Galatians 5:14-2 1 A man was sitting at a stop light one morning. The lady in front of him was going through papers on the seat of her car, and when the light changed, she ignored the fact that it had turned green. She sat there until the light turned red again. So, the man behind her began screaming…

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…

Have you ever felt like your relationship with God has plateaued and you long for the closeness with God to be restored? In this sermon, pastor John examines 3 steps found in this chapter that the people in Nehemiah's day displayed. As we examine these steps, we have to ask ourselves if we are desiring a spiritual awakening or just a spiritual experience.

Scripture Reading: Galatians 5:16–26 Introduction: It comes from somewhere. It’s not your’s first. So, where is your’s coming from? Transition: Who is wise? Context This expands on another previous principle/proverb ( James 1:5 ). But it also continues the theme throughout of relating to others. Text…

Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’…

As a confirmation of our faith Peter tells us to add virtue to our faith. When you furnish faith with virtue you live a life worth of praise.

The souls of men have two desires, one good and one evil.

How do we find unity in a divided world? When we look at social media, or the news it may occur to you that the world is divided. If you talk to your friends, and relatives, it may seem like the world is divided. Even if you look at the church universal, or even in the local church, it appears there…

God’s Plans Revealed in Our Plans I am not suggesting that God plans are secondary to our plans. I am saying that God’s plans are easier to see when we look at the past. In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it…

This week Pastor Al continues through the Book of Proverbs with a teaching from Chapter 8. In this teaching we see wisdom protrayed as a lady calling to us to search for wisdom as we would valuable treasures.

Exodus 34:14 14 You must worship no other gods, for the Lord , whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you. A strong feeling of possessiveness, often caused by the possibility that something which belongs, or ought to belong, to one is about to be taken away. The…

Introduction Thank you for that wonderful song service and for everything that each one of you do to make FCC a vibrant community to worship in and with. Good morning and welcome to FCC, where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth one verse at a time. What a wonderful week it has been and praise…

Aged Men It’s the aged people in the congregation that provide its strength, its stability and its wisdom. Older believers should they be in great numbers in the future in the church are going to make the church a better place, a richer place. The maturity of godliness will be a benediction to the body…

What opens bad doors? 7 “If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.” 19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities,…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God is Spirit and in Truth, one verse at a time. We are so glad that each and everyone of you are here and that you came with expectation. What expectation are you talking about? The expectation that God will speak to each one of individually,…

What Belongs to the World Those things we consider as belonging to the world also perish with the world. World. The biblical concept of world falls into five categories: the physical world, the human world, the moral world, the temporal world, and the coming world. Elwell, W. A., & Elwell, W. A. (1996).…