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Let’s Talk About the Church so we can understand a little more what it means to be “The Church of God”. There is no such thing as a church that has no set of beliefs, and that is true of us as a movement. We have called ourselves the Reformation Movement of the Church of God, which is a nominator that…

Text Reading: Acts 8:1-4 . Title: Havoc in the Church Review & Summary Stephen preached; he gave the high priest and the religious leaders a history lesson that they could not forget! However, their hearts were hardened. They could not hear; they could not receive the truth. So, when conviction set in,…

When I was a kid - from age 8 to 17, I was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America. That is not an organization that I could currently endorse, but back in the day there were a lot of good things going on. The Motto of the Boy Scouts was “Be Prepared” On one hand, it was just something that you said…

B’reisheet In the Beginning Introduction How many of you know that the Bible was written in Hebrew Many say the OT was written in Hebrew, and the NT in Greek What we have is only what we have found as evidence: Greek documents showing the NT and Hebrew for the OT. However, most the characters and places…

B - Biblical Authority A - Autonomy of The Local church P - Priesthood of The Believer T - Two Church Offices I - Individual Soul Liberty S - Saved and Baptized Church Membership T - S - Through out the Word of God there are many different metaphors used to describe the Church. An Army A Fellowship The…

Text Reading: Acts 8:1-4 . Title: Cultivate Love Review & Summary Saul made havock of the church. Last week, I turned my attention to the brief phrase in vs. 3: Acts 8:3 (KJV 1900) As for Saul, he made havock of the church , entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.…

We will look this morning at what has quickly risen for me among my ever growing list of favorite passages. I say that because in the study of this passage, I have found that this short narrative, that describes the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth as well as the sons they each carried and the resulting…

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.…

Announcements SNAT - Sunday Night At Church Missionary Jennifer Andrews - Bring Gift Cards Meeting for NBT volunteers Will pass out information regarding two recommended changes to our church By Laws. Memorial Day Barbecue @ The Campbell’s Community Barbecue @ The Pines, Saturday, June 3 Calvary Quartet,…

NCCSA Elementary Fine Art Academic Testing: Joann George (3rd) - Science 2nd Brighten Wheeler (4th) - 2nd in Math and Science Joanna Uit de Flesch (6th) - 1st History Art: Brookelyn Russel (5th) - 1st place in Mixed Media Bible Sword Drill (Team): 3rd grade - 3rd place 6th grade- 2nd place Music: 3/4…

We'll conclude and summarize our look at baptism as we look at the mode of baptism, the how and where questions, are made clear from the language, from the geography, and explicitly throughout the New Testament accounts. We are to be baptized by immersion, not any other method.

Today we continue in Acts 8:26-40 . I encourage you to open your bibles with me to that passage. The themes we have been seeing as we go through Acts is that Mission: You will be my witnesses Methods: Prayer and Proclamation Means: Holy Spirit This is not just for the apostles. As we have been seeing…

Baptism is indeed a subject of great controversy and confusion, but much of this can be cleared up by a careful and thorough understanding of God's Word.

The church in the New Testament shows an example of faith in God that is always expanding outward; how can we embrace a faith in God today that takes shape in the world beyond our church walls?

2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. 49 And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that…

We've come to the end of Acts and we summarised it from the perspective that it's a Spirit-empowered, boundary-crossing GROWTH story. It encourages us in our faith journey of growth, and as we boldly share the gospel.

The Gospel of the Cross has no residency requirements!

Philip’s Ministry in Samaria With Philip’s ministry, people were liberated from unclean spirits (vv.7-8), many people were healed, and there was joy in the city! Now, there is a shift in the narrative. There was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic, and the Samaritans fell for his skills.…

Intro; Last Sunday morning we talked about the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. And as we closed in the scriptures, Jesus warned His disciples and all that they needed to “Watch!” Watch - look, take heed, keep awake; turn one’s attention to, beware, to guard. Watchfulness or watching indicates…

Announcement s Are there any announcements? Wednesday April 27 at 6:30pm our own Mike Swenson will be graduating for the Rebuilder’s Life Transformation program at the Christian Aid Center. It will be in the new women’s and children’s facility. Please join us in celebrating what the Lord has done, is…

Acts 8:26-36 26 As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,…

Being Defensive Early on in life most of us would admit that our reputation, character, and the things that other people think about us is vital for ourselves and our family. Whether it is in our culture where the self is what is at stake or in the east where shame brought upon the family is at stake,…

In 2019 Lifeway published a report regarding evangelism practices in the local church. Reports show that churchgoers are eager to talk to others about Jesus and even pray for opportunities, but most have not had an evangelistic conversation in the last six months. The report showed that 55% of professing…

Acts 29 We spent the last 37 weeks traveling through the book of Acts. It has been a joy and a journey for me and I’m sure for you as well. What I want to do this morning is highlight some key insights into the book and then I want to give you all the opportunity to speak up and out about how we can…

Our God Has A Plan. Our God Will Delivery Me! PROBLEMS Every problem is an opportunity to prove God's power. Every day we encounter countless golden opportunities, brilliantly disguised as insurmountable problems. C. Swindoll, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back , p. 35. 31 And he said, How can I, except…