Stepping out in faith…
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be …
John writes 3 letters to the churches he’s served. He shares with the churches what he has learned from God. If you want to learn who God is, pay attention to what he said about himself. 5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him …
Two of the most difficult things to get straight in life are love and God. The two can’t be separated. To love the right way we have to be right with God and to deal with God the right way, we have to learn to love the right way. For John’s instruction to the churches …
Is image really everything? A lot of people seem to think so because we’ll go to great length to keep up appearances. It was the same in biblical times as well. Let’s take a look at what happened as the new church was forming. We talked last week about the growing number of those who …
What does it take to be the kind of church Peter spoke to in Acts 4? Our pastor’s message has been in Acts for a while now. I find this text to be very inspiring in the times we are living. We looked at Acts 4 beginning with verse 32. 32 All the believers were …
”After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”Acts 4:31 What brought about this event of their meeting place being shaken? It happened after they prayed! If prayer can be that earth shattering, why don’t we do …
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17 ”Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer.”Acts 3:17-18 Peter is speaking to those who had gathered to hear about this Jesus that they had condemned on a …
In February we looked at Acts 3:1-10, this week we go back to Acts 3 and continue looking at the crippled beggar that Peter and John heal. As they heal the beggar, people are astonished at this, it catches their attention, but they aren’t saved. Peter wants them to know that he is just like …
Life’s not always easy. It doesn’t go as we have planned. But God had his plan and it was more than any could have imagined! Jesus had been dropping hints that the end was near, but the disciples didn’t seem to understand what he was saying. Judas had already agreed to turn Jesus over to …
Easter Sunday brings back memories of new frilly dresses, shiny new shoes, purse and hat. It was a long time ago! But Easter means so much more now than I remember as a young girl! I always look at things a little differently after the sermon on Sunday morning and this Easter was no exception. …
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