Introduction: All of creation up to this point has been merely an introduction to what would happen at the end of day six. The creation of the human race was the central object of God’s creative purpose from the beginning. The human race is still at the center of God’s purpose for the entire material…

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…

As we make our way through the Believe series, we come to the topic of Total Surrender. The underlying issue of total surrender is a battle between wills . God’s will - which is perfect, good and pleasing, and incorporates total knowledge of every situation - past, present and future. Our will - which…

The Omnipotence of God – Isaiah 40 Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church April 22, 2007 Not many centuries ago, as far as the observable universe was concerned, man firmly believed that the Earth was central and stationary, while a little Sun, moon, and other tiny heavenly bodies…

Jesus is Our Source source a generative force : cause a point of origin or procurement : beginning one that initiates : author also : prototype, model one that supplies information 3 times in the book of Revelation Jesus is referred to as the Alpha and the Omega. First and last letters in the Greek alphabet.…

A starting point, origin or source. The beginning often refers to the time of or before the creation of the world. God is described as the Beginning and the End, denoting the eternity of his existence. Jesus Christ’s coming marks a new beginning both for God’s people and, finally, for all creation.

Today we are looking at John 6:35-46 . In this passage we get a glimpse into the heart of God. Jesus tells us very specifically what the will of God is. How many of us want to know what God’s will is? Then, let’s look into this passage and see what Jesus has to say to us. The Will of the Father As I…

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer Explain the title - “The Gospel in the Trinity” The Gospel doesn’t bring forth the Trinity, rather the Trinity, the very nature of God gives us Good News… God is Good News… at least to those who worship Him My aim this morning is to equip you with basic Trinitarian language…

This second message on the book of Ephesians focuses again on God's big master plan revealed in verse 9-10 . Steve then takes us through verse 11 through 22 revealing how the church is the inplimenter of this master plan and how we find our purpose in His plan.

In this passage, God gives us three commands to follow that will help us successfully live the Christian life. We are to put off sinful conduct, renew our minds and put on righteous behavior.

Creator God A. In the Beginning God created 1. A lot of debate over how the world was created 2. Debate among Christians about the creation a. 6 literal days b. others over a much longer period of time c. I don’t know, nor do I think it really matters d. there was no day and night as we know it until…

The strongest, most well known attribute emphasized in scripture. This means that He is the creator, the cause of all things. The one who rules over all. 10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.” 1 The Lord…

First of all, we are all ministers. Jesus did not come to our world and live here so we could just come to church and hang out, He came to empower us to change the world. Why did God create us? Let’s review God’s purpose for creating us in the first place. 1. We were made to have a relationship with…

Introduction Thank you for that wonderful song service and for everything that each one of you do to make FCC a vibrant community to worship in and with. Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. What a wonderful week it has been and praise…

Introduction Over the next 5 weeks we are going to gather and discuss five big ideas. We will look at 5 more after Christmas. These ideas are taken from our church’s doctrinal statements. Each week we are going to look at the Big Idea from the statement and dig into scripture to find out where these…

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…

Forgiveness has been defined as not getting what you so rightly deserve. Likewise, grace is defined as receiving what you do not deserve. Both are nutshell summaries that only really make sense once you understand the totality of God’s Forgiveness and Grace. Hopefully, this message will bring you closer to that understanding. It helps if you also understand before hearing it that you, yes you, have rebelled against the One who created the universe and all the physical, interpersonal and spiritual rules that govern it. Ephesians 1:3-14; Ephesians 2:1-7; Hebrews 7:23-26; 1 Corinthians 2:10-12

Isaiah 9:6 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given .....