Commerce Community Church

We serve a "God of the Better!" Better than what you ask? Better than anything this world has to offer! He is the Highest Potentate in our world, and world for that matter. He is God, and He is better than any fear or temptation - anxiety, or anything the devil has to offer of this world.

In decisions that lie ahead may we hear the message "fear not!" Should there be disappointments, let us hear the angelic message that gave the shepherds guidance and led them to the Christ. In the year that lies ahead there will be many opportunities to hear these powerful heavenly words, "fear not!"

The day God fulfilled His promise and sent a Child born of the Virgin Mary. A Savior for all mankind, it is truly an awesome day. Our Advent candles: 1: Hope (Ps. 31:24), 2: Peace (John 14:27), 3: Joy (John 15:11), 4: Expectation (Rom. 8:19)

Rev 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. John 7:37-38 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flo...

Rev. Don Van Zandt shares about the "joy" Christ feels for us. Zep 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in His love, He will joy over thee with singing.

Lesson: Genesis 27:15-24 and 42-44 Isaiah 30:18 The Lord is a God of judgement: blessed are all they that wait for him.

This glorious season of Christ's birth begins with thoughts of His love for us, that He would give Himself for our redemption. Note, this is the first gift ever given, the most valued gift. The remembrance of Jesus and all His gifts He has given, is still giving!

The Word of God is so full of praising, and giving of thanks, we must become full of praise and worship that others might see our dedication to our faithful God!

Thanksgiving is a powerful entity, a strong partner of Thanksgiving! But today's message deals mostly with "Continual Thanks!" In this season of Thanksgiving it would be great for us spiritually if we could major on "continually giving thanks!" Hebrews 13:15 "By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His Name."

The Thanksgiving season reminds us of all the reasons we love our God, all the times He has been there for us, and how great He is as we reach out to Him in worship and Praise!!

At least four times in our scripture reading today it states Jesus was full of compassion. And then several times in scripture it speaks of Jesus as being moved with compassion. There are also other times that compassion is seen in the heart of an individual, such as the parable of the Good Samaritan.

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. Deut. 8:2

Rev. Wood is a missionary from Mexico. He is a pastor, head of a Bible College, conducts tent meetings , and runs the New Dawning Orphanage Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico. As you can tell, Rev. Wood is extremely busy doing the Lord's work. We have known Rev. Wood since he was 12 years old, and continues to work in missionary work to this day!

Let us sing a song of praise for He had done mighty things in our Lord's house! "O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless His name; shew forth His salvation day to day." Psalm 96:1

Act 10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

The Lord has great expectations for His children, thus He gave us a free will expecting us to serve Him with all our hearts. This is the true saints' desire.

Who is like unto Thee? Let us meditate upon the holiness of God. It is difficult to talk about the holiness of God in one message. There is so much to be covered when we meditate upon our Holy God. Holiness for us is a commitment to a Christ-like life style. To understand holiness in our lives we look to Jesus. We see His actions, His passions, and His commitment to His Father.

Changes are made and as we move through the changes we discover more power of faith, trust, and patience among so many more things. This was the movement of a church building, but the real movement was the Spirit of God moving with purpose to fulfill the Father's Will. A move of God is still going on... For His Spirit is not just in a building, His is building something much more precious!

It is the sacrificed Lamb of God who redeemed us and set us free from the darkness of evil! O praise His Holy Name, the Lamb of God who gave to us this greatest gift, the gift of salvation!

Children are the gift of God, they are a witness of the creative power of God, and ultimately a servant in His kingdom. Jesus gave this most powerful object lesson of a child to His disciples. Mark 9: 36-37 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, "Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whos...

O, to seek the Lord for help in our warfare, and be not tempted to respond un-Christian like. Walk away seeking the Lord and rejoice in God's love and strength! This is the day to lift up our hands and give glory and honor unto the Lord of our salvation.

The church-at-large is to rise up and do what God wants us to do in both our personal lives and our beloved country. "Dry Bones" be gone! We have a loud and clear call from our Lord to wake up and show forth our light. Ezekiel 37:1-10

Rev. Don spoke today about our spiritual 401K, investing in our eternal destiny. As we invest in our heavenly kingdom we bankrupt satan's kingdom. Unleash the authority you have been given by your investment in the Lord's kingdom, His 401K.

"For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock." Deu 32:28-31

Judges Chapter 7: Gideon is an example of God controlling a situation, and His power to do all things. Temptation will not overtake us. We have to trust God. Listen to what God has to say. Then surround the enemy and watch God conquer. Situations are only circumstances, remember nothing is too hard for God.