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People often ask, and if we are honest, we all want to be able to know the Will of God. One of the problems is that, we, our culture, think we are smart. If you think about it. I have seen Nuclear Bombs detonated when they were tested. I remember when we first sent a person into space and then landed…

The Holy spirit Makes us God’s temple…the place of His presence…are we living like it? Intro: Today’s sermon is titled A New Temple I looked up the definition of temple and this is the first thing that poped up: Temple: a building for religious worship, especially in religions other than Christianity.…

Good morning. I am so glad that we can be here together. This morning we are continuing to look at 1 John and this book. Let’s read this morning our passage for the day. 16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and…

Not judging them 12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.” Walk in Wisdom 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Walking…

Paul , and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Have you ever walked into the middle of a conversation? It can be disastrous. My kids are learning…

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.…

A Love that Works Intro: John MacArthur said, Christianity is a show-leather faith; a living, practical faith that hits the streets in normal, everyday life, affecting everything from believers’ simplest attitudes and most mundane actions to their profoundest thoughts and most noble deeds. Thessalonica…

The Will of God Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, even your sanctification,…

Pursuing Holiness For the last three chapters we have had an introduction from Paul. He has used these three chapters to encourage and edify the church at Thessalonica. He has praised them for their faithfulness, defended his motives expressed his joy over their love for the scriptures and expressed…

Introduction Revisiting the book of Ecclesiastes one last time as Solomon had much to say about labor in its few pages. He begins where most of us do: work and labor seems to be unending but ultimately unproductive. 8 All things are full of labor; Man cannot express it . The eye is not satisfied with…

157,776 Highlights of the year You’ve heard from each club Great attendance Theme nights Samaritan’s Purse - Shoeboxes Grand Prix Faithful leaders Faithful parents, g’parents, relatives, friends Bible is central to our clubs: Cubbies : 1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved…

Announcements Teen Activity Master Club Pine Car Derby Kindergarten & High School Graduations Concert in the Park, Saturday, June 1, 5 PM 2024 Neighborhood Bible Time Scripture Memorization Church Announcements The Conley Family informed me last Friday, via email, that they were leaving the church. They…

Announcements 2024 Give & Go Faith Promise Missions Teen Activity Kindergarten & High School Graduations Concert in the Park, Saturday, June 1, 5 PM 2024 Neighborhood Bible Time Experience Israel Scripture Memorization Message: Exposing the Dangers of Media (Part 2) Why Kids Need Boredom Boredom is the…

For the past four weeks, we’ve been in this series I’m calling “Framing Your Worldview.” We’re learning to look at life from God’s viewpoint. We’re looking at the major questions of life. We started the first week with, “ Why does it matter what I believe?” Does it really matter what I believe? We’ve…

Deuteronomy 16:8-21:9 REVIEW This is our fifth message from Devarim- Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted 40 years Reason why the journeys are moments and opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed”…

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable…

5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they…

How would you define love? There was a movie made by Disney over 14 years ago, with a song called: How does she know that you love her. How does someone show love? I realize that I am late to the ball game for this sermon. Every September or October, I set aside a week to prepare my preaching calendar…

Transition to corporate/collective/public sphere of Christian living (Now) Main/ Primary emphasis is on the brothers (fellow believers) 4x in 2 verses. The focus of these 2 verses is around Love for the brothers (Philadelphias) Walking how you ought to in excellence doing the will of God which is sanctification…

Be Perfect — The Impossible Made Possible The utter impossibility of our keeping the law of God (vv. 20–48) A. When hatred is equal to murder (vv. 21–26) B. When lustful looking is equal to adultery (vv. 27–30) C. When divorce is not as easy as some like to think (vv. 31, 32) D. When false swearing is…

1 Thessalonians 4:9-4:18 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. We got as far as the 8th verse last week, let me just remind you that Paul begins the chapter with the words finally then. Not as his closing, but as a transition between doctrine and practice. Or teaching…

We begin with Luke 2 verses 15-34, but our main verses will be 21-24. When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and…

1 Thessalonians 3:4-4:8 Good morning church! I pray you will all have a wonderful new year. Congratulations to those of you that completed the chronological reading plan through the Bible yesterday. That really is a life changing accomplishment that I would encourage all of you to do. There are a couple…

1 Thessalonians 4:9–12 ICC’s Sunday PM 11/27/22) Introduction Opening comments Let’s continue to study Thessalonians Prayer Lord, open our eyes to see wonderful things in your word Catch- as a talkative person I know that being talkative can be really annoying Winston Churchill told the story of a man…

1 This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” 2 I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again…