Sunday, August 17, 2008 How the church family is built up! Ephesians 4:11-16 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16 From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in…

Intercession and Spiritual Warfare Pastor Keith Hassell Introduction Intercessors are a great gift to the body of Christ. As a pastor I am thankful for every person who feels a special calling to intercede for me and for the church I pastor. I recognize that intercessors have played a key role in what…

Thomas S. Myers Plugging Into The Power of God Part 1 Ephesians 3:14-16 *During the Civil War, a Union soldier from Ohio was shot in the arm during the battle of Shiloh. His captain saw he was wounded and barked out an order, "Gimme your gun, Private, and get to the rear!" The private handed over his…

SERMON SERIES: LESSONS FROM FIRST CORINTHIANS 1 - 4 SERMON ONE: MAKING UNITY A REALITY SERMON TEXT: 1 CORINTHIAN 1:10-17 SERMON INTRODUCTION A. One of the main reasons cults have such an impact on the world is their unity. B. Many Christian church have split because of serious quarreling (this has been…

Excuses, Excuses! What is your excuse? Excuses are the tool of Satan, which keeps Christian’s from doing the will of God! “The dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan” (Rev. 20:2), has been conquered and is yet conqueror “Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil…

Sunday, August 10, 2008 Living our calling Ephesians 4:1-13 Pastor Dan Folden, New Heights Christian Church, Kent, WA 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1 NIV This morning begins a 5 week study of the 4th chapter of Ephesians.…

Proposition: Living in unity as believers is good and pleasant because it is the place where God pours out abundant blessing. A. Unity is good and pleasant because it sanctifies God’s people. B. Unity is good and pleasant because it refreshes God’s people. C. Unity is good and pleasant because it is…

Sunday, August 24, 2008 Put off the old to put on the new Ephesians 4:17-24 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created…

Philippians 4:1-5 Stephen Caswell © 2004 Creed Of Olympic Games These words were spelled out in lights at the 18th Olympics at Tokyo, in 1964. The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part; just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The…

Text: Colossians 2:1-7 Title: Paul’s Concern for the Church Theme of the book of Colossians: Jesus Christ: The preeminent and all-sufficient Savior Theme of Text: Don’t be deceived by false teachers, Christ should be the center of your life! Proposition: Make Christ the center of your life! Introduction…

LET THIS MIND BE IN YOU! Scriptural Text: Phil. 2:1-8 I. INTRODUCTION Philippians is the most personal epistle written by Paul. In this letter he uses first person pronouns no less than one hundred times. This letter is not a great defense of the Gospel or Paul’s apostleship. It is rather a thank you…

Sunday 1st of April 2007 6.30pm Service Costly Love – Would you die for me? 1 John 3:11-24 It is amazing that after so many thousands of years of so-called human advancement we are still so unclear as to the nature of true love. Perhaps it is because love is such a powerful force. It is so powerful that…

I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE WHAT I WAS WITNESSING. IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THIS STORY, I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY NEVER HAVE BELIEVED IT. BUT I WAS THERE. I SAW IT HAPPEN. I WAS MAKING MY WAS THROUGH THE K-MART PARKING LOT AS A TEENAGER IN SOUTH FLORIDA. IT WAS VERY CROWDED AND YOU HAD TO TAKE YOUR TIME IN ORDER…

Loving Each Other With A Pure Heart Fervently Preached at Skillman Bible Church June 5, 2005 Re-edited and preached at CGEFC December 2, 2007 Main Sermon Text: 1 John 4:7-5:4 Supporting texts: 1 Cor. 13:13 James 2:15-16 Matthew 22:39 1 John 3:11-24 Central Proposition: Christians must love each other…

The Golden Lamp-stand Have you ever been in the dark? – We all have, but I mean really dark. I remember going to the caves in Cheddar gorge. It was off season and we were the only ones – so they showed us a lighting display in the last cavern that they don’t normally show because of it takes too much…

John 17:20-26 20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory…

March 8, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org Please open to Titus 2, where we find the marching orders for all men in Christ's church. This chapter lays out God’s expectations for all men young and old, as well as we already have seen,…

They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love Preached at Skillman Bible Church June 5, 2005 Main Sermon Text: 1 John 4:7-5:4 Supporting texts: 1 Cor. 13:13 James 2:15-16 Matthew 22:39 1 John 3:11-24 Central Proposition: Christians must love each other fervently and this is displayed through our actions…

Unity in the Godhead and in the Church What would happen if the Redwings played hockey like this. Every time any player got the puck, they would shoot for the goal. Over here, over here, I’m open, I’m open. There would be such frenzy, each time the Redwings got the puck: but unfortunately there would…

Philippians 4:1-5 Stephen Caswell © 2004 I Don't Want to Be One! Each Sunday our minister presents a "children's sermon" to all the young children. Recently a bright-eyed three-year-old girl listened intently as he explained that God wanted them all to get along and love each other. "God wants us all…

Every once in a while, television comes out with something worth watching. Last week, that was true. The History Channel ran a special mini-series on the Hatfields and McCoys - the greatest told fued in American History. It was perhaps the bloodiest fued any two families have found themselves in in this…

Ephesians 4:4-6 Introduction: We are to work hard to maintain the unity of these seven facts. I. One body vs. 4 A. Used 10 times in Ephesians 1:22-23 B. The church universal, includes Christians from all kinds of groups II. One Spirit vs. 4 A. Referred to 14 times in Ephesians 1:13 B. Holy Spirit III.…

James 4:11-17 April 15, 2007 Intro: Think of all of God’s WORD, WORK, and WILL accomplished by the Spirit through out the Bible. Then consider that there’s a human undercurrent, of the flesh, that flows in the form of WARS, FIGHTS, AND DIVISIONS. Psalm 133:1, Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For…

One of the best ways to grow in wisdom in life is to sit down and talk (and listen) to someone who is more mature in the faith; someone who has lived many years and now stands as an example of godliness. These people have learned some great lessons along the way. It is unfortunate that the younger we…

One of the signs of a troubled church is a spirit of bickering that leads to disunity. Unfortunately it is a pox that plagues many churches today. Fifteen-hundred years ago, a very wise Church Father named Augustine said: In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, love. This is…