Introduction Believers dare not come to the table except with a repentant heart. “Whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner,” as Paul puts it, “drinks judgment to himself.” That should be a sobering warning, especially when the apostle adds that because of this offense…

In Psalm 7, David responds to accusations in surprising ways. Yet, when we look deeper, we see that his response is so much more fruitful than the responses of our contemporaries. In our world, where words are becoming terribly powerful, as they were in the ancient world, we must, like David, find a way to deal with accusations. Join us as we explore David's holy response, and how it draws us closer to God.

Heaven is the place where those who overcome in life, will experience eternity. 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd…

To run the Christian life well, we need to stay healthy. Hebrews 13 describes how we can keep our faith healthy by following leaders who lived and finished their race demonstrating an unwavering devotion to their unchanging Lord. We need those examples and that same foundational focus because there's no shortage of false teaching out there that would threaten our undivided allegiance to Christ alone.

A little boy wanted to help himself when the wine and wafers of Communion were passed out. His mother leaned over and told him that he was not old enough to take Communion. Later, when the collection plate came by, his mother again leaned over and tried to coax a nickel out of the boy’s clenched fist.…

As believers in Christ it is vitally important that we honestly evaluate ourselves to determine if we are living and thinking as we should.

Introduction Junior Church Dismissed Let me say thank you again to our First responders and their families. a Today we are taking a break from our authentic series. I believe this is a great opportunity for us to talk about heroes. Each of us may think of something different when we hear the word hero.…

When writing a letter, a paper, a book, or almost anything else, you use the end of what you are writing to summarize what you have been trying to say, draw conclusions and make any final points. The end is where you try to bring everything together. The old outline (which I do not think is particularly…

Do you remember the last time you left a service all fired up to change? You were determined to be different. "This time," you said, "I mean it; I am going to become the person that God wants me to be!" "No Really! I'm going to change! I won't give in to that temptation. I will read my Bible every day.…

As we begin our text today we’re in transition in the book of 1 Samuel. Saul has now been rejected by God and so the prophet Samuel is to anoint another as king of Israel. Perhaps the key line of Saul’s downfall was what he said to Samuel towards the end of chapter 15, Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned,…

Introduction One of the unique things about Scripture is that it does not cover up failures. In fact, the entire Bible, is about God’s plan to restore His relationship with mankind after the original failure of Adam and Eve. We could say that all of Scripture is about failure and redemption. Failure…

For the Sake of Joy Jesus says to us, 11 “I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. And having fulfilled a mission, Paul and Barnabas went on their way, and we read: 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit. Clearly joy is Jesus’ goal…

I like road trips—the adventure of not just the destination, but the experience of getting there. ILLUSTRATION: When I was sixteen years old, me and my seventeen year old friend, Mike, went on a road trip from L.A. to Iowa. Car breaks down the second day of the trip. We need not carefully look at making…

Final words John’s final words were of assurance and purpose (Jn20:31). Today’s passage records Paul’s final words to the Corinthians in a apostolic defense letter. Paul had to defend his apostleship, his authority Paul had to prove love for them Paul shared his love, devotion and even suffering on their…

Do we dishonor the Lord when we gather for the Lord’s Supper?

David declares the greatness and vastness of God's knowledge and judgement in Psalm 11. We all have tendency to seek refuge in earthly places, but David declares he will seek refuge in God. Why? Because God see's and examines all of humanity. Therefore, he knows and executes judgement upon the wicked and the righteous. The wicked to condemnation and the righteous to blessing. Interresting is the declaration of the righteousness of God towards believers as David suffers. The implication is that suffering may be the blessing God gives the righteous.

A True Believer will relate to the Word and others in a positive manner ( James 1:19-20 ) Explanation: James has just finished telling how the believers were to handle trials and temptations, and now he rapidly moves to his next topic. As a result of being “brought forth by the Word of Truth” (v. 18)…

Follow Me 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Mat 9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 43 The day following Jesus would go forth into…

1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared…

Internal evaluation is a key component for maintaining a healthy lifestyle built on the foundation of Jesus.

An emphasis of the heart and a New Years reflection of our heart conditions.

The Christmas narrative gives rise to some very revealing questions about self.

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Many people profess belief in Jesus and identify themselves as a Christian (follower of Christ). However, have you ever thought, what would Jesus say or think about your belief? The message today is about spiritual self-examination to know whether or not you are in the faith or just one of the many who profess belief in Jesus but are walking through the wide gate and the broad road that leads to destruction.