We are living in a day and time where there is so much going on in the church that we are losing focus. So much is going on in the church. There is tattling going on in the church. Backstabbing is going on in the church. Gossip is going on in the church. So much is going on in the church we are losing…

57. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Don’t Quit! 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 All of us need to know that…

Because of God's loving election and call, we may stand firm in the gospel confident in God's strength and purpose to glorify us with Christ.

Hosea is a profoundly heart impacting book. Of the many truths that the book of Hosea proclaims, none of them is perhaps more transformative for the heart than the unveiling of the unimaginable grace of God. God truly is as far above our comprehension as the heaven is above the earth, and yet through…

"Faith of our Fathers! Living Still": What is the Faith that our fathers had that could outlast all else? What gives it power to live through the ages? Love. "In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword": What gave our Fathers the power to live out their faith, regardless of death by dungeon, fire, and sword? What removed all fear from their hearts, giving them such great joy?

Will You Also Go Away? Text: John 6:60–68 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this , said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man…

In the movie National Lampoon’s Vacation accompanied by their children (Dana Barron, Anthony Michael Hall), Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his wife, Ellen (Beverly D’Angelo), are driving from Illinois to a California amusement park. As Clark increasingly fixates on a beautiful woman driving a sports…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at at time. Thank you for that beautiful a-cappella song service! Let us remember to continue to pray for Jeffey who has Covid, Barbara Nasralla who had her hip replaced and Shelly who had herniated disks…

Colossians recap Pauls Final Greetings 2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is…

To run the Christian life well, we need to stay healthy. Hebrews 13 describes how we can keep our faith healthy by following leaders who lived and finished their race demonstrating an unwavering devotion to their unchanging Lord. We need those examples and that same foundational focus because there's no shortage of false teaching out there that would threaten our undivided allegiance to Christ alone.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that…

Introduction Things we should know... Know who you were 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, You were Alienated estranged with our relationship Used 3x’s in NT – none of them good. We hear of the Parodical Son Rejoice when he returned but while he was gone... Lived…

Intro story: Yoda. Judge me by my size, do you? Our next stop on the tour of the churches of Asia Minor is Philadelphia. But this is not the Philadelphia of Pennsylvania, obviously. The name Philadelphia, as you may know, means brotherly love. It comes from the combination of two Greek words: phileo,…

How do you detect a counterfeit? How do you detect something that is fake or false? Do you study the counterfeit? Or do you study the genuine article? When the banks or government officials want to train people in the art of spotting counterfeit money guess what they have them study? They have them study…

Magna Carta of Christian Liberty It is said that the book of Galatians is the Magna Carta for Christian Liberty or for apologetics. Paul tonight brings in a key verse in the Magna Carta that must be understood, applied and protected. Why? So we do not return to any form of bondage or legalism that wants…

New year's message on faithfulness, standing firm, holding fast.

Continuing from the foundation we have built thus far, this is the third part in a four part series. In this part 3 we take an in-depth look at steadfastness and godliness and look at how these two principles, along with the four prior principles, go togeather.

Being in readiness for service or for some future appointment or event. Wild animals and the wicked lie in wait to ambush the unsuspecting; servants wait on their masters; believers and the whole creation wait for their renewal by God. God, too, waits for sinners to repent.

Intro Well, here is an end: GMSK, July Jesus from a prophecy to a baby to our Savior Here is the end of His time on earth, for now... Endings Most things end Minutes, hours, days, months, years Relationships We know about things ending The saddest ones are the ones that don’t have a beginning But Jesus’…

INTRODUCTION: There are times when life throws us a curve ball. Times of uncertainty. Times of trouble. Perhaps that is a person whom we find ourselves embroiled in conflict with. Or that unexpected trial we face. Or a period when we have to wait for God’s answer to prayer. This year, many of us have…

Psalm 16:7–11 (ESV) 7 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10 For you will…

Introduction ➟ ➟ ➟ - God’s salvation out of “all peoples” or “nations” and the ultimate destruction of the power of death. This passage will later serve as the basis for Jewish rabbinical writing that considers it as a divine promise that death would be no more in the age to come. It most definitely…

BE STEADFAST INTRODUCTION: 1. Thanks to the elders, congregation and preacher for the invitation. (1) Extend greetings from Russ Thomas. (2) Thankful for this lectureship and its theme – “Being Christians.” (3) Last night's lesson = "Being light." 2. Text: 1 Cor. 15:50-58. 3. Regarding the text: (1)…

having a heart that pleases God

I Shall Not Be Moved Text: ( Psalms 16:8 ) 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Introduction: 1). We need some folks like men of old how are willing to take a stand. 2). We need some men to stand up and lead their families. 3). We need some men…