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Welcome Intro Pray Mary and Joseph 1. God Sends a Message to Mary 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Being found…

Jesus shows us that there is a pattern by which we are to live within the kingdom, because it is the same pattern by which God brought us into the kingdom.

Having spent time digging in to the Old Testament and looking at the lives of Jacob, Esau, Joseph and baby Moses, we’re now moving in to exploring the Gospel of Matthew. We’re going to start right at the beginning of chapter 18, which for some reason is not included in the lectionary readings. It’s most…

Restoring Fellowship 15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three…

Remember last week, the disciples had their priorities completely messed up. They were arguing about who would be the greatest among them in heaven. Jesus reminds them it is simple faith like the heart of a child that enters heaven, not someone who boasts of what they have done for the kingdom. In essence,…

This evening we will discuss the behavior amongst humans. Many of us think we have arrived. Others that they will never arrive. But there are some who are just happy in the moment and go with the flow. In my opinion, we are seeing a glimpse into the personality of the disciples. They were more concerned…

Intro As we are working our way through this 12th chapter of Romans, we have covered the first two verses. Presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice to God because of the great mercy He has shown us. That we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds rather than conformed and molded by the…

Carrying on the Kingdom Pre-Introduction: Set timer, introduce, Introduction: I want to talk about turning points. Every good story has a turning point. Good literature always has a point in the story where the main character has something that happens, or some fact is revealed that makes for the turning…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Influencing Change. Called to Lead: The Grounded Leader. Presented by OrLando Yarborough III Opening passage: Matthew 4:18–20 (NKJV) · At the age of 6 when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, I knew my life was changed but I didn't know the full extent of that change. · I knew I was saved…

Ver.1-5 Who Is the Greatest? Ver.4 Matthew 5:3 , 5 , 8 “3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” “5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.” “8 Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.” Philippians 2:8 “8 And being found in appearance as a…

Ephesians 2:11–22 (KJV 1900) Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from…

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “So who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a small child and had him stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. From then on Jesus began…

Childlike faith

1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Whoever then…

Process of learning

Greatness in Christ’s kingdom community is built upon humility, love and forgiveness

What Do Babbling Babies Have to Do with Strongholds? Why would the creator of the universe choose to rule the world through the babbling cries of needy humans? Psalm 8 describes Yahweh as the King of creation who made dependent humans his royal partners. This is unexpected and wonderful news to those…

In this day of celebrities and superstars, what does it take to be actually "great" in the Kingdom of Heaven. The disciples asked Jesus this question, and His answer might surprise you. Jesus answered Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Humility, what is it and how can we identify it in our own lives?

For any Bible believing Christian safe to say the all want to go there after our time here on earth is done. • Jesus informs his disciples that they must become as little children • Today will look at several attributes of Children we need to emulate to have a place in Heaven

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how we tend to create boxes in our lives.... Boxes that define our world, and how we see it..... These boxes define — who we are — who God is — what love is — what the Church is — how we should live — serve — love — do things...... Do you remember that illustration?…

Introduction Good morning on this 9th week of “Stay at Home and Worship Via Facebook” I pray that all of you are doing well this Sunday morning. I’m looking forward to our being able to return to gathering together for worship. In this weeks newsletter, I shared some of the things we’ll be doing to safely…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…