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A Pauline Heart to Minister Last week we finished the message by saying, “may God give us a Thessalonian heart” This morning I want to start out the message by saying, “may God not only give us a heart like the Thessalonians but may He give us a Pauline heart to minister to those we interact with.” Paul…

The right tool for the job : Digging a hole. Church growth can be a lot like me digging a hole with a plastic bucket. If you don’t have and utilize the right tools for the job it can be nigh impossible. What are the tools and resources that we need in order to be a healthy growing church? Paul’s aim…

A. Rapport for the time Have you ever tried to be two different things at the same time? Happy when you are really sad inside. Perfectly fine on the outside while you are miserable on the inside but feel like no one should know? B. Reading of the text C. Review of the text D. Relevance of the text Let…

1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth…

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.…

Morning 15 September 24

Good morning. I am glad that we can be here together. last week we talked about how when we read the book of Revelation we have to remember that it is the story of who Jesus was, is, and will be. The fact that we have to start with understanding that the word of God points us to him and what he did for…

Good Morning. I am glad that we can be here together. This morning we are going to dive right into the second part of this topic of the church. There is a question on the slide that we have to deal with as a church. Who are we? Have you ever really thought about this. Who are we as a church? This question…

Over the years there have been many different models and methods for church growth. In America we have experience the Mega Church movement. Or the seek-friendly movement. Out of these man-made movements different models have been developed for how to grow your church. These movements purposefully research…

Introduction: If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Acts chapter 13. Last week we began our study of the first recorded sermon from the apostle Paul in the book of Acts. He and his companions are in the Roman city of Antioch Pisidia. There are starting place was a local…

Kiddos - do what you did last week (fill out the notes and one thing you learned) and I will add ONE question at the end. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You…

Would you turn with me to Luke chapter 4 today? I hope that you have brought your Bibles so that you can follow along with me. The good doctor Luke has been showing us the early life and ministry of Jesus and really detailing many events of His Galilean ministry. We have seen the details of His baptism,…

Introduction [Start recording] George Muller once said, “It is the Lord’s order, that, in whatever way He is pleased to make us His stewards, whether as to temporal or spiritual things, if we are indeed acting as stewards and not as owners, He will make us stewards over more.” As we continue our study…

Revelation 6 Good morning church! This morning we are entering the section of Revelation that people seem to be most interested in as we see the seals of the scroll being broken and as each one is, a new phase to the judgement is being poured out on a Christ rejecting world. Personally, I believe that…

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. In our culture imitation or mimics means that something or someone is a fake in place of the real…

As you can see - today we will be stepping outside of our trek through 2 Kings... And addressing what likes to consume our minds every 4 years. Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently - you know that our Presidential election is coming soon... And every 4 years - at least FOR NOW... We have the…

What does it mean to follow Christ? Good Morning. Grab your Bibles and turn with me to Luke chapter 5. The title of our message today is, “The Call to Go fishing.” What does it mean to follow Christ? When I was a young boy I had many calls to go fishing with my grandfathers. On many occasions there were…

Today we reviewed the doctrine of Tongues, and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. As we looked at the grammatical problems imposed by the English translation we learn that there is only one Baptism, that Christ performs it, and that the Holy Spirit is instrumentality by which Christ places us all into one body.

People often ask, and if we are honest, we all want to be able to know the Will of God. One of the problems is that, we, our culture, think we are smart. If you think about it. I have seen Nuclear Bombs detonated when they were tested. I remember when we first sent a person into space and then landed…

A church was debating what color to paint the church building. One group passionately wanted white, while another was equally passionate about painting it blue. After several heated discussions, they finally decided to settle it with a vote. In the end, white won by a narrow margin. The next Sunday,…

We believe the Bible, God’s powerful, unchanging truth, guides and equips all who receive and obey it. Therefore, we will unleash the Word of God personally and with those we encounter. But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions,…

Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall…

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. When you are saved, you receive the gift of the Holy Spirit! Major Point #1: The Holy Spirit is THE Gift He is THE gift and He is…

What are the gifts? Major Point #1: The Holy Spirit is THE Gift Major Point #2: The gifts of the Spirit are manifestations of the Spirit for the common good! The HS making himself known through believers for the good of the body! I want to challenge our western thinking a bit when it comes to the gifts……

This morning we are going to begin talking about the Kingdom of God! Many people view the kingdom of God as some place that they will go to when they die if they believe in Jesus This is absolutely correct! However, maybe it is a bit more than that? We are going to talk this morning about what the Bible…