What is the Purpose of the Church? Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on January 20, 2008 www.goldcountrybaptist.org I want to ask you guys this morning a question that is not intended to insult but to initiate some thinking: why did you come to church today? What was your…

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…

God’s Purpose and Blessings in Christ - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" 📷Single by Stevie Wonder from the album Signed, Sealed & Delivered B-side"I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)"Released June 3, 1970 Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM)Recorded 1970 Genre Soul Length 2:45 Label Tamla 54196 Songwriter(s)Stevie…

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…

Riches of HIs grace are out of this world!

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…

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,…

Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 1Corinthians 3:7 (NIV) I. God is on a Mission A. God is the Great Missionary 1. God has been at work redeeming humanity since our fall into sin. a. God had a plan since before Gen.…

Passion for His Purpose Purpose something set up as an object or end to be attained, Webster’s Dictionary Passion for His purpose what is God’s purpose in the earth? What end does He want to attained? We hear and read a lot about “purpose” these days, the best selling book; “The Purpose Driven Life”…

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…

In Christ... we are blessed we are chosen we are holy and blameless before God we are redeemed we are forgiven we are rich we are predestined we are sealed Who is God? Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,…

Formed For His Family Eph 1:5 Family = Church I write these things to you, hoping to come to you soon. But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.…

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

This week Pastor Al starts a new series in the Book of Proverbs, with an introduction to this book from chapter 1 verses 1-7.

Proverbs 3:5–6 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. God-given perception of the nature and meaning of things, resulting in sound judgment and decision-making; in particular the ability…

a scriptural look at a God who still communicates and a Spirit that is still active