Christ Community Church of Pembroke Pines

Church Life                           “ The Road to Conversion”                                        Acts 9:1-9 Death and Darkness (vv. 1-2)   Life and Light (vv. 3-9)   Acts   13:48  And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. Jo. 10:2-3  2  But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of th...

Church Life                                   “ Principalities and Powers”                                                Acts 8:9-25 A Profession of Faith (vv. 9-13) Deut. 18:10-12a  10  For example, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering.[ a ] And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft,  11  or cast spells, o...

Thanksgiving Sunday of Praise and Worship      “ Give Thanks in Everything”  ( 1 Thess. 5:18 ) Ja. 1:2-3 2  Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,  3  for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.  Eph. 5:20   giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Give thanks in prayer to glorify the Lor...

Church Life                        “ The Seeds of   of Persecution”                                        Acts 8:1-8 Seed and the Sowers are Scattered   (vv. 1-3)   Seed is Sown and Begins to Grow (vv. 4-8)   Lu. 6:22–23  “ Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy,...

  Church Life                        “ Message of the Martyr, Pt. 6; Truth in Love”                                                Acts 7:51-60 Preaching Conviction (vv. 51-53)   Mt. 23:37  “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not...

Church Life                             Message of the Martyr, Pt. 5; New Temple”                                                   Acts 7:44-50 The Old Covenant Temple (vv. 44-47)   Psa. 132:4-5   4  I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,  5  until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”   The New Covenant Temple (vv. 48-50).   Psa. 11:4  Th...

Church Life                                 "  Message of the Martyr, Pt. 4; Exodus”                                                 Acts 7:35-43 The Redeemers (vv.35-38)   Nu. 14:2-4  2  And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!  3  Why is the Lord ...

Church Life                     “Message of the Martyr, Pt. 3; A Deliverer”                                                Acts 7:17-34 Consecration (vv.17-22) Captivity (vv. 23-29) Commission (vv. 30-34)                 - The  “ I AM”  ( 32a;   Exo. 3:13-14 ) 

Church Life                     “Message of the Martyr, Pt. 2; God with Us”                                       Acts 7:9-16   Providence (vv. 9-13)   Isa. 45:5a; 46:9-10.  Pro. 16:4,9 33  Ro. 8:28    Promises (vv. 14-16)   "Why?"- evil, pain and suffering?   1. Salvation  ( Gen. 50:20 ) as we just heard today from Joseph. I can tell you the gospel is going out & the Lord is going to save peo...

Church Life              “Message of the Martyr; Call and Covenant”                                       Acts 7:1-8   The Call (vv. 1-4)   The Covenant (vv. 5-8)   - Gen. 17:1-6  - Jo. 8:42-44b, 47 Jo. 8:56-58  56  Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”  57  So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”[ d ]  58  Je...

For sermon PP:  Sunday, September 22, 2024, Rev. Bernie Diaz, Pastor               Church Life                              “Mission of the Martyr”                                        Acts 6:8-15 His Conduct (vv.8-10)              - 1 Pet. 3:9-16; 4:12,14,16 .   Their Conspiracy (vv. 11-14)   Jo. 2:19-21  19  Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”  20 ...

Church Life “Building the Ministry” Acts 6:1- Ministry Needs (vv.1-2) Ministry Plans (vv. 3-6) F.A.S.T. Disciples: - Faithful - Available - Servant-minded - Teachable

Church Life                               “Portraits of Christian Courage”                                             Acts 5:27-32 Outline: Taking Stands (vv.27-29)   Jo. 15:18-19,20b, 21    Portraits of Courage in Acts of Disobedience:    1)       Preaching (Acts 4-5)  2)       Prayer & worship (Dan. 6:4-5,10) 3)       Idolatry (Dan. 1:3-19, 3:15c-18)  4)       Life   (Est. 3; Exo. 1:18-20)....

Church Life “Persecution Persists” Acts 5:17-26 Arrested (vv.17-18) Mt. 24:9-14 9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the...

  Church Life                                   “Growth in Signs and Wonders”                                                      Acts 5:12-16 The Kingdom Divides (vv.12-13)   1   Cor. 12:9-10,28     9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits...

Mathew 9 14-15

  Chrisitan Ethics                                      Pt. 3   “True Tolerance”                                                                               Romans 15:1-2   Patience (v.1)   Pleasing (v.2)   1 Cor. 10:24  Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.  14:3  the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.   Phil. 2:3-4 ...

Gospel Love (vv.1-3)   Gospel Conscience (vv. 4-5)   God’s will for you is that you be:   Saved (1 Tim 2:3-4) Spirit-filled (Eph. 5:17-20) Sanctified (1 Thess. 4:3 ) Submissive (1 Pet. 2:13-15) Suffering (1 Pet. 2:20-21)    Saying thanks (1 Thess. 5:16-18)   Psa. 37:4-5  4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the Lord;  trust in him, an...

Matthew 6:22-24 22  “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,  23  but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24  “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other....

  True Faith- “How Do I Know I’m Saved?”                                            Pt. 4   “Fortitude”                                                                            Colossians 1:21-23   God’s Preservation (vv.21-22)   Phil. 1:6    And I am sure of this, that he who  began a good work in you will bring it to completion  at the day of Jesus Christ      Ro. 8:31,33,39  31 What then shal...

True Faith- “How Do I Know I’m Saved?”                                                 Pt. 2   “Faith”                                                                      Romans 10:9-10   Confession (v.9)   Mt. 16:15-17  15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Ba...

The Opportunity of Freedom (vv. 35-36) Jo. 6:51a-b; 7:37 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. … 37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. The Guarantee of Freedom (vv. 37-40) Deut. 7:6-b-7 The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his t...

Church Life “Persecution for a Miracle” Acts 4:1-12 The Arrest (vv.1-4) 1 Pet. 4:12-14, 19 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Chris...