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Review Today we are going to continue our series through the letter to Philemon. In the previous message, we listened as Paul began to make his appeal to Philemon. Paul chose to make an appeal instead of a demand - Philemon 8-10 . A gracious, humble appeal is often much more powerful than an accusation…

Review Two weeks ago we began a series through the letter to Philemon. This letter is a study on restoring hurt relationships. Onesimus was a slave who ran away from Philemon, but in the process, he trusted Christ. Now Paul was writing to ask Philemon to welcome Onesimus back as a new brother in Christ.…

Introduction Philemon is a short letter sandwiched in between Titus and Hebrews. “Why study Philemon?” One main reason: it’s very likely that this letter to Philemon was written and sent with the letter to the church at Colosse. We know that Philemon was part of the church at Colosse, and there are some…

Today we are concluding this series called Bridge Builders. This is our fourth week talking about forgiveness and unity. We talked about needing blueprints and tools to complete the bridge. Last week we talked about there are times that we need to rebuild, start all over, mistakes are made. And today…

Let’s begin with a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, As we gather here today, we come before You with hearts open to receive Your Word. We recognize that Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. We invite Your Holy Spirit to be our guide and our teacher as we delve into the truths of Your…

We are reminded that God has promised to always be there for us. We are encouraged to build up marriage relationships.

When we talk about Grace... “When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day's pay for his time, that is a wage . When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize . When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high…

We are reminded that God graciously reconciles us completely. We are encouraged to surround ourselves with people who will drop us in front of Jesus.

Matt 18:21-35 . The Forgiveness We Have Received V 23-26 An infinitely Holy God has been offended by an insatiably sinful humanity (individual) But because He values love and mercy more highly than punishment , He made PROVISION for our forgiveness at the cross. -not a corrupt judge -salvation is freely…

Bible Reading Week 46 This Week’s Theme: Seeing Events God’s Way Word for the Week is Reconciliation: The restoration of fellowship between God and humanity and the resulting restoration of human relationships. Memory verse: Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness…

We are reminded that Christ reconciled us to be presented as holy, blameless, and above reproach. We are encouraged to continue stable and steadfast in the faith.

Abandonment and gratitude Paul is drawing to an end of his journey and the end of his letter, his final writings. This morning we start a journey at looking at significant people to Paul, and to the church. All for our understanding. (insert personal story) people who have impacted in positive, negative…

This Week’s Theme: Real Conversion This Week’s Word is Regeneration : The radical renewal of a person’s inner being by the work of God’s Spirit. Memory Verse: John 3:3 “3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”” Essence…

Gio shares how the church can practice the ministry of reconciliation God began through Jesus Christ.

Ok kiddos you guys are dismissed to go up stairs! If you weren’t with us last week we kicked off an Advent series and instead of having a kids story each week we are going to watch a video that helps us see what these 4 words mean that we reflect on during this season. Last week we looked at hope, and…

As we begin our message today on the second Sunday in Advent, our theme is Peace. I want to share with you a vide3o from our friends at Bible Project. I encourage you all to watch these videos more than once, as there is a lot of information packed into these short videos. You can find them at Bible…

When the head and heart don’t align Recently when I returned from my trip away, I spent a few weeks at home as a means to catch up on various things around the house. One of the task I worked on was cleaning out the shed. Now I suspect most people probably have one of those places around the house which…

2 Corinthians 5:14-19 2Cor 5:14-19 “For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. From now on, therefore,…

Have you ever known someone whose disposition transcended life’s chaos? Someone who possessed a calm composure no matter the conditions around them? Life’s circumstances didn’t dictate how they reacted to difficult situations. What they knew and how they lived came from within... “Jim and Joanna knew…

18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.…

We are reminded that God graciously draws near to us in the Lord's Supper. We are encouraged to examine ourselves and seek reconciliation before approaching the table.

Review We have finished studying Paul’s appeal to Philemon. In verses 13-25, Paul does several things: He makes… An appeal in Philemon’s best interest An appeal for eternal perspective An appeal for a new relationship An appeal despite the cost An appeal that was hopeful Message We’ve finished our series…

Jesus is the King of Kings who reconciles the world to God through His death on the cross

In May of 1971, a Texas newspaper quoted Frank Outlaw, president of the supermarket chain BI-LO saying, “Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes…