Today is going to be a shorter message because it is the first Sunday of the month when we observe the Lord’s Supper. Actually, today is going to be part sermon and part testimony. Because God has been shifting my paradigm all this week. Let’s start by reading the first 13 verses of Matthew 17, […]
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Matt 16 – 3 P’s: Focusing Not on Programs, Not on Personalities, but the Person of Christ (pt3 of 3)
Review: 3 P’s 1) Don’t focus on religious Programs Pharisees and Sadducees – they don’t have the keys to the kingdom of heaven and their teaching is keeping people shut out from this kingdom. 2) Don’t focus on human Personalities What’s Peter’s role? He confessed Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the […]
Matt 16 – 3 P’s: Focusing Not on Programs, Not on Personalities, but the Person of Christ (pt2 of 3)
Second P: To build a church that mirrors heaven, let’s not focus on human Personalities Matt 16 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Jesus asked a question, who do you say I am? And […]
Matt 16 – 3 P’s: Focusing Not on Programs, Not on Personalities, but the Person of Christ (pt1 of 3)
Today, we will be focusing on Matt 16:13-20, the passage which was read earlier. Let’s re-read v18-19. Matt 16 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the […]
Christmas 2012 – Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus and A Savior for our Sins (pt3 of 3)
God spoke to Mary and Joseph each individually. Then, they came together as a couple. Consider how hard it must have been for Joseph and Mary as a couple. This year is the first year I noticed that there were no family members of either side to witness the birth of Jesus. When a baby […]
Christmas 2012 – Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus and A Savior for our Sins (pt2 of 3)
For the majority of the nation of Israel, the birth of Christ made no impact. For some Jewish families from the first century, it was the worst day of their lives. And to a select few, the birth of Christ was life changing. Who were the select few whose lives were turned upside down by […]