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THE BIRTH OF THE CHURCH Acts 2 records the birthday of the church, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the 120 believers who were assembled in the Upper Room. It also records the growth process of the infant church. On the Day of Pentecost, about 3000 people believed the gospel, repented of their sins,…

What is faith? Where does it come from, and how is it that we obtain faith? Faith can be defined as reliance upon and trust in God. Now, that’s a good start of WHAT faith is, but the definition does not give us a practical application or the answer to WHY it is important and HOW we get or grow in our…

Pray Read 12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord , which I am commanding you today…

Introduction Faith result in peace Faith results in hope Faith changes our condition Conclusion

Introduction We have help through Change We have peace in Change The reality of Change Conclusion

Introduction Me We 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God. 3 What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as…

Jonah was a faithful prophet. 2 Kings 14 Assyria was an enemy of Israel. Israel was the 10 northern tribes. Themes: God’s Justice vs Perfect Justice Grace and Mercy Running from God What to do with evil nations God’s Patience God’s Sovereignty The persistent love of God Repentance and forgiveness God…

Is anything required? What do the words Require and Required mean? Require: To demand; To claim; To render necessary Required: Demanded; needed; necessary Practical Examples Government and Taxes Walmart and merchandise Your Boss and your job Your marriage and your spouse A bank and your loan A gas engine…

14 What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? 15 Suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, 16 and you say, “Good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t…

Bearing the spiritual fruit of self-control requires discernment; the Bible tells us that discernment requires participation in God’s covenant community.

Every person will come to several forks in the road of life. When we are at these forks, we must make a decision of which path to take. And that choice will lead us to another fork and another to where we will have determined our life’s goal and plans. These forks in the road include choices of friends,…

A proper boast requires crucifixion and new creation.

The Gospel of the Cross has no residency requirements!

Opening: How many of you like to build things? Do we have any fans of Lego or Mega Blocks here this morning? Legos are one of the most popular toys in the world. Legos, Mega Blocks, and other building blocks are incredibly flexible toys. You can use them to build just about any- thing you can imagine.…

Years ago I was approached by a man on the street who was “witnessing” to people. He came up to me and the group of people that were with me, around 7 or 8 in total, and he attempted to lead us to Christ. We were already believers in Christ and we tried to tell him this, but he still went ahead and “witnessed”…

Treasure of wisdom and Knowledge 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.…

Finishing the race of the Christian life well requires a sanctified dissatisfaction with our current level of maturity, devotion to Jesus, a future-oriented direction and the last two requirements we will talk about in today's message. Listen as Pastor Leger continues to unpack what is required to finish well.

Effective Faith requires foundational faith and repeated obedience.

There is more to thanksgiving than feeling grateful; the act of giving thanks requires some attention to our boundaries.

Old ideas require renewed commitment if we are to reflect Christ in our relationships.

Based on Matthew 3:7-12. Baptism requires more than water. Infanct dedication is making a commitment to raise a disciple.

What does a king require?

Sometimes faith requires careful discernment. Esther’s faith was challenged with some tough choices; how was she able to discern the right actions to take?

In todays lesson we see that that required touching Jesus and faith that required Jesus presence, but elsewhere in the gospels there is a greater faith of the centurior, who understood Jesus power and authority, all he needed was Jesus commitment to heal, and he could trust that it would happen. That is the kind of faith we need to have today.