Immanuel Fellowship

The people of God, the Church, is to reflect the character of God to the world around us. We are to be the fragrance of Christ. But sometimes we discredit our testimony by our actions. One especially grievous way we can do this is through Greed. Greed is often subtle, and always deceptive. Greed not only destroys our witness but it can lead us to ruin and destruction. This message talks about how we can recognize greed in our lives, and what we can do about it.

God wants us to be a fragrance of Christ (II Corinthians 2:14-15). That happens as we demonstrate the love of Christ to a dark and suffering world. However, it is possible that through our lack our love we become a noisy gong or clanging cymbal. We are annoying, obnoxious, and repulsive to the world. God is wanting to purge all hypocrisy from us that we may indeed be that fragrant aroma.

In Part 2 we continue to look at I Thessalonians 2:3-12. We are called to impart not only the gospel but also our own lives to others. We see that imparting our own lives to others is the key to imparting spiritual truth and spiritual power to others. This requires truly loving and serving people like we would with our very own children.

We continue looking at caring for the flock. In this message we see Paul’s love for people. The primary passage is I Thessalonians 2:3-12. In Part A we look at impure motivations for ministry. We also talk about what it means to impart the gospel to others.

Psalm 2 is a powerful psalm that has so much that speaks to us today. It begins by asking why are all the nations and peoples in such a rage. That’s a question many of us are asking today. This psalm is actually quoted two times in the New Testament, once in the book of Revelation, and in Acts 4. Both times have significance for us in today’s world.

We continue our study of some of the lesser known saints. In this message we look briefly at Epaphas, Phoebe, Priscilla and Aquila, and Tychicus. All were bond servants of our Lord Jesus. We have much to learn from these brothers and sisters.

The year 2020 will be famous, or infamous. We don't know what's ahead. Everything is uncertain, but that doesn't mean that God has abandoned us. Philippians 4:6-8 is the Bible passage for taking our anxieties to God no matter what crazy thing this year throws at us next.

In these troubled days it's important to realized that we've been called to stand firm in godly conduct against the onslaught of evil and confusion.