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“I believe a return to discipleship will bring about the reformation of the 21st century.” - Robert Gallatay We can’t just add discipleship to our already busy program schedule. We need to change our church culture. What is a program ? 1. Programs have a clean start and end . Discipleship is life on…

As you all should know by now we have been participating in the Vital Congregations initiative of our denomination for the past year and a half, and we will continue to do so for at least the next year. There are 7 marks of a Vital Congregation, and I want to review these here today as we are about to…

There are so many things these day that call for our attention. There are things that demand attention in our home. Repairs to make, dishes to do, kids to parent, etc. There are things online that call for our attention. I’ve discoverd that facebook reels, or youtube shorts are huge traps for me. I can…

There’s one thing that we can all agree on: Our world has problems! Historians have labeled the period 1830-1850 as an “age of reform.” Quickly following that was a religious social reform movement called the “Social Gospel” from about 1870-1920. One thing that all of these reform movements had in common…

We are all evidence gatherers. Even the things we create gather evidence for us. Google and all social media uses programs to listen and gather evidence on what you are interested in. The enemy takes what God is doing and twists it for evil. The enemy has used these social media inventions to steer our…

Announcements 4th through High School - Hearts with Hands Giving Statements Teen Activity Yard Sale Give & Go Missions Current Events Are you ready to vote in the primaries? North Carolina In-person early voting for the 2024 primary election begins Thursday, Feb. 15, and ends at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March…

The worst sin? Pray Read 12 I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Think back to where you were and what you were doing in 1984. In 1984 I turned 12 years old. It was also the year when I was first introduced to something that literally would change the entire world. What was it? It was the computer. Although computers had been around for awhile at this point, they…

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What can you give to God to show Him gratitude? How do you say thankyou to Jesus Christ? Let’s look at how the first Christians expressed their gratefulness for God’s grace. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled…

Good morning! It is good to be together as family. This week we had the California Southern Baptist Convention in Clovis, CA. Over 500 of our brothers and sisters from Southern Baptist churches around California came together to worship, hear the word of God preached, fellowship, and conduct the business…

When we see life's events from God's perspectives, we see the value of His presence and purpose.

Last week we spoke on the Gospel and Faith. As someone put it, “unrestrained loyalty.” The Gospel is the power of God for salvation It is Gods righteousness revealed to man It is applied to faith. It starts with Jesus and ends with Jesus - AMEN Today we look at the flip side Paul’s talks about salvation…

It has been said that when a person loses one of their senses, the other senses adapt to that loss and are strengthened. The brain actually adapts to the loss by giving itself a makeover. If one sense is lost, the areas of the brain normally devoted to handling that sensory information do not go unused…

Announcements Happy Mother’s Day Business Meeting in two weeks Church Potluck in 3 weeks Scripture Reading: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our…

Jesus offers mercy to the broadest scope of sinners.

Christ is the source of true hope. Our hope abounds to the extent that we surrender to Him.

Ephesians 5:21 For the past few weeks, we’ve been learning how to worship God together as a church. When we gather together for worship, we should submit ourselves to the Holy Spirit – who is God and who is not only among us but within us. In this way, the Holy Spirit “fills” us when we gather together,…

1 Timothy 6:12 Last week we pointed out a couple of things that we must keep in mind as we “fight the good fight of faith.” We mentioned the real enemy is Satan, the devil. He is our adversary - he is the one that is seeking to devour and destroy us. We mentioned that he has many tactics, but a couple…

There’s a dog breeder in East LIverpool, “Yeager’s Poodles and Doodles.” It is owned by Dana and Rich Wright, and it happens to be the place where my dog “Beau” was bred. Dana and Rich have had this business since around 2004 if I understand things correctly, and they are nearing retirement age and are…

How can we know who to help as a church? Draw three principles on helping the vulnerable from this message in 1 Timothy.

What about your other resolution?

What does it look like to trust God in real life? It is one thing to talk about trusting the Lord in the chairs of your church on Sunday morning. What about tomorrow morning when you have to wake up and start another week of real life? How will genuine trust in a sovereign God change our daily behavior?…