Sermons

We are starting a series where we are looking at what Jesus did on the cross for us. We have seen the movie “The Passion of the Christ” which shows the physical implications of the cross, but we are going to focus on the spiritual aspects of the cross. Our Key Verse for this study Galatians 2: 20 My old… Continue reading Normal Are you in?

1. The City of Corinth Corinth was 50 miles from Athens it had a population of about 200,000 people and 500,000 slaves The Isthmus Games (like the Olympic) were held there (could be why Paul referenced running the race to achieve a crown that doesn’t fade away 1 Corinthians 9: 24 – 27) Worship of Aphrodite, goddess of love in… Continue reading Corinth: The Microcosm of a Normal Church

1. The Promise of Fire Acts 2: 1 – 4 The Holy Spirit came to us in a symbol of fire. Fire was used throughout the Bible to tell about the Holy Spirit John in Matthew 3: 11 says Jesus will baptize us with the Holy Spirit and Fire Jesus stated in Luke 12: 49 how he came to kindle… Continue reading Act Normal Fire

Last week we learned how Jesus will set up a “Divine Appointment” were we are able to bring life change to another person. This week we will look at times when God Divinely intervenes in the lives of His people. This can happen through three areas. Dreams and Visions Where God changes the course of a person Where God helps… Continue reading Act Normal Divine Intervention

We are looking at what it means to be a spirit-filled christian in the 21 century 1. God wants to use us to bring changes into lives around us. We are going to call these divine appointments. EXAMPLES: John and Peter walked into the temple and a lame person was there. They prayed for them and the lame man walked…. Continue reading Act Normal Divine Appointments

David Wilkerson’s book “The Vision” was written in 1972 but many of the things that were prophesied then are happening today. Youttube Summary from 2009 These things have always been predicted haven’t they? 2 Peter 3: 4 2. Spirit of Fear 2 Timothy 1: 7 God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love… Continue reading Act Normal Power

David Wilkerson’s book “The Vision” was written in 1972 but many of the things that were prophesied then are happening today. Youttube Summary from 2009 These things have always been predicted haven’t they? 2 Peter 3: 4 2. Spirit of Fear   2 Timothy 1: 7 God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of… Continue reading Act Normal The Promise

1. If it works it must be true. We are a spiritual people with many of our beliefs but that does not make us Christian. Karma and again with Karma The Secret Ouija Boards Stories of Maurice s Rawlings M.D. “To Hell and Back” and testimonies The problem with some testimonies of life after death experiences is that they teach… Continue reading Shopping for a Savior Being Spiritual

We had a number of questions sent in by text messages and we want to make sure we answer them with a little more thought this week. # 1 You know how we’re suppose to respect everyone’s religion? Well then how are we suppose to share the gospel to them so they are saved? ANSWER: As we said, the respect… Continue reading Questions Answered

We have looked at the fact that truth exists and there is only one truth We have looked at the proof of the Bible that it is not like any other book and that what we have today is what was written. Today we want to look at the central character of the Bible, the person Jesus WE HAVE ADDED… Continue reading Shopping for a Savior Jesus is God

1. The Bible Defined not just a book but a collection of 66 books Written by over 40 authors Written over a period of 2000 years The Bible is unique. The continuity of the authors are all speaking the same themes of purpose of life, heaven, judgment, God. There are 2500 prophecies int he Bible and 2000 of them have… Continue reading Shopping for a Savior The Bible

We want to look at and answer some of the questions that people have with Christianity and religion in general. EXAMPLE: judge with interest in a case will recuse themselves because they can’t be objective in a case. I can walk a battlefield and see where people were and try to put the situation back together and I have no… Continue reading Shopping for a Savior Chrisianity is the Answer