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Sunday Sermon, July 28, 2024 - Pastor Terry Simpson

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Sunday Morning, July 21st. "The Need to Understand" Mt. 13

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Wednesday, July 17th Sermon by Pastor Terry, titled, "The Value of Asking Questions" from John 1:35-39

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7/14/2024 Sunday Evening Service. Holli Simpson preaching on being aware of the tactics of the devil. 

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“He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

(Revelation 19:16)

1. Jesus is The King

The Bible calls Jesus the king of kings. If He is the king of kings, who are the kings He is the king of? The answer might shock you. Christians are the kings He is the king of. He makes us into a “royal priesthood.” For the time being, forget about the priesthood, that’s a whole other real of truth about us and the grace of God in our lives. Royal means kingly.

We emphasize the worship of the King and rightly so. We cannot make too much of the King of the kingdom of heaven. The Lamb is the one on the throne who is worshiped by all of creation (Rev.5). All glory, honor and praise to the one whose name is above every other name! When Cornelius bowed to worship the apostle, “Peter lifted him up, saying, ‘Stand up; I myself am also a man.” (Acts 10:26) 

II. We are Kings He is the King of

But we also need to learn about the kings our King is the King of. Who are these people and what are their responsibilities and privileges of being kings? The song says, “Who am I that a king would bleed and die for?” I must be something special; He went to the cross to redeem me so He could rule and reign on the throne of the universe forever. What is our part in His kingdom? What are we? Who are we? We are kings! Kings in His kingdom. We need to learn what our responsibilities are. What are our privileges? What do we reign over? III. We are Kings Over What We Conquer.

Here is where we are headed: “To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.” (Rev.3:21)  Everything we learn to overcome in this life on this earth is further preparing us to reign as kings with Christ. When you learn how to overcome fear and overcome it, there’s another diamond in your crown! You overcame lust. Bam! Another ruby in your crown. You overcame sin. Another gem to shine forever on your head. You have to learn how to overcome. Faith is the victory that overcomes the world (1Jn.5:4). But we must learn what faith is and how it works. Let’s learn.

IV. We Reign by Faith

So many people don’t even know what faith is, how to get it, how it works, or how to work it. Do you know what God says you can obtain by faith? What it accomplishes? Did you know that faith works by certain laws? And we have to learn those laws? Romans 3:27 refers to “the law of faith.” The kingdom works by faith so it is imperative that we learn the laws of faith and how faith works. And this is just one system in the kingdom we have to learn. There is much to learn. Are you willing to do what it takes to learn them?

What other spiritual laws does faith work by? We must learn them if we are to walk by faith and please God. Laws are principles. Remember in the last chapter I discussed the difference between knowing the Person of Jesus and the Principles of Jesus? We meet the Person, but we must learn the Principles.

It’s one thing to be delivered from things like fear, depression, oppression, disease and death by someone else laying their hands on you, but it’s another for you to learn how to be delivered by Christ on your own. Someone who does this for you can teach you how to do it. This is the training of leadership. You are a born-again leader, but you will become a trained leader. Trained leaders help others to overcome so they too can reign with Christ.

V. We are Kings NOW!
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Sermon from John 1:1-34; 18:37

 Has a sense of purpose ever dominated your mind. Most have no sense of purpose in their lives. Other than get up, go to work, come home, watch tv, go to bed, and then do the same thing the next day, until they retire so they can collect seashells by the seashore. They don’t know why they are here and what they are supposed to be doing. No sense of divine purpose, calling, destiny, or anything. They just wander through life like a pinball in a machine. They rack up a few points, set off some bells and lights, and always eventually end up in the hole. Then it’s over. You’re dead. I used to cheat the pinball machines in my town by putting the legs on top of my feet. I could put one coin in and play the rest of the night. But in the end, I would walk out the door and that machine would be dead. That’s where everyone ends up. Dead and in the hole.

Mohammed Ali won the world heavyweight championship in boxing more times than anyone else. He kept boxing until he got his brains beat out. When asked why he kept boxing he said, “Cause I want people to remember my name!” That was it. But in a few years, nobody will remember his name except those who play Trivial Pursuit. There are no boxers’ names in the history books.

Though people are not just animals, they live a lot like animals. They do what it takes to stay alive, with what little temporary pleasure they can get out of it from time to time. They spend most of their waking hours at a job they hate, but… ya gotta eat! They eat to stay alive so they can eat and stay alive a little longer.

The Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible describes life for many people. Their whole being exists on solely a horizontal plane. It’s boring and meaningless. The phrase the inspired Solomon uses to describe this is “Vanity of vanity, all is vanity.” This is the richest man who ever lived, the most productive man who ever lived, with the biggest family ever in the history of the world, and yet the theme of his book was it’s all vanity.

Life lived with only a horizontal perspective is in the end – useless. It’s all vain. There is no vertical perspective, no divine perspective at all. They may believe in God but they have no sense of purpose that He has given them. No divine purpose, which means no eternal perspective. In the end, it’s just… the end. On the way to the end the scenery is boring. They purchase adult toys to help, but they break down, just like their lives eventually do. They have no sense of eternal significance. They may have some temporary purpose: “My purpose is to paint. My purpose is to lay bricks.” Or whatever. But in the end, it does not satisfy the heart that longs for eternal significance. We need God’s purpose for our lives. He alone gives the purpose that will not die when you die.

Answer this question: Why did the Son of God come into the world? Why did Jesus come? You might think of several answers, but do you know what He said about why He came. He told Pilate, the judge at His trial, why He came into the world, in John 18: 37, “For this cause I was born and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” He came for a witness to the truth of God. And He did.

Jesus is on trial for His life and He’s not defending Himself. Pilate marveled at His lack of defense. No lawyer or appeals. He simply stands there. But then He decides to say something vitally important. Pilate wanted to know if He considered Himself a king and Jesus told him this powerful statement of eternal significance. to read more click here: https://sites.google.com/view/gracehouseclinton/sermons

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July 7, 2024 Sunday evening. 

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The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel (good news).

(Mark 1:14-15)

Repent is a good word from God. He is offering us hope, the possibility of change for the better, the opportunity to become like Christ. Thank God for His command to repent. Jonah preached repentance to the wicked city of Nineveh and when they repented God saved the entire city. Repentance is a great word offering hope and change and salvation.

A Christian is a born leader. We are born-again leaders. You need to become a trained leader, but you were born a leader. The beginning of our leadership training is the call of God to repent. That’s why John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus preached at the very beginning of the New Covenant ministry, “Repent and believe the gospel, for the kingdom of heaven has come.” Like any baby you have an immediate influence on those you know. The maniac Jesus delivered was told the same day to go back to his family and friends and tell them what great things God had done for him. Paul describes the Thessalonians: “How you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God.” (1Thes.1:9) Repentance is a turning to God, an about face, and serving Him above all else.

Repentance is making a commitment to the kingdom of heaven. Technically, the King of heaven. It is so turning to God that you inevitably turn your back on sin and other gods in your life. Some imagine that repentance is simply halting the harmful habits in their lives. “I no longer smoke, chew, drink, cuss, steal and look at porn. Now I spend my time fishing, hunting, playing softball, and watching TV.” And they think that is repentance. It is not. You can reform your life by quitting nasty habits, but that is not repentance. Repentance is turning to God and serving Him.

Jesus preached, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” (Mk.1:14-15) The kingdom has come, so it’s time to do two things, which are actually two sides of the same coin of salvation. And there are only two sides: Repent and Believe. Most don’t have a problem with believing; their biggest problem is with repenting which takes commitment to Christ and His kingdom.

There’s no such thing as an uncommitted Christian. That’s like saying, “I’m a baseball player but I am not on any baseball team.” I’m a “non-practicing Catholic” (like the majority of Catholics claim) but I’m a Catholic.” If you’re a non-practicing Catholic, you’re not a Catholic. It’s like calling a man an unmarried husband. Marriage requires a commitment. All contracts (borrow money, get a job) require commitment. Commitment is the essence of becoming a Christian.

“Follow Me” requires a commitment to put Christ first. “Then He said to another, ‘Follow Me.’ But he said, ‘Lord, let me first go and bury my father.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.’ (That’s putting the kingdom of God first.) Another also said, ‘Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God.’” (Luke 9:59-62).  Commitment to Jesus being first and Lord is the very meaning of repentance. There’s no such thing as a Christian who has not repented and made Jesus the Lord of his life. Jesus said, “Repent or perish.” (Lk.13:3) There is no salvation without repentance. And repentance means commitment.

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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024. 

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Sunday, June 30, 2024. 

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