Sermons

Stewardship Defined Psalm 24: 1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof Psalm 115: 16 The heaven’s belong to The Lord, but he has given the earth to humanity. Genesis 2: 15 – 17 God’s goal for mankind was not just to play forever in the garden, he intended them to have responsibilities. tend = labor and work,… Continue reading Stewardship Defined Part two

Selah Service September 29, 2013 Selah means to stop and think about this. We are going to divide the service into three parts with a pause to stop and think about what was said so we do not forget what is happening. Our focus is on three men, but really only one man. Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark. People who… Continue reading Selah Service September 29, 2013

Nehemiah’s Great Work God wants to give ordinary people a pentecost so they can do a “Great Work” for him The “Great Work” we need to be involved in is to believe in Jesus. Only by obeying Jesus can we produce fruit in our lives. (Peter and fishing) We can’t believe in Jesus unless God draws us so we are… Continue reading The Great Work: Distractions

EXPECT TO DO A GREAT WORK Holy Spirit came to make us witnesses. The book of Acts defines the birth of the church. Acts 1: 5 in a few days you will be filled with the Holy Spirit. Reaction : Has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom. TODAY: Holy Spirit come to fill our… Continue reading EXPECT: The Great Work

We face a foe that is against anything that God is trying to do in the world. He is formidable ( He was an arch angel and clothed in power) We can only face him armed with God’s armor. WE need God’s wisdom in how to deal with the devil Pray Ephesians 6: 18 – 20 Word sticks out in… Continue reading Spiritual Warfare Part Three

Last Week: We are in a war against an enemy that resist God, what he is trying to do in the world. We are told to be strong “in” (walk with) The Lord (The disposer of all things, the one who is in control) Now it Continues Stand Ephesians 6: 13 – 17 VS 13 resist or withstand used 12… Continue reading Spiritual Warfare Part Two

Ephesians 6: 10 – 12 Spiritual warfare and what it means for us. So much out there and this subject can really create a lot of controversy Error in what we know about spiritual warfare because of our sources. (EXAMPLE: as a young man I listened to tapes of demons talking and learned from those) Need to keep biblical based… Continue reading Spiritual Warfare Part One

Imagine with me. You are living in ancient Ephesus and the excitement that there is a letter from Paul. We all gather around in the temple to hear the words as they are read to us all. Hearing about who we are in Christ and our privilege in Christ. Then the letter turns to marriage and parenting. Two topics everyone… Continue reading Family Life

COVENANT LAST WE WE LEARNED THAT MARRIAGE IS: Marriage is not just a piece of paper it is a covenant. Why isn’t it ideal just to go to the courthouse and have a judge say a few words over you? Symbol of Christ love for the church. Symbol of heaven as a great wedding Symbol of Christ commitment to us… Continue reading MARRIAGE: ONE

By looking at what the Bible has to say about it, we want to define it and see what God’s intentions are for marriage. 1. MARRIAGE CONFUSION Marriage and its definition is under attack. Confusion in marriage in the church today Paul “Better for a person not to marry” 1 Corinthians 7: 8 Those who get married will have troubles… Continue reading Community Marriage

A couple of Great ARticles by Dutch Sheets in how to respond to the events that are happening around us. Arise in Your Authority David’s Authority

Ephesians 5: 15 – 20 BE Be – Discern, think about, Walk it out. Live out Christianity. We mentioned this two weeks ago. A Christian is not someone who just prays a prayer and accepts Jesus. They are people who have the Bible living out in and through their lives. Christ alive and living in and through me. We become… Continue reading Excess Vs Filled