Jesus warns the church of the danger of compromise.

Dealing with Distractions Nehemiah 6:1-19 Some of you might know that I’m a morning person. I like mornings. Mornings are the best time of the day. I get a lot of things done before I even leave for work every day besides those things like showering, dressing, and making coffee. I do my Bible study and…

Jesus addresses the lukewarm church.

In the book “ The Day America Told the Truth ” (1991), the authors (James Patterson & Peter Kim) relate the stunning results of a question which was asked of Americans. The question was simply this: What are you willing to do for $10 million? 2/3 of those polled said they would do at least one of the…

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 18 “And to the angel of…

There is Poison in the Pot! Text : 2 Kings 4:38–41 (KJV 1900) 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 39 And one went…

Even subtle compromise betrays the goodness of God and endangers our legacy

Revelation 2:12-17 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Compromise The following is a Russian parable. A hunter raised his rifle and took careful aim at a large bear. When about to pull the trigger, the bear spoke in a soft, soothing voice, Isn’t it better to talk than to shoot? What do you want? Let us negotiate…

The Story - Chapter 8 – A few good men and women Offering Announcement! Offering Announcement: LaVista Winter Coat Drive and The Gift Shop: On December 13, the FLC will be filled with tables full of toys, games and gifts. We are once again committed to bringing hope to our Friday Fare families through…

Introduction: Soon after becoming a Christian, a person discovers that living the Christian life is not a bed of roses. Actually it is quite a battle, with a real struggle against three foes: 1. An external enemy: the world 2. An internal enemy: the flesh 3. An infernal (hellish) enemy: the Devil John…

We want to talk about relationship health… especially as we go into the holidays. We want to be wise in our relationships. During the holidays we will either be visiting people or have people visiting us and sometimes, it can make us crazy. We have all done crazy stuff … most of the time unintentionally.…

Daniel 3 King Neb built an image of Gold 90’ H & 9’ W Probably not an image of King Neb Everyone who held any office in Babylon was in attendance - v2 When you hear the music… you must bow down - no exceptions. Three Jews get accused. Neb is furious. “Is it true?” You don’t serve my gods?” “I’ll give…

Every one of these ten plagues are truly just that—plagues. Within this record are many things which have happened before on a small and limited scale, but now they are happening in a way which is above and beyond the natural. Each of these is a supernatural act of God whereby He is displaying His power…

Pleasure, Power, and Honor – this is what Jesus was tempted with. These are some of the same temptations facing us! Jesus was tempted in the same ways we are tempted – there is no difference. With his duel nature as both man and God, Jesus profoundly understands our human temptation. He is not an unknowing…

The incorporation into religious faith and practice of elements from other religions, resulting in a loss of integrity and assimilation to the surrounding culture.

It was president Donald Trump who popularized the phrase “ Fake News ” — He used the term to describe the reporting of main stream news media …during his campaign which caused wildfire of controversy… Now, regardless of how you feel about “ Fake News” it was around…way before Donald trump.. So.. What…

The believer is called to love with kindness and compassion WITHOUT compromising the truth and righteousness of God.

Taking Hold of THE Hope Set Before Us. 13 For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and I will surely multiply you .” 15 And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise. 16 For men swear by one greater…

Changing Course 1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? The Cost of Changing Course ( ) Introduction In the 1929 Rose Bowl, Georgia Tech was playing the University of California…

Intro We live in a culture that is increasingly moving away from God and we have to learn how to live a godly life in an ungodly culture. The Bible is a book full of stories. Some of ya’ll learned them in veggie tales... Daniel - 1-6 History / 6 more chapters of Daniel’s prophecy of the end times. Bible…