PASTOR ALAN LATTA

Edifying truth, unique to single believers, was shared from 1 CORINTHIANS 7 during this inter-active and lively Bible Study.

Our strength and fruitfulness as believers is derived from a real and ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ, starting with believing in and receiving His love for us always.

On a Lord's Day afternoon, around 80 residents at our Regional Juvenile Justice Center heard the good news of Christ's resurrection; and were given the opportunity to respond with faith in Him for the forgiveness of their sins.

From history and the Bible, Alan Latta shares about some leaders in the past and Biblical heroes who happened to be single, as well as some in our day who have been a positive influence in his life and ministry.

In our last session, Bobby Underwood ably shared his testimony about his experience of being confronted when he needed it. In this session, Pastor Alan teaches about how to confront those who need it and how to respond when we need it as well.

Like a jeweler displaying his jewels on dark fabric, so Jesus used his impending - though temporal - doom and gloom as a back drop to display precious promises to His followers who would need such encouragement in a few hours. May this attitude and practice be ours, enabling us to encourage others in the midst of our own possible discouragement.

From Jesus Christ's exclusive declaration for His being the only way to the Father, the truth is declared about the life we are called to live for the glory of His name.

Receiving Christ's undeserved love for ourselves leads us to His command to love one another the same. Loving us first set the stage for our loving obedience to His will for us to love.

In this teaching, the truth is declared concerning Christ's loving His disciples till the very end of His physical life. If He - our Lord and Master - was willing to wash the dirty feet of those who would betray, deny and abandon Him in just a few hours, how much more willing should we be to serve others?

In this sermon, you will hear the importance of heeding the call of God now. While His grace is extended to us - freely - today, it may not always be extended indefinitely. Therefore, those who the Holy Spirit is drawing to Jesus today would do well to respond sooner than later.

Why did Jesus refer to Himself as the Son of Man, more than any other of His many identifications? In this teaching, Pastor Alan proclaims some of the encouraging things about our Savior being the Son of Man, for us.

In this brief sermon, the truth of HEBREWS 13:14 is illustrated with some of our world's disasters in 2013. While here in this world we lack sustained and problem free qualities of life, we are looking forward to our future in Christ. May these words encourage true believers to continue representing the world to come.

From Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, in the midst of thousands of people, while riding on a - never been ridden before - colt of a donkey, we can see both His humility and authority at work, as He headed toward the cross.

From the story of Mary - the sister of Martha and Lazarus - pouring out her costly oil upon Jesus' body, the truth is emphasized concerning our place and function in expressing the honor that He is worthy of, as well as our gratitude.

From the legitimate prophecy coming from the High Priest, while plotting Christ's death, we can easily see how God ultimately brings His purposes to pass, even through His enemies.

Knowing Christ as our Savior includes knowing Him as our Resurrection. In this sermon about the raising of Lazarus, Pastor Alan declares the foundation of our hope and faith as being in the person of Jesus, our Death and Resurrection.

Jesus saves and He is able to keep us saved, proving that all the glory for our salvation goes totally to Him. In this sermon from JOHN 10:22-42, you will hear the truth proclaimed concerning the keeping hand of God in the lives of His children.

After leading the formerly blind man to faith, Jesus declares Himself to be the good shepherd, which was an indirect rebuke of Israel's bad religious leadership, relating them to thieves and robbers. In this teaching, the hearer is encouraged to follow the good shepherd in every area of life, resulting in our being like Him.

From this amazing story of Jesus healing a blind man - with dirt and spit - on the Sabbath Day, the truth is told about different kinds of blindness and our need for the healing of Christ's ministry.

While declaring His divinity, Christ appeared to be blasphemous to those religious leaders who would not believe in Him. In applying the penalty for such a perceived wrong, these unbelievers began plotting His death, which would result in fulfilling God's plan for His Son to die unjustly.

Embracing the truth of this sermon will surely change the lives of all who listen. Just as the finished works of Jesus frees us from the penalty of sin, so the heeded words of Jesus frees us from the power of sin.

Through Jesus Christ's offering up of Himself for our sins, we have freedom from the plight of dying in our sins. This is the gospel to be declared to and through us all.

Immediately following His delivering of a woman caught in adultery, Christ declares Himself to be the light of the world, Who, if followed, will lead His followers from darkness to the light of life. This teaching concludes with our call to be His light in the world.

From the story of Jesus' freeing the woman caught committing adultery springs the glorious truth of how He still changes our lives for the better, by paying the penalty and breaking the power of our sins.

Springing from JAMES 1:1, this book is introduced with exploring which person wrote it along with some of his background and wisdom.