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Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

Welcome! My name is Adam Diaz, and I am one of the pastors here at Abide. If this is your first time joining us, I just want to welcome you and thank you for being here to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with us. If you’re here and you’re not a Christian, I’m glad you’re here. If you’re not sure…

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…

Lord Jesus, you are the light of the world. You rescue us from the kingdom of darkness and bring us into the light of your perfect kingdom of love and goodness. We pray your kingdom would come and your will would be done in our lives, in our families, in our church, and in our community as it is in heaven.…

Religion or Relationship: Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount

INTRODUCTION We now come to the Word of God Let me invite you to take your Bible and turn to Mark chapter 1 At least 6 months have passed since Jesus was baptized Mark bypasses the next events which was the cleansing of the temple ( John 2:13-4:3 ) and Jesus’ journey through Samaria ( John 4:4-42 ) He…

Intro: Probably the most exciting parts of Bible reading are the genealogies of where we read someone begot someone, and they begot someone else, and we don’t know how to pronounce any of their names. Just kidding! Though genealogies are boring to most of us, they are very important God or he would not…

Countdown Video: Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside…

Good morning! If we haven’t met... QR Code in the back Membership Class Party today at Jeff & Paula’s House - bring a side! Gene Poppino Prayer & Scripture We have arrived at the climax of this section of Matthew. Matthew has been showing us Jesus. Matthew began by telling us, this is who I believe Jesus…

I. Pray then like this... has shown us what not to do and who not to imitate Therefore, there is a right way to pray What if I am just praying from the heart, is that wrong? No, but get a Bible and connect the heart and the head follow the Lords model directly from the only begotten, God in flesh not…

Intro What if you found out that today at 1pm you were going to get a face-to-face meeting with God? What would you say to him? You go home, take a nap, and then you walk through the front door and you are there with God. What would you say? Maybe you’d ask him those crazy questions you’ve always wanted…

The Triumphal Entry Good morning church! I want to welcome you all here this morning. I hope you have come with a building excitement for our gathering next week on Resurrection Day! It is thee most exciting, and most important day, not just the Christian calendar, but any calendar. It is the day that…

Paul was no stranger to challenges. One of the most familiar passages is 1 Corinthians 4.9-13 9 For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. 10 We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you…

Introduction Welcome to Advent. A time of reflection on the Advent of the messiah coming into the world. For some of you Advent may be something new. Candles , singing, but during the next few weeks we are going to take some time and reflect upon the coming of Christ into the world. For the people back…

Matthews Gospel: The promised Messiah

Acts 15 was the great Jerusalem conference- there the dispute of the necessity of following the law, in particular circumcision, was settled. The believers were free from the law in Christ- they had a liberty in Christ that could not be bridled. For some, like Peter, who had been orthodox Hews their…

1 John 2:15-17 1jn2 15-17 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing…

Matthew 2:11–23 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should…

I don’t know what you favorite Christmas movie is. Perhaps its “It’s a wonderful life” or “White Christmas” or “A Christmas Story” or “Elf” perhaps “Die Hard”. Have you ever thought about what it is about these movies that make them so iconic and special for this time of year? In each story, the stage…

Intro; Last week we looked at the family tree of Jesus and saw a lot of shady characters in it. We also talked about our on family trees, our DNA and are we in the Jesus’ family tree ‘The Lambs Book of Life.” So when we come to Christmas we realize its a lot more than just presents, its about family.…

Intro: This morning we talked about the Genealogy of Jesus and His family tree. In looking at it we found some “knots” on it. Knots develop on trees as the result of diseases that injure the tree, or an insect that stings the tree. The tree heals around that affected area & causes a gall, or a knot to…

Matthew 1:18–25 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man , and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her…

1 John 5:8 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. “the Trinity is composed of three united Persons without separate existence—so completely united as to form one God. The divine nature subsists in three distinctions—Father,…

This Week’s Theme: Disciples Strive after God This Week’s Word is Disciple: A disciple is a learner who knows Christ, a student who is being changed by Christ, and a pupil who has surrendered to the mission of Christ. Memory Verse: Matthew 4:19 “19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you…