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Easter and Christmas are probably the most significant days in the Christian faith. The birth of Jesus and His resurrection, major components of the gospel. Instead of spending just one week focusing on the Easter event, I wanted us to spend a few weeks after Easter reflecting on the resurrection and…

John the Baptist passed the baton to Jesus after he correctly identifies him as the Messiah, God With Us. We finished up Matthew Chapter 3 in our Series on The Gospel of Matthew.

Review Last week we travelled 700 Miles In Paul’s Shoes as he journeyed from Miletus to Jerusalem. Along the way, Paul enjoyed Christian hospitality, he moved forward despite knowing the future included suffering, he practiced self-denial so that he could effectively minister to Jew and Gentile, and…

START RECORDING PRAY ACTS 22 I’ve always been a tinkerer. I’m pretty mechanical. I like taking things apart and putting them back together. I like to figure it out rather than read the directions. So you can imagine my excitement when I figured out how God works to accomplish his will in the world. It’s…

Finally got there! Ever plan a trip and try to plan for everything, but things do not go as planned? Paul arrived in Jerusalem with joyful anticipation, after several delays along the way ( Act20:16 , 21:3-10 ) and was bearing love gift for the needy saints in Jerusalem ( Rom15:25-27 ) His arrival had…

This session we will continue to look at the Greek word “thélēma,” with one of the three persons of the Trinity as the direct object or the subject in the Gospels. John 7:16-18 . 16 So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. 17 If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will…

Today we are continuing our Louisiana Christmas series. Last Wednesday, we learned how to Keep Jesus as the Reason for the Season. Since Christmas is one of the two best times to talk to people about Jesus, I called this message, Let’s Catch Some Fish this Christmas . In Louisiana, almost everyone loves…

Introduction We come today to gather before the truth of God’s word, to hear his voice an his will in our lives. Let us Pray If you would open you bible to 1 Timothy chapter 1. While you are turning there after a little introduction. Today we start to explore what is commonly know as one of the Pastoral…

Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. What is Baptism? Calvin…

Big Idea: Jesus has other sheep to bring into his fold. The Proclaimer of the Gospel: Must not be fearful Must go on speaking Must trust the result to Christ This morning I am continuing on the topic of evangelism. I am thankful so many of you have committed to pray for the lost that are in your lives,…

Paul A Man on A MISSION Scripture: Acts 20 through ch 28 Topic: Endurance GOAL: encourage saints that are ready to quit 1. To Know: Where their strength comes from 2. To Feel: Empowered 3. To Do: Get up INTRO: Main Idea --> Pauls Heartbeat We are going to look at a few chapters that comprises the end…

32 And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. Father's Day 2023 - What is Your Testimony? 1 “Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before…

But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken…

We have finished up the gospels and history books of the New Testament. We will now begin our study of the 21 (or 22) epistles. “Epistle” means letter. 13 or the 21 epistles were written by Paul (sort of) A review of the five categories of literature found in the New Testament. 1. Gospels Matthew, Mark,…

Thegospel is opposed byboth Wolves and Wolvs masquerading as sheep.

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.

Three False Methods, and a True One Three wrong ways: Seeking God’s will through signs and “ fleeces ” Where do we get the idea of “fleeces” from? Gideon We say that people are “setting out a fleece” when they challenge God to reveal His will through some uncommon event or through some apparently chance…

The Great Commission tells us to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded. Because this command is true for all believers, it follows that the words of 1 Peter 3:15 are true for all of us…

1 “Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now.” 2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said: 3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness…

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…

What does it mean? Baptism comes from a Greek form that means to dip or immerse. It also has to do with washing or cleansing. Should you be baptized? 16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove…

God Honoring Witness Intro .Acts 21:17-22:21 On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther confronted the Catholic Church by nailing his 95 theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. These theses were a list of problems that he saw within the teaching of the Catholic Church. Including- Indulgences…

1 Corinthians 6:1–11 (NIV) 1 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? 2 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial…

Today we will jump back into our trek through the book of Ephesians. It’s been a few weeks now since we were last in it’s pages... But if we remember... Paul, in chapter 2 of Ephesians - really HIGHLIGHTED what it meant to be - IN CHRIST... Paul has been pointing to this relationship between Jew and…

6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. 1. Paul formed a habit of preaching the gospel. 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica,…