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INTRODUCTION New theme for July: ‎Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception Deception Defined Deception - Imposing a false idea, impression, or belief that hides the truth and causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. Think of a time your were deceived and the effect it had on you A new Job A…

6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to…

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called…

Jude 1:1-4 Introduction Good morning. Well, this is the final sermon in our Counter the Culture series. This has been a challenging series just in the preparation as well as in some of the topics that we have covered. I am looking forward to diving into I Timothy when I come back on the 17th after we…

Right belief produces speech and behavior that bears God's Approval.

Have you ever wanted to just give up? I think about a teacher. The day has not been going well. Those troublemakers are just not listening to reason and the rest of the class are beginning to follow. I can imagine that a point is reached where the teacher just wants to give up. What’s the use? Let’s…

There are many gospels out there that could be preached. Ultimately false gospels. We probably don’t have to worry too much about the prosperity gospel. What about the forgiveness only gospel. God wants to forgive your sin and give you eternal live. The forgiveness gospel is a consumer gospel. Not really…

Once again today we have the wonderful honor to turn to God’s Word to see what it has to tell us about this life. Psalm 19 tells us this. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the…

The letter to the Galatians is an appeal by Paul to churches in the Roman province of Galatia to resist the movement to abandon the system of salvation that saves one by faith in Christ (expressed in repentance and baptism), and adopt a system of salvation whereby one is justified by the keeping of the…

Who are you? The case for membership is certainly an unusual one. Many reject the concept because we do not have clear passages in the Scripture that clearly define church membership. And they are correct. There is no Scripture passage that says “thou shalt practice church membership” To make matters…

Introduction Perception Defined Immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment Job Interviews (what we taught students) Strangers (test with kids and ice-cream truck) Personality Assessment - There’s always one that’s…

I’d like to take a moment to address and clarify some things from last week’s discussion during our Fellowship & Focus hour. I just a heads up - we won’t be taking questions or comments right now for the sake of time, as well as to give people time to think about this. But, if you do have any questions…

No Other Gospel Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins…

We are reminded that God graciously gives us grace in Christ. We are encouraged to reject distortions of the Gospel.

I am really excited by what God has shown is happening in the life of our church right now. When I say church I don’t mean the building, I mean, look to the right and look to the left of you, look across the way, look behind you. The people, you, what God is doing in your lives right now. I am excited…

Galatians 1 & 2 Good morning church, open your Bible’s with me to Philippians 1 , no, I’m kidding, you guys finished chapter one didn’t you? Open with me to Galatians, small little book right after 2 Corinthians. Very excited to be starting another book with you this morning church. If you don’t normally…

21 Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. 22 I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. 24 The grace…

Me Approval of man Willingness to adjust for acceptance We All to common, today a fear of being cancelled, black listed We know we will be persecuted, but we will please God when we follow the truth we see in Scripture We Must Not Desire the Approval of Man God 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly…

What is the best way to communicate? Have you ever thought about this question? Most of us to some extent have done so. Yet, it really all depends. Some of it depends on generation and capabilities. It also depends on the goal of the communication. Information does not always lead to transformation.…

Secular - A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, “Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn’t do.” The mother exclaimed, “But that’s terrible! I’m going to have a talk with your teacher about this … by the way, what was it that you didn’t do?”The little girl…

Naisten seminaari Kiitos kaikille, jotka olitte mukana järjestämässä tilaisuuksia meidän matkan aikana. Erityinen kiitos sanan jakajille, saimme kuunneella sanomaa jota täällä jaettiin matkamme aikana. Matkalla huomasimme että ihmiset etsivät vastauksia elämäänsä kaikkialta muualta kuin raamatusta. Ihmiset…

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel…

Matt talks us through Galatians 1:1-10 and reminds us that it's all grace or no gospel at all.

Intro: What is freedom? Does freedom mean we can do whatever we want? We have come to the season of freedom, this is the 4th of July a time when we celebrate freedom in our country. Freedom from oppression, freedom from tyranny and freedom of the people. We celebrate all those who have allowed us to…

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of…