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Intro: My testimony How could the Spirit of God be living in me while I so blatantly live contrary to His unlimited power and influence? If the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, then his influence over them must be visible and apparent? In my life it was lacking. It was absent because my confession…

Good morning! It is a joy to gather together today as a community of believers, seeking to grow in our understanding of God's Word and its relevance to our lives. As we come before the Lord, let me share with you an illustration that captures the essence of our message today. Imagine, if you will, a…

1 John 5:1-5 born of God born of God = believes Jesus is the Christ = saved = everlasting life 1 John 3:9 “Whoever has been born of God does not sin , for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” 1 John 4:7 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and…

1 John 1 Good morning church! We are starting a new book this morning that I’m very excited about. It is another short one, only 5 chapters, I’m not yet 100% sure yet how long it is going to take us to get through, you guys know that I’m not 100% sure how far we are going to ever get today, but that’s…

Author: John This is the author of all three books. We will look at each book separately but there will be some overlap. The text does not specifically name the author. There is a claim of an eyewitness relationship. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our…

Introduction Going into 2024 we must all make sure we know that we believe. There is a doctrine of assurance which tells us how can you know that you are a true believer? I just know that I know I know in my heart of hearts I’m saved The preacher told me I’m saved I have walked with God The is a continuous…

1 John 5.10-13 Essentially there are five categories of people in our world today: Those who are unsaved and know they are. They have no security regarding their eternal future. Those who are unsaved but think they are saved. They have a false security about eternity. Those who are saved but are uncertain…

1 John 1:5-2:2 Good morning church! Welcome back to all of the ladies that were at the retreat last weekend, we missed you and are glad that your here this morning. The men would like to ask all of you to return the favor and begin to pray for our retreat in September as we did for yours as there is…

Lamentations 4-5 Good evening church! Blessed that you joined us this evening. Why in the world would we come out during the middle of the week to study what I described in our first week as laments or funeral songs? There is a verse written in 1 Corinthians in a section talking about all of these old…

1 Samuel 9:1-2 1 Samuel 10:1-2 1 Samuel 17:1-11 We have spend the last couple of weeks talking about the Truth about Change. Change isn’t always fun. But change often brings some very positive results. Because change can be scary, we often put off things that we know will bring change. What do you procrastinate…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Invite kids up... Reenact the Jacob and Esau story... Explain how foolish it was for Esau to trade everything he had for a bowl of soup! Read text I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.…

TEXT: ZECHARIAH There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : Zechariah began his prophecy about 2 months after our previous book,…

Last week we looked at the first section of 1 John 5 , and talked about being born of God. The overall theme of the book is knowing who God is, believing in His Son Jesus Christ, and having assurance of eternal life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

It had taken David's adversaries a while to finally get him. He was tired of having to deal with them. He was tired of their malicious lies and slander. He was prepared for God to punish them severely. He therefore requested that their names be removed from the Book of the Living. Some people have expressed…

And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 1:12 1 John 5:9–12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for…

A Compelling Conclusion (Part 1) # 18 1 John 5: 13-21 After several months of study we have come to the concluding passage of 1st John. We have been encouraged and greatly challenged in our personal walk with the Lord. John spoke much about our love for the Lord and for one another. There was valuable…

Intro; Every 3-6 months I hand out a Self-Evaluation Form for Church Leadership to my deacons. I do not ask them to fill it out and return it, but to sincerely consider the questions. This statement is at the bottom of the page. As you honestly consider these questions, I pray you reflect upon your answers…

Introduction Good Fight, Right Race, Steadfast Faith Ultimate goal is heaven - Sojourner here for a little while (This World is Not My Home” We are on a journey of faith, persistence and joy Today we are going to talk about the Importance of our faith journey and growing our relationship with God 1.…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Introduction Lets start with a passage out of the Johns 1st Letter 1 John 2:18 (NASB95) 18 Children, it is the last hour; ... Pastor Ben spoke last week about john and the early church bringing to light . Words like syncretism Gnosticism and Political Correctness We are not going to veer off from Bens…

The Christian in Prayer Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There are many things in our society, in the world, including our very own lives that can cause us to become discouraged. In our society and world, we are living under the threat…

The Christian in Prayer Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There are many things in our society, in the world, including our very own lives that can cause us to become discouraged. In our society and world, we are living under the threat…

An evangelist had gone to Israel eight times bringing a group with him. Each time he went he would ask for the same tour guide of the Holy Land. Sure enough on his ninth time he asked for that same tour guide again. The tour guide didn't understand so he asked the Evangelists, "Why do you keep inviting…

Nehemiah 7:1–4 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.…