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If . . . then John (Jesus Speaks About God’s True Children / 8:31–47 / 128) LABC, Bruce Barton For many, “knowing the truth” means personal autonomy, creativity, and freedom from oppression and ignorance, which they define as mental slavery. But Jesus didn’t die to guarantee personal freedom of expression.…

What does our world need? We live in interesting times, in uncertain times, in fearful times. How we as individuals and especially a church answers this question will help to determine our future ministry. I do not think there is only “one answer” and definitely not a “silver bullet” that will do. Our…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. Some times slowly and then other time really slowly, Amen? Today, we are blessed to have Brother Tom Carson from Gideons International. He is going to share about the mission of this great ministry.…

Introduction Self Control Defined The ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals Read a little ahead and a after for immediate Context Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord .” And again,…

God is Faithful 1 Corinthians 1:4–9 (ESV) 4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus , 5 that in every way you w ere enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge — 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you…

CHRISTMAS BALANCE Romans 14:5-19 I like to remind everyone this time of the year that it is important that we are consistent as believers. Whatever we do we need to continue be the believers that are balanced. One of the times of the year we struggle is Christmas time. We often get out of sorts because…

Introduction New theme the month of August is: Winning the Good Fight Our lesson for the morning is Fighting Fear with God’s Perfect Love Objective of today’s lesson: What constitutes a “Good Fight” Needing the God we Want Christ Andism Let us first look at the theme for this month What Do You Consider…

Treaty and Compromise Nahash - ‘snake’ a metaphor for Satan “ Make a treaty ” -people will often sacrifice liberty in exchange for a sense of security . - voluntary servitude to an earthly master [ e.g. surveillance, transportation security] [ e.g. addiction, social/tribal identity, cause orientation,…

God is faithful. Both are rooted in Scripture. Take a look at these words from Deuteronomy Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. But those who hate him he will repay…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. One of the joys of being your Pastor is the privilege of being around so many children almost every day. They all have the unique personalities, and yet they are all a joy to be around. But though their…

Scripture Reading: Introduction: What is a common denominator? A common multiple of the denominators of a number of fractions (Webster) A common trait or theme (Webster) James will give us here a single common denominator for two things. Transition: Context & Outline This fits into a reoccurring theme:…

I have walked on many streets and knocked on many doors as I have canvassed neighborhoods to pass out flyers, to evangelize, or simply to meet my neighbors. Do you know what many of those houses have in common? Most of them have some variation of a welcome mat. The welcome mat has been a staple of home…

INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. (If anyone) it’s a broad invitation (would) based on your desirability not ability (come after) a definitive act (me)…

Living Together Living together, we are starting into a new series on the subject of living together. In the church you often read “fellowship together.” And today and for the next few weeks we will look at life as we live and fellowship together. (Living together-1 picture) In our society today when…

Religion or Relationship?

The world around us is a world in darkness, in rejection of and rebellion against God. We can see evidence of this everyday in the violence, the self-centeredness, the refusal to see and believe the truth. No wonder that Paul refers to Satan as the ruler of this world. The good news is that this situation…

Do You Have a Superficial Religion or a Supernatural Regeneration?

God’s Fire: Refining Gold Week 2 I asked last week if any of us enjoy suffering and going through difficult times in life. The simple answer is no. But understanding what James tells us in the first chapter of the book by his name, we should realize that trouble in this life can be to our benefit, and…

INTRODUCTION . 1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 “You shall have no other gods before me. 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above,…

A victory mind Set is based on an understanding of God and his word… It’s hard to have victory when we really don’t understand God nor his word All to often, Gods word to many people seems to be a book that just can’t understand. If we don’t have a full and deep understanding of Gods word our lives can…

We saw the account of Jacob’s life last week. This week, the focus of history in Genesis shifts to Joseph, one of Jacob’s sons. One of my favorite historical accounts in Scripture. Addresses common lies we hear and believe: Good things happen to good people Bad things happen to bad people Family Environment…

1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends! 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended…

Many of us remember a rhyme from our grade school playground: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.” We all probably know that this rhyme is not entirely true. Robert Fulghum in his book, All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, turned that phrase a bit…

Following Jesus is costly, but waht is self-interest and self-fulfillment costing you and those areound you?

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, As we gather here today, we come before You with hearts open and minds ready to receive Your truth. We thank You for the privilege of worshiping You in spirit and in truth. Guide us as we delve into Your Word and help us to grow closer to You through our worship. In Jesus'…