Sunday's sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 3:9-15. We conclude the book of Titus with a reminder to avoid all things that would bring division among brothers and sisters in Christ. Not only should we refuse to engage in silly arguments, but we should also have courage to confront divisive people. The key to maintaining our unity is remembering the gospel of the Lord Jesus. He is our common union! We pray this sermon encourages and challenges you in the faith. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday's sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 3:1-8 where we find a call to live as new creations in Christ Jesus. As Paul writes to Titus, he reminds those who would hear his letter of what they once were, so that they might pursue what God has made them in Christ. The point of our text is that because of God's saving work in Jesus, those who belong to Him through faith are to diligently pursue good works that bring glory to God. We pray this sermon encourages you in your walk with the Lord. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday's sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is 2 Corinthians 3:12-18. As we reflect on this passage together the encouragement is to remember the superiority of Jesus above all. Because of Jesus, we who belong to Him have much reason to rejoice. According to the gospel of the Lord Jesus we have access to the Father, full forgiveness of sin, and the promise of transformation. We pray this sermon encourages you to fix your eyes on the greatness of Jesus. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 2:11-15 where we are reminded of the importance of gospel foundation. God’s grace in the gospel of Jesus is to set the tone for the life of every Christian. Yes, the gospel is God’s power to save but it is also God’s power to lead and transform our very lives. What we learn in our text is that God’s grace in the gospel gives a new direction that moves us toward godly living; God’s grace in the gospel also gives us hope for the future, and God grace in the gospel gives us purpose for how we live our lives. The reminder for us to stand upon the foundation of God’s grace in the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for our redemption. We pray this sermon encourages us to remain strong in the faith and not waver. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 2:9-10 where Paul continues his exhortation towards godly living. While Paul has discussed how both men and women should pursue godliness, he now transitions to slaves. While this can certainly be a difficult topic to address, it’s important for us as Christians to have an understanding of how the Bible deals with the institution of slavery. While at first glance our text may not seem applicable to the present day, when it is understood in light of submission to authority it has many areas of application. The encouragement in this sermon is to live in balance with gospel and honor the authority we find ourselves under. As we walk in godly behavior towards authority God will open doors for the gospel message to be proclaimed. We pray this sermon challenges you in the faith. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 2:1-8 which provides for us a contrast between false believing leading to false living (1:10-16) and right believing that leads to right living. Our text reminds us of the importance of the gospel not only to save, but also to fuel men and women of all ages to live in such a way that God is pleased. Godliness is something that we must pursue and fight for in the strength of God’s great might. As God, though Christ, has given us new hearts we now have a responsibility to strive for godly living which includes being intentional about passing this way of life onto others. This is God’s design for HIs people - gospel believing, godly living, and disciple making people. We pray this sermon brings you encouragement in your walk with the Lord. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 1:10-16. In this section of Titus, Paul continues to remind Titus of the importance of godly leadership within the local church. One of the reasons godly leadership is so important is so that the church can be protected against false teachers. Rather than shying away from an uncomfortable confrontation, godly leaders along with all godly Christians, will confront any and every gospel prevision that raises its ugly head. Every distortion of the gospel must be boldly rebuked as the unity, truth, and purity of the church depends on it. If we are going to preserve the gospel for future generations then we must be diligent to notice and confront every aim to twist it. For we believe that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:3-4). We pray this sermon encourages and challenges you in the faith. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Titus 1:5-9 and in it we learn about the importance of godly leadership in the church. As Paul writes to Titus who is pastoring on the island of Crete his encouragement is that Titus would lead the effort of setting straight the things that crooked in the church. The first issue that needs to be dealt with is godly leadership. God’s design for His church begins with Jesus at the head and under His headship there should be godly, qualified leaders who are raising up godly followers. While on the surface this text may seem like it doesn’t apply to all we must remember that it most certainly does. Members of the church are called to affirm godly, qualified leaders and are also called to strive for the characteristics mentioned in our text. We pray this sermon will encourage and challenge you in the faith. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday’s sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. As we begin a new study in the book of Titus our text for this Sunday is Titus 1:1-4. In our Scripture we find Paul as the author of a letter he writes to a young pastor named Titus. While this letter has much encouragement for healthy church life and what godly leaders look like, it’s in the introduction where we find an important reminder of who we are as Christians and what our purpose is. Just as Paul calls himself a servant of God, we too must remember that we are not our own but have been bought with the precious blood of Christ. Our servanthood to God is to be joyful as we remember that by His grace we are secure in Him and adopted into His family. We pray this sermon encourages and strengthens you in your walk with Jesus. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]

Sunday's sermon from the Community Evangelical Free Church in Soap Lake, WA. Our text for this Sunday is Acts 3:1-26. In response to a very public and notable miracle, the Apostle Peter preaches his second sermon since the beginning of the church in Acts 2. While there are many things we could focus on from this sermon, for our time together our main reminder is that Jesus is the greatest gift of all. He is greater than gold, than physical pleasure or healing - He is by far the greatest gift to fallen humanity. Jesus came to serve His people, grant them His righteousness, and give them abundant life. We pray this sermon blesses and encourages you in the faith. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at [email protected]