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…

Consecrate yourself to God, deal with your heart, surrender to God. It is painful and vulnerable dealing with the heart but it opens us up to victory.

Series: The Church Restored Sermon: Pergamum: In Satan’s Trap Scripture: Revelation 2:12-17 I want to begin this morning by reading a passage from Ephesians 6. “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.”…

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,…

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…

Turn to 1 Peter 1 There seems to be a perception about God and the Church in our society - that God and the Church exist primarily to fix problems. “If God’s is so powerful, and He can fix all my problems, then He should fix all my problems and the problems of the world” - or so goes the idea. Of course…

The Power Of The Tongue 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by…

Please turn to Luke 6:20 I’ve said this before, perspective is everything. (Hold up picture) What you see … what I see are two different perspectives. Isn’t that usually the case with God? As we continue our Believe series, the Key Idea this week is: “I believe all people are loved by God and need Jesus…

Title: Hungering for His Presence Theme: Praying for the Sunday Morning Service Series: Girding up the Church I love the heart of the psalmist who wrote “I rejoice with those who said unto me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” (Psalm 122:1) This is the heart expression of Christians who share the…

The church is called to praise and glorify God, to establish Jesus Christ’s kingdom, and to proclaim the gospel throughout the world.

Good morning, We are in a sermon series entitled GIFTED.. … OVER The past few weeks we have been talking about the importance of DESIRING AND SEEKING AFTER spiritual gift s… … Last week we talked about God’s investment… The deposit of the Holy Spirit... Our memory verse FOR this Series is about being…

Plan of Salvation 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. Day 2 Using the following verse, develop in your own words a five-point outline for sharing the essential facts of the Gospel with someone. Write two or…

The church lives its life in union with Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit. It is called to mutual love, holy living, and to worship.

“When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter replied,…

God’s power is released through faith Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through…

February 17, 2012 By John Barnett Read, print, and listen to this resource on our website www.DiscoverTheBook.org As we open to Revelation 2:12-17 today, remember that Revelation 1-3 is all about: Slide-1: Seeing Jesus Gathering With His Local Churches Jesus wants us to know He is walking among us and…

Introduction 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone…

Intro Foundations for Growth Learn how to communicate with God. Some of you have communicated with God all of your lives while others … When it comes to praying and observing people who pray, I want to learn how to pray more effectively, and I think you do too, so we will look at the apostle Paul . Paul…

By the Grace of God we are saved and set apart for Glory.