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Good morning, Today we are on part 2 of the series we started last week called LIFE IS A JOURNEY As followers of Christ we are on that journey together…called to walk in the spirit and not to walk in the flesh. The truth of the matter is the christian road we walk is a difficult one. However, walking…

Text 15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 23 Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus…

Ephesians 5:1–5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named amongst you,…

vs. 1 - Commanded to Live Like God. vs. 2 - Commanded to Love Like God. vs. 3-7 - Commanded to Leave the Worldly Ways. Today, we discover why we are to be different. 8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all…

Our text today comes from Ephesians 4:1-16 , and is a text that speaks to coming together in Unity. Let’s listen to Paul’s words in his letter to the church at Ephesus: I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility…

Pre-Intro We’ve been looking at Colossians when I’ve had to opportunity to preach. The last time we looked at Colossians together in February, we looked at the end of chapter 1, into the beginning of Chapter 2. We saw that Christ is Supreme in the growth of the Church - we saw the burden that Paul had…

How do you walk in repentance? Resulting the transformation of self, others and our community. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot…

Today we will continue making our way through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians... and BREAK into chapter 5. For the past several weeks, Paul has been calling us (the church) - to live a certain way! He started by pointing to the UNITY we have in the Body of Christ... In context - Both Jew and Greek - NOW…

This morning we are concluding the series called, “Life is a Journey” Life is a journey. Each of us has a road to walk and decisions to make. In Life journey there are two roads you can choose to walk, you can walk in the flesh or walk in the spirit. The Christian road a difficult one to walk. But walking…

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself…

Introduction One of my favorite pieces of information about Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is that it likely wasn’t written to the Ephesians. The words ἐν Ἐφέσῳ are missing from some of the earliest manuscripts. This is particularly interesting because Paul mentions a letter that presumably isn’t in…

Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:11-24 . Title: Truth in Love Proclaiming the Gospel But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. As we have been…

Introduction Recap Today we continue our series titled ‘Having Communion with God’. A series focusing on the Holy Spirit. The Introduction The Promise The Power The Performance The Presence of the Spirit Last week, we began to examine the commands concerning the Holy Spirit - what God expects of us in…

Before we dive into the text this morning, I would like to share something with you all. I can’t take credit for this idea, it is something I heard, but it made real sense to me so I would like to share it, and it goes along with what we will be studying today. ( GPS). Context Paul wrote Ephesians while…

Introduction 41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord , your salvation according to your promise; 42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules. 44 I will keep your law continually,…

You’ve all probably heard the expression, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” Maybe in some cases this is true, but very often what you don’t know can hurt and may even kill you or someone else. “I didn’t know there was a car coming”. “I didn’t know the ice was so thin.” “I didn’t know the gun was…

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. What is the standard used here for love ABIDE - μένω (men-o) . -remain or stay, to continue to exist, persist. Objective 1: Finding Peace And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in…

Keeping In Step Opening This morning we are going to look at what it takes to live out the Christian life, to live a life pleasing to our Lord. As we go through these verses today we are going to paint the picture of a true Christian. If you want to know if someone, or even yourself are saved, ask this…

Galatians 5:13-18 We have been going through a series looking at very carefully the relationship we have with the Holy Spirit. When we are yielded to God we can take part in what I am calling the Great Life. It is a life promised to us where we have help and guidance and love and joy and peace, as well…

Look To God GOD’S WILL Want to be in the center of God’s will? Then turn to the center of God’s word, the verse that is exactly in the middle of the Bible, Psalms 118:8 and follow the advise there: “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” (NKJV) 8 It is better to trust in the…

Intro ; Let me refresh your memory of what we have studied so far in this series “My Life in the Church” ; Connected in Christ - Salvation in Him Connected By God’s Grace - His diamond of favor on the backdrop of our dark sin Connected For Good Works - Chosen for a purpose in Christ Connected Through…

I have to admit, I didn’t know what I was going to preach after our time in Genesis. There were a few thoughts rattling around in my head and some considerations. I contemplated jumping right into the Psalms like we do most summers, but decided we needed to spend some time in the NT—we’ve been in the…

(S1) Phobia's or what people fear are pretty common—Spiders and snakes, small spaces, heights, dogs, thunder and lightening... FEAR of the DARK—MOM What looks like a simple chair during the day is transformed into a monster at night. Socks left on the floor suddenly appear to be snakes. The light, however,…

1 John 3:1-7 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 1 John 1:7 From Easter through to Pentecost we are visiting 1 John. Last week our reading came from 1 John 1 - and I highlighted 1 John 1:7 - 7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship…