Results

(S1) Suppose I were to ask you all to meet me at a specific destination: restaurant in downtown Howell Monday at noon. You would have all the information you need: time, the date, and the destination. How you reached that destination, though, would be up to you. To get there you might choose to travel…

Good morning church! I’m glad to be back in the saddle today. I’m thankful for Will & Frank kicking off this series so that I could get the ball rolling on our watermelons harvest. We are officially rolling on a farm down in Clarendon and hopefully will be feeding you watermelons till frost! Throughout…

The Apostle Peter · Who wrote it? Peter wrote you a letter. Peter the Apostle We all love Peter because we all relate to his ups and downs, his failures and victories. Peter is the one who said, “You are the son of God.” He said, “I’ll never let them take you.” He walked on water, performed miracles,…

Announcements Estates @ Sugar Creek As of today, 4 homes have been “officially” sold. (All of them to Indian families.) We are working on ordering a gift that we can give to the families and a postcard that can be sent announcing the delivery of the gift. Soul Winning Monday mornings at 11:30. Monday…

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, For this reason,…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Review Three Weeks Picture of the Three Weeks of Sorrow/ 3 Rebukes 7 Consolations: “Nachamu Nachamu,” the doubled consoling. Comforted but Zion said Sometimes, you can feel alone even when you are with the one you love, especially when…

THESIS STATEMENT: God's awe-inspiring holiness calls believers to pursue a holy life, empowered by the Holy Spirit, making holiness attainable through His divine enablement. 1. Imitating God’s Nature 2. Set Apart for God’s Purpose 3. Obedience to God’s Laws 4. Relationship with God The Call to Personal…

Announcements Silas’ Recovery Thank you for your prayers. We definitely saw the hand of God at work in how things transpired yesterday! We were back home by 8 PM. Silas is recovering nicely at home. He should be able to be back in school this next Monday. Estates @ Sugar Creek As of today, 4 homes have…

Big Idea: Elevating God as Holy and Worthy is an essential act of faith. God is Holy God is eternal God is creator God is worthy God will be eternally praised God is Holy throughout scripture: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Here God’s holiness is displayed in that He was the…

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to…

3 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 Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s…

I love a good joke. I think if you can’t laugh at yourself every once in a while, you take yourself too seriously. So we are going to start off with a little Baptist humor. How many church people does it take to change a light bulb? Well that depends on the denomination. If Charismatic, just one because…

1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible…

Recognizing that God is immutable, omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient is indeed significant. However, these attributes alone provide only a glimpse of what God expects from us. So, what compels us to worship beyond His unchanging, all-powerful, and infinitely knowing presence? God’s holiness Compels…

Leaven is a biblical illustration of permeation, influence. John F. MacArthur The whole idea of our spiritual conversion and our walk with God is to separate ourselves from sin.....To be holy as God is holy To be as unleavened rather than leavened…or to live in purity without hypocrisy or doublemindedness.…

1 Peter 1 Good morning church! 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ:…

Scripture Intro: 1 Peter... “Elect Exiles” How do we live as God’s people in places and cultures where we are strangers and aliens? These people were actual exiles from their homes... Yet, we are called to be exiles in a world that is hostile to God and hostile to his people. Background of the sermon…

The Pursuit of Holiness Introduction: At Bible College, freshmen were required to take a class called Christianity and Culture. In this fascinating class, one is forced to think about how the Christian should interact within their culture. Through study, discussion and debate, we had to wrestle with…

Central Theme: Life will be more fulfilling as you embrace God’s call to be holy. HOLINESS DEFINED Being set apart, dedicated to God, living according to His will and commandments. Living a life of purity, righteousness, and devotion to God, striving to imitate Christ and reflect His character in all…

Prayer Verse 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Review of Last Class Joy- Was this past week a bit more joyful for you <Speak to how your last week went. Lot’s of commitments, but God is so good!> As a review, we looked…

Good morning! If we haven’t met before my name is Chris, I’m the pastor of Gateway Chapel, the lovely church family that gathers here in this building. We are a church that encourages each other as we hear, love, and obey Jesus together. If you want to learn more about following Jesus with us, feel free…

Series- The “One Anothers” My goal in this series is to come to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a member of a local New Testament church. What are the duties and responsibilities of church membership? As we study these “one another” passages they will define for us the solemn agreement…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

But when Jesus knew it , he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; And charged them that they should not make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom…

The strength of our relationship with God is found in our hearts and minds. How we act is not merely connected to what we believe - · How we act is connected to WHO we believe. What we believe can determine what we do, but WHO we believe will determine who we can become. When we know who we are, we act…