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The Way Life Shapes Us Every one of us are shaped by a combination of our nature, how we were hard wired by God before birth and nurture… the events that have happened to us since then. Especially powerful in shaping us are things like our parents, (and their attitude to God and money and what life is…

“Congregational Responsibilities” sounds like a very formal topic. I don’t know what else to entitle this sermon exactly, but I don’t want us to think this is boring, business-meeting type stuff. This isn’t Robert’s Rules of Order. I have all the respect in the world for Henry Robert, a military officer…

Jesus told his disciples what they should expect upfront. Jesus used this parable to teach his disciples about their need to pray continually and not lose heart. Luke wrote to believers who had experienced a delay in the Second Coming of Christ. There would be some time between Jesus’ death, ascension,…

Jesus Christ had finished His work here on earth and ascended to His father in heaven some 18-21 years before this book was written (45-48 AD). The Apostle Paul was already on the scene, was or had spent a year in Antioch and Jerusalem being taught and teaching himself before setting out on his first…

Bringing peace to our world. This is a very hard task, job, path, journey or whatever other word you would like to use. We know that Jesus is our peace, He is the Prince of Peace. I think of the words of the prophet Jeremiah who said, Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried…

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me this morning to 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 12. Now let me explain my controversial title to this morning’s message. Commands for Christians. Now some of you might look at that title and think how is that controversial, and then there…

Introduction: It has become more and more obvious that many church families have a heard time interacting in America. Many churches are marked by sterility and distance. Others are marked by dissension and division. Today’s message dives into relationships in our churches. Paul is going to touch on a…

This morning I want us to think about the important biblical idea of fellowship. What is biblical fellowship? Whatever it is, it has something to do with potlucks right? Baptist buffet is probably part of the etomology of the Greek word of koinonia right? What really is biblical fellowship? 1 Behold,…

Relational Focus Paul is pointing them towards a relational focus while they are in the midst of distraction ADMONISH 31 Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears. 14 I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish…

Intro We are living in difficult times. Russia has lost it’s mind and invaded the Ukraine causing death and harm to millions of people. Due to this war, inflation has increased even more than it was before … it’s just a difficult time. Let’s start… 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every…

It’s a matter of the heart. A good heart is a result of abiding. Act on what you know. (Obey)

Introduction In seminary, we had a free evening and went to a Rangers game. Sitting next to a group of guys who were cutting up as guys often do. The three of us were sitting there talking and a conversation started between our two groups. They asked what we did. “Pastors.” Immediately their language…

18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Guilt is a Powerful deterrent of giving God Thanks. The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated) (Guilt) Guilt for the biblical writers, guilt is not primarily an inward feeling of remorse or a bad conscience,…

Seeking Harmony I’m not a singer. But I like to sing. I like to sing in a choir, in a group, and with the congregation. I sometimes get confident somewhat and I try to harmonize. I will seek to sing tenor or the bass line but it is often out of tune, or I just cannot find the notes at all. My problem…

13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that…

Shocking Mom came to visit on Halloween How do you respond? Today’s message is about how our God works in shocking ways and how our responses reveal our hearts true loyalty. Pray Read 1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

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…

God’s will Do you want to know God’s will for you? Do you know God’s will, and God’s will for you, for us as a family? First and foremost is salvation (2Pt3:9). Impossible to have God’s will done in your life until God is in your life. Then God makes His will known through the scripture and empowered…

5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your…

We are family We are all part of a family, that’s born of God. Yep, like it or love it, we are brothers and sisters when we are in Christ together. Paul addresses the church as a family, as brethren and gives some instructions about being family in the last passage of this letter. Living in the light…

26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it . 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

36 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah…

What is Body-Life 101? In recent years, churches have rediscovered what we are calling “body-life.” This is a scriptural concept, though it does not define all that is involved in the ministry of the local church, since there are other pictures of the church besides that of the body. Body-life refers…

The Child of God needs the church family if he/she wants to GROW, Develop GIFTS, and SERVE GOD. Paul’s favorite name for believers was brethren. He used it at least sixty times in his letters; and in the two Thessalonian Epistles, he used it twenty-seven times. Paul saw the local church as a family.…