Introduction: Exodus 12 is one of those incredible passages that the Bible contains. I personally believe that this chapter is one of those passages that every believer should be acquainted with. In fact, every believer should be well versed in this chapter. Because it so greatly speaks about the sacrifice…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Winston Churchill suddenly found himself a 25 year old prisoner of war. This was in 1899. He was captured by the South African Army in the Boer War, and he endured a nightmare. He was the first prisoner of importance to be captured in the war. Churchill roamed the prison camp in…

Living Under Grace 14 Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace. What does it mean to live by Grace? What are the benefits of Grace? What are the misunderstandings? What is the meaning of Grace? Grace is…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

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…

Rise up Today — Everyday! Look with me at..... Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new creation. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold,…

Title: What the Lord has Done for You Text: Colossians 1:12-14 Main Idea: When we understand the depths of our salvation, we cannot help but to be moved by God’s work to save us. Introduction I often talk to people who believe they are saved. Yet they have little if any concept of the work of Christ…

Knowing Your Enemy 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers…

(ESV) TITLE: “Given to the Gospel” (ESV) (prayer) INTRODUCTION We are working through 2 very significant verses that helps us peer into the heart of the apostle Paul. These 2 verses are a condensed presentation of Romans , and are the essence of Christianity . These 2 verses summarize what became the…

God’s People Pray: Giving Thanks Colossians 1:12-14 June 15, 2008 Intro: · We are inundated by marketing these days. Every holiday requires gifts and spending money. Right after Christmas the Valentines Day stuff is out and on sale, Feb.15 the Easter Stuff is on sale and marketed. Stores want us to buy…

The Lighthouse of Jesus, the pure oil Olive, is our Salvation.

B.R. Romans 5:7-10 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from…

Why did Jesus come? It is a kind of special Sunday today – because it is Christmas! And it is kind of a special Christmas because this year it falls on a Sunday; so, we can meet together and celebrate Jesus’ birth! I know, we could do that any year – in fact when I was a kid we did. The fellowship I…

God has shine a light in the world and added this light through his son into our inner man and established his kingdom.

Today we come to a passage that is Paul’s prayer for the Colossian believers in light of what he has has heard reported to him from Epaphras. In it we see the heart of the Apostle shine through. Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae that is fighting a false doctrine that purports to be true “knowledge,”…

Deliverance from people or forces that are overwhelming. It implies a liberator with strength and wisdom to ensure true freedom. God’s physical rescue of the Israelites points to the spiritual deliverance obtained by Jesus Christ.

But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that…

36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. Each year, Americans take time to reflect on the freedoms they enjoy. Freedom is not free. It comes at a cost. I want to read to you something I found from Liberty magazine Ask those 19 year old teenagers, the average age of the First…

The Exodus is the defining act of salvation in the Old Testament, pointing forward to Jesus’ work of redemption on the cross where he delivers, ransoms, and renews his people. Like the Israelites in Egypt, we are living in enemy territory under a taskmaster who afflicts us. Afflicion is any problem or condition that produces suffering or pain. This includes things out of our control and things we’ve sinfully and/or foolishly chosen. Additionally religion is a major source of affliction for many Christians. But Jesus sees us and knows our affliction, and he ultimately rescues those who trust him.

The Fall We saw last week that God is the king of the universe and He made us in His image and commanded us to rule the world. But we had an enemy who also wanted to rule the world his name is Satan. Satan has his own kingdom and it is an enemy kingdom to God’s kingdom. He has been waging war since the…