Messages

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” What Are We Devoted To?
Acts 2:42-47

Main point:
Is our discipleship with Jesus translating into devotion to God’s Word, the Body, Community and Worship?

1. Our repentance from unbelief and sin means turning to Christ’s Lordship in all areas of our lives including our individualism. Verse 36

John 17:20-23

2. Our discipleship must translate into corporate devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, His Word, His Worship and His Body! Verses 42-47

– Apostle’s Teaching = God’s Word, especially the Gospel – the fulfillment of God’s plan & purposes. Chp. 2:14-41

– Fellowship = the oneness of the Body (given by Christ’s Spirit). verses 44-45

– Breaking of Bread = Communion (in the context of the common meal) verse 46b

– Prayer = corporate worship and intercession. verse 46a

Ephesians 2:19-22

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” What Are We Devoted To?
Acts 2:42-47

Main point:
Is our discipleship with Jesus translating into devotion to God’s Word, the Body, Community and Worship?

1. Our repentance from unbelief and sin means turning to Christ’s Lordship in all areas of our lives including our individualism. Verse 36

John 17:20-23

2. Our discipleship must translate into corporate devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, His Word, His Worship and His Body! Verses 42-47

Ephesians 2:19-22

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” It Will Cost Your Life!
Acts 2:29-41

Main Point: If you want to be saved from God’s wrath, your sins and this corrupt generation, then you must personally accept Jesus Christ, repent of your sins and be baptized in His Name.

John 8:23-24

1. Jesus has been raised from death by God; made Lord & Christ; and now offers forgiveness and the promised Holy Spirit for those who will believe. verses 32-36

Acts 4:10-12

*We are God’s enemies until we
are saved through Christ.
Romans 5:6-10

2. To receive this gift of the Holy Spirit and forgiveness we must:

A. Repent of our unbelief and sins:
verse 38a

B. Be baptized in the Name
of Jesus Christ:
verse 38b

The people’s response: verse 41

What about you??!

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” The God Who Punishes
Exodus 34:4-7

Main Point:

Because of who He is, Father God loves us and will forgive us if we ask, but He does not dismiss His justice – He punishes the guilty.

Exodus 20:4-6

1. God proclaims His nature of perfect love and perfect Justice to Moses. Verses 6-7

He loves us perfectly but He is also perfectly just = He does what is perfectly right.

Leviticus 11:45 “…therefore be holy, because I am holy.”

I Samuel 15:29
Isaiah 53:4-6
John 6:23

2. God will not leave the guilty unpunished – those who refuse and hate Him. Verse 7

John 6:23

3. There is a spiritual dynamic that effects future generations.

Deuteronomy 28:1-6; 15-20
Hebrews 12:25-29

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” The God of the Second Chance Exodus
34:1-10

Main Point: Because of who He is, Father God loves us extraordinarily and even when we fail He is always willing to give us a second chance!

Psalm 103:8-12

1. God proclaims His nature of compassion, love and justice to Moses.

He loves us perfectly!

2. God demonstrates this to His people even when they are wicked and sinful.
verses 8-10

Hebrews 4:15-16

A message from the series “The Patriarch Study.”

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Tools in the Hands of a Crafty God

The B.Bo Butter Bass

When light first strikes, a photon interacts with a molecule called 11-cis-retinal, which rearranges within picoseconds to trans-retinal. (A picosecond is about the time it takes light to travel the width of a human hair, one trillionth of a second, or one thousandth of a nanosecond.) The change in shape of this molecule causes a change in the shape of the protein, rhodopsin. The protein’s metamorphosis alters its behavior. Now this protein is called metarhodopsin II, it then sticks to another protein called transducin. Before bumping into metarhodopsin II, transducin has tightly bound a small molecule called GDP. But when transducin interacts with metarhodopsin II, the GDP falls off, and a molecule called GTP binds transducin.
GTP-transducin-metarhodopsin II now binds to a protein called phosphodiesterase, located in the inner membrane of the cell. When attached to metarhodopsin II and its entourage, the phosphodiesterase acquires the chemical ability to “cut” a molecule called cGMP. Initially there are a lot of cGMP molecules in the cell, but the phosphodiesterase lowers its concentration.
Another membrane protein that binds cGMP is called an ion channel. It acts as a gateway that regulates the number of sodium ions in the cell. Normally the ion channel allows sodium ions to flow into the cell, while a separate protein actively pumps them out. The dual action of the ion channel and pump keeps the level of sodium ions in the cell in a narrow range. When the amount of cGMP is reduced because of the clinging phosphodiesterase, the ion channel closes, causing the cellular concentration of positively charged sodium ions to be reduced. This causes an imbalance of charge across the cell membrane that, finally, causes a current to be transmitted down the nerve to the brain. The result, when interpreted by the brain is…

The Craftsmanship of God
God is the Master Craftsman
He creates timeless pieces to be used for an eternal purpose.

The Fallacy of Coincidence
In God’s perfect wisdom, He has revealed the mystery of His will.

The Responsibility of the Custodians
Ephesians 4:10
Go with God!

Jeremiah 1:4-9
Do not doubt what God can do through you.
Romans 1:1
It is no surprise that you have been chosen to represent Christ to this world.

Grow further from yourself and closer to God
Grow further from your:
Future and past
Start and finish
Doubts and fears
Temptations and distractions
Self and flesh
Birth and death

A message from the series “The Patriarch Study.”

A message from the series “The Book of Acts.” The Comforter has Come!
Acts 2:1-13

Main Point:
The Coming of the Spirit at Pentecost was the fulfillment of the Father’s promise for His children, that the Spirit would now indwell and empower every disciple of Jesus.

Acts 1:4-5; 2:33

1. The gift of the Spirit was given to indwell every disciple of Jesus to enable us to know the Father intimately, and live in relationship with Jesus.

John 14:15-20

2. The gift of the Spirit was given to empower every disciple of Jesus so that we can be effective witnesses of Him

Acts 1:8

John 7:37-39 ‘If anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me , as the scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him. By this he meant the Spirit whom those who believed in Him were later to receive.’

A message from the series “The Patriarch Study.”