is Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book at a time. Today, is aa special day, it is the first Sunday…

9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Hallowed - greek word hagiazo - verb which means to make holy, sanctify, treat as holy The English here doesn’t exactly give us the clear meaning that is expressed in the Greek. We usually take it as a recognition…

All that was broken at Babel begins to find its restoration through the Holy Spirit.

There is a tavern in a small college town that — every Parent’s day — runs this ad in the campus newspaper: “Bring your parents for Lunch Saturday. We’ll pretend we don’t know you!” The campus chaplain came up with a brilliant ad of his own: “Bring your parents to chapel on Sunday. We’ll pretend we know…

There is one Jewish feast which comes from a rather mixed tradition.  Jesus chooses this feast to bring up a story about shepherds and mixed motives.

16 The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted. 18 Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing…

In the world of business, it’s a well known fact that your product is only as good as your ability to market it. Because even if you have a stellar product, If your advertising of your new great product sends mixed messages, People will not see the value of your product! Which is something that happens,…

Conversion of Samaritans Oftentimes growth happens in the midst of, or as a result of, difficult times. From a local church to a persecuted church in which God uses to disburse the believers to carry the message out. Controversy brought persecution (Act4:1-3) Persecution increased and got personal (Act4:21;…

Big Idea of the Message: In life we want a return on the things we do. But in our relationship with God, this can lead to spiritual disciplines being treated as transactional. Trust (v. 3) Now as we jump into this Psalm of David he is telling Israel not to “fret” but in turn “Trust” Yahweh; But what…

Amos 7:9-17 Preachers are often not the most popular people in the world around them. They often have to preach to encourage people to practice holiness that doesn’t set well with the world around us. But there was probably not a preacher who was more unpopular than Amos. Amos a sheepherder from Tekoa…

Freedom is our future hope. We can begin to enjoy it now by acting through love.

The Church Has Left the Building Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples…

Big Idea of the Message: Our use of technology can be a witness to our faith. Questions People are full of questions - what are we eating, when are we going to be done, do I have to go, why do you do that every time and the list could continue endlessly; The through a two year old into the mix and you…