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Jonathan Mayhew delivered this sermon--one of the most influential in American history--on the anniversary of the execution of Charles I. In it, he explored the idea that Christians were obliged to suffer under an oppressive ruler, as some Anglicans argued. Mayhew asserted that resistance to a tyrant…

Intro: In Philippians 2:12 , The Apostle Paul encourages us to… “ ...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling ;” This does not mean that we are to “work for our salvation”… Because we cannot earn it… It is a free gift. But to work out our salvation is referring to our responsibility, as believers,…

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited…

Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that when they slander you as evildoers, they will observe your good works and will glorify God on the day he visits. In the same way, let…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 16:1-18:32 Bemidbar The Israelites who escaped from Egypt, witnessed the Sinaitic revelation, erected the Tabernacle, and were instructed in the operation of it (as described in Exodus and Leviticus) now prepare themselves militarily and spiritually for…

Our theology determines our attitude . Our attitude determines our actions and reactions . 9 Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine…

1 Peter 2:11-17 Have you ever felt like you wore a target on your back? Like wherever you go at school, work, etc., your classmates, coworkers, teachers, or managers were suspicious of you, waiting for you to misbehave and finding ways to criticize and make your life miserable? It’s not easy to live…

The idea of service as a high calling is unique to Christianity. Jesus showed us by example how a leader must be servant of all. We have a choice: the way of the Dragon, which exploits strength and power to achieve control and dominance, or the way of the Lamb, which recognises that God's power is expressed through our weakness, and frees us to serve one another. How do these contrasting approaches work in the modern world? Join us for some ideas. The video from Mrs Maisel early in the sermon can be found here: https://youtu.be/pvKe0c007Cc

Intro Have you ever been exiled? Maybe you were exiled from a classroom for misbehaving? (I have) Maybe you were at odds with your spouse and you were exiled to the couch? Perhaps you were exiled by people at work, they excluded you from a group of colleagues? Perhaps you were exiled from society and…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

The not so easy... of something easy to understand: Through our study of 1 Peter so far we have looked at FOUNDATIONAL ASPECTS that are now going to be PRACTICALLY APPLIED to the Life we live… We have looked at: The Power of our salvation The Plan and Purpose of this salvation we have Peter has challenged…

Peter calls for submission to government authorities. Is that submission for everything? Is there a time when we're not to submit? Join Pastor Steve as he addresses these and many more questions from 1 Peter 2:13-17.

Growing up I was deaf for the first six years of life. Reading was difficult, and on top of that I was dyslexic but that would not be discovered until I was in my thirties. Great effort was given to language arts and over time I began to appreciate the structure and form of communicating through words.…

Peter stands before Christ as Jesus ask him a very direct question… his answer resonates with the same powerful truth as it did that day and the revelation Jesus declares impacts you and I even to this day!!! ( Matthew 16:15-18 ) He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered,…

Introduction: Illustration of a pivot point, a critical juncture in a journey. We are familiar with the idea of a see saw. A simple plank of wood with a pivot point in the middle. You can’t find a traditional one in a park anymore. They were considered too dangerous, so other things have been substituted…

Announcements: Sign on the front of the building Building out back - Mostly finished Prayer Requests: Braden Barlow - Injury Becky - Praise Reports: Kayleigh’s little one - doing much better So much of our church - healed from COVID in the last two weeks. Sermon: Good morning. I missed gathering together…

Peter speaks about Godly submission to governmental authority.

Introduction 13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you…

Week 2 of two weeks of Honor. It’s amazing to me how much hatred and anger and disrespect is going on in our culture. The disrespect is awful and it comes from having no respect for ourselves. People don’t respect authority… look at what’s going on in our nation… People are and have been disrespecting…

Intro Our culture has become more and more dishonoring. People show no respect to the flag, to the police, to their parents, to each other, and to themselves. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. We want to teach 6 “A son honors his father, and a servant…

1 Peter 2:13-17 / Freedom Submit to human authority 13 Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, 14 or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. “Be subject (submit) every Human Institution...” But…

We have cause for celebration today as our nation celebrates 245 years this morning. America has been an independent nation for nearly a quarter of a millennium. That is a long time. Today we not only celebrate the freedoms that we enjoy here in America, but, and more importantly, we honor the God who…

Our duties in Christ.

Series: A Lamp Unto My Feet Passage: Luke 3:1-20 Sermon in a Sentence: Those who are forgiven produce fruit consistent with repentance. 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the…

Welcome... Introduction... Prayer... Outline Ch 1:1 - 2:10 (Elect) Ch 2:11 - 4:19 (Exiles) Ch 5:1 - 5:14 (Submission) Elect One verse... Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of…