Sunday Morning Sermon for 2/24/13

I was unable to get the sermon recorded for this Sunday morning.  In its place, I am posting up the Sunday night sermon from the community Lenten service for those who would like to hear it.  Click on the link here to listen to it or on the Community Lenten Service message in the player on the right.  I will also post the notes from the sermon on the 24th below as well (FYI, these notes have nothing to do with the Lenten sermon at all).

What We Believe – Spiritual Gifts

Sermon notes 2/24/13

1. Given to all of God’s People – 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

   1. Different gifts for each person – v. 7, 11

   2. Used by each to contribute to the whole – v. 4-7

   3. For building up the Body of Christ (the Church)

2. A Word about Tongues

   1. No Spiritual Gift is required for Salvation

   2. Paul’s admonition – 1 Corinthians 14:1-19

3. Discover your gifts

   1. You have been given at least one

   2. Your gift is needed in the church

   3. Exercising our gifts in love – 1 Corinthians 13

Sunday Morning Sermon for 2/17/13

Continuing our series on our beliefs and values as a church body.  This week’s sermon looks at the importance of assembling together as the body of Christ.  You can click on the title in the notes below to go to the sermon.net page or you can choose the sermon entitled “Assembling Together” in the player on the right side of the page to listen.  May you be richly blessed through the Word of God.

What We Believe – Assembling Together

Sermon notes 2/17/13

1. You are God’s People – 1 Peter 2:4-17

   1. Watch how you live – v. 11-12, 15-17

   2. Watch how you love – 1 Peter 4:8

   3. Watch how you lose – Submission

2. A Church’s Foundation – Ephesians 2:19-22

   1. Built on those who have gone before

   2. Christ as the cornerstone

3. We need one another Work Together for Good

   1. Exhort one another – Hebrews 3:1-15

   2. Encourage one another – Hebrews 10:23-25

   3. Staying True – 2 Timothy 4:2-5

 

Sunday Morning Sermon for 2/10/13

I will be catching up on posting sermons. If you are seeing this after April 2013, then this doesn’t make any sense at all perhaps, but I am postdating the posts so that they will stay in the right order and on the right dates. I have had some computer issues that I have been working on so that I am able to do the audio posting in a more timely fashion, but it has resulted in a two month backlog of sermons. I will be getting them up shortly. Thanks to all of you who listen for being patient in the meantime. This is a continuation of our series about our church values/beliefs.  Click on the title for the notes below to go to the sermon audio or select the correct message from the player on the right hand side of the page here.

What We Believe: Benevolence

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon notes 2/10/13

1. Taking care of those in need

   1. The least of these

   2. Loving your neighbor – James 1:27; 2:8-9

2. Faith that works – James 2:14-17

   1. Taking care of needs – Isaiah 58:6-12

   2. Do whatever you are able – James 4:17

   3. Entertaining Angels – Hebrews 13:1-3

3. A Team Effort – Romans 12:1-13

   1. Sacrificing ourselves

   2. Working as one body

   3. Friendly competition – v. 10

   4. Overcoming evil with good – v. 21

Sunday Morning Sermon for 2/3/13

As much as I like the way the new site that hosts the sermons seems to work, and the fact that it is totally free; I am a little confused about trying to post the audio for the site here so you can listen to it directly.  The link below will give you the option to download the sermon directly and/or listen to it, but it will open a new window of some kind.  If that doesn’t suit you, try going to the site hosting the sermons and listening to it there (the most recent sermon I upload will always be at the top of the list) by selecting the sermon for this date in the player.  Alternately, you can select the sermon for this date from the player window in the sidebar at the top right hand side of the page and play it without leaving here that way.  Notes are posted below.

2/3/13 Sermon

What We Believe: Discipleship

Sermon notes 2/3/13

1. Four Marks of a Disciple

   1. Memorize their teacher’s words – John 2:22; 15:20

   2. Learn the teacher’s traditions and interpretations– Luke 11:1

   3. Imitate their teacher’s actions – Luke 6:40

   4. To raise up disciples – Matthew 28:18-20

2. Go and make disciples – Matthew 28:18-20

   1. To make disciples you must first be a disciple

   2. Immersion/Baptism – Luke 6:46-49

   3. No picking and choosing – Matthew 5:17-20

   4. All Disciples are Jesus’ Disciples – Matthew 23:8-12

3. A Very Long Task – Matthew 28:20

   1. A New Birth – John 3:3, 1 Corinthians 3:1

   2. Faith like a child – 1 Corinthians 13:11

   3. Growing up – Ephesians 4:15-16

   4. A Spiritual Parent – 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12