Christ Community Church of Pembroke Pines

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                           “Superstition and Spiritual Warfare”

                       Acts 19:11-20

Deception (vv. 11-14)

2 Cor. 4:4 the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Domination (vv. 15-17)

-           Demonic possession

-           Demonic Oppression

Winning the Warfare:

-           Pray

1 Pet. 5:8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

-           Resist

Transformation (vv. 18-20)  

-           Believe!

Ro. 8:33,31 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies... 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be[a] against us?1 attachmentDownload

New Year’s, 2026: Holy Habits of Grace (1 Tim. 4:7-8)

For the Body (7b,8a) 

Psa. 101:3 “I will set nothing wicked before my eyes;” .. Psa 119 “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.” 

Ro. 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” 

1 Cor. 9:25-27  25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. 26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. 27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control,[b] lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

1 Cor. 6:19-20 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

For the Soul (vv.7b-8b)

-           Hearing God’s Voice (the word)

Jos. 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 

-           Having God’s Ear (prayer)

-           Being in the Body (church fellowship) 

The Reasons for the Season, Pt. 3      

                                           “Why the God-Man?”

                  Hebrews 2:14-18

To Destroy Death and the Devil (vv. 14-15)

Jo. 1:1-3, 14  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made... 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son[a] from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Lu. 1:52-53a 52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, 

To Sacrifice for Sin (vv. 16-17)

1 Cor. 15:54-57 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55 “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psa. 103:13-14 13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. 14 For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. Our God made us, loves us and takes pity on us. 

Philippians 2:5–11.

Christ Community Church, December 7, 2025, Rev. Bernie Diaz    

       The Reasons for the Season      

                                         “HIStory”

           Genesis 1-3

Creation (1:28-30)

Fall (3:1-13)

Curse (3:14-19)

-           Relationships (16-17)

1 Tim. 2:12-14 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 

-           Labor (16a, 17-19)

Redemption (3:15, 21-22)

Ro. 3:24-25a-c 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness,

Restoration (3:24)

Rev. 21:1-5a, 23  

Church Life

                                        “Mission Ephesus”

                         Acts 19:1-10

Baptizing the Found (vv. 1-7)

Preaching to the Lost (vv. 8-10)

Take 5 (minutes) to Give 5 (things or truths):

1.      God

2.      Man

3.      Need

4.      Gospel 

4 Roads to God:

1.      Creation

2.      Conscience

3.      Communication (bible)

4.      Christ

Jonah 2: 1-10

Church Life

"Learning Then Giving the Word of God"

Acts 18:24-28

Learning (vv. 24-26)

Mt. 3:11 "I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

1 Cor. 1:12 What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." 3:5-6 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human? 5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.

Eph. 4:11-15 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds[a] and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,[c] to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

1 Pet. 2:2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

Heb. 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

Acts 18:12-23

Acts 18 1-11