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We've spoken over the quarter about God's promises… his promises of blessing when we give, about God's promise of heaven, about God's promise of the Holy Spirit, and God's promises for the future, and for guidance, and for energy, and for freedom from fear, and God's promise of abundant life. If you…

The Journey To Peace This is the Second Sunday of Advent. What an amazing season it has been as we have journeyed together toward Christmas. If you were with us last week Advent, you know that the word advent is a version of a Latin term meaning “coming.” And these four weeks leading up to Christmas…

Isaiah 20-23 Good evening Church! We are continuing on in the prophecy of Isaiah, attempting to complete this section where the prophet has been addressing the surrounding nations. Lots of stuff going on in this section, and I acknowledge that it is a difficult large chunk of Isaiah to get through, but…

In helping to prepare the residential program at the Transformation Project, I was introduced to Restorative Justice. This is an approach to criminal justice that places more emphasis on restoration of a criminal offender to a fruitful life in their community rather than retributive justice that can…

Announcements: Monday - Council meeting Wednesday - Children / Youth services Saturday - Worship practice and church game night Intro to Focused: Over the summer last year, I taught my older girls how to start a fire with a magnifying glass. We had been moving things into and out of the new house, and…

Entertaining Angels As we celebrate the results of Angel visitation. Gabriel visited Zechariah Gabriel visited Mary Angels visited Joseph Angels Announced to the Shepherds So much of our celebration of the birth of Christ is the result of angels’ visitations. Think about the times when it was likely…

Gods Family 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 To wit, that God was in Christ,…

As we remember the men and women who laid down their lives for this country, we also remember our Savior who laid down his life for the forgiveness of sin. we do pray for peace in the familys of those that has lost a family member in the military one day theres not going to be any wars 📷 Memorial Day…

THE COST OF BEING A DISCIPLE OF JESUS I. Jesus instructs concerning discipleship (14:25–27). a. Regarding the candidate’s family (14:25–26): i. What does it mean to Hate our family or loved ones? ii. Matt 10:34-39 iii. Matt 12:46-50 1. We must place Jesus above them. a. We must place the Will of God…

You guys know how I like watching off-grid survival shows. Shows about man vs. nature. Shows about coming up with industrious ways of providing for yourself, etc. I love the struggle of human nature, the body and the mind and how to live to its fullest capable potential. Of late I watch a 7 part program…

Palm Sunday is when we begin to reflect and remember the last week of Jesus’ life on Earth, before his death, burial and resurrection. Palm Sunday is a day of celebration. But what are we celebrating? As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two…

There was a widow who had “Rest In Peace” put on her husband’s tombstone. When she found out that he left her out of his will, she had added to it these words, “TILL I COME.” Peace – this is something we all desire – we all want to experience. Webster defines peace as a state of tranquility or quiet;…

Refocus 2022 if there is anything that I know about it's focus…well refocusing after an ADD episode. It’s easy to get our focus on the things of this world: economy politics COVID Our Desires But we need to refocus our attention on the eternal! 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the…

Can you believe Christmas is this weekend? My kids have been counting down for weeks. We have been watching Christmas movies. We have done shopping and planning. And soon, we will be going to spend time with family. The typical American Christmas. These are the activities of the American Christmas. But…

We are fully enveloped in the holiday season this morning. Thanksgiving was a couple of weeks ago, Christmas is a couple of weeks away. And the world is running at full speed. I was in walmart the other night to pick up dinner, and saw no less than 4 tvs rolling through checkouts. Carts and lines were…

Intro: I remember the first date I went on with my wife. We had met at the prom and had a good evening, but then came the first real test, the first real date. I sure hoped that she liked me, well because her liking me depended on me and lets be honest, it can be hard to like me, especially when I was…

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord…

1 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. 2 Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. God is working 3 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.…

Week 2 of Detox We are coming out of Summer where we have been on vacations and conferences, and traveling… During the Summer people stop doing things they should be doing like church attendance, QT, eating healthy, all sorts of stuff. We are coming into the Fall… the season of the Harvest. To get ready…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God is Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Thank you for that song service and for your faithfulness each week. And the same to the IT team and those that work with the children! Thank each one of you for your faithfulness to be that…

How do I prevent spiritual heart failure? 5 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 14 Wait for the Lord ; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord . 23 Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the…

Trust The Lord. 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so , I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that…

God is our only answer God’s Handwriting He writes with characters too grand For our short sight to understand; We catch but broken strokes, and try To fathom all the mystery Of withered hopes, of death, of life, The endless war, the useless strife— But there, with larger, clearer sight, We shall see…

Matthew 21:21–22 21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. 22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you…

Announcements Seed Sowing Saturday, this Saturday, January 2. This coming Sunday, we will be revealing the church theme for 2021. Evangelist Bruce Frye will be ministering to us on Sunday, January 17. Our Scripture Assembly is still planned for the weekend of January 29-31. Couple’s Overnight Retreat…