Results

The Bottom Line If you boil down the priorities of a business, the reason for its existence, the measure of its success, and it’s primary driving factor is profit. Even if that business has at it’s root a desire and commitment to philanthropic work, it is still measured by whether or not it is profitable.…

What does discipline mean to you? On one hand it is the loving act of someone trying to instruct you. I said the “F” word. On the other hand it is you trying to force yourself to do what you should. My alarm went off and i hit the snooze button . . . how many times? Today’s message brings up the importance…

A fundamental misunderstanding Adelynn playing catch What is a church? A word study ekklesia- Direct translation - “A calling out” In use LXX - Used to translate Hebrew Qahal - “Congregation, Assembly” (Particularly of God’s people) ^^This usage is reflected in the NT Secular - “A group that meets together…

Elders/Presbyter - age and wisdom. This indicates the dignity or rank of the office. Pastor - job of shepherding. Spiritually taking care of God people. Feeding them with the Scriptures and mending those who are injured, seeking those who are wayward. Overseer/Bishop - job of administration of the church.…

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…

As the Jerusalem church continues to grow it begins to encounter new problems - growing pains. What can we learn for church life today from how that first church responded?

1 We've come a long way from the first-century church. Technology and culture have drastically defined the modern-day American church. People communicate via email, video calls, messenger, Facebook, or Instagram. Some people like to only connect in this way. They don't want personal interaction with…

1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning…

Who are elders and what do they do? In this message, Pastor Steve examines the leaders of the church.

Nehemiah 1:1–11 (ESV) 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the…

1 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim…

God has called men to serve as elders to help lead the church in the fight. Gain some practical insight into the relationship between elders and their churches in this message from 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo y Ofrenda 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 (NLT) 8 And God will generously provide all you need . Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others . 9 As the Scriptures say, “They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their…

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo y Ofrenda Deuteronomy 30:19 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 19 …I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live . Deuteronomio 30:19 Nueva Biblia de las Américas (NBLA) 19 …he puesto ante ti la…

It is, and always has been our behavior, our sin that has separated us from God. The Lord says, “Call!”, say “Here is your God!”, “Lift up your voice like a trumpet”, “I will heal him; and I will lead him”. The Lord asks one thing, “turn away from transgression”. There is a God kind of life. There is a way for us to find peace and it begins as we “remove from among you the yoke, the finger-pointing and evil speech ... offer your soul to the hungry”. He says to “Clear the way!”

Life as the church The purpose of the book (1Tim3:15) is for the conduct of the church. As you have seen already in this series it is chock-full of instructions for life as the church. 15 but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God,…

Intro What is the one activity that you know if you did superbly well and consistently would have significant positive results in your personal life? What is the one activity that you know if you did superbly well and consistently would have significant positive results in your work life? “If you know…

Welcome to Worship For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Insert Amazing Grace hymn I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord , I will sing praise. Responsive Reading (From Pleasant Ridge AME Zion Church…

In Ephesians 4 Paul starts to explain how all the amazing truths he has shared up to now translate into everyday life for the Christian. He starts by showing how the church is both unified and diverse, and how we need humility, love, patience and respect for both one another and the different gifts God gives each of us to grow into mature children of God.

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo y Offrenda Matthew 25:21 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 21 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things ; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.’ Mateo 25:21 Nueva Biblia de…

Intro “I love Jesus but hate...” People have an issue with the church That’s what we are looking at this series 2nd week of 4 Last week - hypocrisy This week - Leadership in and of the Church Turn to 1 Timothy 3:14 One of the things that people say they have a problem with, one of the things that keeps…

Reflecting back to last week, we as the church are now: Out of the stands, no longer spectators… RIGHT!? We have come together today to prepare ourselves for ACTION!!! It’s time to HUDDLE and prepare and be equipped for the work of the Gospel... There is an obligation given in the great commission Matthew…

This summer, we are going to explore three very specific themes to help us carry the messages that we received as part of the Vitality program into our future here at CHC. The point of us doing these studies over the summer is to understand that the message of the vitality program is nothing new and…

so far we have said that we need to use the Bible as sa search light and we need to model the life of humility that we see in Jesus Why? before we get to what it takes to cultivate humility first I think we need to understand why we would want to peruse humility in the first place we could spend hours…

Introduction A couple of the months ago, we held our new member class and went over many things about our church. One of the topics was our church covenant that we adopted when we updated our church’s constitution. As we begin the new year, I’d like to revisit that covenant and allow us on this first…