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Today we will be in Luke 9:23-24 Last week we talked about “What makes a Christian?” And the Bible scripture we looked at to answer that came from Acts 11:19–26 . From the first Christians, we answered the question, “What is a Christian?” 1. Someone who has heard the Good News , the Gospel, of Jesus…

Jesus Outlines the plan Many people in the United States are very aware of the numbers game. We understand the vitality of the stock market and the amount of inflation and interest within the banking industry. Unfortunately, this has flowed over into the method of growing the body of Christ. Many churches…

Paul reached out to his stellar student Timothy. He’s been teaching and developing Timothy for a few years by now and is telling him to level it up. You did well on the last grade level. Applaud. But, you’re on a new grade level. You did well when you started learning about God and church and people,…

Intro: When I went shopping at the mall for Christmas every year. I would get 20$ to get presents. What I heard was, get presents with this and what you have left is for you. We're going to be looking at the Great Commission, which we looked at in the past, but taking a second look at it today. Often,…

23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Are you a fan or a follower? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves,…

The N Word: Not What You Think In our American culture, when we think of “the N word”, we usually think about the derogatory slang that is used against African-American people. And the use of that word is wrong and demeaning from whites to blacks especially. But I am going to address a completely different…

Introduction 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Why Are You Here? 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Are You All In? Have You Made It Your Own? Are you a follower of…

Who likes Change? For some people, a change is a good as a vacation. For the rest of us, change is difficult. Especially if the change is being forced on us. If we have to change, then please, at the very least, let us as least be in control of the change. The worst though, is when we don’t understand…

Remember that letter we looked at last week? The one to the Thessalonians… I want to continue looking at this letter Paul sent to a people he cared a great deal for. This letter has a very personal feel to it. In fact, the first three chapters are very personal, while the last two begin to be more practical…

Some things matter to us, Some things don’t. Here’s a little “memory” quiz: Name the last 5 Academy Award winners for Best Actor. Name the last 5 winners of the Miss America contest. Name the last 10 winners of the World Series. “NO!” Can’t answer those? Not many people can. Try these: Name a few teachers…

We're at the part in THE Kingdom Way when we need to start talking about how to Love People. A great place to start is Confession, Repentance and Forgiveness. These are big topics to cover together but they do fit together nicely. Learn not only what they mean, but also how to live them out in your everyday life.

This morning in our Adult Bible Study hour we introduced a new series that we will be going through as a church called “Foundations, Bible truths for Christian Growth.” This series is an effort to practically and purposefully do Ephesians 4:12 . 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building…

As we transition from I Thessalonians 1:1-5 , where I think we begin to see the reasons why this particular local church was such a spiritually healthy local church, as we move on to the next paragraph we begin to see exactly what that particular local church was doing in practical ministry that enabled…

“I don’t know if we’re going to make it,” said the man sitting across from me in my office. “I want us to stay together, but...” his voice trailed off. He and his wife had been married for ten years. They had a young son in the second grade, and another child on the way. He was working on his masters…

This morning our primary text is I Thessalonians 2:13 . In that one verse Paul says this to the Thessalonian believers. 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the…

Conclusion of 'Who Do You Say I AM' Series. We have taken time to look at Who Jesus is. We have taken time to see He is God, come in the flesh to save us from our sin. We have looked at the promises of God for our life and Godliness, and found them pointing to Jesus. We have seen that He is our crucified, buried and resurrected Savior! We have looked at the significance of the resurrection. Now, what are we going to do with all of this? Who Do We say Jesus is? If it really is significant, will we be witnesses?

Recently I watched a video where a parent was asked the question, “if you could see into the future and find out just one thing what would it be?” Without hesitation that parent replied, “I would want to know if my child’s life turns out OK.” They did not say, “I want to know the winning lottery numbers”…

Bienvenido: Diezmo y Ofrenda Salmos 84:11 Reina-Valera 1960 11 Porque sol y escudo es Jehová Dios; Gracia y gloria dará Jehová. No quitará el bien a los que andan en integridad . RESPUESTA CONGREGACIONAL : COMO HEREDERO DE LA PROMESA, VALIENTE DIEZMO. MI DIEZMO ES MI AMÉN A LA PROMESA. PUEDO CONTAR CON…

This morning I want to get you to think about your disposition. What is your normal, identifiable, every-day disposition of life? Let’s make sure we are all thinking the same way this morning. What do I mean when I use the word disposition? The word disposition means your prevailing tendency, mood, or…

Count Zinzendorf, a Moravian leader who knew and assisted John Wesley, said this about Jesus, “I have one passion, it is he and he alone.” A good friend of mine, who is one the greatest disciple-makers that I know, said this, “I have one hobby in life, it’s people.” Those two statements, even though…

And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people dwelling…

What’s your secret? I have been asked that question a lot recently. I have been asked that question by strangers, by family members, by other pastors, and by people here in this church. What is your secret? Secret about what? Well over the last year and a half I have determined that I needed to loose…

As we begin this morning I want to draw your attention to I Thessalonians 3:10 . 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? We need to keep the immediate context of this verse in mind so that we understand why Paul says what…

What things in life delight you? What do you live for? What is it in this life that fills you with satisfaction? A freshly brewed cup of coffee in the morning, sitting down in the quiet of the early morning, reading my bible and letting the Word of Christ dwell in my heart richly. Walking out to my garden,…

46 years ago, on November 7, 1972 Faith Baptist Church officially became recognized as a church. For those initial days of ministry the church met at 220A Silver Lake Street, at the intersection of Summit Ave and Silver Lake St, in Oconomowoc. In 1974 the church was able to move to 36107 Genesee Lake…