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Following the Call: The Journey of Discipleship Bible Passage: John 1:35–39 , John 1:43 , Matthew 4:18–22 , John 15:15 Summary: This sermon explores the stages of discipleship, highlighting the initial call to follow Jesus, the journey of growing deeper in relationship with Him, and the eventual invitation…

“One Another” series. The heart of this series is to examine the biblical responsibilities of church membership. Significant Statements We will be proactive in maintaining and restoring unity with one another ( Eph. 4:2-3 ). We will be diligent in helping one another grow in every way in Christlikeness…

Review The Holy Scriptures Brit Hadoshah Eber (ebur) I AM (grafted) Brit Chadasha - He appeared will have life Introduction Summary of the Life of Sarah Picture of Machpela 1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Summary of the Life of Sarah Machpela…

A Heart for Others (Part 2) 1Thess. 3:6-13 Intro Last week we looked at the first 5 verses of this chapter. We saw: I. Paul's Concern A. His Affection for the Church a Strong affection for others will always lead to sacrifice. Love gives itself away for its object. Selfless commitment to meet others’…

Principles of the Spirit-Led Life: Enabling Grace Communion: 5 aspects of communion; #1 Proclaim 1 Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes……/ When you participate in communion, you are proclaiming that Jesus died and shed His…

Last week I asked a rather provocative question. If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would you do? What would you say? This is the context of the last two I AM statements of Christ. It is his last night with his disciples before he is betrayed, arrested, and hung on a cross. He is sharing…

Mother’s Day Comments” "Good morning and happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms here with us today! Today is all about celebrating you and everything you do. Moms, you're like superheroes with your love, strength, and endless support. Take a moment to think about how much moms mean to us. Whether…

TRUE LOVE Goal of the Message: That God’s Spirit move us to be at rest with ourselves and show Christian love to others through our actions. For the past couple weeks John has been addressing us as “children of God.” This evening again he says, “Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, As we come together, we humbly bow before You, acknowledging Your sovereignty and majesty. As we delve into Your Word, we ask for Your guidance. Open our hearts to receive Your truth with humility. May Your Spirit stir within us a deeper understanding of what it means…

I thought about taking the easier route this morning and digging in to the Gospel reading for my sermon today, but the story of the Ethiophian eunuch is just too tempting to pass up - and suspect you’ve heard more sermons on abiding in the vine than you have about the Ethiopian eunuch! I’ve got a terrible…

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, For this reason,…

This Week’s Theme: “Follow His Plan!” Word for the Week is Victory: Victory can be defined as overcoming or winning in a competition or struggle over an opponent, or difficult problems. Memory Verse: Psalm 143:10 - “Teach me to do Your will, You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of…

Jesus is the True Vine, stay apart of the True Vine and He will produce much fruit in you

Cultivate a Soft and Generous Heart, Especially with Your Finances, to be Free, Fruitful and Fuel the Mission of Christ.

Intro: The Mission Games: “To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” FACEBOOK “To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” GOOGLE “To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.“…

Series- The “One Anothers” My goal in this series is to come to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a member of a local New Testament church. What are the duties and responsibilities of church membership? My mission is to discover exactly what kinds of things we promise to do for each other…

Intro We are doing this series because it’s important for us to live out the values we call the Fruit of the Spirit. Why? the world is desperately seeking all of these Fruit. They are looking for love… joy… peace… They are looking for these, they just do not know how to find them because they are looking…

Does God love the elect more than the unelect, or does he love them the same? If you want to understand more about the love of God, I encourage you to read The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by, D. A. Carson. I am indebted to his work on this topic. If I am to answer this question we will need…

ILLUST - IT issue - “is it plugged in?” reliance on electricity, power, internet, Read John 15:1-11 - Vine and Branches The metaphor of the Vine Father - the gardener, vineyard keeper Jesus - the Vine, the source of nourishment and strength Believers - branches - purpose is to bear fruit This vine -…

My TEXT FOR TODAY IS 13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. That word friend means someone with a close bond or friendship - command can also be translated instruct In the Message Bible ( which gives you a picture of…

Jesus commands us to have faith, and he gives faith to those he loves. The mountaintop experience is followed by service The physical and the spiritual are often connected The faith of the congregation impacts the kingdom impact Luke 9:37–43 (ESV) On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain,…

Read practicing the way pages 2-3 We’re so familiar with this reading that it’s easy to miss just how strange it is. What would make Simon step away from his life - his work, his family, his friends, and follow Jesus into unknown territory just like that? Let’s go back a couple of steps. Jesus was a…

And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ And he answered…

As we begin our time in scripture this morning, let’s pray these words together, taken from Psalm 119:18 . “Open my eyes, that I might receive, wonderful truths from your word. <personal prayer> I’ve grown quite fond of it. It’s been with me for quite a while. In fact, I dare say that, without it, I…

Good Morning. I am so glad that we can be here together. Today is Palm Sunday. The day we celebrate and look at the triumphal entry of Jesus to to Jerusalem. The journey is almost over. We return though to our series on the Farewell message of Jesus before he is arrested. In John 17 we see that Jesus…