The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

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…

When I was a child my family would take trips to Portugal almost every other year and our trips to Portugal were never complete without visiting the ever famous tourist trap Fatima. For those who don't know the story of Fatima well apparently Mary the mother of Jesus came down from heaven and appeared…

1. Intro: We are actually going back to the beginning of the time of persecution. Before we were following Paul's narrative with his conversion up until God's message to Peter to go to the Gentiles. Now we are going to be looking at Paul and Barnabas as the missions to the Gentiles really reach out from…

Prayer So this week, we’re actually going to PAUSE from our walk through the gospel of John... and we’re going to stay on this topic that we’ve come across in the 1st chapter of John... Baptism Two weeks ago, we looked at how John the Baptist was sent by God the Father to prepare the way for Jesus Christ...…

The Work of Faith Noah (Hebrews 11:7) Hebrews 11:7 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Hebrews 11:7 Pi,stei crhmatisqei.j…

Courage to Share your Faith 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 Introduction: All Christians know we ought to share our faith, yet even with this knowledge we still struggle to do so consistently. 1. The command to share our faith were the last words of our Risen Saviour. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,…

Intro Today we are looking at Psalm 51 . As you turn there in your Bibles or look it up on your device, I want to tell you about Timothy Keller and his brother-in-law. Timothy Keller tells this story in his book Preaching to the Heart: “My brother-in-law would never wear a seat belt in the car. I berated…

Introduction Different people shape our lives. Who in your life impacted you the most? A parent, a friend, teacher, pastor??? In the Scripture there are people that have been used by God to make a difference: Abraham - man of faith. Moses - leadership Joshua - courageous warrior David - worshipping king…

Romans 11:1-10 v.1-2: God has not cast away His people, nor will He. · One of the proof that God has not cast away His people is Paul himself. · Paul’s conversion is recorded 3 times in the book of Acts (9, 22, 26), they were written to show Paul’s conversion as an illustration of the future conversion…

Motivation He’s Alive! 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded…

I haven’t had a cup of Starbucks coffee since this pandemic began. Well, I’ve had Starbucks coffee. I’ve just been brewing it myself. I’ve been hesitant to eat out, to get coffee, so since this shutdown began i’ve not been to starbucks. Until this morning. I decided to be brave and I pulled into the…

Adelphos (adelphoi) – is the word for brother (brethren). It occurs some 346 times in the New Testament. 1. A brother - born of the same two parents, or only of the same father or the same mother. While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother,…

10 Characteristics of an Effective church. As we enter 2020, these are the qualities that we want to see in our church. 1. Qualified Leadership (1) 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there , prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen…

Introduction The subject of tongues is just like any other doctrinal study. Many churches teach many different things. Such diversity invariably leads one to ask the question: “How do I know which church and which teaching is right?” Obviously, differing views cannot contradict each other and both be…

How Precious is Life Rev. Thomas A West, Sr October 3, 2021 Exodus 20:13 Introduction September 27, 2021 Headlines 1. Eight year old killed, shot while playing on his front porch 2. Sixty-two year old grandmother killed by jealous boyfriend 3. 16 year old hits 6 cyclist while trying to make them eat…

Taking lessons of encouragement from Barnabas, the son of encouragement