Commerce Community Church

Guest Speaker Rev. Kevin Dershem blessed Commerce Community with an inspiring message from the Lord. Beware of the enemies of the church from within.

Jesus, God's Lamb, was sacrificed once and for all! The writer of Hebrews wrote regarding the New Testament sacrifice of Christ's life: "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. " Hebrews 9:12

God shelters us by the power of His Word and the precious Holy Spirit! Christianity has been swept into the anxieties of the world. God is saying to major in spiritual things instead of the worldly things.

Isaiah 9:6-7 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with ju...

Humanity was created by the dust of the earth and God breathed into mankind the breath of life! The very breath we breathe has come from God, we are a creation of this awesome glorious God! Psalm 1139:17-18 "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee."

Most of all our greatest examples of endurance would be to remember Jesus on the Cross. Heb 12:2-3 "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint i...

Psalm 34:1-4 "I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears." Psalm 62:8 "Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him:...

Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

The message is about "being a witness for Jesus Christ" to the point that people notice - to the point that our lives are energized - we have collided with evil and we are a witness for Almighty God! Chapter of Acts 17:27-28

For Jesus sail "I will give you the promise of My Father, the Power of the Holy Ghost, and He will guide you into all truth, and He will empower you with a holy unction. We are His witnesses, He is the light in our life! We are the light house to the lost. We must shine in our family, shine on the job, emanate His presences in all that we do.

Take time to remember the places where He met you and you knew He brought you through the difficult issue. He robed you with the garments of salvation! Isa 61:10 "I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bri...

Mark 4:35-41: And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a...

Faith is what it takes to believe on the Lord Jesus as our Savior, it is the way to our salvation and eternal life. Faith is WALKING through our trials, sorrows, and difficulties.

Our hope must be in our God, not in the things of this world. We know this, but we must be more mindful of spiritual things and practice our faith. Faith is more than confessing what we believe. It is trusting the Lord Jesus in all things, and is actually walking in a realm where you know that whatever happens, He will never leave you nor forsake you. Faith works best when it is activated by need.

Faith is more than confessing what we believe, it is trusting the Lord Jesus in all things and it is actually walking in a realm where you know that whatever happens He will never leave you nor forsake you. It is living the life of trust more than confessing it!

Just as our human father has certain responsibilities for his children, God has taken responsibility for us, His Children. So today as we honor our fathers, we remember our "Heavenly Father" and offer up praises of worship and adoration unto Him for giving us life.

Let the church be prepared, let us be ready for the coming of our Lord and Savior. As we "wait" let us order our steps. Be of good courage, always be prepared for His coming. Let us no fret, but cease from anger, do good and trust in the God of our salvation. Psalm 37:7-8 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who...

Once we begin to experience a joyful spirit, the blessings of the Lord will bring us right into the presence of our God. Ps. 96:12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice.

Gen. 2:8-9 "And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil." God had great purpose as He planted His garden with humanity on His mind. From the begi...

We pray to learn a spiritual lesson today as we rejoice in the creative beauty that God has given us in things He has planted. It is all the planting of the Lord, and we as His people are a receiver of all His doings.

I think of my mother, the mothers of the Bible and the mothers of our congregation. And I am grateful for the Christian mothers that have been in my life. We give honor to the mothers of our house today and offer a prayer of thanksgiving.

There remains a secret place in Him, it is personal, every saint must find that place in Him for themselves. And when we do we will sense the shadow of the Almighty surrounding our lives, and sheltering us with His peace, His grace, and His mercy!

Jesus' entire life was a sacrifice that His fruit might bring our salvation. To do this He must die, be buried, and come forth in resurrection power! His sacrifice would end in giving us eternal life. He is calling for our sacrifice. What can we sacrifice for our Lord and Savior?

Scripture declares in 2 Cor. 5:21 "For God hath made Jesus to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." This is to say when Jesus lives in us and we take on His name of Christian, we are restored to Father God. Our desire is to be in 'right standing' with our God. Right standing is to follow after His Word until our meditation of Him guides us into pat...

We remember in scripture when Jesus was baptized His Father was blessed and pleased! Matt. 3:17 "And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." The message today is about pleasing our God! Do we often think that our Father in heaven desires to be pleased in His people? What are our thoughts about our Heavenly Father? He is a God full of feelings and desires...