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Quarterly Business meeting next week A very short Finance team meeting after service today INTRODUCTION This morning we will be continuing in our series through Matthew and we will be learning about “Discipleship is imitating Jesus”. Many people have their own idea of what it means to follow Christ,…

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his…

What Kind of Christian are You? There should be only one kind of Christian, at least in our regular thinking. We are either a Christian because we are Saved, and indeed we are saved by God’s grace, OR we are not saved and so not a Christian. And yet, the people who know us see that many who won’t call…

7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 22 And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord , and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that…

Jesus tells his disciples he must suffer, be rejected by the cultural, political and religious leaders, and that he must die. Jesus spoke plainly so that his words could not be mistaken. But, Peter pulled him aside and rebuked Jesus, speaking for all disciples present. To take hold of him; To bring him…

You survived Christmas and now New Years lies just ahead. Some of you are making New Years resolutions. You are planning what you hope to accomplish and how you would like to live come 2019. I thought this morning would be a good morning to think about who we would like to be in 2019 and allow scripture…

Freedom! Freedom, what do you think of when you think of freedom? (Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness picture inserted here) I think we could agree that it is a common belief here in the United States that it is our right, our freedom to seek and obtain life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.…

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…

Last week, we started with these questions: What is the purpose of your life? Why are you here? What about the Church? What is its purpose? Why does it exist? When Christ called those first disciples, he said: 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” We all agree that…

7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years. 10 Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, ‘They always…

What a pivotal passage this has been. We have been in chapter 16 for 3 weeks now. This is a chapter where we see the transition from Galilee to heading to the cross 21 From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests…

Do you want to experience God’s love? Jesus embodies God’s love in his birth, death and resurrection. 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…

Do we dishonor the Lord when we gather for the Lord’s Supper?

‎Because of Jesus, Christians should be humbly united in Christ-like community

Promises Or Preferences | Mark 1:16-20 Camp Theme: Surrender Considered what to preach this afternoon, wanted to deal with a text I covered a few years ago about surrender. Surrender is a concept that applies to everyone, not just campers, but I hope to use it as a way to help the young people prepare…

Real Discipleship begins with Self- Denial

Big Idea of the Message: A disciple of Jesus desires the will of God above all else. Application Point: What desires do you have that you know you need to put to death?

The discipleship that we practice reveals who we believe the Messiah to be. We are who we love.

1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. 2 Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “ The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me…

Are you willing to be broken? Examining the call to deny your self and submit to God and to live a holy life.

Intro: Back in 2019 I was talking to a man who mentioned that he had some family that invested in Apple back in the early 80's when the price was really low. Now, that family member is a multimillionaire! That same man told me, "If I could go back to 1981 and live on the streets for 3 months, I'd invest…

찬송 459 누가 주를 따라 본문 요 12:24-33 (신p.168) 사랑이 풍성하신 주님, 우리에게 하루를 허락하시고 하루가 시작하는 이 시간 단잠에서 깨게 하시고 일어날 힘을 주시며 예배당에 출입하여 하나님께 기도하게 하심을 감사합니다. 오늘도 우리를 부르시고 말씀을 주시며 기도하는 자리로 부르셨사오니 이 시간 우리에게 말씀을 주시옵고, 그 말씀 붙들고 결단하게 하여 주시길 간구합니다. 특별히 주님, 우리가 더욱 우리보다 앞서가신 주님을 닮아갈 수 있길 원합니다. 주님을 따르는 제자가 되어 주님을 좇을 수 있길 원합니다. 우리에게…