Have you ever wondered why so many people lose any joy they might have had in their lives?… even Christians? They start off great but fade … it’s like they sprang a leak and of o their joy leaked out. Tonight, we will look at what Paul says about How we can maintain our joy. Finally, my brothers, rejoice…

As we have studied Galatians we have been looking at the GOSPEL … GRACE … and now we are going to look at our FREEDOM !!! Galatians 5:1 ; 13-14 1 It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. 13 For you were called to freedom,…

One bright morning as the Fox was following his sharp nose through the wood in search of a bite to eat, he saw a Crow on the limb of a tree overhead. This was by no means the first Crow the Fox had ever seen. What caught his attention this time and made him stop for a second look, was that the lucky…

Jesus is proclaimed as teh anointed one for all peoples.

Prayer So, if you’ve been with us, for the past several weeks we’ve looked at the topic of Baptism... With us making our way through the gospel of John... we came to John the Baptist being called by God to INTRODUCE Jesus Christ to Israel... by water baptizing... AND then we looked into the actual water…

Consecration Before Conquest Joshua 5:1-12 Stephen Caswell © 1999 Consecration Before Conquest Illustration From The Sea Wolves I watched a movie last year called the Sea Wolves. It was about some terrorists who captured an oil rig in the North Atlantic Sea. They demanded a large Ransome from the British…

Week 1 of class on 1 Timothy. Covered chapter 1.

THE DISPUTE (1-6) THE DEFENSE (6-18) PAST (6-11) PRESENT (12) FUTURE (13-18) THE DECISION (19-35) THE DISPUTE (36-41) DOCTRINAL DISAGREEMENT DIFFERENCE OF OPINION CHAPTER 14 ENDED... Open door of faith to the gentiles (27) Some Jews believed (1) Gentiles believed (1,21) Congregations were established…

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 3 We are bound…

Christ has set us free from the slavery of this world so that we can do amazing things for God

1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole…

Salvation is an Internal Renewal Through Faith by Grace. While Paul and Barnabas are in Antioch spending time with the disciples there and encouraging them, “Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’”…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Today, is communion, a day for us to reflect on the death, the burial, and the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you are visiting and have surrendered your life to Jesus,…

Walking by faith requires us to deal with our flesh.

What is a shepherd? One who tends sheep (feeds, guides, guards and heals) A person whose occupation is tending, feeding, and guarding sheep in a pasture. What are sheep? A timid defenseless creature A timid docile person especially : one easily influenced or led Sheepish - resembling a sheep in meekness,…

Intro - Daniel stood firm in a foreign culture, but he had great influence in that culture. Today, the prevailing thought is that that you have to be one or the other. Other’s thing that you can love well, but you have to throw out all of the Bible, especially anything that requires people to adjust…