Intercession and Spiritual Warfare Pastor Keith Hassell Introduction Intercessors are a great gift to the body of Christ. As a pastor I am thankful for every person who feels a special calling to intercede for me and for the church I pastor. I recognize that intercessors have played a key role in what…

Prayer As we continue this week making our way through the 1st chapter of the gospel of John, …we come today to - basically - the second part to last week’s sermon... Last week we looked at John the Baptist being sent BY GOD to water baptize... with the purpose of REVEALING Jesus to Israel... And what…

The Pathway of Simon Peter How does a middle class fishin' man End up in the middle of God's mission plan? He's a back water who walked on water. One of the first to see Jesus in his authentic identity. The Lord called this man the Rock. The gates of Heaven are his to unlock. He's a truth denier turned…

Introduce the Kingdom of God The Bible is one grand continuous story. It’s God’s story. The Old and New Testaments are not two completely different stories. The New Testament and Jesus and His teachings do not somehow do away with or replace the Old Testament. Jesus taught and proclaimed the exact same…

The Call, The Vision, The Mission The church’s vision is what the church will look like in the next five to ten years of its life as it accomplishes the mission. A Vision Statement, is not a statement describing what a certain ministry is now, but rather a Vision Statement asserts what those in the ministry…

We’ve been looking at the theme of the Kingdom of God throughout the Scriptures. So far we’ve looked at Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Today we will be looking at Moses. Before we begin, let’s pray together. God previously promised to make Abraham and his descendants into a great kingdom, and that…

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...…

Announcements: Teachers Needed: Especially men. We have people missing every 3rd sermon to teach. MOM Group: First Tuesday of Month, Next Session May 7 (9:30 - 11:00 am) Kid's AWANA: Done for the summer Bible Study: Mondays (6:30-7:30 pm) Month of May: Preaching through Prayer and Baptism. More info…

17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. I have been preaching the last few weeks about our salvation. It is because of grace that we are able to be saved. Grace makes the difference. Grace is God’s work of salvation in…

The Lighthouse of Jesus, the pure oil Olive, is our Salvation.

Intro Text - Matthew 24.1-3 Title - The End-Time: Are We There Yet? 1 Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here…

Big Idea: Tension: How does Matthew present the Lord’s Supper? Resolution: As the communion of Christ’s disciples with Christ’s ministry. Exegetical Idea: Matthew presents the Lord’s Supper as the place where Christ’s disciples commune with Christ’s ministry. Theological Idea: The Lord’s Supper is the…

Intro As we look at the book of Revelation it is evident that God is at work. We see the Father, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, on His throne in Heaven, receiving glory from all creation. We see Jesus, the mighty Son of Man, the Lamb Who was Slain, the White Horseman, harvesting souls, and…

In the closing verses of his letter to the scattered Christians, James writes about prayer. These are difficult verses for us to understand, partly because we struggle to understand our relationship with God. Listen as Graham unpacks how to understand James's (and the New Testament's) teaching on prayer.

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