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What does it mean to live face to face with Jesus? Play video: Kid call dad on Ring doorbell... Matthew 7:21–23 (ESV) 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord,…

Read the Blueprints When considering constructing a building or house, the best successes come when plans are followed. An entire team of people who understand the plans are able to gather together and read from those plans what the end vision will entail. However, there are times when people attempt…

Introduction Good morning.... Thank you Courtney for leading us today. It sort of feels a little more normal today at Connect Community and I thankful for that. Again thank you all for joining in with us this morning…we hope you are enduring well. I again long for a time when the church can gather. This…

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold,…

For some, Jesus is a steppingstone, for others a stumbling block. Pastor shares how Jesus is our R.O.C.K. and how He calls us to live out our R.O.L.E. from 1 Peter 2:4-10

1 Peter 2:4-10 Jesus is the living stone. He is our foundation, our support, and our shelter. Will you choose to receive him or reject him?

What are the two sources of authority in religion? What two attributes described Jesus as He entered Jerusalem? What are the two options for hearing the words of God?

Our visiting speaker, Scott Crawford, encourages us to represent Jesus well, being filled with the Holy Spirit and the love which He so freely gives.

The Church is the new people of God

Entice: The most important information is not always the easiest to find, the easiest to understand or the easiest to assimilate. And, The central stories human existence are often comic tragedies with little heroism. I say that to introduce today's text, today's story, todays parable. It is maybe the…

Introduction Read 1 Peter 2:4-8 “As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For…

What we learn from the Chief Cornerstone.

The Building Blocks So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. 2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, 3 now that you have had a taste…

Face to face with Jesus is the answer to all our questions and needs. Face to face with Jesus is where He is asking us to be. We are changed when we are face to face with Jesus.

Welcome Announcements Just Started our New Reformation Study this morning. Join us next week We started a new phase in our Puritan Study last Wednesday. We looked at the forming of the Westminster Confession, and this week we begin to look at specific theological aspects of Puritan thought. Starting…

Addition 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord…

HOOK DO NOT FORGET TO UNMUTE It’s MONDAY the 28th day of September Last Thursday right here at “The Message”, we looked into the conversation between Peter, John and the crowd attending the prayer meeting at the temple— they explained to them the facts behind the healing of the beggar that was lame since…

There was two young boys John and Tim returned home from school one day. John was thrilled to tell his mother what his younger brother had done. Bursting through the door he proclaimed, “Tim hit the teacher with a rock today.” His mother looked at Tim with a look of horror. Tim, in gritted his teeth…

The mighty temple! During the trial of Jesus, one thing they accused him of was when he said that the temple would fall and he would rebuild it in three days? Well for one, he was prophesying that the temple in Jerusalem would fall in a few decades. He was also talking about how he was die, and be resurrected…

Introduction Summarize Chapter 1…We are God’s chosen people , called to live obedient lives to Jesus as exiles in a land that is not our home....to be an example to others. Now, Peter wants to show the status that Christians have as the true people of God, so that he may encourage us to live before the…

Christ our Cornerstone transforms us from dead rocks to living stones in His house

1 While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them, 2 because they were annoyed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3 So they seized them and took them into custody until the…