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This Torah Portion: Genesis 18:1-22:24 Introduction 10 Steps I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bring the one -third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on…

Prayer is coming into communication with the living and active God... Prayers moves us from the: Physical to the Spiritual Temporal to the Eternal From self-focus to God-focus This week we are going to look at the NT How Not to Pray 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to…

24 Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. What was heard from the beginning? 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked…

20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 22 And on some have compassion, making a distinction; 23 but others save with fear, pulling them out…

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.…

4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6 Therefore, when…

Throughout this short letter from Jesus’ half brother Jude, we have focused on two major topics; Apostasy/Apostates ; Somebody who has received the truth and he has rejected the truth and now begins to ridicule the truth, falling away and distancing oneself from the community that holds to those beliefs.…

September 6, 1998 AM PULLING THEM OUT OF THE FIRE TEXT: Jude 17-25 INTRODUCTION Read text. September 11, 2001 21 years ago our lives were changed. Not since WW2 had U.S. borders been breached on such a scale of death and destruction with almost 3,000 people killed and 25,000 injured. Most of those who…

Jude is one of the shortest books in the Bible, but packed with significant doctrine. The overall theme of the book is that believers should remain firm in their faith and resist the influence of false teachers. Jude was previously describing certain persons who had crept into the Church unnoticed (…

Tuesday 2-22-2022 Unity The idea of unity means, to not be divided, to be in harmony, to be in tune with something or someone. To be in communion, to be in fellowship, to be one or be together by some form of bond. Is unity always good? 14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership…

17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid…

We all have heard the song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” In this song we hear lyrics like “In every life we have some trouble, But when you worry you make it double” And lyrics like, “Now listen to what I said, in your life expect some trouble, When you worry you make it double, But don’t worry, be happy,…

The need to contend further described Jude had a plan, a good plan but it was changed because of a need ( Jude3 ). Warning signs, reminders, instructions are oftentimes given to help protect people, in our case the sanctified, the beloved. We a plan change because of a need ( Jude3 ) 3 Beloved, while…

First Assembly of God Pursue God, Build His church, Reach the world…all in love. Core Values Our church values prayer, Bible study, and worship. We value community outreach and missions; paired with discipleship to grow strong believers. We put a premium on servant-driven, humble ministries such as feeding…

Introduction Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him all creatures here below! Thank you for that message of music and for all you do! Welcome to First Community Church, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book at a time. We are so glad that you have joined…

Jude 17 But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you, “In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions.” 19 It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. 20 But you, beloved, building…

Introduction The quality and depth of our spirituality (the strength and maturity of our relationship with God) is exposed during adversity. Character flaws that are easily concealed during normative times will demonstrate themselves during difficult days. Temptation to feed the flesh of human selfishness…

All the neighborhood stood still and quiet, my wife froze where she was at, I stood looking at my son… my heart beating powerfully in my chest with some of the deepest fear mixed with concern and panic that it had ever felt. Just seconds before… I watched as my young son rode his bike between our cars…

1 T here is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do in that it was weak through…

What does it mean? Encourage Inspire Hearten Build up Encourage: to fill with courage or strength of purpose especially in preparation for a hard task 1 a: to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten b: to attempt to persuade : urge 2: to spur on : stimulate 3: to give help or patronage to : foster…

Remember the Words of Jesus Keep Yourself in the Love of God Have Mercy on Others

Tonight I want to begin a series, I am calling, Foundations: Developing a Christian / Biblical Worldview. We are going to talk about some of the most important aspects of everyone’s life. WV is at the center of who you are… it’s the glasses that you and I look through to see the world. There are 4 basic…

Title We have learned that we must live by faith in God’s Word in order to see the victory in our lives We tell people “have faith” As we have seen faith is more than a wish…it a tangible demonstration of what we believe For the next few weeks we are going to look at evidences of faith that should be…

Jesus Prays for the Children Mt 19:13 “Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.” παιδίον - young child Lk 18:15 “Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.”…

Get Ready for the coming of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 9:6–8 (KJV 1900) 6 But this I say , He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity:…