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You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits,…

Introduction George Bennard wrote some 300 hymns. Only one is in our hymnal. In his later years, he lived in Reed City, Michigan. Because the popularity of his song, the Old Rugged Cross, the Chamber of Commerce erected a memorial cross in 1954 there in Reed City, Michigan to honor the success of this…

The cross is a symbol that points beyond itself to the crucified Christ, so as Moses hung up a bronze image of what was killing the people and dying people trusting in it were healed, so we see the co-eternal son not just becoming human but dying a shameful death and that becoming the source of exaltation, not only for Jesus, but for the believer. Likewise John tells us that while Moses promised mortal life the gave his Son in love to give us eternal life, so long as we commit ourselves to the cross. Thus the cross, after Rome abandoned its use, became a symbol of the power of God to bring eternal life in Jesus’ blood as a pattern of Christian life. So we embrace it and in so doing embrace him who hung on it thus embracing life itself.

THE BENEFITS OF THE CROSS

While the cross is counter-intuitive, it is the way to deny our own aspirations, reject the values of this age, follow Jesus, and finally enter into real life, which is life indeed.

Communion service teaching us how to celebrate Christ and the victory He achieved.

Today, Christians from around the world will gather. They will gathering in churches, in homes, in city squares to celebrate Good Friday. Some will go through the Stations of the Cross. Others will come together in a worship service much like this. All in celebration of Good Friday. But, I want to ask…

Christians find spiritual freedom through faith in Christ Jesus and his sacrifice on the cross.

Crucifixion This morning we are finishing out our series on A Journey to the Cross in the Gospel of Mark. This morning we will be looking at the Crucifixion in Mark 15:22-39 . During our Sunrise Service we looked at the Resurrection and somethings that we could learn from the resurrection Now looking…

We will have 4 short readings from John 19

Text “Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. “Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it…

The narratives of healings in Luke show Jesus reversing worldly status and making trust in him the only way to healing. Both healings flow from the cross, showing us that identification with the cross and therefore humility is what brings us to identification with Jesus, the only true status and way to healing. It is not us, but him and his cross.

Introduction WELCOME TO MARCH!!!! last week we jumped into the heart of Peter’s Letter on Suffering. And He Begins to address the persecution that these young Believers where experiencing in their lives for standing up for what is right, and so he opened up this exhortation telling the church that when…

The dictionary defines the word "scandal" as an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage." What is the biggest scandal in the Bible, and how does it make a difference in our lives? We have been exploring scandals in the Bible surrounding Jesus' birth, and how Jesus came to overcome scandal. Today, we will look at the biggest scandal that Jesus experienced and how it gives us so much HOPE as we start 2023. We will also be taking communion together.

Worship Service Order: Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 - Bri Buzard Look and See Greeting, announcements, prayer-Nick All Creatures of Our God and King Dismiss for nursery We Will Feast Sermon- (John, Rick) Communion- Matthew 26:26-29 (stream "In My Father's Kingdom" by Fernando Ortega) O Church…

Background of Paul Paul and Barnabas are really inventing the term missionary. Before them, it was not a common practice to travel and “convert” people to a belief or religion. So Paul and Barnabas are doing this. What is driving them? What is their Why? Acts 26 Paul shares his story of how God changed…

Fittingly, the next passage in our series from the Book of Isaiah is most appropriate for Easter Sunday. The fourth so-called "Servant Song" describes the Servant Who Bears Our Sin through His onerous path to exaltation. An Easter sermon from Isa. 52:13-53:12. Sermon begins at about 29:40.

As Paul wraps up his argument against the distortion of the gospel that was taking hold of the Galatian churches, he delivers three words: one to the church, one about the false teachers, and one concerning himself. The combined effect is a deep and valuable instruction to believers about how to resist obstacles to obedience to Christ.