Various June 5, 2022 SS.

In this mornings message we study that which is impossible with man was solved in Jesus Christ, through His sacrifice on the cross for our sins and providing the hope in Him and through Him, eternal salvation with Him. Amen!

Genesis June 1, 2022 PM.

In this message guess speaker Drew Nelson speaks on the creation account from Genesis 1, Life in God's Garden from Genesis 2, the Temptation and Fall of Men from Genesis 3, how Abraham Interceded for Sodom from Genesis 18, and a look at Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction from Genesis 19.

Various May 29, 2022 AM.

The recent troubles in our world have been a heavy weight to carry in

our hearts. We long for world peace, harmony amongst all

peoples, safety for our children, the absence of violence, true

unbiased justice, pure and useful politics, moral leadership, rich

agriculture, economic freedom and opportunity, prosperity,

medical and technological advancements, stability of international

borders, and the general flourishing of the human race.

We must remember that present afflictions are momentary and light

compared to the eternal and exceeding weight of glory that will be

revealed in the children of God (2 Cor. 4:17). Despite the absence

of that wonderful state of things today, the Christian God

promises—and will deliver—a kingdom on earth that will put to

shame even the best that this world has offered over 6,000 years

of history. Christians will have the opportunity to share in the glory

of Christ (1 Peter 5:1). One of God’s purposes in saving us is that

we would possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that will

be on display in a big way in the soon-coming kingdom era.

Yet for now we groan, earnestly desiring a better body (2 Cor. 5:2-4).

The entire creation groans under the weight of the curse due to sin

(Romans 8:22-23) and awaits the full bodily redemption of the

people of God. When that happens, then the world will be under

the control of moral and upright leaders. It will occur when Christ

returns and inaugurates what the Bible calls the kingdom of the

God of Heaven (Daniel 2:44). In effect, that kingdom will endure

forever as God works out His plan to bring about the end of the

current world and re-create a new Heaven and new earth and

what we think of as “heaven” begins. Before Heaven is the

kingdom age of unparalleled blessing on this earth. It will display at

least eight glorious characteristics.

Various May 29, 2022 SS.

Boys and girls are called to model biblical characteristics and attributes, based on their gender. In a world of sexual confusion and perversion, it's critical Christians raise their children following true biblical models.

Matthew 18:15-17 May 25, 2022 PM.

The Lord Jesus just said (18:14) that it is not the will of the Father in heaven that any of the little ones—ones who believe in Jesus—should perish. We learned from that paragraph about finding lost sheep that the Lord cares for His people, and none of them will be permanently lost. They might stray for a while, but not forever. It is because the Lord desires every sheep to be rescued that He instructs His disciples (and us) about what to do when a professing brother strays from the flock. The sinner does not do that by wandering to the mountains like a sheep with Alzheimer’s or dementia. He does so by living in sin and not repenting. For the church family, it is imperative to take the steps necessary to persuade the brother to repent and come back to the fold because God desires His people to be safe in the fold. The ministry of the church toward unrepentant sinners is often called church discipline. Regardless of the name of it, its goal is to bring sinners back, not push them away!

Matthew 18:15-17 May 22, 2022 PM.

The Lord Jesus just said (18:14) that it is not the will of the

Father in heaven that any of the little ones—ones who

believe in Jesus—should perish. We learned from that

paragraph about finding lost sheep that the Lord cares

for His people, and none of them will be permanently

lost. They might stray for a while, but not forever.

It is because the Lord desires every sheep to be rescued

that He instructs His disciples (and us) about what to do

when a professing brother strays from the flock. The

sinner does not do that by wandering to the mountains

like a sheep with Alzheimer’s or dementia. He does so by

living in sin and not repenting. For the church family, it is

imperative to take the steps necessary to persuade the

brother to repent and come back to the fold because God

desires His people to be safe in the fold.

The ministry of the church toward unrepentant sinners is

often called church discipline. Regardless of the name of

it, its goal is to bring sinners back, not push them away!

Philippians 4:20-23 May 22, 2022 AM.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our study, focused on the interactions that Paul had with the church. Paul praises God, greets his fellow believers with greetings, and praises the Lord for His grace on those to proclaim Christ as Lord. These may have been his last words to them. But they were meaningful words.

1 John 1:5-2:2 May 22, 2022 SS.

In this message Pastor Matt leads our study on the topic of what signs children should be showing that they are genuinely saved. We cover nine critical characteristics that show their walk with Christ is genuine. This message was designed as a help to Christian parents, both to examine and to work on cultivating in their children the characteristics of genuine salvation. The reality is that these characteristics apply to all believers, so these are good tests for all of us.

Various May 18, 2022 PM.

Some of the content of Ecclesiastes is a bit depressing as Solomon explores the so-called vanities of life. But from this exploration, Solomon drew some very good conclusions. His goal was to “see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives” (2:3). Without elevating the importance of one part of Scripture over another, we study some of those conclusions, including the “judicious enjoyment of life” motif that is common throughout the book.

Philippians 4:10-19 May 15, 2022 PM.

In the beginning of the letter, Paul wrote that he thanked God for the

Philippian Christians, and particularly for their “fellowship in the

gospel from the first day until now.” We remarked that this had to

do with not only their common sharing of life in Christ with the

apostle Paul, but with the fact that they shared material things to

assist Paul in his spiritual ministry. In this way, the epistle to the

Philippians is something of a thank you note from Paul to the

church for their faithfulness in supporting his work.

In this section of chapter 4, Paul comes around to that thanksgiving

theme again. There is a lot to chew on here: the example of the Philippian church in supporting missionary ministry; Paul’s way of looking at the gift

both from his side as recipient but also from the donor’s side; and

the confidence that God will supply our needs in Christ, with a view

toward those good works.