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Morning 3 Sept 2023

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice…

My favorite movie of all time is “Amazing Grace.” It tells the story, in the distorted way that Hollywood does, about William Wilberforce the British statesmen, who spent his life trying to end the slavery in the British Empire. While the movie does major on Wilberforce’s solid faith in Jesus Christ,…

What do you do when the world is constantly barraging you with threats or ridiculing you because of what you believe? What about when such hostility comes from those who are considered religious? Those who supposedly know the Word of God, who who grew up in the church? How do you handle that? How do…

Morning 11 June 2023

14 Follow peace with all men , and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: I. Holiness is essential to salvation: A. After the new birth experience, a conflict arises between the flesh, which is our old sinful nature, and the new nature, which is the Holy Ghost. 1. The flesh must continually…

Welcome to Heartland Christian Church. if this is your first time here we are happy to have you. Let’s get started. Please Stand. Somebody give him thanks for something He is or does. Today we’ll be reading Psalm 51 . Psalm 51 says: To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came…

Why do we come to church? Some of us come because it socially accepted to come to church. Others come because they feel guilty if they don’t come to church. Still others come because they gain something by coming. Still others come because they want to share something. I come to church because you pay…

“Endurance Part #2” Last week we took some time to address the fact that this Christian race that we call life is not always easy. There are many days where we as believers can grow weary and tired. There are many believers who get sidetracked and weighed down by the sinful darts thrown their way by…

The Last Will Be First I came across this cute post-Christmas story the other day and thought I should share it with you. One year after Christmas a pastor was cleaning up decorations when he noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from the nativity scene. Just about that time a little boy came walking…

Ephesians 5:17–20 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is . And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks…

Kids, what do you like about holidays? Did you know that Today and next week we’re doing something a little different, we’re taking a short break from our Psalms series to touch on two matters of Church History. This week we’re talking about remembering the dead, and next week we’re going to talk about…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Potluck will be on June 4, to celebrate Juan and Emily and their next adventure. Soon, we hope to have dirt hauled in and plant grass where the bushes were. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC. We are glad that you have joined us today here in the sanctuary…

Announcements Are there any announcements? Today is Potluck Sunday and Communion. Saturday is our annual Christmas Eve service at 6:30pm. A time of song and fellowship. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC. We are so glad that you joined us today for a time of worship and word! Today, we have…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil…

So as you can see from the slide - I decided that we will just keep going in our Bibles... Breaking into 1 Kings today. I assume that most people haven’t spent too much TIME in 1 Kings... And so I think it will good for us to not only learn the history behind it…the NARRATIVE behind it... But also of…

Amos 3:1-15 Romans 8:31 tells us 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? But the title of the sermon today reflects what happens if the opposite is true. Israel, at this point when Amos is speaking, has found herself in a very dangerous position because of…

Jonah and the Great Commission, Part 2: Salvation Belongs to the Lord God responds to repentance Repentance Restores Restored = Revival As we saw last week, Jonah, after being called to preach to the people of Nineveh, tried to avoid the job and instead went in the other direction. Jonah didn't want…

A Million Reasons I hope you at least somewhat enjoy music, because today we are starting a new series called “Playlist.” For the next few weeks we will be taking popular songs and finding God’s truth in them. Even though these songs probably weren’t written with God in mind, He can still speak to us…

Morning 30 April 2023

Psalm 73:1-28 As we wrap up this series on the Truth about Forgiveness, I want to talk about what will happen when we refuse to forgive…and how to conquer it. No one sets out to be a bitter person. When we talk about conditional forgiveness inevitably someone will raise the concern that this will only…

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…