FBC Clarion Sermons

Practicing Prayer

We live in a world of "Bad News" - We Can Pray Truth 1 God's People are partly responsible for the good of the land. Matthew 5:13-16 = "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. 14  “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidd...

I have questions: Can I Change God's mind? Close Eyes bow head? Why am I not interested? Does prayer work? In His will? Can I really move a mountain? Is more better? If God knows everything, why pray? Is praying together necessary? Didn't Jesus pray in private? Persist or not?   Don't let anything stop you from playing!  Commanded by scripture to pray. Philippians 4:4-7 - Rejoice in the Lord alway...

The Prayers - Acts 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. One Teaching One Fellowship One Breaking of Bread Multiple Prayers Multiple Types of Prayers 1 Timothy 2:1 - First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people Supplications Prayers Intercessions T...

The Breaking of Bread What is The Breaking of Break?  It's The Lord's Supper - The Table What is devotion to the Table? Love for it = Luke 22:15-16 Need for it = 1 Timothy 1:15 Proclamation of it = 1 Corinthians 11:26 Submission to it = Ephesians 5:22-33 The Table plays vital roles in the Life of a growing church!! 1. Should Stimulate self-examination = 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 2. Invigorate a gospe...

Acts 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. The Fellowship - noun - a particular kind of fellowship What is The Fellowship? The "One-Anothers" (Mark 9:50) (John13:14) (John 13:34) (John 13:35) (John 15:12) (John 15:17) (Romans 12:10) (Romans 12:16) (Romans 13:8) (Romans 14:13) (Romans 15:7) (Romans 15:14) (Romans 16...

Jason Hunter Acts 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.  Devoted to one another.  Giving our lives to one another 2 Timothy 3:16 - 4:5 - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may b...

Jason Hunter Basics of Church 1 = People 2 = Proclaiming The Gospel Preaching = to tell and explain Exhorting = to urge, caution, and advise Heart-Breaking Gospel The real heart break is 3 = Response to the Gospel Repentance = Change of mind Baptism = Change of Life 4 = Production & Replication 5 = Holy Spirit

Jason Hunter It matters to have church membership similar to marriage is church membership - committed - belonging - attending Hebrews 13:17 - Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. A Soul Shepherd Matth...

Jason Hunter Luke 13:1-9 – Great Expectations Self-Examination is the key to growing The Owner = God The Tree = God’s People - Psalm 1 The Gardener = Holy Spirit- brings conviction The Expectation = Fruit – produce fruit – God’s people What fruit does God expect from His people? God expects repentance (first) “Weeding” the Garden – Dig           &n...

Jason Hunter Luke 2:8-14 – The Same Old Message Don’t Be Afraid because…   The Bible is about the Coming of God Progressive Realization – The gradual unveiling of God’s Plan The Bible is about the Coming of God and the Coming together of God and Humanity The Bible is One Big “Advent” Story What has Come What is Here What is To Come Luke 2:8-14 – Jesus coming as THE Savior Christmas is the Com...

God wants us to work advancing His Kingdom.  It will be uncomfortable Luke 2:1-7   In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.  2  This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.  3  So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town. 4  Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city...

Matthew 2 & Luke 1 Do you want to experience something new or greater from and with God? (Really consider this) Experience movement of God. New and greater things. Transformed and amazed.  Crisis of faith.  See God working and join Him there. It will be uncomfortable, challenging and scary. Then you need to be prepared to be troubled! 3 Examples of people who were "Troubled" by God "Troubled" - fe...

Philippians 4:4-7 - Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!   5  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.   6  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.   7  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.   Chri...

I Corinthians 9:19-23 - 19  For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.   20  To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.   21  To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside t...

What We will NOT / Can NOT Change 1. God Malachi 3:6 - God is always willing to accept our repentance. That does not change! Numbers 23:19 - God is always Truthful. That does not change. 1 Samuel 15:29 - God's promises & plans will always be kept James 1:13-17 - Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.   14 ...

God calling me in youth In high school John Madden mentored in youth group God preparing me when I was in Hickory NC Youth Position available - in 3 days I had a job Spent 5 years - God calling me to overseas mission My Pastor friend from Liebenzell 2 openings 1 to Ecuador - where I would have to learn the Spanish language 2 to Zambia - English British spoken there. That's me. God called me there....

One of the greatest obstacles we face when it comes to moving forward into our future is Mark 1:27-28 - 27 They were all amazed , so that they debated among themselves, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! Why we Hate Change 1. We honor the past. Philippians 3:13-14 -  13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behin...

1. Bible - Romans 10:9 - because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Look for the plain things. II Timothy 3:16 -  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof,...

John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Grace & Truth = equals = Jesus John 8:1-11 -  but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.   2  Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.   3  The scribes and the Pharisees brought a w...

God wants us to be Unified... What will it take for us to give God what He wants? 1. Presence - we need presence of God in our lives - The Holy Spirit 2. That we each NEED each other in unity 3. It will require Effort - Unity just doesn't happen. NOW - The nuts and bolts of unity 4. Humble in Spirit - 1 Peter 3:8 - Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart,...

Growing TOGETHER in Grace and Truth God wants us to be Unified Together It is important to Him It is important For Him What will it take for us to give God what he wants? 3 Requirements for us to live in unity.  7 more next week 1. Presence of God - John 17:22-23 -  The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,   I in them and you in me, that they...

Ephesians 4:14 - so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each...

2 Peter 3:8-18 - But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.  9  The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.  10  But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pas...

Markers that we respond to Lord, I'm yours Growing together with grace and truth Prayer 1. Praise / worship God for who He is 2. Consider why He is - matters to us 3. Recognize sinful results for missing who He is 4. React by properly aligning our lives to Him God is Glorious - He is to be feared God is Great - power - character - He is in control God is Gracious - Trust God is Good - I can be con...