Messages

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Main Point:

Grace is the heart of God towards us; it is the basis of our salvation, our walk, our life in Christ!

1. What is Grace? It is the unmerited favor of God towards us.

G – God’s
R – Riches
A – At
C – Christ’s
E – Expense

2. Jesus Christ is the manifestation of Grace – the Heart of God.

A message from the series “Revelation.” Main Point:

The Risen Christ warns us not to tolerate immoral teachers nor allow their evil influence to lead us into sin.

1. The Risen, All-seeing Christ knows our faithful walk and perseverance and is pleased with us. (v.19)

2. As a church, and individual followers of Christ, we must no tolerate those who claim to be disciples, but are immoral in their practice and influence. (vs. 20-24)

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Main Point: We have a calling from Jesus Christ on our lives to walk out of faith in obedient living. (not just God talk!)

1. If we profess to know Jesus Christ, then we are called to obey His commands (v. 4-6)

John 14:15-16

I John 5:3 – His commands are not burdensome.

I John 3:23-24 – His command is to believe in Christ and to love one another – to walk (live) like He did.

2. When we fail or fall, Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, speaks to the Father in our defense.

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Main Point: Father God’s love for us is extravagant. He bestowed His love on us by giving us His One and Only Son, and adopted us His children.

Bestowed = to give a gift, to give for one’s advantage

How is it extravagant?

1. Romans 5:6-8 While we were still sinners and powerless, Christ came and died for us!

A message from the series “Revelation.” Main Point: The Risen Christ calls us to be faithful and pure, not compromising with the world or committing sexual immorality.

Numbers 25:1-3, 31:16 – Balaam’s influence = symbol of compromise and immorality

1. Keeping our faith in Christ requires that we abstain from compromise with idolatry. (v. 14)

2. Keeping our faith in Christ requires that we abstain from sexual immorality (v. 15)

3. The remedy for these repentance (v. 16)

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Since the beginning of time, all God has ever wanted is a relationship with you…

A message from the series “Not Part of a Series.” Main Point:

Baptism symbolizes death to our old sinful life and rising into a new life we receive in Christ which we live through His Spirit in us.

#1 – The Command of Baptism (Acts 2:38)

It is part of our discipleship.

#2 – The Significance of Baptism (Romans 6:1-4)

P – Picture of our union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, and death to our old life, rising to new life in Christ.

I – Identification we are identified publicly as a disciple/follower of Christ and as a member of His Body.

C – Commitment. We Drive a stake in the ground. We are committing, consecrating ourselves to follow Christ for the rest of our lives

It is the outward sign, of the inner work Christ has done. A visual illustration of the transformation Jesus has done in my life!

A message from the series “Revelation.” Main Point: The Risen Christ calls us to be faithful in suffering for His Name even to the point of death.

1. Jesus knows our afflictions and poverty – yet says we are rich!

2. Jesus counsels us that we are not to fear the suffering by those who slander and persecute us, knowing they are servants of Satan.

3. Jesus commands us that we are to be faithful in suffering even to death because he has overcome it and so will we.

A message from the series “Revelation.” The Risen Christ, more than anything else, wants us to love Him with all our hearts – this is the identifying mark of His True Church

A message from the series “Revelation.” A look at the first chapter of Revelation and its application to the modern church.

Main Point: We must have a vision of Christ that will enlarge our faith and enable us to walk faithfully with the Lord, so that He can accomplish all He desires to do in and through us in 2009.