Preached by Pastor Dave Heaton Text: Hebrews 11

Preached by Pastor Mike Ragan Text:  1 Samuel 9

Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:14 It’s one thing to claim to be a Christian, but another to be able to be a help to someone else.  Spiritual maturity is the ability to be a help to someone else. Rebuke ...warn them that are unruly... If you saw your child running out in the street, you would […]

Text: Ephesians 5:1-7 This chapter explains what following God looks like in practice.  When Jesus Christ began his ministry, he invited men to follow him.  In Matthew 4 he invites Simon and Andrew to follow And they straightway left their nets, and followed him (Matthew 4:20).  Then in Matthew 8 a scribe says he will […]

Text: Psalm 3 When David sinned with Bathsheba and ordered the death of her husband, Uriah, although David repented when the prophet Nathan confronted him, he set in motion a series of devastating consequences. David’s oldest son, Amnon, raped his half-sister, Tamar. Tamar’s brother, Absalom, took revenge by murdering Amnon. Absalom fled into exile for […]

Text: Hebrews 10:1-14 Failures of the sacrificial system (vss 1-7) The sacrificial system was the shadow, not the very image Image that cast the shadow was the image of God who is Jesus Christ. Hebrews 1:3 ...the express image of his person… That law having a shadow of good things to come God showed his […]

God has appointed two offices for his churches. That is, two official positions in the sight of God.  One is a calling and the other is voluntary service.  These offices are pastor (shepherd, overseer, elder) and deacon.  The pastor is a calling and comes with certain qualifications.  The deacon is voluntary and comes with similar […]

Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 How people treat the productive class determines how productive a culture can be.  When you tell working people to hand over their money so it can be given to people on drugs or too lazy to get a job, you will eventually demoralize productive people.  And more so, you will turn […]

Text: Hebrews 9 Real difference between service and fellowship (vss 1-5) Paul makes a distinction between service and fellowship with God. Verses 1-5 describes the difference between service to God and fellowship with God under the old testament. Galatians 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then […]

Text: Psalm 2 Psalm 2 describes attitudes toward the Lord Jesus Christ.  You have the world’s attitude toward Him and how they will behave toward Him.  Then you have the Father’s attitude toward Him and how the Father will behave toward Him. The world’s attitude toward the Lord is irrelevant in light of what God […]