ME: Superficial conversations - How are you? Fine! Good . Okay. I try to answer honestly. But sometimes it feels easier to tell a simple lie. There are some moments, some days, some seasons where when someone asks me how I’m doing I should say, I’m Not okay. I may look fine, talk/act normal. But if I’m…

Intro -- The first day of school in my 5th grade year a pretty new blond girl showed up in our class. I was smitten, but at that age it wasn’t cool to admit you liked a girl, and I had no confidence to talk to her anyway. So it took half the year before, after checking with multiple 3rd parties, I sent…

By understanding Jesus’ nature as God and man, we will overcome false teachings about Jesus and trust him more. What does it mean when we say that Jesus is both God and man? Is Jesus a man who became God Is Jesus God indwelling a man? Is Jesus God appearing to be a man? Is Jesus a spiritual being ordered…

Theme: Moving beyond self Let us pray. Most holy, Lord God, today we recall Jesus’ dramatic demonstration that death is not final; we thank you for the Christian hope given to us by your son and may we always be alive in Christ in what we do for others, through him who broke the bonds of death, Jesus…

As Jesus poured himself out on the cross he became a well of living water that we can invite others to drink from

We are in the fifth week of our series, entitled I AM statements of Jesus, that are found in the gospel of John. We started with “I Am the Bread of Life,” then we looked at “I am the Light of the World,” the third week we looked at “I Am the Door for the Sheep and last week we looked at “I Am the Good…

III. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: His preexistence and deity ( John 1:1-3 ), incarnation by virgin birth ( John 1:14 ; Matt 1:18-23 ), sinless life ( Heb 4:15 ), substitutionary death ( II Cor 5:21 ), bodily resurrection ( Luke 24:36-43 ),ascension into heaven and present ministry ( Heb 4:14-16 ), and coming…

Unique challenge- joy cannot be manipulated. One cannot fake it until he makes it. This is unique from love and peace in which you can pursue loving and peaceful actions even when you don’t fell like it Its easy to find joy in circumstances. We are in the boxing ring of circumstances. The ring represents…

Introduction Christmas is the time where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. This should be a time of great joy. It should be a time to remember the blessings we have in this life. This often though is a time when people find themselves lonely. The Birth of Jesus God Spoke Through the Prophets There are…

God designed us to grieve over many types of losses in order to help us accept the new normal for our lives. When grief is intense, how do we walk through the darkness and pain? How do we grieve without sinning? How do we help others in their gried? Pastor Clay walks us through Job's experiences and other Scriptures to help us understand grief in a healthy way.

Attributes of Jesus 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. The Amen- personal name for Christ, means “verity” and implies certainty. The idea is credibility or certainty that what this person says will…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC! He is Risen! Today, we want to pause for a moment to reflect on the cross and what the death, burial, and resurrection means for us. Jesus died for you and for me so we can not only live an abundant life in the here and now, but to live eternally with him…