Tonight I want to share something very dear to my heart as your pastor. This is not so much a sermon as an introduction to a series of sermons which deal with rediscovering the purpose of the church. What are we aiming at? Imagine for a moment that I, as pastor, gave special permission for you to bring…

Love Your Neighbor - Part 3 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 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…

Text Acts 3:1—26 C.I.T.: The early church’s ministry was one of power THESIS The church of today can experience the power of God M/O Devotional S/O Christians will follow the pattern of the early believers TITLE: ”Three Foundational Practices of a Powerful Church” Introduction A- Acts is an enjoyable…

Reading God's Word is the best way we can learn who God is, who Jesus is, and who we are. Join us for week 2 of our Hot Wheels series for some great tips on engaging God's Word.

13 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh. Tell him: This is what the Lord , the God of the Hebrews says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 14 For this time I am about to send all my plagues against you, your officials, and your people.…

Love Your Neighbor - Part 2 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 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…

Intro We are in a time when many people, despite what the radical left would have you believe, are looking for spiritual answers. It’s a great time to lead people into faith in Jesus Christ. There are basically two ways to do this. One is the “ Come and see ” method where we invite people to church to…

Tonight I want to continue discussing the purposes of the church. A couple of weeks ago I talked about the first purpose of the church being worship, being grounded in what Jesus stated as the greatest commandment, found in Luke 10:27a You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your…

Matthew 22:37-40 Introduction Since I turned 50 this year I went for a check up. The doctor took my pulse and when he found one, I was glad. He looked into my ears and didn’t see right through and so I thought that was a good thing. I also had all kinds of blood tests and so on. He was checking to see…

How can we help God's Church? 1. With hospitality in our hearts (vs. 15-17). 2. With gratitude for God's goodness (vs. 17). 3. With God's love for the lost (vs. 18-19). 4. With patience for other people (vs. 20-26).

A detailed look at Chris' vision for St Mark's as we look into the future., with three main areas of activity. We see St Mark's as a thriving PARISH hub, a church that is engaged in lots of PIONEER activity, and a church that is thinking about church PLANTING. Three P's - parish, pioneer and plant.