How to Make Your Life Count For Christ Be a Barnabas! ( Selected Scriptures in Acts) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. If we are honest, every Christian wants to stand before Christ one day and hear the words “well done my good…

1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 Stephen Caswell © 1996 Don't Look Back In Luke 9:62 Jesus says this about discipleship: But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." Discipleship costs something - salvation is God's free gift. But God wants…

Reasons for Supporting God's Servants 3 John 5-8 5 Dear friend, you are being faithful to God when you care for the traveling teachers who pass through, even though they are strangers to you. 6 They have told the church here of your loving friendship. Please continue providing for such teachers in a…

Nehemiah 13:1-31 Stephen Caswell © 2000 Keeping The Fire Burning General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, once said to a group of new officers, “I want you young men always to bear in mind that it is the nature of a fire to go out; you must keep it stirred and fed and the ashes removed.”…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Bernie May, the United States Division Director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, for many years tells of his conflict with other Christians in a major book publishing deal. Chet Bitterman was shot to death by a terrorist group in Columbia, because they wanted the Bible translation…

1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; 2 it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord , the majesty of our…

Introduction I have here two pieces of wood that I need to hold together. I also have some bolts. If I put this bolt through the wood, will it stay? For a little while. Right? It depends on how we apply pressure. What if we switched out the bolt? Would that make it hold? No. We would have the same problem.…

The woman who fears the LORD share be praised. We do that by defending her, supporting her, listening to her, and encouraging her.

Love always supports, is always loyal. How much do we yearn for that sort of love? The Good News that we share as followers of Christ is that this sort of love is not only given to us, it is given to us to share! Join us to explore what it means to be always supportive and loyal.

Introduction Illustration: In JR Woodward’s book “Creating A Missional Culture: Equipping The Church for the Sake Of The World” Chapter 3 Types of church culture: Learning Environment - scripture shapes the culture of the church, listening to God through scripture & practicing it in their daily lives…

For the gospel of Jesus Christ to spread around the world, churches and their leaders must seek to support and care for missionaries well.

An introduction to Psalm 110, seeing Jesus.

Pastor Michael De Leon continues the Romans series in Loving Others Over Matters of Opinion Pt. 2 by speaking on four reasons the Bible says we should accept other believers.

David was an unlikely hero, chosen by God for this moment. This week, we look at what made David special and unique, discovering along the way that God often chooses those who are physically weak or inexperienced to prove His strength and faithfulness.

LESSON: Vocations need support Today, in addition to being the Third Sunday after Easter, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The day when, throughout the world, we are invited to pray for an increase in holy vocations to the priesthood and religious life. As the American bishop’s website says…

Reading: Philippians 2:19-30 I have no one else like him, who takes a genuine interest in your welfare. Philippians 2:20 (NIV) I. Timothy: the Servant Pastor A. Interested in serving the Members 1. A strange new kind of leadership emerged in the early church a. Rome ruled by strength and violence. b.…

A healthy church is a fruitful church. 3 Types/examples of fruitfulness.

With Saul out for blood, David is in danger. But David's example offers us practical steps to take in a crisis.

Philippians 14. God is GOOD! Hallelujah! He has given us many things. Each of us have talents, don’t we? [P] It is quite interesting to see what the Bible has to say about talents. It is easy to do these days with computers and software with search engines. You type in “talent” press enter and up come…

The Family of God – It’s Better Together II - The Family Who Lives Together (nv 11/5/06am) Romans 12 / 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 / Leviticus 3 OS: 1 Signs of a modern family – You have at least 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. You call your son’s beeper to let him know it’s time to eat. He…

BBC is celebrating and praising God for the last 30 years where He has been at work in our church family and the wider community. We thank Him for his generous grace and provision. We thank him that he uses and transforms us as broken people.

Everyone likes to say they have their rights. The Apostle Paul had rights ho could have impressed on the Church in Corinth. Instead, he chose to limit his rights in order to help the Gospel spread. Today, Pastor Dean applies the same principle to our lives.

Paul now reminds them of how he laboured to provide for his own needs as well as the needs of others setting an example which they ought to follow.