MATTHEW 6:25-34 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
GALATIANS 5:1, 13-14 – For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your…
The truth of our oneness in the Lord Jesus is the key to understanding our salvation and living the Christian life with joy. We continue our sermon series titled “Our Union in Christ” by exploring the four metaphors which paint a beautiful picture of our oneness in Jesus – marriage (intimacy), the body (life), a plant (fruit), and a building (stability).
In this sermon we are looking at our commitment to ”fellowship” by defining it and identifying the components that make true Biblical fellowship. This is part of our vision for 2018 “to love one another” and we are doing so by obeying the Scripture mandate to “examine ourselves.” In this process, Acts 2:42 is our “surgeon” exposing us to what healthy churches and Christians are committed to.
MATTHEW 24:12 – And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. THEME OF THE DAY. HOW TO PREVENT A COLD HEART. Today’s scripture is taken from what is known as “The Olivet Discourse”. It was one of the last teachings Jesus gave soon before His crucifixion. In its unfolding, our Lord described what would be signs indicating…
REVELATION 22:4 – They will see His face . . . THEME OF THE DAY. FACE-TO-FACE WITH JESUS. Each of us has experienced a reunion with a loved. It might have been a short or long separation, but what was occupying our hearts was the same. We experienced the feeling inside of anticipation, expectation and excitement. I remember long deployments in the…