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We Are Like Salt And Light M atthew 5:13-16 (13) “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. (14) “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand...

Quick Review The Bible’s mega theme: the Kingdom of God / or Kingdom Heaven has come! The Kingdom of God is “God reigning”. To live in the Kingdom means aligning our lives with God’s will, which transforms our character to reflect Christ Now, there exists two kingdoms. The Kingdom of Jesus and the Kingdom of Satan or the kingdom of this world…it is most recognized as the Kingdom of you. And as Kin...

The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, (2) and he began to teach them. He said: (3) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (4) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (5) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (6) Blessed are those who hunger a...

The Beatitudes tell us who we are, our identity as God sees us living in His Kingdom. It is for those who believe and are followers of Jesus. The remainder of the sermon is instruction as to how we should live.  Today we are starting with the meek, but let’s read it in context.   The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples c...

The Beatitudes - pt 1 The message of the Bible is about the Kingdom of God / Heaven Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, (2) and he began to teach them. He said: (3) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (4) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (5) Blessed are the meek...

Welcome to our series on the Gospel of Matthew This morning we’ll be doing an overview of Matthew, main themes, and touching on the genealogy of Jesus. We would like to invite you to read through Matthew and we included a great way to do it on Facebook page . And of course The Chosen show and Bible Project overview

Pastor Dan Frank of Grace Church Reno was a guest speaker answering the question: Can I trust my bible?

Spiritual Warfare Pt 2 Lifestyle Christianity …Scripture…Romans 12:1-2 - OUR WILL We continue the WILL section today with the big question we got on spiritual warfare. WE will not do this justice, this is a Huge subject.  Podcast last week. Bottom line. Whether you are a believer in Jesus or not, we are all in a spiritual war. There is a kingdom of God and there is a kingdom of darkness (world, ev...

We are in Pt 3 of answering your questions. You’ve given us some doozies. We have wrapped them effortlessly into Romans 12:1-2 1: Give your bodies to God. 2: Give God your mind. 3: Give God your will. Romans 12:1-2 I want to read this in the New Living Translation  And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a livin...

The #1 Lifestyle Christianity issue today is compartmentalization—the tendency to separate faith from daily life. Many Christians struggle to integrate their faith into every aspect of their lives, treating Christianity as something that applies primarily to Sundays or specific spiritual activities, while leaving their personal, professional, or social lives largely untouched by biblical principle...

Lifestyle Christianity  How many of you want to KNOW God’s Will? How many of you would do God’s Will if you did KNOW? If you did KNOW how many of you would DO God’s Will if it conflicted w/ yours? Romans 12:1-2 NIV "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship...

Our own Laura Leiss shares her story in a wonderful powerful way!

Q & A on The Endtimes with Pastor Dan Frank

John has led us well through his theme: True Teaching, True Loving, True Living (20) We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (21) Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. NIV (21) Dear children, keep away from anything that mi...

U sually we read from the New International Version of the Bible, and this AM We are reading from the NLT this morning because we believe it captures the heart of this passage ideally.  (18) We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. (19) We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is un...

1 John 5:16-17 (16) If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. (17) All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

1 John 5:13-15 (13) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. (14) This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. (15) And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. Set up: This passage is the perfect opportunity t...

Bill Secord is an elder at Alley Church and an incredible friend to us all. He delivered a powerful message from Numbers 13.

Today, we’re going to be going over 1 John 5:6-12, which speaks to the testimony God has given us about His Son, Jesus Christ. This passage not only deepens our understanding of who Jesus is but also gives us practical insights into living out our faith with confidence and assurance. Let’s read the passage together: (6) This is the one who came by water and blood —Jesus Christ. He did not come by...

Joyful Obedience I John 5:1-5 (1) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. (2) This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. (3) In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, (4) for everyone born of God overcomes the worl...

(17) This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus.  (18) There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (19) We love because he first loved us.  (20) Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a li...

Living In Him    1 John 4:12-16   (12) No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. (13) And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. (14) Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. (15) All who declare that Jesus is t...

Knowing God Through Love Part 2 1 John 4:7-11 (7) Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. (8) But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. NLT (9) God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. (10) This is real lo...

“Every Christian would agree that man’s spiritual health is exactly in proportion to his love for God.”- C.S. Lewis Knowing God Through Love - PT 1 1 John 4:7-11 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent...

1 John 4:1-6 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. (2) This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, (3) but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of th...