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Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do since it was weakened by the flesh, God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the…

Intro: Focus: Pauls wants the church to see the unification of all believers by the Spirit into Christ’s body so they strive for unity even among diversity. I. Joined into One Body A. God’s Picture of the Church (12) 12 For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the…

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives…

Today is special. Today we celebrate communion. We begin again with a fresh understanding of God’s grace. In the last year we have seen some incredible things in our family here. Big things. God things. And we have been through some hard things. Some world shattering things. Some - I just need to be…

Intro: As we continue to study through the Ten Commandments, I want to remind you that this begin with a series called “Intimacy With God” by Pastor Tommy Higle from FBC Marietta, Oklahoma. We have seen how God has used different circumstances in the life of Moses to draw him into intimacy with Him so…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Whenever faith clings to the promises of God, doubt is always lingering in the back of our mind, constantly asking the serpent’s question in the garden, “Did God really say?” How striking to think that we must…

James is telling us about trails. None of it makes sense in our economy. First: Count it all joy when various levels of bad things happen. Second: If you are poor person, boast that you are already exalted and if you are rich, understand that monetary wealth will not last. Third: a truly well off person…

Isaiah prophesied many times about Jesus, and one of those prophecies was this: There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might,…

Ten I am Statements 7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced…

This Torah Portion: Gen 32:3 - 36:43 Messengers Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to make a covenant with them We also heard how God also uses his daughters: Sarah - Abraham’s wife, Rebekak - Isaac’s wife We have been talking about how the…

The love of God Romans 8:28-39 1. Introduction : Have you ever doubted that God loves you? There’s a beautiful photograph by Jean Guichard. Anyone seen this before? 47 metre high lighthouse called the La jument. Off the coast of France. Here you can see it being thrashed by 10-metre waves. Very full…

1 This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” 2 I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again…

Good morning, church. Today we are going to look at a passage from the second letter of Peter, one of the closest disciples of Jesus and a leader of the early church. Peter wrote this letter to encourage Christians who were facing persecution and false teachings, and to remind them of the precious promises…

Illustration : Why did this have to happen to me? The theme of Romans 8 is summed up in one word. Do you remember what that word is? Assurance. This spiritual blessing of assurance is primarily attributed to the ministry of the Holy Spirit in Romans 8 . In vv. 2-13 Paul describe the Holy Spirit as the…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Whenever faith clings to the promises of God, doubt is always lingering in the back of our mind, constantly asking the serpent’s question in the garden, “Did God really say?” How striking to think that we must…

Salvation Prepared Us For our adoption as the children of God An already/not yet reality That even the creation waits for its conclusion So live as the children of God in the hope of God’s final redemption Our Weak Areas Become Obvious when we are Trying to Live as Children of God We struggle with what…

Big Idea: Jesus has called sinners, and only sinners, to follow Him. Even the worst of the worst can be saved Salvation calls for Celebration Righteous people don’t need saving The beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ should be evident this morning in our text as we see the event of Jesus calling Levi,…

11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus…

Evening 30 Apirl 2023

Introduction This morning I have titled that sermon, God’s Faithfulness, but to be more accurate, God is faithful because His choices and decision are far better and more complete than any of us can imagine. Stand with me if you are able as we look into God’s Word and read today’s passage 1 I am speaking…

Common phrases in our day like Karma, fate, destiny, it is what it is. These are abstract- depending who you ask Our topic for today has the same effect All Christians believe in predestination. In fact all religions do. For Our study the emphasis is on where in the Bible is predestination and why is…

Lower Than the Elohim Last week we ended with a life-changing thought: we are the children of God, destined to displace the defeated, disloyal sons of God who now rule the nations. Believing followers of Jesus Christ are the fulfillment of God’s plan to have humanity join the divine family-council and…

Ihmiset etsii elämässään sitä mikä ei ole parasta heille. Jos me tiedettäis mikä olisi meille parasta niin etsisimme sitä mikä on parasta. On vain yksi asia mikä on parasta meille ja pohditaan sitä yhdessä Sana jonka profeetta Jeremia puhui Baarukille. 5 Sinä pyydät itsellesi suuria! Älä pyydä; sillä…

Romans 8:28-30 There are two basic schools of thought that exist concerning the matter of how we are saved. There are many views within these schools, but the all views can be grouped into one or the other. First, there is the school of thought known as Arminiansim This view of salvation gets its name…

Introduction: Last week Pastor Dan stood in this space and gave a very important message on the daily choice we make to Follow the Lord, and the blessings that come with that decision. Today we are continuing our verse by verse study in the Book of Romans, chapter 8, if you have a Bible please turn to…