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Moses has been called to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt. What a privilege and yet what a responsibility. Moses made a choice when he was 40 years old to do this very thing rather than be the next pharaoh of Egypt. Then he set out to perform this task his own way and made such a mess of things…

(Nun story — “Now that’s what I call faith!”) So far, James has taught us that “A Faith That Works” is a Faith that — — allows itself to be built through enduring trials — seeks God’s provision and grace in prayer… daily! — understands that our “riches” are not in this world — turns to God for everything…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. Thank you for that wonderful song service and for everything each one of you do to make all this happen! We are so glad that each and everyone of you have joined us for this…

Jesus’ outline of Revelation: What was seen: Jesus Glorified - Revelation 1:9-20 . What is: the Seven Churches - Revelation 2-3 . What will be: Jesus’ judgement in the seven seals, trumpets and bowls. Revelation 4-22 . Revelation 2:18 . 18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words…

Introduction Your leg does not come off. That’s the sad news my parents had to deliver to my brother as he tugged at his lower leg, trying to remove it. You see we had visited our great aunt and uncle, and after showing us around their property we went inside and Auntie Zoe took off her leg. She had…

5 Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus, 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: You must keep on having this disposition of mind among you (in you/in your midst), the one also in Christ…

Title : Help My Unbelief And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone…

The Way of Joy! When you think of joy, what do you think of? It is a special day, a special thing? This joy, Christ the way of joy is much more than a day or a thing and that is what we are looking at today. The way of Christ is the way of Joy Joy that may be full (Jn15:11) 11 “These things I have spoken…

INTRODUCTION: What comes to mind when you hear the word Christian? Odds are you associate that word with certain characteristics as well. The broader culture also forms impressions of what a Christian is and whether or not they are one. The first followers of Jesus didn’t call themselves Christians.…

Prayer: God, show me the way to the cross. It is still hard to understand why the Son of God would let mortal men condemn Him to such a horrible death. But what love you demonstrated in that act! Lord, Show me how to demonstrate that same love to the world’s needy. Give me your power…to do your work…as…

22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 27 So God created human beings in…

The Announcement of Jesus’ Birth Introduction: We all would agree that Jesus’ birth was one of the most important events in the history of the universe! Somehow it had to be celebrated and be explained so that people would understand that God the Son had become a Man to save sinners. How would the news…

The Christian life is “a land of hills and valleys”. In one day, a believer can move from a taste of heaven on the mountain top to the attacks of hell in the valley. For more than two years, the disciples had walked in the presence of Jesus, the Son of God. They had watched Him interact with people and…

Have you ever wondered why in the world would people come to church? I was walking around our church today thinking about how many folks just don’t go, or who have walked away from God. So, how do we as believers encourage our lost friends and neighbors to come and hear about good news? When we as believers…

Welcome Good morning everyone and welcome to church once again. This morning we are finishing our short series in Hebrews 4 , looking at the “Let Us” statements that we find there. Two weeks ago we talked about the special rest that is offered to us through our relationship with Jesus. The author of…

State: J esus had just spent the day teaching about The Kingdom Mark 4:38–41 (NLT) 38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. 8 In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord , will keep me safe. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that…

Mark's version of the Resurrection is less than satisfying. There's no appearance of Jesus -- no signs to hold onto. Yet one suggestion as to why might help us. Jesus' followers already received all they needed -- God's promise (not signs). We too are looking for signs that we'll be OK with COVID19 progressing. Maybe we've already received what we need to be OK -- God's promise. Maybe by doing as Mary, and Mary, and Salome did and focussing on serving others, we too will find a new way forward in this difficult time.

Creation By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. The visible and invisible worlds are so much bigger than you realize. The main purpose of this advent study is to introduce you to the larger cast of beings…

The new year As we look back at 2021 there will be things we would want nothing more than to bring into 2022; there will also be things we would want nothing more than to leave in 2021. An then there is the hope of a new year which most see as a way to a new start. Looking for a new start - from what?…

Hypocritical love is one of the most disgusting things we will ever see. To fake love or pretend it is real when it isn't, flies in the face of true Christianity. This message explores what love looks like in everyday life.

We are starting a new three week series leading up to Thanksgiving. This series addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence…

Introduction Do you know what today is? The last Sunday of 2020. We are 4 days away from the new year. I remember that as this year started there was a lot of talk about having a 2020 vision and dealing with seeing clearly in a spiritual sense. None of us expected the year to turn out like it has. Here…

1. The witness of the Samaritan woman, 27-30. v. 27 The gospel writer points out that the disciples have returned from their trip to purchase food right after Jesus had revealed who He is to the Samaritan woman. They were shocked to see Him speaking with a woman, considering that is is often suggested…

Where We Came From, Who We Are, and Where We Are Going

God is our only answer God’s Handwriting He writes with characters too grand For our short sight to understand; We catch but broken strokes, and try To fathom all the mystery Of withered hopes, of death, of life, The endless war, the useless strife— But there, with larger, clearer sight, We shall see…