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…

Intro Let’s review the benefits of grace Benefits of Grace 1. We are saved by Grace ( Eph 2:8-9 ) 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.…

Honor Dads I am going to share things that I have learned from my dad and other men, like Kathy’s dad Bro. Radke, Jon Elder, Billy Graham and other spiritual fathers in my life. God has some things that he wants to put inside all of us . One of the ways he does that is through our relationships. He puts…

Pastor Chuck starts a new sermon series about the “Sermon on the Mount”. He describes how Jesus uses “The Beatitudes” help to us redefine what God wants us to admire in the world. Pastor Chuck provides a unique concept for us to use the Beatitudes as “not the attitudes we should have, but the attitudes we should be.” This week, Pastor Chuck’s topic is “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit.” Pastor Chuck describes how being “blessed” is a continuous spiritual condition of spiritual prosperity (being rich in spirit), contentment, and satisfaction in your life, not a physical feeling or state of physical material possession. Pastor Chuck will explain “one who is ‘poor in spirit’ has humbly recognized they have a deep need for God because they know they lack His Holiness and have a need for His forgiveness, grace, and mercy, and need Him as a Savior.” Pastor Chuck encourages us to become more aware of our desperate everyday need for God and to invite Him into our lives more every day.

Where is your Sword? 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: In a Spiritual Battle ++Choose the right Fight ++Choose the right Equipment…

What is rest? What do you think of when you think of rest? Are sleeping and rest the same thing? 9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? 10 “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”— 11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And…

What is rest? REST, Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest , when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest , when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated Freedom from work or activity.…

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, The living presence of the Holy Spirit in believers leads to Christlike virtues within them, just as a living tree will bear good fruit. God expects his people to bear spiritual fruit 4 What more could…

The Tired Prophet in 1 Kings 19 , we have the story of Elijah the prophet of God during King Ahab and Queen Jezebel’s time. Elijah had just had a GREAT victory for God, defeating the 450 prophets of Baal. We might imagine this would be the start of a really Awesome series of moves, fixing the Northern…

Homework for next week: read Ephesians and circle or write down everything that God says about you! New series titled: This is Me? We will look at what God sees when He looks at us today, then who God says we are, what He has called us to do, how He has equipped us to do it, and if we are doing it! This…

Introduction: My name is Adam, I’m the pastor here at Abide church. I’m also a professor in here at CBC. I teach Accounting and Economics courses. If you’re new, I want to thank you for visiting us and tell you that we’re really glad you’re here. Continuing 1 year sermon series on “The Sermon On The…

Introduction Recap last week Gospel according to Jesus... 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Count the cost? Yes Now you know the cost. I really hope that sticks with you. == Today’s big idea is that Jesus is coming back…

It is not possible for you to be spiritually mature if you stay emotionally immature. This week we look at the example of King Saul, a very emotionally UNhealthy person and we discover that growing in maturity as followers of Jesus means taking the time for self-reflection, cultivating a personal relationship with God and allowing ourselves to be broken through setback and difficulties in order to grow in humility.

Announcements – Building Project Wednesday Evening Services for Children and Youth Council Members Outreach thoughts/ideas Jesus who? Good morning… It is good to be in the house of the lord together today. It is good to be at Calvary Foursquare Church! I have titled my sermon this morning “Jesus Who?”…