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INTRODUCTION Today we are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ His resurrection is central to our faith and to our resurrection Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:14 , “…if Christ has not been raised,...your faith also is vain.” It’s of no purpose Your faith would be meaningless But Jesus did rise!…

I. BE INTENTIONAL IN OUR DEVOTION TO PRAYER. (v. 2-4) Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear,…

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness,…

Introduction: Definition: Top 4 senses of Logos Message -Communication Message - Content Gospel <> Word Word of God top 4 senses cover about 78% of the translation of Logos Message - communication 134 x’s noun - a communication that is most often spoken, but can come through other means. 15 And these…

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and…

Creator God A. In the Beginning God created 1. A lot of debate over how the world was created 2. Debate among Christians about the creation a. 6 literal days b. others over a much longer period of time c. I don’t know, nor do I think it really matters d. there was no day and night as we know it until…

One WORD from God can change everything in your life. We are shaping our lives around one WORD from God. “All the greatest things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word.” Winston Churchill Show Video: the world react to being called beautiful. What word sums up 2019 for you? How many…

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. “The Word of Christ “ Is this the same as “The word of God?” Probably refers to the words about Christ and those spoken…

Intro Turn to Matt 13 Jesus = Prophesied Messiah = Davidic King !! 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I…

Expectations Have you ever had expectations on anyone before? If you are honest the answer has to be “yes, of course.” Expectations are what Paul is addressing of Timothy in our passage today and we will be focusing on that. ( Insert expecting picture here) What is a mother to be called, expecting, and…

OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS CHAPTER 3) To note how we have been served by prophets, apostles, angels, the Holy Spirit, and Christ 4) To be reminded of the need to live holy lives, conducted with reverence toward God and with fervent and sincere love toward brethren SUMMARY Their salvation to come was…

“He Is” our mediator and our faithful Pastor our Faithful Pastor is Truth the Blessed Hope The Great God and Saviour Chapter 2 - Verses 1-10 - a way to live every day life with one another and within the church - older men - older women - younger women - younger men - slaves - the older guiding younger…

“He Is” our coming King our hope The Lord of Peace The New Intrepreter’s Bible commentary : Tension between “what God has done through Jesus’ death and resurrection” and “awaits the object of hope: resurrection, full adoption as heirs, full conformity to Christ.” Four consequences of this tension: Redemption…

Intro: Favorite Christmas memories (Christmas Breakfast, Family dinner, presents, the Christmas songs at church, The staying up for Santa, the wonder of what was to come…) Over the past couple of decades, I have taken more and more notice that the season of Christmas has lost some of its wonder. Not…

Power is appealing. Those who have it don’t want to lose it. Those who don’t have it will try and get it. Power is also very subtle and sometimes we do not even know its influence on us until we stop and reflect. Relationships are powerful. We were created to live in community with others. The role of…

God WAS on the throne . First Rain - The Great Flood. Cleanse the world of sin. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. 13 Then God said to Noah,…

Today we begin the season of Advent, the start of the church calendar, a time in which we prepare to celebrate both the birth of Jesus and His second coming. It is a time of waiting. This year I’d like to focus on the opening of John’s gospel to look more closely at just whose birth we are celebrating.…

Jesus' name is above every name. At his name, every knee will bow and tongue confess He is Lord. He lived and died and is risen for us. Jesus was a man just like us, but He also rose again to show He is the way, the truth, and the life. Only through Him can we find true salvation on our path towards eternal life. Learn more in the message “Who is Jesus?”

Who is Jesus? Colossians 1:12-18 Intro : Ill. The Disciples on the sea, Jesus calmed the sea and they declared, " What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! ", Mt. 8:27 . (Ill. Even the enemies of Jesus, the Scribes and Pharisees, wondered about Who He was. “ And the scribes…

Love story - even with all its conflicts - we aspire and anticipate the happily-ever-after ending “He Is” - forever faithful - the faithful husband Shared Hebrew root for name Hosea = Salvation Joshua / Jesus = God is Salvation Your relationship score: 1 (poor) - 5 (great): Supervisor? Co-workers? Spouse?…

Light of the World Introduction Here is our structure for the next few weeks This week we are looking at Jesus as the Light of the World Next week, it will be the year 2022. We have some important announcements for the church We have been walking through an eldership process with a few guys. We are going…

I. A HEAVENLY ANNOUNCEMENT Luke 3:21–22 (ESV) — 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you…

Until about the year 1100, most people in Europe had only one name. With population increasing it became difficult to distinguish among people, so surnames were added. These came from four primary sources: a man’s occupation, such as John Cook, or Miller; location, such as John Overhill or Brook; patronymical,…

Luke 9:18–21 (NASB95) And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?” 19 They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.” 20…

John 12:12–19 (ESV) — 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found…