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There is a television commercial for black colleges in America, that promotes funding for black colleges. Most of the time, when these television advertisements are aired, they show some young African American that is poor, and they close the advertisement by showing a close-up shot of his face, and…

Was suffering part of God's plan for the Messiah? Is it part of God's plan for us as disciples of Jesus today?

God, in His mercy and love, provided a remedy for sin - the sacrifice of His Son. Jesus "released us from our sins by His blood" (REv.1:5) and by His "one offering...perfected for all time those who are sanctified" (Heb.10:14). Join Pastor Steve as he shows how God reconciled sinners to Himself from 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Lesson 11: True Ministry A missions director once met with the mother of one of his agency’s missionaries and spent some time getting to know her. She prepared tea for the director in her parlor and as they drank the tea, she explained to him the difficulty of having a daughter on the mission field of…

How are you to respond when suffering unjustly for Jesus? Are you to retaliate? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at Peter's response to suffering persecution in 1 Peter 4:12-19.

Life is, in so many respects, a quest for security and certainty. We organize our lives to have a sense that we are in control and know what is going to happen. We find comfort in routine because of the sense of stability it provides. But the chaos and disorder of the world intrudes on our security.…

A Clear Consideration of Wine from a Biblical Perspective 80% of all Americans have drunk alcohol in their lives. 70% have this year. 55% this month ad 25% have binged drunk this month. According to the CDC, Excessive alcohol use is responsible for more than 95,000 deaths in the United States each year,…

Why are we called to be patient when suffering? In today's message, Pastor Steve will examine 1 Peter 5:10-14.

1 Cor 15:3-8 / The Resurrection of Christ 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas,…

Sermon Number 1 : The Lamb Promised Series Introduction : As we enter this Christmas season, it is a good time for us to reflect on the reason for this season. Our society has embraced this season as a time of merchandise, parties and foolish observances. People spend money they do not have to buy gifts…

Family Matters! Families are important! Right at the very beginning God took one woman and brought her to the man and commanded them to fill the earth and subdue it. For thousands of years the family has been considered the basic unit of society. It is the family that is the first to provide life support…

Advent Reading Today we light the 5th candle of the advent season. This is the candle of Christ. This candle represents the savior that God has given his people. The living messiah, Jesus Christ. We have been reconciled to God through him, our hope is in him, our joy is from him, our peace is because…

John heard Christ 1.10-11 A. John was worshiping when Christ spoke. I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet Far to many people want God to speak to them, but they don’t have the discipline to enter into quality worship of Him! We have seen that in our…

Jesus Did What? Oh what a saviour 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 7 Nevertheless I tell…

Children’s Thought If the Blind Put Their Hand in God's You probably have all heard of Helen Keller. She had the double calamity of being both unable to see, she was blind, and unable to hear. Thinking her incapable of learning, she was tolerated like an untrained, but loved animal loose in the family…

Intro; One of the saddest commentaries of the “church” of our day is the lack of its spiritual power. Churches today have wonderful facilities, great networking technology, staff and finances, but struggle in spiritual growth and power. Paul recognized even in the early days of the church that a lack…

Merry Christmas!!!! Over these last few weeks… as we’ve journeyed together through Advent… We’ve talked about a lot… We’ve looked at the Christmas story… We’ve seen it’s characters… We’ve heard from them… from their stories… from their struggles… Hopefully … we’ve learned something! The Christmas story…

Term to know: Deity means Godhood. Having the nature of God Direct Scriptural Statements “God” or “Theos” used of Christ 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has…

Now that we have taken a closer look at the deity of God in relationship to the son. let’s look at The Trinity. The Trinity is the belief that there are three persons in one God. distinct separate persons..... The names that are given to these three persons are God the Father, God the Son, and God the…

Leviticus 23:33-44 What Takes Place? Holy Convocation at Beginning and End v.35-36 This means a worship service. Corporate readings and repentance. God wanted this feast, this celebration to be centered around worship. How sad it is when God’s people today gather, and nothing is thought of our God. When…

As we commence the New Year I want to ask you a question. It is a very simple question but the answer is quite profound. What is God’s will for you this year? Interesting question isn’t it? Some of you will say, “I haven’t got a clue” Others will give a theologically correct but incomplete answer, which…

A Little Bit of Joy Are you happy? Are you truly happy? What is Joy? Joy is the heartfelt emotion that comes when one’s soul is inflamed with true delight. We have brief snippets of joy here in this life: the bride and groom celebrating on their wedding day; the rush one feels when whipping down a roller…

Intro; When Paul wrote this letter to the church at Ephesus he was in a Roman prison. Paul had invested a lot of time in these people on two of his missionary journeys [ 3 years ]. In Ephesus, like many areas of the world at that time/today, Christianity confronted many man made philosophies, cults and…

What a Difference Jesus Makes Ephesians 2.1-10 September 16, 2007 Intro: Ill. An illiterate couple had just been saved. They met with a group of believers who dressed alike. The men wore red shirts while engaged in a certain project, so the woman made on for her husband. He came home after the meeting,…

When we first began observing the Lord’s Table together as a church, I preached a sermon on the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Table. Every week since then we’ve been observing the Lord’s Table, and every week I seek to remind us of a few things before we partake together, but I haven’t done…