First Christian Church Sermons

Title: What’s Love Got To Do With It? (Impossible) Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: Matthew 5:43-48 Theme: Love your enemy. I. Jesus calls us to an impossible love. II. God rules over the impossible. III. The impossible becomes possible because God is our Father.

Title: DAD Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: Ephesians 6:4 Theme: Dads, don't look to be perfect, look to be dependent. I. Do not embitter your children. II. Bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. III. Trust in our perfect God.

Title: What's Love Got to Do With It? #2: Us vs. Them Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: John 8:1-11 Theme: Ungodly people, doing ungodly things are not our enemy 1. The world that we live in continues in sinfulness 2. We cannot hurl stones at the offenders. 3. The sinful are not our enemy, they are our mission.

Title: What's Love Got to Do With It? #1: No Mercy Text: Luke 9:51-56 Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Theme: Love has everything to do with God's mercy. 1. Condemning judgment is not in our hands. 2. We cannot resent the fact that God's mercy is available to everyone. (Jonah 4:1-4) 3. We need to learn and live God's mercy.

Title: "Day to Remember" Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Memorial Day Observance People of God benefit through remembering. 1. We remember so we can learn. A. Identify the continued work of God. B. Avoid the mistakes of the past. 2. We remember as an act of ongoing participation. A. God's promise of a rainbow (Genesis 9:16-17) B. Israel remembers the Passover (Exodus 12:14) C. Christ followers are called...

Title: "The Plans I Have for You" Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: Jeremiah 29:11 How to find God's plans for you: 1. Don't allow personal desires to derail God's message for you. (vs. 8-9) 2. Know who God is addressing. 3. Look for the big picture.

Kaleb Hanses shares a message from John 21.

Title: Motherhood: A Blessing and a Burden Speaker: Ronnie and Linda Roberts *We had some audio problems during the sermon. We apologize for the technical difficulties.

Title: Church in Progress: Collection Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 Theme: Where there are needs, we have a responsibility. 1. We are called to care for those in need. 2. Giving is purposeful and planned. 3. Distribution should be safe and effective.

Title: Church in Progress: Life According to Resurrection Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 15:29​-34 Theme: How we live is determined by our confidence in resurrection. 1. If there is no resurrection then the action of a follower are senseless 2. The truth of resurrection demands action.

Title Church in Progress: Let's Worship Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 14:26​-33 Theme: We are given specific details for worship. Objectives for worship: 1. Everyone should be given a chance to contribute to worship. 2. Everything we do must be with order. 3. Worship must build up the church.

Title: Church in Progress: Gifts Please Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 14:1-5 Theme: God's People are equipped with Spiritual Gifts to build up the church Attitude towards spiritual gifts... 1. Spiritual gifts must be accompanied with a desire for the building up of his church. 2. We should desire and pursue the gifts that bring understanding to fellow believers. 3. We should desire g...

Title: Church in Progress: Jesus Lives Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Theme: We live for Jesus because He lives for us I. Living for Jesus begins when we accept His Gospel. II. Life in Jesus brings salvation and life eternal. III. The body is for Jesus.

Title: Church in Progress: Essential Speaker: Ronnie Roberts 1. Spiritual gifts are useless without love. 2. The outward focus of love edifies the church. 3. Spiritual gifts are only for a season but love is essential.

Title: Church in Progress: Everyone Belongs Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Theme: Everyone in Jesus belongs to the one body. Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12​-26 1. No one should believe, "I don't belong here." 2. Nor should anyone believe about another, "You don't belong here." 3. We should all believe and say, "I'm here for you."

Title: Church in Progress: We Are Not Alone Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1. Those who are in Jesus received the Holy Spirit. 2. We are given the Holy Spirit so that we can function as the body. 3. Through one Spirit we work together to accomplish good.

Title: Church in Progress: Not at the Table Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 11:27-34 Theme: Judgment comes for those who abuse communion. I. We abuse communion when we separate ourselves from other believers. II. We avoid judgement through personal examination. III. We are called to come together at the table.

Title: Church in Progress: What's Appropriate? Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Text: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Theme: What's appropriate is found in respect and honor for God and others. I. Do not be dishonoring of others. II. Do not be a distraction to others. III. We must appreciate the nature of things created.

Title: Church in Progress: No Evil Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Theme: We cannot continue in evil and be right with God. I. WE cannot be secure in what God has done for us if we continue to desire evil. II. We must overcome the temptation to do evil. III. We cannot participate with Christ and demons.

Title: Church in Progress: Whatever It Takes Text: 1 Corinthians 9:12​ Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Theme: We must foster within us the desire to win as many as possible to Christ. I. Making personal sacrifices is worth reaching those lost. (vs. 15-18) II. Introducing people to Jesus may require adjustments to my life. (vs. 19-23) III. Be purposeful in planning and training to win the lost. (vs. 24-27)

Title: Church in Progress: Conduct in the Body Text: 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 Theme: What determines the believer's conduct as we are together and in the community? I. Knowledge alone cannot be a guide for our conduct. (vs 4-8) II. Knowledge without love is destructive. (vs. 9-12) III. The guide for true Christian conduct is love. (vs. 13)

Title: Fostering the Family of God: Laboring to Love Speaker: John Farrow

Title: Fostering the Family of God: The New Self Text: Colossians 3:1-17 Speaker: Michael Berg Theme: Joining the Family of God requires a change in worldview. 1. My identity is anchored in Christ. (3-4) 2. I am a member of a new body. (v.5,11,15) 3. Renewal is continuous process. (v.10) 4. Unconditional love is the new standard (v. 12-14)

Series: Fostering the Family of God Title: The Home Study: Identifying a healthy Family Text: Acts 2:37-47 Speaker: Jarred Landrith

Title: Fostering the Family of God: What Lies Ahead Text: Ephesians 4:12,13 Speaker: Ronnie Roberts Culture of fostering... 1. Fostering is nurturing for spiritual growth and development 2. As a congregation we will be active in fostering through reaching, teaching and connecting. 3. We need you to be a part of fostering the family of God.