By Pastor Glenn Pease One of the great stories of Greek Mythology is that of Antaeus and Hercules. Antaeus, like Hercules, was of gigantic stature and marvelous strength. His parents were Neptune and Terra-ocean and earth. When he and Hercules engaged in mortal combat, Hercules proved to be the strongest,…

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…

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…

Created For a Purpose. 4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” You are God’s idea. He’s the one with the plan. He’s the one with the purpose. 14 I will give…

The Church of Generation Z! Summary: 2000/2001-Present - New Silent Generation or Generation Z 1980-2000 - Millennials or Generation Y 1965-1979 - Generation X 1946-1964 - Baby Boom 1925-1945 - Silent Generation 1900-1924 - G.I. Generation The Silent Generation or Generation Z that is anyone born after…

Lady Tina McGarity of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. Today, is communion, a day for us to reflect on the death, the burial, and the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. If you are visiting and have surrendered your life to Jesus,…

Jesus holds the power to fix our lives. He rules, even over sickness and death. But we need to engage in an "instigating action," a demonstration of our faith that Jesus does, indeed, rule in our lives. We see a model of that in both Jairus and the anonymous woman who touches Jesus's cloak on the way. What else can we learn from these two?

God’s holiness is rooted in his unique identity as the creator of the cosmos and the powerful source of all life and beauty and goodness. However, the power of God’s holiness is also dangerous to us as mortal creatures. But, in God’s desire to partner with humanity, he made a way for us to access his…

How do I have powerful prayers? Do you want your prayers to be powerful learn what you need to do (or not do) to have this.

1 When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2 Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.…

What does Jesus do with our shame?

Pastor Washington teaches how we can experience freedom in Christ.

"A Powerful Friend“ Bothwell & Clachan June 24, 2007 Luke 8:26-39 INTRODUCTION This famous pig incident makes Jesus seem even harder to explain than usual! Really, however you look at this story, we can't help but classify it is 'weird' even for Jesus. So first let me begin with a different story, but…