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Malachi 4:2-6 • sermon notes below     The day of the Lord is a time when our Heavenly Father will make all things right.– The day of the Lord has already come in Christ, and will fully come when Christ returns.   When earthly fathers are filled with the Spirit of the Heavenly Father, […]

Acts 2:38-39 and others • sermon notes below     Should infants be baptized? The Bible implies, and history confirms, that children were baptized as an expression of God’s Covenant Promises.– God’s covenant is not with individuals in isolation, but with families.– The practice of infant baptism was nearly universal in the early church. Does […]

Acts 2:38-39 and others • sermon notes below     Why do we baptize? Because the Bible commands us to baptize as an expression of our faith in Christ. What is baptism? Baptism is an outward expression of inward grace – the saving and transforming work of the Holy Spirit. – Baptism proclaims that our […]

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 • sermon notes below     Jesus himself instituted the Lord’s Supper– Jesus commanded us to celebrate the Lord’s Supper.– The early church celebrated the Lord’s Supper weekly as a full meal.– Christ is spiritually present in the bread and cup. The Lord’s Supper looks to the past, the present, and the […]

Ephesians 5:18-21 • sermon notes below     The Bible exhorts us to not waste our lives. Rather we are to be filled with the Spirit.– We need to be continuously filled with the Spirit. We have all of the Spirit, but does the Spirit have all of us?– Being filled with the Spirit is […]

Acts 2:1-12 • sermon notes below     The Promise of the Father – The promise of the Father was the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire. – The fire of the Spirit reveals, purifies, empowers, warms, illuminates, and spreads. The Feast of Pentecost – The purpose of the Feast of Pentecost: to celebrate […]

Ephesians 5:1-17 • sermon notes below     The Bible teaches that you are light! (5:8-9) Paul exhorts us to live as light! (5:1-13)– Love like Jesus.– Be pure in word, action, and heart.– Be a God-pleaser.– Shine light on the darkness. Paul challenges us to wake up! (5:14) Paul reminds us to live wisely! (5:15-17)– […]