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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…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:19 | SINS OF IMMORALITY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : Getting trapped in the mall after the movie. There were no signs to stop from going through the door. EXPLANATION : Before we can dive into the verses in Galatians 5 , we must begin in Romans 1:18-32 For the wrath of God is revealed from…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” The disciples at this point still greatly misunderstood Jesus And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will…

Today, we delve into a sobering yet crucial topic: the reality of Hell. As part of our series on Eternal Destinies, it's essential to understand what the Bible says about Hell to grasp the full scope of our eternal destinies. This is not to instill fear, but to enlighten and urge us towards a path of…

For the past several weeks, we’ve walked through various TOPICS... various ANCHORS of Christianity And being something that we do every year... VISITING these topics in this way... SO FAR…we’ve covered... The Anchor of Prayer Anchor of Faith Anchor of Giving (last week) And now - this week - we come…

Introduction I began to name this the ‘Bible Person Study’, but chose to go with the ‘Bible Character Study’. I hesitated to name it that, as I don’t want to diminish the fact that these are real people we’ll be examining. But the reason that it’s named the Bible Character Study is because we’ll be focusing…

Throughout the history of the church different aspects of the Gospel message have been emphasised at different times. Especially since the Reformation in the 1500 and 1600s we have seen a variety of expressions of the Gospel message. Some have emphasised personal encounter with Christ, others the aspects…

Intro: It’s been just over a month since we have been in our study of Nehemiah, but we are going to get back into it today. By way of review, because I know that is a long time to try and remember some things… Nehemiah is leading the project of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. He has the families working…

A few years ago the Muppets and CeeLo Green co-performed a Christmas song called “All I Need Is Love,” complete with a music video. In true Muppets form—I don’t know how many Muppets fans we have—but if you haven’t seen it, it’s full of action and humor, and all the favorites show up—from Kermit, Fozzie,…

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…

Introduction A. Housekeeping I want to start with a matter of internal housekeeping. Sort of a family issue. If you are visiting this morning, I beg your pardon, as this is a family matter we need to take care of. On Sunday, August 4, 2024 (about 2 months ago), I preached a sermon on The Armor of God…