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Talking to God Johnny, a very bright 5 year old, told his daddy he'd like to have a baby brother and, along with his request, offered to do whatever he could to help. His dad, a very bright 35 year old, paused for a moment and then replied, " I'll tell you what, Johnny, if you pray every day for two…

Illustration : Why did this have to happen to me? The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily attributed to the ministry of the Holy Spirit in Romans 8 . In vv. 2-13 Paul describe the Holy Spirit as the…

This morning’s Scripture lesson is taken from 1 Corinthians 14:1-20 : Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand,…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Must start in the book of Luke... Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good…

12345 Intro: Good morning everyone! I am so happy to be back up here preaching the word of God. It has been a long stretch since I have preached, and I am always so blessed by the oportunity. It has been really cool for me personally to have such diversity in our peaching. Getting to have Joey, Matt,…

Introduction Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him all creatures here below! Thank you for that message of music and for all you do! Welcome to First Community Church, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book at a time. We are so glad that you have joined…

Prayer is coming into communication with the living and active God... Prayers moves us from the: Physical to the Spiritual Temporal to the Eternal From self-focus to God-focus This week we are going to look at the NT How Not to Pray 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to…

Our Statement on the Holy Spirit The Spirit We believe the Spirit is the third person of the Triune God who is sent by the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin and to turn hearts toward God. He gives new life to all who believe, adopting them as children of God, sealing them for eternity, and…

Intro Foundations for Growth Learn how to communicate with God. Some of you have communicated with God all of your lives while others … When it comes to praying and observing people who pray, I want to learn how to pray more effectively, and I think you do too, so we will look at the apostle Paul . Paul…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

There is a lot of confusion about the Holy Spirit today. Charismatic abuse Waving jackets and knocking down crowds of people Fake healings Sticking pennies to the wall Fake prophecy and words of knowledge Practice Feeling the HS on your hands Wrong thinking about the HS: Not a force or a power, but a…

All Creation is Groaning Looking through the lens of community ministry. The whole earth awaits the redemption of the children of God. Studying God’s compassion highlights three separate attributes of God’s goodness. They are, 8. Mercy, Grace, Patience. God’s mercy, patience, and grace may be seen as…

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Making request, if by any means now at length…

The Presence of The Holy Spirit How many of you know who the Holy Spirit is? Many times we relegate the Holy Spirit to a lesser role than the Father or Jesus. Many books are written about the Father and Jesus but very few are written about the Holy Spirit. If we understood who He is and what He does…

Series: Loving Life at Home Text : Proverbs 24:1-4 Introduction : God provides wisdom and the faith to trust Him. But unfortunately, WE often do not encounter the problem of too much of God’s wisdom, but usually we just kinda muddle through life hoping everything will work out. We see this in many relationships:…

1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have,…

How many of you have heard of the concept of a 5-tool baseball player? Traditionally the skill sets needed to be an excellent baseball player are broken down into 5 broad categories called tools. There is the Speed tool, The Fielding ability tool, the arm strength tool, hitting for a high average tool,…

The next several weeks I want to look at what are called Spiritual Gifts. 1 Peter 4:1-10 We are not to live in the flesh but in the Spirit. This is the Purpose of the Gospel – vs 6 But do it all in Love – vs 8 Use the gift God has given you! – v. 10 Spiritual gifts are an expression of the manifold grace…

Today we’ll jump back into our trek through 1 Samuel - having stepped outside of it - LAST WEEK - to address the Heart of Man... …and how to fight against it! We had seen... The Way of the Heart The Truth of the Heart The Life of the Heart And in looking at those things - we saw how the Heart of Man…

The overarching theme of our text this morning is that what is coming in the future, the glory that God has in store for us, is unimaginable and beyond compare! The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily…

We come to the end of our series on Romans 5-8 . Here in vv. 31-39 Paul sums up and concludes everything he has been teaching since chapter 5. 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul has been, in a sense, arguing for the assurance…

We have journeyed through a few of the carols that make up the sounds of this season. As we come closer and closer to Christmas Day, we want to remind ourselves of what this season is all about! Today I want to look at, in my opinion, the most vibrant and uplifting of all the carols. Joy to the World.…

Throughout history, and even in our own personal experiences, there's a profound truth we can't escape: "Humanity sings of what we delight in." For example, in the 1960s when the Beatles captured the world's attention. While their melodies were enchanting, it was their message that captivated people,…

Romans 5:6–11 6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. 7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8 But God showed his great love for us by…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book at a time. Whether you are here with us or watching via the live stream, We are glad that you have joined us today and have prayed that you will walk away encouraged…