Family Life Church-Hermitage, PA

DENIERS -Surely the idea of denying Jesus is a new thing. It couldn’t have happened right away after Jesus was raised from the dead! It did… Jesus went to the cross knowing that there would be people who deny him as the Messiah. He knew that his “Chosen People” would not accept him as the Messiah. The religious leaders could not see past his lack of Conquest and therefore denied him as the Messiah...

We are going to take some time to dive into the events of Holy Week. What happened throughout this week that lead to the cross? What were the significant milestones along the way? What did each of them mean? What do they mean to us? There is so much going on here that is part of the cross. I want to speak to those who are unsure about their belief in God. I want to speak to their belief in love. I...

Is Discipling Children a Biblical Priority? Matthew 18:2-5; Mark 10:13 -16 In Response to what the Bible Says... The Barna Research Group reports that all facets of moral and spiritual developments start as early as age 2. By age 9, most children have their spiritual moorings in place. By the age of 13, their spiritual identity is largely set in place. International Bible Society indicates that 83...

Are we compassionate? 1. God Offers Comfort to All - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT    3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. 4 He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. Psalm 68:5  Our Go...

THAT TIME MY AGENDA WASN’T PART OF GOD’S PLAN… When was the last time you asked God, “what’s your plan?” or “How can I be part of your plan for…?” Acts 1:6-8 "When the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know...

Pastor Paul, Worship Pastor 4 very practical ways to live a very powerful life Remember Learn Sing Worship Colossians 3:16-17 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesu...

Sermon Title: Let Me Show You: Matt Robinson Scripture:1Cor.4:16-17,11:1, Matt.28:19-20,1Tim.1:15-16, Main Points: 1. Why Should I Mentor? Jesus is our mentor. Mentorship changes lives. We are charged by Jesus to mentor others. If you mentor, your faith will grow. 2. Who Should I Mentor? Anyone. Mentoring is not about how capable you are. It’s about how willing you are and whether or not Jesus is...

Let’s take a close look at the Biblical pathway out of a bad day, because we ALL have them. But, let’s stop to consider an idea that may not occur to us too often. Perhaps our bad days are the days when Satan saw the greatest opportunity to attack an area of our lives that was vulnerable. Perhaps there are things we can do to fortify our lives and make ourselves less of a target for the enemy. Wha...

Pastor Panel- Practical ways to live out your faith.

How can I invite God's Blessing in my Life? James 1:12 Romans 11:30, 12:1 Worship - The Greek word for worship is latreia and it is most often translated as worship. However, there are other areas in the bible where it clearly is used as the word “serve.” What is most interesting about this passage is how both can apply. True surrender to God is the only way that we can truly serve or worship him....

How can I invite God’s blessing in my life? The Harvest of Generosity. The good news (Gospel) of Jesus is FREE to those who receive it, but it COSTS those who give it. It was free because Jesus paid for your salvation with his blood and a church sent a missionary, a pastor, a volunteer or a member to tell you about Jesus. It was free when you got it, but it cost something to get it to you. Then, G...

How can I invite God's Blessing in my life? James 1:12, Hebrews 10:23-25, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Genesis 2:18-23 NLT Life Through Community We are better together We were made for community

As we come off of the Christmas season, we still have a few lingering ideas that are in our hearts. We have the joy of the time we shared together this season with so many people in so many places. We have the anticipation of the New Year that comes tomorrow. Somehow, there just seems to be a Thrill of Hope in the air. Romans 8:20-25 NLT Broken World - No bones about it… our world is messed up. It...

How the Grinch stole Christmas The Battle you Cannot See. Everyone is fighting a battle you cannot see. We often look at hurtful people and dismiss them as the same. We don’t like the way the act or the way they treat other people. So, we try to avoid them. We might even go as far as to speak ill of them and their actions to others, propagating the idea of their innate meanness. Here’s the truth…...

ELF There's so much to do. There’s a temptation in difficult times of struggle to say, “I’m ready for Jesus to come back.” While this is a simple statement that qualifies our personal security in knowing that Heaven sounds better that Earth, there is one thing that is missing. There’s so much to do before Jesus comes back. You might be ready for the return of Jesus, but is your family ready? Are y...

Pastor Matt Robinson

[The Santa Claus movie with Tim Allen] Acts 7:57-8:1; 9:26-31 The Messy Back Story - There is some character who has a sorted past or who has been hurt by someone in the past. Either way, there is reason for them to be the wrong person for the leading role in this storyline that is unfolding in front of us. Can you relate? Don’t’ we all come from that same kind of place in our relationship with Go...

EPH. 5:4b- This verse is the hinge-point for a much larger section. It goes from Eph. 4:17-5:20. In this section, Paul is instructing the church in Ephesus about what it means to live in the light. We talked about this last week. We are the Church, those who have been called out of darkness and into the light. Paul’s instruction as “Children of the Light” is so important for us. It a major factor...

Jesse Comrie, Global Renewal Global Renewal exists to change the world through boldly proclaiming the Gospel, planting new churches, and bringing freedom to those who are in bondage.

The Apostles- - Bartholomew (Nathanael): martyred in India. - Phillip: martyred in Egypt. - John: marooned on Patmos Island until death. - James (lesser): martyred in Rome. - Andrew: martyred in Greece. - Peter: martyred in Rome. - Thomas (twin): martyred in India. - Matthew (Levi): martyred in Ethiopia. - James (greater): martyred in Rome. - Judas (Thaddeus): martyred in Beirut. - Simon (the zeal...

Deut. 31:16-18 NLT The Judges - - Othniel (judges 3:7-11)- Ehud (judges 3:12-30)- Shamgar (judges 3:31)- Deborah (judges 4)- Gideon (judges 6-9)- Tola (judges 10:1-2)- Jair (judges 10:3-18)- Jephthah (judges 11:1-12:7)- Ibzan (judges 12:8-10)- Elon (judges 12:11-12)- Abdon (judges 12:13-15)- Samson (judges 13-16)The end of Judges concludes with the tribe of Benjamin going to a festival to steal yo...

Exodus 1:5-8; 12:31,35-36, 51; 19:4-6 [ Moses was 80 years old when he returned to Egypt and spoke to Pharaoh on behalf of God and the Israelites.] History of Moses- Saved from abortion (ex 1:15-17)- Raised as a Prince of Egypt (ex 2:1-10)- Murderer on the run (ex 2:11-15)- Encounters God personally (ex 3)- Advocates Israel’s release (ex 7:10-13)- Plagues of Egypt (ex 7:14-12:30) Water to blood (e...

Creation- Genesis 1:1-2 The creation of “light” has no connection to a body of light (i.e. the sun) and therefore implies that God himself is the light that is being introduced into the world. The phrasing of Gen 1:1-2 depicts a broken and destroyed world which is covered in darkness. There is a poetic reference in vs. 3-5 that God himself is being revealed to the broken and cutoff world and that...

Ezra 9:1, 3-4 Let’s start addressing sin. No one wants to deal with sin; no one. Dealing with our sin is a painful process. I know… we don’t want to talk about sin. We want to talk about Jesus and love. We want to talk about grace and mercy. We want to talk about forgiveness. We don’t need to talk about things like: righteousness, holiness, repentance and contrition. The rebuild of God’s Church, h...

We were honored to have Jessica Bryan with us for 3 sessions this weekend. Session #1- Back to Basics, James 4:1-10Session #2- Positioned, Matthew 4:1-11, 17Session #3- Raised, Judges 2:10-17