Overview- His Death Brought Forgiveness, His Resurrection Brought New Life, But Is It All True? Matthew 27:45-50, and Acts 2:22-24.

Happy resurrection day everyone, He is risen indeed!!!

In my sermon today I give first billing to none other than Jesus Christ, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, of course, as He is worthy of our attention first of all.

For if He had not given His life on the cross to pay for our sins, and had He not resurrected from the dead to give us new life, then where would we be? Nobody on planet earth would have any hope, period the end.

I glorify Jesus Christ first of all, then turn our attention the evidences of His resurrection.

There are lots of ways we can prove the truths of the Bible, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ is no different. So I spend about half of the message talking about an undeniable evidence of proof, that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is actually a real event, and actually one of the most provable historical events in all of history.

I am not going to give away the spoiler in my overview though, you will have to listen to the message for that. Come take a listen, you will not be disappointed, I promise.

One of our members said this was one of my best messages ever.

May God bless you as you diligently seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview – Be Diligent To Present Yourself Approved To God. 2 Timothy 2:14-21.

So far in this chapter of 2 Timothy, Paul has really been focusing on teaching Timothy how a Christian is supposed to live their lives, and the type of focus on Christ that they are really supposed to have in their lives.

Today in this sermon I cover Paul’s words to timothy in regards to the holiness of the words that come out of Christians mouths, and the type of conversations we are supposed to be involved in, verses the conversations we are not supposed to be involved in.

What does God expect from someone He is saving?

How does God expect Christians to speak?

And just what kind of conversations does Paul say that Christians should stay out of?

I cover all these questions in my sermon titled, Be Diligent To Present Yourself Approved To God.

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- Christ Centric or Self Centric. 2 Timothy 2:4-13.

My sermon today covers the aspect of this section of scripture about what it means for a Christian to live a Christ centered life (being Christ centric), or a self-centered (self-centric) life.

I also discuss the eternal benefits and disadvantages of both types of lifestyles.

What does it mean to live a Christ centric lifestyle?

What does it mean to live a self-centric lifestyle?

What are the eternal advantages and disadvantages of the choices to live either one of these lifestyles?

I answer these questions in my sermon titled "Christ Centric or Self Centric".

May God bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- What's Your Focus? 2 Tim 2:1-4.

In my message today we study Paul’s Words to Tim and all Christians today, about a few different things that he wanted him and us today to stay focused on.

First, be strong in the grace of Jesus Christ. Second, go out and get men and teach them his teachings, and teach them to do the same. Third, do it as a good soldier enduring hardship. Fourth and last, don’t get entangled in the worlds affairs, but be as a good soldier mainly engaged in warfare.

Now, why is it important that Christians today stay focused on those points above?

And what happens if we don’t stay focused on those issues Paul addresses here?

Lastly, what warfare should Christians be engaged in, and why should we not get or be entangled in the worlds affairs?

I answer all these questions and get in depth on all that Paul says here in my sermon titled, What’s Your Focus.

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- You Must Hold Fast. 2 Timothy 1:13-18.

In our message today we studied Paul’s commands to Timothy to HOLD FAST to his teachings, and KEEP up the practicing of the spiritual gift that God gave Him, and I talked about what these things translated to in real life.

Then sadly I taught on Paul telling Timothy how ALL the Christians in Asia had forsaken him, including three people and one family that I believe Timothy knew, Phygellus, Hermogenes, Onesiphorus and his household.

Why did Paul command Timothy to Hold fast to His teachings, and Keep up the practicing of his spiritual gift, then tell him about how all of the Christians in Asia had forsaken him?

Is there a correlation between these two statements?

I see one, how about you?

Come, take a listen to the sermon, where I answer all of these questions, and talk about “You must hold fast”.

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- Let The Redeemed Of The Lord Say So. 2 Tim 1:6-12.

Paul tells Timothy in verse 8 of our text today “do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord”. In this statement, Paul is telling Timothy that he shouldn’t be ashamed of Jesus Christ and His Gospel, he refers to the Gospel in verse 10.

So, in my sermon today I focus on Paul’s exhortation to Timothy, or to all Christians (since the Bible was written partly to every follower of Christ), to be unashamed of Jesus Christ and His Gospel.

What does it mean to be ashamed of Jesus Christ and His Gospel?

Why should the redeemed of the Lord say so?

How strongly does Jesus Christ want the redeemed to say so?

I answer all of these questions in my sermon titled, “Let The Redeemed Of The Lord Say So”.

May God bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- God Is Enough Pt. 2. 2 Timothy 1:1-7.

I didn’t originally intend on this subject being the focus of back to back sermons two weeks in a row, but with the things that I have had going on in my life right now, what Paul was going through at the time he wrote this letter, and God leading me to study 2 Tim as our next book of Bible to study, I got the vision from God for this message, and so ran with it.

What things do I have going on in my life that pertain to this message?

What things did Paul have going on in his life at the time he wrote this letter to Timothy?

Is God enough for you?

I answer these questions and more in this sermon titled, “God Is Enough Pt. 2”

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview - God Is Enough. 1 Tim 6:6-21.

In our message today, I mainly focus on what Paul says to Timothy in verse 6 of Chapter 6, Godliness with contentment is great gain, or simply when God is enough, you will have great prosperity, but not financial prosperity, spiritually prosperity.

But what happens when God is not enough, or God stops being enough for a Christian? As Paul writes about this as well, so I also turn my attention to the dangers associated to a person desiring to be wealthy and lusting after the things of this world.

What are the dangers of not having a mindset of God is enough?

What does Jesus have to say on this subject?

How do we stay away from the trap of running after the wealth of this world, and the deceitfulness of its riches?

This sermon titled, “God Is Enough”, has the Biblical answers to these questions and more. Please listen along, as the church in America definitely needs the words of Paul here in 1 Timothy 6:6-21.

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- If You Abide In My Word You Are My Disciples. 1 Tim 6:2-5.

In my sermon, I mainly focus on Paul’s advice to Timothy, the Christians in Ephesus, and us today, to GET AWAY FROM PEOPLE THAT TEACH TEACHINGS that go against the teachings of Jesus Christ, Paul, and the Bible’s doctrine of Godliness.

Why would Paul write this in his letter here?

Jesus makes it very clear in the Gospel of John 8:31 that only those who abide in His word are His disciples.

Breaking this down; a disciple is simply a follower, abiding is living in or by, and His Word is His written teachings that we have in the Bible today.

So Jesus says that only those that live in and by His Word or the teachings in our Bibles today, ARE His FOLLOWERS.

And the Bible says only followers of Jesus Christ are saved and going to Heaven when they die.

And so, if the opposite is true, this statement of Jesus means that people that don’t abide, or live in or by His teachings, are not His disciples, or His followers, and are not going to go to Heaven when they die.

Paul writes this in this epistle because he knows that any that follow false teachings won’t be saved.

Whose teachings do you abide in or follow today?

I expose many of the false teachings of today that go against the teachings of Jesus Christ, Paul and the Bible, in this sermon titled “If You Abide In My Word You Are My Disciples”.

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed

Overview- Don't Dishonor, Nor Despise, But Represent. 1 Tim 6:1-2.

In our sermon today we study Paul’s words to Timothy as to how Christians who were either purchased slaves (so someone’s property), or willful servants (same as people today who have jobs with companies) were to behave towards their bosses or owners who were either Christians or unbelievers.

Paul references that Christians of his time had slaves. Are Christians supposed to own slaves?

Does Paul say here that slavery is OK?

Is a Christian supposed to treat an unbelieving boss different than a believing boss?

I cover all these questions and much more in my sermon titled “Don't dishonor, nor despise, but represent”.

May God richly bless you as you seek Him

Pastor Ed