Introduction If you have not done so yet, please turn your Bibles to the book of Amos. We looked at chapters four through six in our last lesson, seeing the things that Israel and Judah put their trust in: their comfort, security, and riches physically and their worship of God. They blinded themselves…

True and Proper Worship 1. The mission is a statement of what the church is supposed to be doing, while the vision is a snapshot or picture of it. 2. The mission is used for planning where the church is going; the vision is used for communicating where the church is going. 3. A mission statement must…

Jesus Christ abolished the Law of Moses, to bring us the Law of the Spirit and give us the Law of Liberty.

Prayer So, if you’ve been with us, for the past several weeks we’ve looked at the topic of Baptism... With us making our way through the gospel of John... we came to John the Baptist being called by God to INTRODUCE Jesus Christ to Israel... by water baptizing... AND then we looked into the actual water…

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…

Jesus died a Deliberate Death - Romans 5:6 Dutiful Death – GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS Degrading Death – Galatians 3:17 cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree Christ DIED A GRUESOME DEATH ON FRIDAY THEN THEY BURIED MAN’S CHAMPION THEY BURIED MAN’S ROCK IN A WEARY LAND THEY BURIED MAN’S VICTOR…

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. But now that you have been set free from sin and have…

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…

Everything we do in life is connected to our vision. Vision defines our purpose. It is the connection to our destiny. The Vision of the Church is to serve our community and touch our world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Value of Vision Read: Habakkuk 2 :2-3 2 And the Lord answered me: “Write the…

Passing Down a Godly Heritage 5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. The greatest gift God has given to mothers is the power of influence The greatest gift God has given…

Joseph is sent by his father to check in on his brothers and report back. 18 They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer. 20 Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we…

Recap Ruth 1 Out of Despair Opens in Tragedy - Naomi, Famine, Death, Loss Ends with Hope - God has visited his people in Bethlehem Ruth 2 Into Hope Ruth Gleans for food God provision through his law - caring for stranger/poor “Just so Happens” Ruth goes to Boaz’s field… meets him Boaz shows God’s compassion…

Promise And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Last week we…