First General Baptist

Message: The Gospel According to Luke

Text: Luke 1:1-5, 2:1

 ~400 silent years. The Apocrypha, the Maccabees—Matthias Maccabeus and his sons

 ~Herod the king of Judea (Herod the Monster)

 ~Caesar Augustus, the first emperor and also the first to institute emperor worship...the emperor as deity

 Genesis 49:10 Jacob’s prophecy

 Galatians 4:4-5

Why does God wait until things get so bad?

 We don’t search for God until we can’t find Him...hardly any of us pray so hard, until we really need to...faith is built where there is a real need for faith

Message: The Gospel According to Luke

Text: Luke 1:1-5, 2:1

 ~400 silent years. The Apocrypha, the Maccabees—Matthias Maccabeus and his sons

 ~Herod the king of Judea (Herod the Monster)

 ~Caesar Augustus, the first emperor and also the first to institute emperor worship...the emperor as deity

 Genesis 49:10 Jacob’s prophecy

 Galatians 4:4-5

Why does God wait until things get so bad?

 We don’t search for God until we can’t find Him...hardly any of us pray so hard, until we really need to...faith is built where there is a real need for faith

Do you need a second chance?

Message: Your meeting by the sea

Text: John 21:14-15

~Matthew 26:56 His disciples run away

~Luke 22:60-61 The rooster crows and Jesus looks at Peter

~Mark 16: 5-7  “But go, tell His  disciples—and Peter—…”

This is Simon Peter’s chance at a second chance

Jesus never asks a question He doesn’t already know the answer to. The question is for Peter to know the answer.

Philip Yancey,  "Like grace, forgiveness has about it the maddening quality of being undeserved, unmerited, unfair."

Do you need a second chance?

Message: Your meeting by the sea

Text: John 21:14-15

~Matthew 26:56 His disciples run away

~Luke 22:60-61 The rooster crows and Jesus looks at Peter

~Mark 16: 5-7  “But go, tell His  disciples—and Peter—…”

This is Simon Peter’s chance at a second chance

Jesus never asks a question He doesn’t already know the answer to. The question is for Peter to know the answer.

Philip Yancey,  "Like grace, forgiveness has about it the maddening quality of being undeserved, unmerited, unfair."

The foolishness of man.

The foolishness of man.

Message: Everyone is welcome
Text: Ephesians 2
 
Eph 2:1-10 (Grace)
Good works don’t save us, we do good works because we have been saved
 
Eph 2:11-22 A part of the  family
The church bell
The dinner bell
John 10:7-11, 14-16
The same open door that allows you to enter, is still open
  
Philip Yancey,  "Grace is unfair, which is one of the hardest things about it."

Message: Everyone is welcome
Text: Ephesians 2
 
Eph 2:1-10 (Grace)
Good works don’t save us, we do good works because we have been saved
 
Eph 2:11-22 A part of the  family
The church bell
The dinner bell
John 10:7-11, 14-16
The same open door that allows you to enter, is still open
  
Philip Yancey,  "Grace is unfair, which is one of the hardest things about it."

What is wrong with the world?

Link to painting: http://www.blackartdepot.com/products/forgiven-canvas-wall-hanging-by-thomas-blackshear?variant=935611517

What is wrong with the world?

Link to painting: http://www.blackartdepot.com/products/forgiven-canvas-wall-hanging-by-thomas-blackshear?variant=935611517