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Introduction: Good morning. It is good to be in the house of the Lord this morning with you. The Bible says that when two or more are gathered, that He is here - among us. We gathered this morning to worship the almighty. It is good. This morning we are continuing our study of the book of Romans. And…

Easter is not a difficult Sunday to prepare for. The Bible speaks directly of Resurrection Sunday. There were people in Corinth teaching that there was no resurrection of the dead. Paul uses all of chapter 15 to refute that teaching. We will pick it up in verse 12. 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised…

Introduction Good Fight, Right Race, Steadfast Hope All of us have goals and purposes that we strive towards each and every day. We want to accomplish something in life and make our mark on the world, yet it is sometimes difficult to maintain that focus. We can be easily distracted and lose sight of…

We started this Journey of Grace several weeks ago. Throughout it, we have seen that it is an invitation to draw closer to Jesus… to walk with Him… to grow… to be transformed by Him… We’ve seen that it is a journey of submission to Him and to His will for our lives… We’ve seen how Sneaky Grace saves…

Faith in God’s providence, instead of repressing our energies, excites us to diligence. We labor as if all depended upon us, and then fall back upon the Lord with the calm faith that depends upon him. —C.H. Spurgeon Much of our study of providence has been examining God’s working in the lives of OT saints.…

Introduction What Humility is Not A pretense of being unaware of your strengths There is nothing more prideful than mock humility Dangerous during a job interview Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ? I am a better…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. I am not much of a sports fan, but I do have teams that I’ll pay a little attention to. The first is the San Francisco Giants, of whom I have been a fan since childhood. The other is the…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. I am not much of a sports fan, but I do have teams that I’ll pay a little attention to. The first is the San Francisco Giants, of whom I have been a fan since childhood. The other is the…

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…

2 Corinthians 11:1-12:10 1 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived…

Verse 19 The same angry mob in Iconium from verses 5-6 make the journey of more than 100 miles that Paul and Barnabas just did to persuade/win over the multitudes to join in their hate and violence. It wasn’t enough for them to kick Paul and Barnabas out of their region, they wanted to make sure everyone…

A Proper Perspective Good morning church! It is so good to be back home with our church family, yet it was with some sadness that we left the state of Florida, to return to Maine, because we have family there too, brothers and sisters in the Lord. For those of you that don’t know, we didn’t just sneak…

1 And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. 2 So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was…

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20…

Good morning, welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Ephesians 3 , Ephesians 3 Are you tired? Are you care worn? Self-admission - I am. Covid - Mask or no mask, vaccine or no vaccine. Should we gather or should we remain apart? I can’t cough in the grocery…

Intro: “ The story was told some years ago of a pastor who found the roads blocked one Sunday morning and was forced to skate on the river to get to church, which he did. When he arrived the elders of the church were horrified that their preacher had skated on the Lord’s Day. After the service they held…

Introduction Summarize: In the unification of the Jew and Gentile, we see the fullness of the Triune God revealed The Trinity teaches us about the character of God The character of God teaches us how we are obedient to God The Trinity gives us a model to understand other parts of the Christian life.…

We need to Follow the Lead of God. God Is the way. One thing as we look at Pauls life Is he didn’t have a rosey life When you look at his life we see a man that was driven He man of education A man of means, He thought he was doing God’s work But he soon found out he was fighting God The amazing thing…

17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called for the elders of the church. 18 And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you, 19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to…

On June 6, 2001 our area witnessed a historic moment, the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. At the dedication, President Bush said in his speech: Our presence here, 57 years removed from that event, gives testimony to how much was gained and how much was lost. What was gained that…

Father knows Best For the most part, most people when they were young, children at least looked up to their father. Paul is spiritual father to those in Corinth and draws on that today. (ref: 1Cor4:14-21) There is a problem with Corinth, they were being told by the Judiazers, and even the “super apostles”…

God’s plan and purpose for using fire 1 “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts. 2 “But who can endure…

God is Sovereign Me: I have a confession i. It’s been a really hard season to pastor ii. I had big plans for us this year iii. Lots of growth – maybe going full time iv. That hasn’t happened and it doesn’t look like it will get any better v. To make that even worst it seems like we are just surviving…

Introduction Thank you so much for that wonderful song service and worshipping with us in Spirit and in Truth! Happy New Year! Well we made it to 2021. Remember the song Here comes the Sun? By the Beatles? How about here comes the SON in 2021! Just a thought from a pastor I track with:) Kathy Kymbra…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time! I wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all who participated and coordinated our Christmas Eve service, “What a Blessing!” Also, thank you for your kindness that you…