Divine Revelation
What We Believe Summary “Divine Revelation”:We believe that God has revealed Himself in the Scripture of the Old and New Testament, the inspired Word of God, and ultimately through his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. John 1:1-18 (NLT) The Word (of God) “logos” “39 “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!”John 5:39 (NLT) “27 Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from…
God the Holy Spirit (Pt 3)
God and His Attributes “6 But for us,There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live.And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created, and through whom we live.”1 Corinthians 8:6 (NLT) God the Father Covenant New Covenant 31 “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.”33 “But this is the new covenant I will…
It’s Time, Graduate Recognition
It’s TimeEcclesiastes 3:1Proverbs 3:5-6Psalms 27:14 What is Success?Seek His will in all you do?Wait for God’s timingColossians 3:23-24Proverbs 3:5-6Place your trust and faith in God for the outcome Our FocusThe process is in our controlThe outcome is in God’s controlLet’s focus on the process Matthew 20:26But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, Mitch Horst, Young adult leader; Luke 12:48Ryan Horst, Youth leader; 1 Peter 4:10-11
Article 1 – God, The Son (Jesus Christ)
What We Believe Who Is God? “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” A. W. Tozer (Knowledge of the Holy) Who Is Jesus? 16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (NLT) 17 “God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but…
Who is God?
What We Believe Article 1. God and His Attributes (Part 1 – God the Father) Who is God?Deuteronomy 6:4-5Mark 12:28-34 “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” -A.W. Tozer (Knowledge of the Holy) Genesis 1:1-3Romans 1:19-20Hebrews 11:3Hebrews 11:6Hebrews 11:1 “To admit there is One who lies beyond us, who exists outside of all our categories, who will not be dismisses with a name, who will not appear before the bar…
Real with Each Other
Real with Each OtherColossians 3:1-17 “How we treat each other is a direct reflection of our personal relationship with Jesus Christ” What we Believe“If the Church is not Making Disciples, then all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible, are a waste of time.” -C.S. LewisFaith Covenant“In such a fearful world, we need a fearless church.” -C.S LewisColossians 3:1-17; Colossians 3:9 Grave Clothes (Lazarus)–Sexual Immorality / Impurity / Lost–Evil Desires–Don’t be greedy (Covetousness)–Anger / Rages–Malicious Behavior–Slander–Dirty Language–Colossians 3:9-10 Real…
Real with God
Real with GodViewpoint #1 – Leads to Sin-Romans 12:3Viewpoint #2 – Leads to Sin-Romans 6:1-2Viewpoint – Leads to Life-Ephesians 5:21 What We Believe-Faith Convent (Membership)“How we treat each other is a direct reflection of our personal relationship with Jesus Christ” Real with God-Starts with “Something’s Missing”-Desire for the RELATIONSHIP-What happens to the RELATIONSHIP?-James 4:1-10 What’s Wrong?-A war within us–Galatians 8:17–Lieutenant Hiroo Onada Intelligence Officer-Divided hearts–James 4:4, Janes 4:8b, Matthew 15:8-9, 1 John 2:15-17-Unyielding Spirit—James 4:5-8 Action:-A war within us—Humility and…
The Crown of Life
The Crown of Life-Mary Magdalene-Simon Peter-The Others Disciples – JohnJohn 20:1-18 “I saw the alleged contradictions that people typically point to in the gospels, but these differences were fully within the range of what I would expect from eyewitnesses of the same event.” -J. Warner Wallace ‘Cold-Case Christianity’ “If the skeptics were willing to give the Gospels the same ‘benefit of the doubt’ they are willing to give other ancient documents, the Gospels would easily pass the test or authorship.”…
The King we Didn’t Expect
The King We Didn’t ExpectMatthew 21:1-11 The Prophecy (Matthew 21:1-7) Messianic Prophecies Jesus Fulfilled1. Messiah is to be born of a virgin. (Isaiah 7:14; fulfilled in Matthew 1:18-2:1; Luke 1:26-35)2. Messiah is to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; fulfilled in Matthew 2:1-7; John 7:42; Luke 2:4-7)3. Messiah is to be preceded by a Messenger. (Isiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1; fulfilled in Matthew 3:1-3; 11:10; John 1:23; Luke 2:4-7)4. Messiah is to enter Jerusalem on a donkey. (Zachariah 9:9; fulfilled in…
The End of the Search
The End of the SearchEcclesiastes 11-12Under the SunThe Wearisomeness of Life; -Life is an ADVENTURE—live by faith (Ecclesiastes 11:1-6)–The Merchant (Ecclesiastes 11:1-2)–The Farmer (Ecclesiastes 11:3-6)—Galatians 6:7-9The Certainty of Death; -Life is a GIFT—enjoy it (Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:7)–Rejoice (Ecclesiastes 11:7-9)—Lamentations 3:22-24–Remove (Ecclesiastes 11:10)—Matthew 6:27; Philippians 4:6-7–Remember (Ecclesiastes 12:1-7)—Matthew 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58The Vanity of Wisdom; -Life is a School—learn your lessons (Ecclesiastes 12:8-12)–2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12The Ineffectiveness of Wealth; Life is a STEWARDSHIP—fear God (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)–Fear God (Ecclesiastes 12:13)-–Proverbs 9:10—”The remarkable…
A Life of Wisdom
Meaningless: A Life of Wisdom; Ecclesiastes 10 -The Foolish Leader (Ecclesiastes 10:5-7, 16-17) –1 Timothy 3:6, 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 –”Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of years, but by the obedience to the will of God.” -Oswald Chambers -The Foolish Worker (Ecclesiastes 10:8-10) -The Foolish Talker (Ecclesiastes 10:12-15) –Destructive Words (Ecclesiastes 10:12) –Unreasonable Words ((Ecclesiastes 10:13) –Uncontrolled Words (Ecclesiastes 10:14a) –Boastful Words (Ecclesiastes 10:114b) –Proverbs 10:32; Proverbs 10:19, Proverbs 13:3, James 3:1-18, Luke 6:45, Titus 1:10, Titus 2:10b,…
Live Like You’re Dying
Ecclesiastes 9 “Let us look to live each day as if it could be our last, recognizing how much we can be doing for the Kingdom if we live with this mindset.”