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Who are elders and what do they do? In this message, Pastor Steve examines the leaders of the church.

Evening 19th June 2022

But we are all as an unclean thing , And all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; And we all do fade as a leaf; And our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. And there is none that calleth upon thy name, That stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: For thou hast hid thy face from us, And…

The responsibility and Qualifications for the office of Pastor.

As Christians we have a resident that is given to us. That resident resides in us for a reason. He the resident is within us to give us power. And that power He gives is to be used to accomplish the mission that we have been given. We are to be more than just moral show pieces. We are called to be salt…

Introduction Tag at the end of letters. Theology and Doctrinal Foundation Living Hope Holy Living Living Stone- Holy People Practical Application of the Theological and Doctrinal Foundation Gospel Centered Works Submission: Rights Career Spouse Gospel Central Living Suffering Lean into Christ End is…

THE OPEN DOOR OF FORGIVENESS From the Catechism What is the Office of the Keys? The Office of the Keys is that special authority which Christ has given to His church on earth to forgive the sins of repentant sinners, but to withhold forgiveness from the unrepentant as long as they do not repent. Where…

This Week’s Theme: “Following God’s Leaders” Memory Verse: Hebrews 13:7 “Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.” Word of the Week: Shepherd - A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep in a pasture.…

1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that…

Might Hand of God In the previous verse, we saw at the close of last week how God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Peter picks up with that thought stating that God is the one that we should be humbling ourselves under. This name reveals an attribute of God. He is the might one. The…

Recap Last week we spoke about Elders. We covered how Peter was tying the job of elders into Christ. Jesus was the good shepherd. We covered how we don’t want to be like the wicked shepherds in Ezekiel. We also went over the qualifications for elders. Shepherd the Flock of God When we shepherd, it isn’t…

Today is special. Today we celebrate communion. We begin again with a fresh understanding of God’s grace. In the last year we have seen some incredible things in our family here. Big things. God things. And we have been through some hard things. Some world shattering things. Some - I just need to be…

Does the Son Eternally Submit to the Authority of the Father? Pattern Never Reversed What is the role of the Father? This priority of the Father (or leadership role, or authority, of the Father) with respect to the Son is a consistent pattern in Scripture that is true prior to creation (in the eternal…

God’s Fire: Refining Gold Week 2 I asked last week if any of us enjoy suffering and going through difficult times in life. The simple answer is no. But understanding what James tells us in the first chapter of the book by his name, we should realize that trouble in this life can be to our benefit, and…

5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: The book “Thinking Like Jesus: Understanding the mind of Christ” says that When Paul penned this verse in his own language, he chose an interesting word for “mind . " The word mind here means "attitude" or "thinking." Therefore,…

An airplane flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and bumping around in the sky. One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next to a preacher and knowing he was a preacher she turned to him for comfort. She said, "Preacher, can’t you do something?" she demanded. He replied, "I’m sorry,…

Ephesians 6 Good morning church! It is great to be back with our church family, we love you guys, and were gone lone enough to miss you. I want to say thank you to the ladies that have been participating in praying for your husbands, and for each others husbands. Prayer is a such critical tool, a weapon…

I. Intended Purpose a. To remember the sacrifice of Christ b. To bring unity of believers II. Wrong Practice a. Feasting, gorging, getting drunk (formerly pagans and used this kind of worship) b. Neglecting others 27 So, then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner…

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,…

Titus 3:4–11 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;…

Why are we called to be patient when suffering? In today's message, Pastor Steve will examine 1 Peter 5:10-14.

How do we resist the devil? Do we use some kind of formula? Join Pastor Steve as he looks at 1 Peter 5:8-9.

Faint Not Courage To live for God It is not always easy, Faint not 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:9–13 (KJV 1900) 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy…

Introduction This morning we are going to do a quick jump into the book of Philippians and start at the conclusion of the letter from Paul to the church in Philipi. If you remember a few months back we studied the Book of Acts and talked about how Paul and his band of missionaries traveled to this city…

Introduction Very few if any person is naturally humble. Pride comes to us as easily as sleeping or smiling. So does arrogance. In our world today, arrogance is rewarded, and humility is ignored. Discipline Defined - Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially…