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How do you view suffering? How does God view our suffering? A means to show his glory. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with…

Intro : This morning we talked about how Christ has put us together as a team with the pastor as the coach under the authority of God [ Owner of the team ], and the congregation as the players and we are training under His game plan [ Bible ] to win the spiritual championship of life in Christ. Tonight…

2 Corinthians 2:12-3:18 12 Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me, 13 I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and set out for Macedonia. 14 But thanks be…

Evangelism is a natural overflow of the Christian life, but it is also a Discipline. Although all Christians are not expected to use the same methods of evangelism, all Christians are expected to evangelize. Godliness requires that we discipline ourselves in the practice of evangelism. The reason many…

Secular - George came home from University in tears. "Mom, am I adopted?" "No of course not!", replied his mother. "Why would you think such a thing?" George showed her his genealogy DNA test results. No match for any of his relatives, and strong matches for a family who lived the other side of the city.…

Two psychologists, Dr. Robert A. Emmons of the University of California, Davis, and Dr. Michael E. McCullough of the University of Miami, have done much of the research on gratitude. In one study, they asked all participants to write a few sentences each week, focusing on particular topics. One group…

Titus 1-2 Good morning church! We are starting a short little letter this morning by the name of Titus. Just so you are aware, we will move through this book quickly as much of the material is similar to what we saw in 1 and 2 Timothy. Titus 1:1–4 (NKJV) 1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of…

2 Corinthians 2 Good morning church! I want to welcome you here this morning. There is so much going on around the world, and we have a short chapter this morning so I was tempted to take some time and update you on some projects going on in Ukraine, operation Exodus that is being conducted through Calvary…

We hate the unknown, don’t we? Maps, Google-ing, instructions, YouTube it, plan, ask those who know, nutritional information, where manufactured, how much will you pay, how much is it worth, what will I be when on my own, what school…job…spouse…home…car should I pick, how can I afford it, what’s it like…

1 I will give you thanks with all my heart; I will sing your praise before the heavenly beings. 2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your constant love and truth. You have exalted your name and your promise above everything else. 3 On the day I called, you answered…

Introduction Some use this as an excuse Convictions are based on hearsay, slogans, propaganda If some one is open What do you mean by that? How did you come to that conclusion? Have you ever considered…? How To Guard Yourself Against Corruption and Be a Light to Others Do not Idolize Man Sometimes this…

Attributes of Jesus 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. Holy One - Set apart, distinct, unique, truly God True One- Genuinely Messiah, Words are true, you…

A rather pompous-looking deacon one day was endeavoring to impress upon a class of boys the importance of living the Christian life. "Why do people call me a Christian?" the man asked. After a moment’s pause, one youngster said, "Maybe it’s because they don’t know you." That boy stumbled onto a powerful…

Concluding Concluding in an introduction, really? Yep, concluding with what we have been previously looking at and then transitioning into the next section. Previously (2Cor1:23-2:11) a rebuke for restoration, and even going back further Paul’s defence (2Cor1:7-22) Paul discussed his affliction and comfort…

Introduction *Two godly men were very helpful in preparing this sermon. If you would like to study more about this I would direct you to the works of John Piper and J.D. Greear on this topic. Most of you are not professional Christians. Most of you don’t work for a church or deal with Christians most…

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…

Welcome. My name is Adam Diaz, I am the pastor here at Abide Church. I am also a professor and I teach Accounting, Economics, and Business courses. Today we are going to continue our year-long journey through the “Sermon On The Mount” We just finished the first section of Jesus sermon often referred…

Let Your Light Shine Prophecy to Israel - we can own this as the church because Messiah has already come One of those “glory” passages that we love to hear… and then we think: “one day”. “I can’t wait to see this happen”, or even “World watch out! One day I’m gonna shine, and when I do you’d better be…

God does so much for each of us. This week we need to focus on how thankful we are for a Wonderful Christ! We should do it everyday, but this week reminds us.

Scripture Reading: Colossians 1:9-12 Here are 7 delicacies from God's Word that you can feast on while enjoying your Thanksgiving meal. While eating: 1. Turkey, Feast on Salvation 13 For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves,…

4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 12 When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13 my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.…

Real witnessing is the indiscriminate sowing of Gospel seeds, leaving the results up to God. My encouragement to you in this process is to Be the Blessing. But thanks be to God, who always puts us on display in Christ and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. For to God…

Bullying is painful, but God's purpose is GOOD