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Principles of the Spirit-Led Life: Enabling Grace Communion: 5 aspects of communion; #1 Proclaim 1 Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes……/ When you participate in communion, you are proclaiming that Jesus died and shed His…

It’s good to be back! Travels are nice, but coming home is nicer. My family and I got to attend RHMA’s small town pastors conference in Morton IL. This conference is always good. We reconnect with old friends, experience encouraging conversations, and hopefully learn things that will help in our ministries.…

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will…

Introduction This first thing we notice in this letter is that everything is positive - there are no words of condemnation - Jesus only had good things to say about this church The City The name it self means brotherly love - and as Christians we are called to have brotherly love The city of Philadelphia…

I want to challenge you to see the invisible reality of God’s presence. I want to challenge you to experience the invisible reality of God’s presence today. Since God can do far more than we can ask or imagine, start asking for more and start imagining for MORE! Jesus said if we asked anything in His…

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1–10 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 they…

Accepting the Things You Cannot Change Rev Thomas A West Sr December 01,2024 Philippians 4:6-9 Having the courage to change the things you can, accepting the things you cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference. Philippians 4:6-8 says: 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by…

Power and Weakness 9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. I guess that 2 Corinthians 12:9 is among my favourite moments from Paul’s writing. Paul…

Intro; Tonight we will began a study through some “Paradoxes of the Bible” . The titles and scripture come from a book written by Warren W. Wiersbe entitled Truth on Its Head. What is a Paradox? A paradox is a statement that attracts attention because it seems to be contradictory,. For example, “Less…

INTRODUCTION New theme for December “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” and the final topic for our 2023 theme of Good Fight, Right Race, and Steadfast Faith. Today’s sermon is “ Fix Your Gaze on Jesus in a Distracted World.” Central Theme For greater peace and contentment in a world filled with distractions we…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. Hope: Luke 1:26–38 (NASB95) 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel…

Happy Thanksgiving! I think we get to say “Happy Thanksgiving all week” this week and “Merry Christmas” the entire Month of December, don’t you agree? thanksgiving is a time of counting our blessings, and saying what we’re thankful for around the table with friends and family. But, in our broader culture,…

Today we return to our exegetical study through the opening chapters of the book of Revelation. As a way or reminder, we are blessed, according to Chapter 1, when we read or hear the things written here. We are studying the very letters Christ wrote to His churches. He knew what was happening and what…

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called…

1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” “ El ” is the name of God that speaks of power. “ Shaddai ” mean from a Hebrew word…

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…

Cultivating Humility Many times in my life, the greatest learnings have come from failures and the struggles I have had to endure. Before those times, it was stereotypical of me to rely on my own understandings and believe that I had the knowledge and character to persevere through life on my own. As…

Rise above in Faith, Hope, and Love. Rise Above. These are words that our Father is calling us to this year of 2023. Our Father is one who rises above, so we do not have to rise above alone. He is with us and we will rise above. 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these…

This Week’s Theme: Theme : Thankful for His Grace W4W : Grace: It is the unmerited favour of God, made known through Jesus Christ, and expressed supremely in the redemption and full forgiveness of sinners through faith in Jesus Christ. Sermon Passage : 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 This Week’s Word is : Memory…

Introduction: It is good to be in the house of the Lord with you all this morning. Today we are continuing our verse by verse study in the Book of Romans, chapter 8, if you have a Bible please turn to there. It is my desire this morning for us to understand better the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.…

The idea of service as a high calling is unique to Christianity. Jesus showed us by example how a leader must be servant of all. We have a choice: the way of the Dragon, which exploits strength and power to achieve control and dominance, or the way of the Lamb, which recognises that God's power is expressed through our weakness, and frees us to serve one another. How do these contrasting approaches work in the modern world? Join us for some ideas. The video from Mrs Maisel early in the sermon can be found here: https://youtu.be/pvKe0c007Cc

(S1) — SERIES — Life: we only have ONE! What are we doing with OUR one... “The real proof of the transformation Jesus brings, is not in the habits we practice, but in the lives we lead.” How do our lives as follower’s of Jesus, impact our RELATIONSHIPS — FINANCES – PRIORIES – GROWTH — CRISIS 50+ years…

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…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We have a few opportunities to serve: People needed to mow People needed to clean the church Healthy snacks and drinks are needed for children’s church See Pastor John Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth,…

We are reminded that God graciously offers us grace to overcome our weakness. We are encouraged to rely on God and be open with our vulnerabilities.