Introduction: There is a story of two men, who, walking together, found a young tree laden with fruit. They both gathered, and satisfied themselves for the present; but one of them took all the remaining fruit and carried it away with him; the other took the tree, and planted it in his own ground, where…

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received…

Health Quiz - How many here have ever broken a bone? How many here have ever had stitches? 30 or more stitches? How many have cut yourself? Anyone wounded in combat? Talk about a different type of wound… our hidden emotional wounds. What are our hidden wounds? memories, resentments, regrets, worries,…

True and Proper Worship 1. The mission is a statement of what the church is supposed to be doing, while the vision is a snapshot or picture of it. 2. The mission is used for planning where the church is going; the vision is used for communicating where the church is going. 3. A mission statement must…

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most amazing and powerful event in the history of mankind… Part of the amazement is that it is simple enough for a child to understand yet deep enough to leave scholars in awe! As we begin today, and before we dismiss the children for children’s church, I would…

Today we are looking at John 6:28-29 . This passage is in the middle of Jesus’ interaction with the crowds he had miraculously fed on the other side of the Sea of Galilee from only 5 small barley loaves and two fish. He fed them, and then returned to Capernaum supernaturally walking on the water to meet…

Pastor Chase wraps up our series on "This is Us". Today is all about prayer. If God is all knowing, why do we bother praying? How should we pray? We will dive in to all of this and more in the message. Take a listen!

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…

Ephesians 2:11-22 Introduction Last week there was a terrible story of war which came out of Afghanistan. It seems that an American soldier took it upon himself to kill a bunch of civilians in their homes. What is even worse is that the acrimony between Americans and Afghans is so bad that Americans…

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,…

It is Jesus that shows us the Father that we might draw closer to Him in relationship as the family of God.

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…

Put ALL THINGS under the Power and Authority of God through Christ Jesus! Leave NOTHING OUT!

Close your eyes and imagine the following: God the Father - nice old man with a beard? God the Son - Pic of Jesus or Jesus on the cross Holy Spirit - The bible gives us some descriptions. John 3 says he is like the wind. We can picture what the wind does, but we really can’t se it. To most of us, the…

Biblical Definition Of Hope: Hope is the absolute certainty we have that God is good and that His Word and promises are eternally true. Just like Love, Mercy, and Grace, real hope is personified in Jesus Christ. He is our HOPE.

One of the things that I have noticed over the years is how quickly people can flip you from being happy to angry. Have you ever noticed that? You could be having a great day… the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… You feel great. And then some crazy-maker walks into your life and in about…

This lesson was develop (heavily) from written and digital materials from Rick Warren's "Purpose Driven Life"

The Holy Place 11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place : (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course: 12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren,…

A purpose for Jesus second coming is to usher in a new heaven and a new earth.

Barry Johnson preaches from Acts 13:38-41 about the power of God's Word in light of Evangelism.

The Presence of The Holy Spirit How many of you know who the Holy Spirit is? Many times we relegate the Holy Spirit to a lesser role than the Father or Jesus. Many books are written about the Father and Jesus but very few are written about the Holy Spirit. If we understood who He is and what He does…

What Is So Important About The Cross? For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” The next day John saw Jesus coming…