Given what we just experienced as a church last Sunday and as we move into a new chapter in our church history, it is very fitting that we are going to talk this morning about the body of Christ and spiritual gifts. Let me start with a qualification — this area of spiritual gifts is […]
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Introduction to the Spiritual Gifts from Romans 12:3-8 (pt 1 of 3)
Today, we are going to start a two-part series about spiritual gifts. This week will be more of an introduction into the topic because for many of us, it’s new. I’m going to end part one with some practical applications but I intend to flesh it out much more in next week’s sermon. This sermon […]
Quote from Martin Luther on the church
Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are? ~Martin Luther
Is it Possible to Have a Facebook Faith? (pt2 of 4)
So the first point, God’s will for you is to recognize that you are a recipient of God’s tremendous mercy. You need to get that. If you don’t, none of the rest of this message will make sense. Now, we get to the second point, God’s will for you is, in view of this mercy, […]
Is it Possible to Have a Facebook Faith? (pt1 of 4)
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be […]
Revelation 12: Why Are There So Many Scrooges During Christmas? (Part 4 of 4)
Third, we triumph by the word of our testimony without shrinking from death. Rev 12:11 – They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. What does it mean to triumph by the word […]