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…

The Holy Spirit equips and empowers believers so that the reign and reality of God is revealed through them in the world.

Prayer – HELP!! Romans 8:26-27 January 7, 2007 Opening I need help. When it comes to figuring out things on my computer and keeping all the programs in it running, I need help. It's just too complicated for me. I don't really under-stand how it works. It's beyond my capabilities. Unless I get help, there…

Faithfulness. We want to take you on a spiritual journey and hopefully by the end of the year you will be able to look back and say look what the Lord has done.... We are spirit beings that have a body. Aim at heaven and you get heaven and you get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither. This…

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…

THE BAPTISM AND FILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 1 CORINTHIANS 12:13 I want to begin by asking each of you as question; actually two questions. (1) Would you say that you have reached as high in your growth as a Christian as you can go? (2) Or, would you agree that God has infinitely more for you that you…

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…

“Speaking Forth The Word of God” 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 I. The Gift of Prophecy. A. Prophecy in the Bible. The gift of prophecy is speaking forth the Word of God through the anointing of the Holy Spirit. It is being a channel through which the Lord may speak. We are told that, “God, who at various times…

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…

The Holy Spirit assures believers of their standing in Christ and their eternal salvation.

Honor Dads I am going to share things that I have learned from my dad and other men, like Kathy’s dad Bro. Radke, Jon Elder, Billy Graham and other spiritual fathers in my life. God has some things that he wants to put inside all of us . One of the ways he does that is through our relationships. He puts…

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…

“Anoint” means to set someone apart, to authorise and equip him or her for a task of spiritual importance. Jesus Christ is set apart by the work of the Holy Spirit for his ministry of preaching, healing and deliverance. The Holy Spirit sets Christians apart for their ministry in Christ’s name.

Introduction We have been studying this great doxology of Paul that opens the book of Ephesians. We’ve seen that his waxes eloquent in his praise to God for all that He has done for believers. We’ve looked at his praise for the Father’s choosing – describing how our salvation is all of God, all to His…

1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of…

1 One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord . But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.” 2 “What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you…

13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. We live in a culture that says everything is ok. You can do anything… there are…

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:…

1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “Consider the sower who went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some…

1 “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged. 2 For you will be judged by the same standard with which you judge others, and you will be measured by the same measure you use. 3 Why do you look at the splinter in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the beam of wood in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say…

Many people dislike organized religion in general - not just Christianity. Some people blame organized religion for most of history's killings. It is also sometimes claimed that more people have been killed in the name of Christ than for any other reason. Is this true, and is Christ or his teaching to blame?

What does it mean to ‘Follow Jesus’? I encourage you to take a moment to think about that question. In church, we sometimes talk about following Jesus, but what does that mean? Specifically, we spent time looking at Luke 9:23 . ​ Luke 9:23 NIV Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple…