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God is consistently faithful in the midst of opposition and in the contuination of his work. This consistent faithfulness should lead us to the celebration in worship.

At Pentecost, God launched the final phase of his great plan of salvation. What was his launch plan? How did the Holy Spirit use the disciples? What can we learn from this?

"Happy Birthday Christian Church". Based on Acts 2:14-21. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian Church since this is the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming to be with us, just as Jesus promised. Peter began the celebration with preaching which is where we get our example of preaching in church.

We have now come to part of 1 Corinthians in which it will be necessary for me to preach a number of background messages. Although we will not be addressing the issue of spiritual gifts until we get to chapters 12-14, I want to preach on the significance of Pentecost and the baptism of the Holy Spirit…

Sunday July 9, 2023 The Outpouring The Outpouring of the Spirit Acts 2:4-13 So we have been working through what happened on the day of Pentecost, the festival of Summer First Fruits - the last of the Spring Festivals which now know to associate with the 1st advent only of the Messiah. First, let’s take…

God loves to partner with ‘The Remnant’. Definition of remnant Noun 1 a: a usually small part, member, or trace remaining b: a small surviving group —often used in plural 2: an unsold or unused end of piece goods Objective : still remaining -In the time of Noah it came down to a remnant. -Moses argued…

In the last two weeks we’ve covered all four gospels, in fact last week I preached from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry all the way through his resurrection. I can honestly say I’ve never covered that much of Jesus life in only one sermon. I want to remind you again as we do this 40,000 ft flyover of…

Who’s in Control Whose in control? We look around at the world today and probably wonder - “Who’s in control” because everything seems so out of control. “ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ” ( Matthew 24:7 ,…

Looking forward to the arrival of the first fruit It is the time of year when many people plant their seeds, till their soil, and plan their garden. One of my favorite activities with my family is to attend the farmer’s markets to get the first ripened fruit and vegetables of the year. It signifies the…

Peter continues his first sermon after Pentecost Peter speaks directly to convince his fellow Israelites about Jesus. Peter claims that God planned with foreknowledge for Jesus to be handed over for death on the cross. They might have asked why God would allow someone like Jesus, who loved openly and…

Resurrection Replaces My Own Reasoning 1 Corinthians 15.12-19 ICC’s PM service (4/16/22) I. Introduction 1. Prayers- God allow us to see ourselves in your word tonight, not just condemning the Corinthians or the people of the world, but may we be able to start with ourselves 2. Catch i. We have a problem…

Text: Hebrews 1:1–4 (NASB95) God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact…

Pentecost means “fiftieth” because this feast was held fifty days after the Feast of Firstfruits (Lev. 23:15–22). The calendar of Jewish feasts in Leviticus 23 is an outline of the work of Jesus Christ. Passover pictures His death as the Lamb of God (John 1:29; 1 Cor. 5:7), and the Feast of Firstfruits…

If you’re reading in your bulletins you will notice that we are in the middle of a series on Esther, and I was fully planning on preaching on the book of Esther this morning. Yet in my own devotions and prayers surrounding the day of Pentecost I was convicted that on this vital day in the life of the…

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to dive into an incredible passage from the book of John, where we'll explore The Power of the Holy Spirit , The Encouragement of Jesus , and The Promise of Faith . As we embark on this journey, let's remember the words of the well-respected Christian author,…

Scene 1: Power From On High Our familiarity with the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost can blind us to the awesome power that was on display that day. How would we have felt if one of our congregational gatherings was suddenly blown apart by the sound of a mighty wind, and…

What is Pentecost Sunday about? A majority of Christians do not believe in Holy Spirit is real, that majority is over 62%. 6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, David Rogers’ dream: Scene 1: I was a new team member of some kind of televangelist show,…

Here are Three Indicators of the Urgent Need Indicator 1: It is Urgent because of the Biblical Mandate Jesus said the Harvest is “plentiful” in v.37= The Greek word Polus : “many, numerous, great” Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months and the harvest comes’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes…

Title : Rebuilding Had a different message in mind last week, but after praying, felt led to let that sit and stew on a back burner for a while, let it marinate a while longer… and today we’re diving into the minor prophet, Haggai. Text : Haggai 1:1-11 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth…

Introduction: We all want to know the will of God for our lives. We are concerned that we may not be obeying God, but sometimes it can feel like God’s will is a mystery. We are going to take a look at what is meant by the will of God in order to see what God’s will is in a given situation. 1. The Decretive…

Main Idea: The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus in a way that is consistent with God’s character and God’s Word. In this message, we look at three ways the power of the Holy Spirit works in our lives to bring glory to Jesus and talk about how to discern His voice as He guides us.

Acts 2:38-47 American citizens should know the importance of celebrating patriotic holidays such as Memorial Day and the 4th of July. Such holidays remind us of the price that was paid for our freedom, encouraging us to treasure the freedom that we enjoy, and to uphold the timeless principles upon which…

Pentecost is a time for Christians to reflect on the coming of the Holy Spirit and its significance in the birth of God's Kingdom. This event marks the culmination of Jesus' ministry on Earth and the beginning of a new era for believers. What might God be doing this Pentecost? Learn more with the message : Pentecost God's Kingdom being birthed

Acts 2:1-47 Intro For the next 3 weeks we are going to be in this one chapter in the book of acts. There is a lot going on and we could probably spend way more time than that, but we have 26 other chapters to cover in the next several months. Today we are going to hover over chapter two and look at it…

The Greatest News Story Good morning! I want you to take a moment and think about something with me. How often do we hear about a sensational news story, only to find out later that there's a different side to the story, some truth that wasn't initially reported? It happens all the time in our 24/7 news…