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Mothers day and graduation - what to preach? 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Humility - Layman’s Bible Dictionary “The opposite of arrogance and pride; an attitude which grows out of the recognition that all we are and everything we own are gifts from…

We've spoken over the quarter about God's promises… his promises of blessing when we give, about God's promise of heaven, about God's promise of the Holy Spirit, and God's promises for the future, and for guidance, and for energy, and for freedom from fear, and God's promise of abundant life. If you…

Acts 21:26-36 Last week we started a series on the Truth about Our Mindset. When we talk about our mindset, we are talking about how we literally set our minds…or what we set our minds upon. Last week we saw that we need to take every thought captive, and to bring it under obedience to the Word of God.…

Psalm 73:1-28 As we wrap up this series on the Truth about Forgiveness, I want to talk about what will happen when we refuse to forgive…and how to conquer it. No one sets out to be a bitter person. When we talk about conditional forgiveness inevitably someone will raise the concern that this will only…

Envy

Whose Puppet Are You? If you’ll pull out your Bible and turn to the book of Proverbs. We’re in a series called No More Drama – on healthy relationships. I want us to look this weekend at who’s pushing your buttons. One of the amazing things about the drama makers in your life is how quickly they can…

Subject: No More Drama Today, we’re starting a new series called No More Drama. This series on relational health – No More Drama – we’re going to look at the drama-filled people in your life that just irritate you, and how to deal with those people. When I think of this topic, it reminds me of a preacher…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 25:10-30:1 Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he…

Good morning, Gateway! Psalm 34:1-6 Pray Intro I remember a car ride home with my mom from church when I was about 12 and I was a real know-it-all. Our church just got a new youth pastor, and my mom was asking me about the service. “How’d it go? What’d you think of the new guy?” “He seems nice, but I…

Signs Of An Idiot Attention Getter: Why the need for Guru’s Jordan Peterson - Male Responsibility; Dave Ramsey - Financial Responsibility; The Entire self -help section. Introduce Topic: People are looking for practical answers to real questions and problems. Scripture: Background: Challenge Audience:…

Why trouble keeps coming. How should I respond to trouble? It all works out! Really?

Do you have an anger problem? I would bet that most people, if asked, would say they have anger issues… The truth is, anger is an emotion that everyone has and it actually does serve a purpose. 26 Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and don’t give the devil an opportunity.…

Announcements Are there any announcements? If you would like to be on our mass email list, please fill out the card on the back of the pew and drop it in the offering box as you exit the sanctuary. The Revelation Bible Study continues this Thursday at 6pm. Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC…

I don’t think you have to try hard to understand that most people’s lives are out of balance. We used to teach this to kids in Campus Life… Living Balanced Life. Jesus modeled it. 52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. Jesus grew mentally, physically, spiritually,…

28 A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls. Anything that’s uncontrolled eventually will destroy you. It can be eating, drinking, sex, television, chocolate, spending, pecan pie… anything that’s not controlled will eventually destroy you. So we have been looking…

Self Control 28 Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit. 11 A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control;…

Pride Identifying Pride 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin. Haughty: to be high above. always looking down. Proud: broad or far reaching. Someone’s lamp was their life [their lamp will be snuffed out]. The existence of the wicked is sin. “Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are…

The Father’s Care for the Faithful Son Luke 15:25-32 This morning we talked about the prodigal son who came home finally to his father after a time of sin and pleasure. He wasted his living and ended up poor and destitute eating those things that were thrown to the swine. It was truly a miraculous thing…

INTRODUCTION 1. The value of Proverbs is that it provides wisdom from God to guide us in every realm of life 2. Whether it be family, business, social or spiritual relationships, we find inspired advice that enables us to walk in wisdom, "redeeming the time, because the days are evil" - cf. See then…

What is rest? REST, Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest , when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest , when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated Freedom from work or activity.…

Introduction Thank you for that wonderful song service and for everything that each one of you do to make FCC a vibrant community to worship in and with. Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. What a wonderful week it has been and praise…

You likely won’t be healthy or wealthy unless you use wisdom Two different teachings in the body of Christ Prosperity teaching Poverty teaching 2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. It’s better to be healthy and wealthy spiritually than…

Exodus 34:14 14 You must worship no other gods, for the Lord , whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you. A strong feeling of possessiveness, often caused by the possibility that something which belongs, or ought to belong, to one is about to be taken away. The…

Bitter or Better Bitterness 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Bitterness can turn your heart away from God 15 See to…

You can’t be healthy or wealthy without being wise It’s better to be healthy and wealthy spiritually than physically 2 Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers. 11 “Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth,…