PASTOR ALAN LATTA

With the parable of the great supper, Jesus proclaims the importance of inviting people - of all kinds - to enjoy His Kingdom. This kind of hospitality surely includes inviting everyone we meet to be our guests at Kingdom events that we enjoy; especially the unchurched.

How to fight spiritual battles appropriately is most important if we are going to achieve Godly results and long lasting victory. From the context of 2 CORINTHIANS 10, we learn the full truth about what Paul intended with what he said in verses 3 through 6.

While one person can make a big difference in the world, two can do so much better; because of improved vision, teamwork, synergy, multiplication and the joy of shared results. Building on what was shared last Lord's Day, in the sermon called ONE, this one - entitled TWO - goes on to communicate the importance of being teamplayers and the need to avoid isolating ourselves.

The value of "One" is explored and declared in this sermon about the importance of reaching out to minister to one specific person in need of salvation and restoration.

This teaching is for those who are ready to transition from mere membership to meaningful ministry; to move out of the stands and on to the field in answer to the Lord's call for more laborers in His harvest.

In our day of decaying families thoughtout the world, the Word of God brings clarity to the answers needed by us all; if we are to make our families, churches and nations stronger. This insightful teaching will encourage the hearer to help disciple the next generation and in so doing, bring badly needed change to our culture..

The Preeminence of Christ is an often overlooked subject in the lives of many believers today. It flows counter to the quest to be number 1 in our competitive world. However, to recognize Christ and to honor Him for Who He really is can never be substituted with any human effort to succeed.

Some time after the birth of Christ, wise men from the East came to visit. They presented Him with three significant gifts that pointed to Who He was and what He would do for us. These costly gifts also probably provided for the needs of His family in their moving to - and living in - Egypt.

From the Glory of God to the gory need of man, the birth of Christ bridged the gap between the two, resulting in our being able to receive the benefit of His sinless life and redeeming sacrifice on the cross.

Of the great Biblical mandates for the believer - faith, hope and love - the greatest is love; i. e. sacrificial, unconditional, unselfish agape love. In this sermon you will hear some of the qualities of each and how they work together as well as why love is the superior of the three.

The relentless love of God is practised in our lives as He enables us to silently bear, faithfully believe, actively hope and continually endure - all things - for the sake of those we love. This is divine love that never dies.

An often overlooked characteristic of love is that it always looks for the best in those who are being loved. This is a key to rightly relating to those in our lives who are hard to love. Our prayer is that this message will help increase the ministry of reconciliation where it is needed.

In this short sermon from PSALM 121, we are reminded of several hills from where God sent us help; which includes Mount Sinai, Mount Calvary, Mount Zion and the Mount of Olives. Unlike man-made religion which says we must go up in some way to meet their presumed god(s) or goddess(es), true Christianity preaches that God came down to us, from His high place to our lowest place, to lift us up into H...

True love is humble in that it does not boast or manifest pride; nor does it seek to create envy in the hearts of others. True love humbles us in that it moves us to serve others, even if it means stooping down like Jesus did to meet the needs of the lowly ones; like us.

Genuine love is continually wanting what is best for others, which is the remedy to envy. The answer to e-N-V-y is a New View that always looks for the best in others and looks out for the best for others.

While patience is love's protection against negative reactions to distress, kindness is love's proactive response to opportunities for helping another's needs to be met or their distresses be eased. This teaching concludes with Holy Communion during a time of reflecting on God's covenant kindness toward us.

While it has been rightly said that patience is where love meets wisdom; one would be wiser still to increase the strength of their love through prayer - and receiving prayer - when needing patience, as well as to read the Bible and identify with the sufferings of Christ; including keeping in mind the joy set before us and the reasons we - as New Testament believers - are all predestined to be con...

Genuine love is greater than spiritual gifts, but they are our tools for communicating God's love. Therefore, while God's love is emphasized as the priority, spiritual gifts should not be minimized, because they are gifts of love.

The outward expression of true love will always lead to service in one form or more and Christlike love will always lead to ministry that points to the love of God. Therefore it can be said that genuine ministry is letting God's love find its destination.

From the birthing of the very first local church on the Day of Pentecost, sharing has been a manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Jesus' Followers; to the point that no one in the congregation has any real - spiritual or material - needs for long.

True love always cares for someone else and in so doing practises five very important things; which are community, action, risking, empathy, and selflessness.

From the story of Zacchaeus to the parable of the Minas, the truth is declared concerning the opportunities we have to continue the ministry Jesus began; i. e. to take care of His business until He returns.

Love builds us up for higher purposes than our own. In this simple message, the hearers are challenged to express their love by serving through their God-given capacities.

In this sermon, you will learn that love wills to work for what is loved and if love does lead to work, it is not real love. True love - that leads to work - always leads to winning.

From the well-known Parable of the Good Samaritan, the truth about loving - those who need it the most - is shared in this sermon concerning our hurting for the hurting; to the point of helping and healing them through the selfless giving of ourselves.