What does a Christian look like? 1 John 2:3-6 So – what does a Christian look like? SLIDE Can you pick out a Christian from a crowd? SLIDE What does one see in a Christian? SLIDE – GET OUT OF HELL FREE CARD Well, I believe all the right stuff. I’ve said all the right words. I’ve prayed all the right…

Prayer As we continue this week making our way through the 1st chapter of the gospel of John, …we come today to - basically - the second part to last week’s sermon... Last week we looked at John the Baptist being sent BY GOD to water baptize... with the purpose of REVEALING Jesus to Israel... And what…

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…

Matthew 18:1-4. Humble Yourself in Childlikeness, Servanthood, and Brokenhearted Boldness Everton Community Church. Sunday December 9th 2007 One of the greatest joys of the Christmas season is experiencing it with Children. Children have an awe and expectation that goes above any distraction. Many of…

Matthew 5:17-20 What is Required to Go to Heaven? Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.…

The Lord says "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword." Matt 10:34. This sword is here for us to use as well. Praise God!!

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that…

“Those who received [Peter’s] word were baptised, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. ”They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the…

Prayer Where last week, we saw how The Word Became Flesh... How: God Himself entered into His creation... How Jesus Christ HUMBLED himself - by emptying Himself - to the point of obedience... How Underserved Favor from God came to man And all of this - in the Word becoming flesh... THIS WEEK... We’re…

A well livied life in Christ may lead to a martyrs death, however, Jesus empowers you live and die well in Him.

You know, or perhaps you don’t, that today’s Gospel literally defines the pope. It is his raison d’etre, his reason for being. So foundational does the pope find Matthew 16, that he inscribed it in seven foot high letters around the dome of his home church, St. Peter’s in Rome. Craning your neck, turning…

There are times in our lives when it feels like we are surrounded by darkness. In Psalm 88, the writer laments over the fact that he feels completely estranged from God. It is during these difficult times a deep trust in the Lord’s Providence sustains our hope.

We make it through challenges serving God by watching Him work

No Matter What, God is First