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Introduction: It was 2007. I had worked for a church for ten years as their youth minister. When I began ten years before I promised the teens I would not leave unless the church decided it was time for me to leave. I was committed to the church, to the teens, and to helping them connect to God. Out…

Good afternoon. As each of us has made the choice to gather together today as one body, we are reminded of the importance of belonging to a community of believers. Many of us have experienced the joys and benefits of fellowship with other Christians, but we also know that it can be challenging at times.…

This morning we are continuing our current sermon series entitled, “I Am..”. and…at the foundation of this series is the concern that many who profess faith in Christ experience a lack of confidence in their salvation and a lingering doubt in God’s love and care for them. And the reality is.... your…

Introduction: “Open My Eyes That I May See” Open my eyes that I may see Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me; Place in my hands the wonderful key That shall unclasp, and set me free; Silently now I wait for Thee: Ready, my God, Thy will to see; Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! Within this awesome…

Introduction: Although the comparisons will be made for many years into the future, Ice Storm 1994 still seemed to be a greater event than the recent ice storm we had this past year. I know the data states that more people lost power this year than in 1994, but 94’s storm seemed more chaotic on this…

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called…

Encounters with Jesus What do you See? Mark 8:22–31 (ESV) 22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and l aid his hands on him, he asked…

Scene 1: Light or Darkness is a choice we must make each day V 1-4 Someone once said that, “Some people change their ways when they see the light, others only when they feel the heat.” That is a choice, which we are faced with. Will we choose light or darkness? Purity or sin. I once heard a comment,…

John 1:4-5 “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” James 1:21 “Therefore putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.”…

ILLUST: Fanny Crosby Adage - “Jesus meets you where you are” - this is true, but people take this as never needing to change TRUTH - Jesus meets you where you are, then you see His plan, then you decide where you want to go, how far you are willing to walk with Him We see this in our account of the blind…

Have We Seen the Light? All creation longs for light! We long for light because we live in a shadowy world. Darkness in the ancient world symbolized chaos, the unknown, and misery.[1] [2] In the Bible darkness often symbolize wickedness, impurity, and evil.[3] The Bible story begins in a dark, chaotic…

• First things first… Before we MEET AGAIN – NEXT Sunday….Christmas will have passed… · And so just wanna say to everyone – Merry Incarnation! · I have NO DOUBT that as most of you listened last week to Joe’s “Not So Ordinary Sermon” on Christmas… · That you were potentially anxious about where he was…

What Time is It in Your Soul? BC — Before Christ in Only Darkness AD — After Christ is Only Eternal Light The season of Epiphany is the season of God revealing, demonstrating, showing, himself as the fulfiller of the promise to Adam and Eve that he would find a way back for mankind to once again reside…

Many Christmas Scriptures There are many scriptures that are familiar in the Christmas Season 2 The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. and 6 For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. They are two of familiar Christmas passages, and they are both in the section of scriptures we…

We focus on the light by not focusing on the darkness Darkness can be scary if we don’t know the Truth 21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even a darkness which may be felt.” 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward…

Hey all, its good to be back and refreshed in the Spirit. Man, I will admit that I struggled with John 8 for a long time and I don’t claim that I know it all, but I do know that what the Spirit has given, it has shed some light on things. So quick review, where and when are we in John 8 , what’s happened…

Walking in the Light 1 John 1: 5-10 In our opening passage, John focused on the characteristic of Christ as the Living Word , God revealed to humanity in human form. Christ came to earth as the embodiment of the eternal God. Now he focuses on Christ as the Light of the world. Each of these characteristics…

There is nothing more life changing than the Baptism of the Holy Spirit I was reading an article by John Davidson entitled Spirit filled and wrong. 10 For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.” The History of the Holy Spirit The…

Is it possible to know God and to live like like the Devil? Is it possible to truly know God and have no life change? Adrian Rogers answered these questions this way: “Study the Bible to know about God. Obey the Bible to really know God” (Adrianisms, 33). The apostle John would agree. John says that…

Whatever happened to blushing? When hearing words embarrassing or shameful, a person’s cheeks may lighten with color. That is, the circulation of blood in their face intensifies. Blushing is a sign of a lively sensitivity to evil and moral darkness. In our day, it seems people blush less and less. Is…

One Enemy That is Truly Our Enemy Today we are starting a series where we will look at the supernatural realm. We live in the physical realm, but there is more going on than what we can actually see. In the spiritual realm, what we cannot see, is a whole other world. Paul talks about this realm in Ephesians…

When I was growing up, I attended a church that had a multi-purpose building where the youth room, gym, classrooms, and a variety of other room for a variety of purposes was. One year we had a youth event where we covered all the windows and made the entire building pitch black, including the exits signs,…

Announcements Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship God is Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. I wanted to say thank you from our family! Thank you for your prayers, love, and support during a most difficult time. Joseph’s service was absolutely amazing and the Lord showed…

Intro: We come to the final message in the series, “My Life In The Church” . And in every message I have preached, we see Paul has prepared the church for the inevitable, “Spiritual Warfare” . Onward Christian Soldiers , Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865 [‌ 1 ] Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,…