Wednesday, February 20, 2008 "Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God." (Philippians 1:11, ESV) 1. Paul’s prayer finishes with the end result. That all the believers would be filled with the fruit of righteousness, that “fruit” being all…

So many things we do in life aren’t necessarily hard, they just require we hang in there until we finish. My first job out of college, the man who hired me told me that even though my degree was psychology and not business, it showed that I was willing to work and complete something. In Seminary , it…

Good Morning, trust that you all had blessed Christmas and that we trust that come upon a New year 2019 that God is going to bring many blessing into our lives and to our Richvale Church Family What I love about a New Year… Is that it represents New Possibilities… and Potentials... A New year is like…

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…

When Jesus was crucified in 33 AD, there were only about 120 followers. today, there are over 2 billion followers of Jesus… or about 1/3 of the planet. so despite what our culture tries to say, Christianity is the largest movement on the planet. There are more people who are Christian than there are…

Francis Foulkes: “The duties of the pastor (literally ‘shepherd’) are to feed the flock with spiritual food and to see that they are protected from spiritual danger.” When I became the pastor of our church (1, 664 days ago), one of the most important goals in my life was to prayerfully identify God’s…

Previously Ezekiel is shown a valley of Dry Bones that represent the condition of Israel in captivity in Babylon This is what the vision means..... Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation…

The purpose for this class is to answer "What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?" Our goal is to provide a clear biblical understanding of the character and nature of the Holy Spirit to increase the believers desire this experience.

Introduction: Illustration - The Reality of Trials It's been said concerning trials and storms of life that, "Either you just came through one, are now entering one, or one looms on your horizon." Main Thought: Prepare today for the persecutions of tomorrow looking for the promise of eternity. Sub-intro:…

Intro Know God Find Freedom Discover Your Purpose Make a Difference This is the Spiritual Journey we want to take you on. Many of us need to get going in our walk with the Lord. This message is a find freedom message. Finding Freedom is one of the ministries Jesus did… 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on…

Over the past two weeks, we have been exploring together classic and modern insights regarding The Seven Deadly Sins. This list of seven sins, which have been called the deadly sins, represents a framework for understanding some of the dangers that befall all human persons, as we struggle to find our…

God has favor towards you. Just because we don’t see the full plan doesn’t mean God isn’t in control.

29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do.…

First of all, we are all ministers. Jesus did not come to our world and live here so we could just come to church and hang out, He came to empower us to change the world. Why did God create us? Let’s review God’s purpose for creating us in the first place. 1. We were made to have a relationship with…

Intro We are living in a culture that’s looking everywhere for happiness or joy. People often look everywhere but the right place... First Choice - Prayer Second Choice - Daily Choice of purity It’s impossible to fell guilty and have joy at the same time So we learned that we have to deal with and get…

Today is Bring a Friend Sunday. How many of you are glad you have friends here? The most important choices we make in life are Choosing the God we worship. This determines our abundant life, pur purpose and our eternal destiny. Choosing the person we will marry. If you marry the right person, life will…

Intro Today and for the next 4 weeks we are going to take a look at the book of James. I am approaching this book differently than we have been doing other books. We are going to look at an overview of the book and give an executive summary of the three main themes found in this book. Today, I will introduce…

The Promise: Eternal Life Whom is this Promise made to? 1. “Whosoever” – Unlimited Atonement a. The word “whosoever” is used 110 times in the N.T. and is used with an unrestricted meaning (Jn.3:16; Acts 2:21; 10:43; Rev.22:17). · And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall…

Last week was Easter and we began the series, Love Reigns. We celebrated the miraculous resurrection of Jesus from the grave as proof that he is who he said he was… the King of Kings. Many of you committed your lives to live under the reign of Jesus love so that we can become more and more like him.…

Johannine Metaphors/Symbols linked to the Paraclete-Spirit and its Theological implications 1. Introduction The Johannine Gospel is well-known for its wealth and depth of figurative language, metaphors, and symbols. John uses many different images. Some of the most prominent Johannine images are that…

This study is about relationship. Don’t think of this as a study of someone who walked this earth 2018 years ago. Any study of Jesus is a relationship building study. Share short testimony Your Testimoney My life Before Christ How I came to know Christ My life since I’ve come to know Jesus Goal tonight…