Introduction Political & economical freedom are important, but don't bring true freedom. Freedom of the will which philosophers discuss is also a form of freedom that we enjoy, yet it doesn't bring true freedom. The freedom discussed by Paul in Galatians 5 , is a special kind of freedom, a freedom that…

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…

Our society would have us believe that Biblical notions of sex and sexuality are antiquated ideas with no place in the modern world. Yet, when Scripture is obeyed sex and sexuality brings joy and fulfillment just as God intended.

My dad’s stories about walking in the dark Stepping on the rake 2 times Mom turning off the light and hitting the door. Walking in the dark is a dangerous thing. John uses the imagery “light and dark” throughout his Gospel and the letters. It is a symbol of sin and righteousness, truth and lie, good…

Down Why do we get down? Sin Discouragement Weariness Heartbreak Failure 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 26 “Do you intend to reprove my words, When the words of one in despair belong to the wind? 3 Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. 18 The Lord is near to…

The Geneology of Jesus Brings Glory to God

The Power of the Church The power of the church is its God-given authority to carry on spiritual warfare, proclaim the gospel, and exercise church discipline Spiritual Warfare 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but…

Welcome/Bienvenido: Tithe and Offering Diezmo y Ofrenda Hebrews 7:25 Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to intercede for them . Hebreos 7:25 Nueva Biblia de las Américas (NBLA) 25 Por lo cual Él también es…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

· If you were with us last week – you heard the apostle Paul continue to set the record straight regarding the Law of God… · Paul’s point was to elevate the INTENT of the Law – because by doing THAT – it would shine a spotlight on how the Galatian believers who were embracing the False Teaching – were…

By way of background, the Corinthian church was full of problems, factions, divisions and splits, largely because its members were exalting human wisdom and human leaders. 11 For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions…

Paul explains the way of salvation

The Potter's Hands

Introduction We are continuing in our series of What we hold to be true. A few weeks back we had given me an extra week off of preparing a message as I was in the thick of grief dealing with the loss of our grandson. On that Sunday we were blessed to have Martin Perren deliver a message speaking to this…