Message: Who You Are In Christ

Rev Jim Schremp

Text: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Message: Finding God's direction for your life

Isaiah 55:8-9

Colossians 1:15-17

1. God is always providing direction, it's up to us to look for, listen
to, and follow it.

Proverbs 3:5-6

2. There will be distractions, roadblocks and detours.

James 1:2-4

3. He is always leading us toward the same place

1 Thessalonians 5: 12-18

“As God is exalted to his rightful place in our lives, a thousand problems are solved all at once.” AW Tozer

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 11:20-27

Patient Leadership

Judgment according to opportunity

A.W. Tozer, "Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will be judged not by how much I have done but by how much I could have done."

C.S. Lewis, "For in it (judgment, Mt 25) the goats are condemned entirely for their sins of omission; as if to make us fairly sure that the heaviest charge against each of us turns not upon things he has done but on those he never did…"

James 4:17

2 Timothy 2:24-26

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 10:21-31

Don’t fear…trust

“Fear Him, you saints, and you will then have nothing else to fear.”

“Whatever I…tell…you…”

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 10:9-20

The Work:

Don’t worry

Vs 9-10

Don’t worry about money

Vs 11-16

Don’t worry, there will be people to help you, and people who will not heed you.

R.T. France, “They were to look for someone able and willing to accommodate them, and this would normally be someone open to their message, though not necessarily already committed to their cause.”

Vs 17-20

Don’t worry about push back. Keep pushing outward.

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 10:9-20

The Work:

Don’t worry

Vs 9-10

Don’t worry about money

Vs 11-16

Don’t worry, there will be people to help you, and people who will not heed you.

R.T. France, “They were to look for someone able and willing to accommodate them, and this would normally be someone open to their message, though not necessarily already committed to their cause.”

Vs 17-20

Don’t worry about push back. Keep pushing outward.

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 10:1-8

The Work:

Giving

One positive: You can only give what you have been given.

First negative: You should only give what you have been given.

“I don’t always know when the Holy Spirit is, but I sure know when He aint.”

Second negative: Jesus turns water into wine, Sauls into Pauls, your negatives into positives.

Slavery into salvation

Joshua 24:4

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 9:35-10:1

Love in Action

Sometimes you are the answer to your own prayer.

Look out!

Compassion is more than pity, it is love in action.

Luke 10:33

Jesus saw everyone as sheep…having no shepherd.

We are currently meeting: Sunday school 10:00am; Sanctuary worship 11:00am; The Chosen-life of Jesus series 5:00pm Sunday nights; Ladies Discerning the Voice of God 9:00am Mondays; Small group Bible for all ages Wednesdays 6:30…Invite who is not here!

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 9:32-34

Give & Take

1 Peter 5:8-9

John 10:9-10

1 Peter 5:6-7

James 4:6-7

Psalm 51:12, “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.”

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 9:27-31

Action Faith

Asking Faith