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On Sunday, July 4, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Blessed by the Firstborn Son" from Matthew 19:13-15.  “Jesus Christ died in place of each of you who believes in him, and he shares with you the blessings he has received from his Father.”  1. Seeking a Blessing (v. 13)  Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the peo...

On Sunday, June 27, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "True Israel" from Galatians 3:6-9. "Everyone who believes in Jesus Christ is a child of Abraham, and so is a member of True Israel." 1. By Faith, Abraham (v. 6)  . . . 6 just as Abraham 'believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”'? 2. By Faith, You (vs. 7-8) 7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham...

On Sunday, May 23, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Steadfast Love of the Lord" from 2 Samuel 2:1-11. 1. King of Judah (vs. 1-4a) After this David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?” And the Lord said to him, “Go up.” David said, “To which shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.” 2  So David went up there, and his two wives also, Ahinoam of Jezreel a...

On Sunday, May 16, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Confessions and Lamentations" from 2 Samuel 1:1-27. 

On Sunday, May 9, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "I Am the Resurrection and the Life" from John 11:17-27. 17  Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18  Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19  and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. 20  So when Martha heard that Jesus...

On Sunday, Aprill 11, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Your Most Holy Faith" from Jude 20-23. "Your most holy faith is a faith in which god shows mercy to sinners who deserve judgment." 1. Building, Praying, Waiting (vs. 20-21) But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Je...

On Sunday, April 25, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Be Watched Over and Watch Yourselves" from 2 John 4-11. The truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came in the flesh is the essence of the Christian faith. 1. Believing the Truth (vs. 4-6) 4  I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. 5  And now I ask you,...

On Sunday, April 4, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Out of Death's Strong Bands" from Matthew 27:62-28:15. "Because he is the eternal Son of God, death couldn't hold Christ captive; on the third day, he broke its bonds and set his captive people free." 1. Attempting to Contain (27:62-66) 62  The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered...

On Sunday, March 21, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, “The Lord Has Preserved Us” from 1 Samuel 30:16-31. “God so loves his people, that none of those he gave to his Son will ever be lost, but infallibly will be preserved for eternity.” 1. Eat, Drink and Be Merry (vs. 16-18) 16 And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, be...

On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Strengthened in the Lord" from 1 Samuel 30:1-15 "God graciously has provided everything we need in order to be strengthened in him." 1. Desperation and Despair (1-6) Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fir...

On Sunday, March 7, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Deliverance Through Rejection" from 1 Samuel 29:1-11.  "The sinless Son of God was despised and insulted, mocked and rejected, so that sinners like you and me can be delivered from his Father's wrath."  1. Pass in Review (vs. 1-3)   Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encampe...

On Sunday, February 28, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Double, Double, Toil and Trouble" from 1 Samuel 28:3-25. "Rejecting the word of the Lord brings death, but delighting in his word brings everlasting life." 1. Fear and Loathing in Gilboa (vs. 3-7) 3  Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the nec...

On Sunday, February 21, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Into the Wilderness" from 1 Samuel 27:1-28:2. "Jesus Christ represented us in his temptations, trials and in his death so that his righteousness is counted as the possession of all who believe in him." 1. A New Hero in Gath 2. The Southern Campaign 3. The Test in the Wilderness

On Sunday, January 24, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "The Weight of Lies" from 1 Samuel 24:8-22.

On Sunday, January 17, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Anointing the Lord's Anointed" from John 12:18. 

On Sunday, January 10, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Do Not Be too Eager to Deal Out Death" from 1 Samuel 24:1-7. 

On Sunday, January 31, 2021, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Our Own Worst Enemy" from 1 Samuel 25. "Jesus Christ restrains his and our enemies, which frequently includes ourselves." 1. Feast Followed by Famine 2. Calm, Cool and Collected 3. Folly's Final Fling Watch this sermon on YouTube . 

On Sunday, January 3, 2021, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached, "The End is Near" from 1 Peter 4:7-11.

On Sunday, December 27, 2020, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached "Are You a Christian or a Zombie?" from 1 Peter 4:1-6.  Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2  so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3  For th...

On Sunday, December 20, 2020, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The True King Has Come!" from Matthew 2:1-12.  "The Kingship of Jesus threatened Herod, and it threatens us, too, but the response of faith is to fall down and worship him." 1. In Search of the King  "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, s...

On Sunday, December 13, 2020, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Rock of Escape" from 1 Samuel 23:15-29.  "Jesus Christ is a Rock of Escape for everyone who in true faith calls upon his name." 1. God, Save By Your Name (vs. 15-18) 15  David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. 16  And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went to David at H...

On Sunday, December 13, 2020, Rev. Robert Mossotti concluded his Sunday School series critiquing Dispensational theology with a presentation of the New Covenant. 

On Sunday, December 6, 2020, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Into His Hand" from 1 Samuel 23:1-14. "The Enemy desires to lure you into his hands, but by faith in Jesus Christ you are safely in the hands of the Lord."  1. "I Will Give" (vs. 1-5) 1 Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.” 2  Therefore David inquired of t...

On Sunday, December 6, 2020, Rev. Robert Mossotti attempted to demonstrate that, contrary to the Dispensationalist doctrine of the rapture of the church, the Scriptures teach that . . .  1)  . . . Christ's return will be apparent to all ( Matthew 24:29-31 ), rather than secret . . .  2)  . . . that all of the wicked as well as the righteous dead will rise ( 1 Corinthians 15:51-...

On Sunday, November 29, 2020, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached "Baptism Saves You?" from 1 Peter 3:21-22. 21  Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22  who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers havin...