THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS I Corinthians 1:18-2:5 “The message of the cross is foolishness to the unbeliever, but it demonstrates the power and wisdom of God to the believer” Robert Fulton in a move known as “Fulton’s Folly” tried to launch a steamboat in the Seine River in France in 1803. It sank because…

By Pastor Glenn Pease The mayor and other dignitaries were looking into the vast pit dug for the new hospital to be built. The town half-wit came up and gazed into the pit, and asked the mayor what he was going to do with this big hole. The mayor decided to humor him and said, "We are going to round…

The Heart of Man We are Heart people We have to have the heart to do something in order to get it done Why is the (physical) Heart so important It pumps blood to the body It keeps the body alive and healthy It is the center of life for the body It determines the outcome of life for the body Why is the…

Consecrate yourself to God, deal with your heart, surrender to God. It is painful and vulnerable dealing with the heart but it opens us up to victory.

Prayer 16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness. 17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work. 18 I said in my heart…

What does the Bible say about Spiritual Gifts? 1 Now, dear brothers and sisters, regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this. There are many spiritual gifts and the primary way you will learn what they are is to get involved in different…

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…

Intro: We want to become people that others say about us, They were with Jesus... Complaining makes us un-attractive to believers and to unbelievers. It will kill our witness. It will drive people away from us. The problem is that complaining is a difficult habit to break because it’s so easy to do.…

Make an apology for not getting a invitation to everyone concerning Mona’s party. I depended on telling people at church, because it was to be a surprise. With hurricane Florence two cancelled services and relying on word of mouth to spread the news, I failed to let everyone know the ladies were preparing…

Comparing true faith with foolish empty faith

Approach God carefully because he knows more and is attentive to what you are doing. Approach God carefully for He alone can provide meaning in a meaningless world. Scenario: Who would you rather have work for you? One who says: “On it, right away, nothing too it!” or one who says: “No I really don’t…

Do you know how we can tell when we are not focusing on Christ? We become divided by acting snobbish, criticizing, and ignoring others becoming prideful and prestigious. Is Christ Divided? No Then why do we become divided? Every church and member needs to listen to this message today and take it to heart,…

One of the things that I have noticed over the years is how quickly people can flip you from being happy to angry. Have you ever noticed that? You could be having a great day… the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… You feel great. And then some crazy-maker walks into your life and in about…

Anger is the attitude of a Fool 29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. When anger controlls you life gets incredibly hard, so many people suffer because of their anger or the anger of others. Wisdom is the ability to control your anger. Handling…

Wisdom is the ability to have dominion over time. God has an appointed time for our breakthrough. When we spend time in the presence of God, having a personal relationship with God, we will be able to discern the times and seasons we are in. We will be able to redeem the time. Listen, as Pastor Julianna encourages us about the importance of time.

We are called to Separate and Celebrate God’s Justice. God will Judge Civilization’s Corrupt Market Place, and Leave it Desolate. The final product of man’s best enough at civilization is so corrupt that God judges it and destroy it, so that no one will no longer be tempted to inhabit it. Babylon represents…

Welcome Good morning everyone, and to anyone watching or listening online good morning to you as well! Last week we began to look at chapter 4 of Ephesians and we saw a couple important things within the passage. We saw how our individual life, our individual walk, affects the unity of believers. We…

(IS SOMEONE GOING TO BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT TONIGHT?) Mark 6:49-51 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”…

Prayer World Birth and Death Rates Birth Rate • 19 births/1,000 population • 131.4 million births per year • 360,000 births per day • 15,000 births each hour Death Rate • 8 deaths/1,000 population • 55.3 million people die each year • 151,600 people die each day • 6,316 people die each hour Now think…

So if you’ve been with us for any length of time... …but especially the past several weeks... …a main theme we’ve been discussing is the reality that... …whenever Christ spoke, mankind MISUNDERSTOOD... And ALWAYS, without question, in a certain way. Here’s how the Bible describes what we’ve been seeing…