Pastor Tom teaches on the concept of "painful grace", a revelatory kind of grace that reveals us to ourselves, and, in turn, can help us to love without judgment.

Pastor Neil teaches on leadership and what Jesus taught it should be. He taught on the religious leaders of that day, the scribes and Pharisees, and used them as examples of what leadership should not be. To lead well is to humble ourselves in humility and serve others; to get on their level. Jesus' example was to wash the disciples feet, a menial job of a servant. A better leader & teacher is one who 1. Lets the Spirit and the Word of God continually convict and show where change is needed. 2. Shares appropriate measures of that experience of Spirit-led personal examination with others who need to do it themselves.

Pastor Neil teaches on leadership and what Jesus taught it should be. He taught on the religious leaders of that day, the scribes and Pharisees, and used them as examples of what leadership should not be. To lead well is to humble ourselves in humility and serve others; to get on their level. Jesus' example was to wash the disciples feet, a menial job of a servant. A better leader & teacher is one who 1. Lets the Spirit and the Word of God continually convict and show where change is needed. 2. Shares appropriate measures of that experience of Spirit-led personal examination with others who need to do it themselves.

Guest missionary, Dave Byers, with Greater Europe Missions (GEM) spoke on Gideon and how he saw himself versus the way God saw him. We, as believers, also need to see ourselves as God sees us; to understand who we really are in Christ. Gideon got a glimpse of who God says he is and it changed everything. He went from a wimp to a warrior. "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." 2 Cor 4:7

Guest missionary, Dave Byers, with Greater Europe Missions (GEM) spoke on Gideon and how he saw himself versus the way God saw him. We, as believers, also need to see ourselves as God sees us; to understand who we really are in Christ. Gideon got a glimpse of who God says he is and it changed everything. He went from a wimp to a warrior. "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us." 2 Cor 4:7

Pastor Neil speaks on what Jesus meant when He said to "turn the other cheek". How does that apply today and how do we live that out practically in our lives.

Pastor Neil speaks on what Jesus meant when He said to "turn the other cheek". How does that apply today and how do we live that out practically in our lives.

The master (the LORD) is not pleased and will not praise His servants (God's people) for merely doing the basics, so says Jesus in Luke 17:7-10. Yet how many Christians are not even doing the bare minimum of what God asks His people to do - things like faithfully attend church and participate in ministry? Christians are buying into the lies of the world. We are substituting our devotion to Christ for devotion to pleasure, entertainment, sports, vacation, money, work, etc. Christian - you are better than this! It is high time to increase our faith, and renew our commitment to building up God's Kingdom, and not our own. It is high time to seek praise and reward from the Master - honor that only comes by going above and beyond the call of duty to our LORD. "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day [of Christ] approaching" (Hebrews 10:25).

The master (the LORD) is not pleased and will not praise His servants (God's people) for merely doing the basics, so says Jesus in Luke 17:7-10. Yet how many Christians are not even doing the bare minimum of what God asks His people to do - things like faithfully attend church and participate in ministry? Christians are buying into the lies of the world. We are substituting our devotion to Christ for devotion to pleasure, entertainment, sports, vacation, money, work, etc. Christian - you are better than this! It is high time to increase our faith, and renew our commitment to building up God's Kingdom, and not our own. It is high time to seek praise and reward from the Master - honor that only comes by going above and beyond the call of duty to our LORD. "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day [of Christ] approaching" (Hebrews 10:25).

Pastor Neil answers some common questions about the nature of our enemies, how Jesus's teaching in Matthew 18:15 and Mark 11:25 on forgiveness and resolving conflict relate to His words in Luke 6, and whether a policy of avoiding or ignoring our enemies comports with Luke 6. But this sermon is cut short to address another pertinent matter to the people of Coast Bible Church, in which Pastor Neil addresses the relevance of Luke 17:7-10 to the present malaise among Christians in the church.