But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Sermon on the Priests of God This morning I want to look at the concept of the priesthood of all believers Before we look at this we need to look at the priesthood of the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, you had two leaders in Israel. One was a king the other was a priest This morning I want to look…

Play video… Well some smart kids! Good Morning, We are in a sermon Series entitled 9 Flavors 1 Fruit.. We are looking at the Fruit of Spirit listed in Galatians 5:23-24 We are going to be focusing Fruit of of Love … Love is just one of 9 qualitie s… that makes up the Fruit of the Spirit… You cannot separate…

God’s holiness is rooted in his unique identity as the creator of the cosmos and the powerful source of all life and beauty and goodness. However, the power of God’s holiness is also dangerous to us as mortal creatures. But, in God’s desire to partner with humanity, he made a way for us to access his…

God’s Plans Revealed in Our Plans I am not suggesting that God plans are secondary to our plans. I am saying that God’s plans are easier to see when we look at the past. In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it…

Regarding soteriology: If God has everything determined, does it matter if I witness? 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.…

In past weeks we have talked a great deal about practical and interpersonal Christianity. There is no more interpersonal area of our life than our relationships with our mate, our children and on our job. This is where Paul now turns in his letter to the Colossians. Paul's thought is clear - if we don't…

Our Scripture lesson this evening is Psalm 40:9-10 : I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord . I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed…

At some point in time all of us have made resolutions, especially around New Years. But the haunting fact is that most of have never been able to fulfill those resolutions. More often than not we forget about them, later regretting the wasted opportunity we were given. In 2 Peter 1:5-15 we can find five…

Evangelist, author and pastor Donald Bridge, tells the story of a liberal preacher visiting an African-American church. As the minister talked about the crossing of the Red Sea, someone shouted, “Praise the Lord. Takin’ all them children through the deep waters. What a mighty miracle!” The minister,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? There will be a Worship Team Meeting in April Baptism- If you want to be baptized see Pastor John Communion Welcome to FCC, where we worship God is Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book at a time. Today, is aa special day, it is the first Sunday…