God had spoken. The one who speaks expects to be heard. And God was heard. Speaking is the first active verb of the universe. The only verb that existed before creation was the “is-ness” of God. There can be no speech without a speaker. Speaking is how God created the universe. This is the metaphor of…

What Is So Important About The Cross? For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The next day John saw Jesus coming…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God is Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time! Did you see the sun this morning, it was red because of the fires that we are surrounded by church. Let us be faithfully praying for the firefighters and all the workers who are working long…

Title: After Darkness, Light Text: Genesis 1:2-5 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on Sunday, May 27, 2007 www.goldcountrybaptist.org The medieval times or Middle Ages are often called the dark ages for a number of reasons, but spiritually speaking the world was very dark…

Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. Define Law: Apply to Faith. The Law of Faith What is a Law? Law of Gravity. Law of Relativity, Laws of Physics, (Shamu Splash…

Pastor Juan Ocampo begins a new sermon series in the book of Colossians. In this introduction pastor Juan gives us a brief overview of this book and encourages us with for reasons why we should study this rich letter to the Colossians.

The Call “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to First Community Church where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time! I wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all who participated and coordinated our Christmas Eve service, “What a Blessing!” Also, thank you for your kindness that you…

It’s dangerous to use a word and not know what it means. (Mr. Barrett illustration) There is a chance that you have used the word worship for a long time without knowing exactly what it means. And yet, so much can be said and only begin to scratch the surface talking about worship. Churches have feuded…

Behold! the kind of king we need and have in Jesus Christ.

God has revealed a mystery through his Son Jesus Christ. But we must seek after him to recieve the gift of the mystery of God.

Contend for the True Grace of God

A Monkey On Our Back Text: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 I. Welcome II. Introduction This coming Thursday, February 12, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of our 16th President – Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln holds a respected place in our nation’s history & deserves to be honored. He is a paradigm for…

The Need For Peace No matter what struggle men are involved in, and no matter how much men enjoy their struggle, there always is below their labour a wish for peace, a sense that peace is the final and ideal condition of all things. People Trembled before God On the morning of the third day there was…

Introduction Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Praise Him all creatures here below! Thank you for that message of music and for all you do! Welcome to First Community Church, where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time, one book at a time. We are so glad that you have joined…

The Thalia And so God Himself, as he really is, is inexpressible to all. He alone has no equal, no one similar ( homoios ), and no one of the same glory. who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking…

Title - “Mystery of Christ” Scripture Intro: Last week in the Colossians Series. First week of Advent. Scripture Reading (“Please stand…”) Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,…