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Build up or Tear Down In the various aspects of our lives we are rarely if ever a neutral influence. What are the roles that we you and I have? Roles in Life Family: Child, Spouse, Parent, Grandparent Work: Employee, Manager, Boss, Owner Church: Attendee, Giver, Worker, Disciple-maker Each role has its…

What is Titus all about? Titus: Moving the church towards godliness and good works. Why do we have to work on this? As Joe discussed last week. Adam was to be the keeper of the garden. He was to be the steward and Eve was to be his perfect partner and helper. As the head of their marriage, Adam was responsible…

Instructions/Standards for the church Ever buy something that needs to be put together? What comes with it? Instructions, right? Well the church needs instructions too and that is what this series has been about (remember 1Tim3:15 ). We have our instruction manual the Bible and it needs to be read and…

The Church: Standards and Leadership We began this series back on May 23rd as we transitioned from the book of Acts in which we look at the The Church: Origin and Purpose. As we move forward I recommend going to our website to listen to that Message which is entitled: Beyond Acts: Paul From may until…

Last Sunday we were reminded that followers of Christ should be the most gracious people in the world, in not only our behavior to government officials but our treatment of everyone. Before we followed Christ, we were not gracious people. We were competitive, foolish, and prejudiced. Yet because God’s…

Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Purpose of This Presentation: What it takes for you to put God’s love into action How we counter and supersede the world’s hatred Opening passage: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 (NKJV); Luke 10:25–37 (NKJV) Our first opening text has a heading in my bible "The Value of a Friend".…

Introduction “Help Me I Am Drowning!” “Help Me My House Is On Fire And My Child Is In There!” “Help me I am out of work and cannot feed my family.” “Help me I am struggling to feed my children as my spouse died last year.” “The orphans are starving will you help?” Imagine just responding to these cries…

Today, we are in 2 Timothy 2:8-26 as we continue our study of this letter which the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write to Timothy. Let’s begin by reading the passage together. Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, for which I am suffering even to the point…

Scripture Reading: Genesis 22:1-11 , Joshua 2:1-11 Introduction: Working Together Instrument and Musician Transition: Faith Context of the Text: Elaborating on the concept of faith (1:3, 2:1,5). Expanding upon the theme of treatment of others (2:1-13). Being guided by faith in treatment of others is…

Scripture Reading: Phil. 2:1-13 Introduction: What are some examples of this saying? Bow & Arrow Hammer & Nails Water & Container Transition: Context of the Text: Elaborating on the concept of faith (1:3, 2:1,5). Expanding upon the theme of treatment of others (2:1-13). Being guided by faith in treatment…

God’s will, its good for you God’s will it’s for you; it can by known by you so that you can apply God’s good and perfect will (Rom12:2). 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable…

In 1 Peter 2:11-12, Peter gives two things each Christian is to be occupied with. One is internal and the other external. Learn what these are today as Pastor Steve teaches from God's Word.

Does your faith show through your works?

This past week I finished reading the book Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright, and I’d happily recommend it to you all. One of the topics he brought up in his closing chapter was the amount of time we as Christians spend on Christmas, and how little we spend on Easter. For weeks leading up to Christmas…

The number ranges from 7,000-10,000 daily: What am I? Stop and think about this for a minute. Kids and teens think through this. Answer: words spoken per day. Granted this is an “average” and it would not be uncommon for those whose jobs center on speaking to be close to 14,000 or more. Now this as indicated…

God is continuing to work in and among us. Our Bible studies are off to a great start. Our men met this past Wednesday at Chanticleer bakery and it was quite a spectacle. There were 16 of us huddled around a bunch of tables in the middle of the cafe. There was a ruckus all around us with orders and lattes…

Closer walk = Maturing in Christ Together we open, read, study God’s word together, what is the result of it? Maturing in Christ, together! In our series we have looked at many elements to help us to mature in Christ together, today we will be looking at the element of a Christian’s good works. Maturing…

Salvation is not the end for the believer. It's just the beginning. Joining the Body of Christ is not the end all be all. We are given new life to live a new life.

Summary: What’s the point of the law, if no one can keep it? ...One question, essay test…no sharing or cheating. It can’t be worthless, and it certainly can’t be bad. We are almost ready for some good news. But not quite, in Paul’s estimation. This is the last section of bad news (vv. 9-20), which is…

God’s Plans, God’s Mercy One of the most important themes of Paul in Romans is the doctrine of the salvation of all Israel. Chapters 9-11 are involved in this discussion and development of God’s Plans for the Salvation of Israel. I have, in that last few weeks, talked about God’s selection, God’s Grace,…

Christian life (Christian life slide) We know that a Christian life is a life worth living for, or first dying for then living. Today we are looking at faithworks, or maybe restate it is works of faith for there are different kinds of faith. We can know in our Christian life a few things That without…

Get to it! Ekklesia - the body of believers, the universal church and the local church. We hear of missionaries and ministries from all over the world and the states that cry out for help for they are doing good works. We even support some don’t we? Our series Passage ( Php4:8-9 ) 8 And now, dear brothers…

I hope that you have been engaged in reading the book of James. My hope is that you read this book as I am teaching from it. I believe that you will get a better understanding of what James is trying to teach us. This is our third week in this series. Today we move to chapter 2. If you have ever attended…

In Romans 4:1-12 Paul begins to use the faith of Abraham as an example of all those who belive in Jesus Christ proving once again that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

Psychologists, social workers, medical professionals, and research scientists all agree that living life in healthy relationships, rather than being alone contributes to mental and emotional wellbeing. But, long before these professions even existed, God identified this need from the very beginning:…