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One of the most visible and most important aspects of the church is the worship. Worship of God is very important to Him. The first few commandments deal with worshiping God and God alone. Jesus gave worshiping God as the first and greatest commandment. True uplifting worship helps us to cope, and it picks up our spirits. We must understand what worship is and is not. Watch and contemplate on this...

We have a commission to take the gospel to all people. To do that effectively we have to "speak their language" as each culture has their own interests, even those of our same nationality, Our speaker does a great job of explaining how we need to do this.

A church essential is fellowship. The Greek word is Kononia. a healthy fellowshio comprises three parts; Intentionality, Unity, and Mission. Watch and listen as explore these vital components.

in Matthew 16:18, Jesus states that He is going to build His church. That's something we often forget, that it's His church. Since it is His and since He is the all-knowing Creator and God, it makes perfect sense that we be the church He has designed. This is the first sermon of this series, and it lays a foundation that God's word is the foundation we should build upon, not our thoughts and wishe...

On this Mother's Day 2025, we look at several scriptures enjoining us to cherish our mothers.

Throughout life we all face difficult challenges. Becoming and being a Christian does not eliminate these challenges. In fact, being a Christian adds more challenges. Listen today as we discover reasons why we should "Never Give Up!"

There has always been apathy and ambivalence regarding Jesus Christ, but for those of us alive today who have lived for several decades, it seems as if the apathy and ambivalence are getting worse. People just don't care about faith in God. A question they may ask or have on their mind is, Why should I care about Jesus Christ? After all, if he were a real person, he's just a good man who said and...

As we enter the Easter season we pause to remember Jesus' last words from the cross. Each of the seven sayings gives us insight into our Lord and Savior.

Jesus bids us to cast our cares and burdens on Him. Then He says to take on His yoke. But why is Jesus' yoke better? That's what we explore in this message.

When Jesus began His earthly ministry it started with a simple,, "Come and See." Then the disciples began telling others, "Come and See." We often overinflate what we think Jesus is asking us to do. He doesn't ask us to condemn people, He doesn't ask us to save people, He merely asks us to lead people to Him by saying, "Come and See." The root of what we are expected to do today is tell people to...

We all love Jesus! He is a friend who is "closer than a brother." He loves us, is merciful and gracious to us, and cares about our every need. He is such a good friend that it is easy to forget that He is fully God as well and reserves, not to mention requires, full obedience and devotion. He is patient and kind but that doesn't mean we don't have to honor and respect Him. In this message, we look...

Jesus taught us that we are wise if we build our lives upon His teachings. A good foundation is critically important for a sturdy, stable, safe building. We also need a sure foundation for our lives. Jesus is that sure foundation. Jesus also taught us the difference in little faith, good faith, and great faith. As we grow in the Lord, and deepen our foundation in Him, our faith is built up wider a...

When Jesus walked on the earth, one of His many actions was establishing the New Testament church. (Matthew 16:18) Jesus went further to describe how this church should be constructed. Watch and listen as we delve into God's word to learn the principles upon which the New Testament church is founded.

Life is full of conflict. Where there are humans there is conflict. Not all conflict is bad. Often good comes from conflict but when individuals don't agree and can't get along, especially Christians, it's especially sad. Jesus established the church to be His evangelistic arm in the world. when the church is in turmoil that evangelistic work is hindered. In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus gives us instru...

One of the rites we practice in Christian churches, of all denominations, is Communion or the Lord's Supper. Often this practice becomes trivial or unimportant to us, but we should take great joy in its practice because Jesus wants you to come share at the table with Him. There's no finer place to be. Watch and listen as we look at 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 and attempt to regain joy in this practice.

Jesus tells us that we must love one another but what does or should that love look like? Is it romantic love? We can learn what He expects from us by looking at how He loved people.

When we embrace Christ's forgiveness, we are filled with great joy. It is a relief to no longer bear the burden of those sins. It's easy to love Jesus because He is good to all, kind, patient, loving, merciful, forgiving, and gracious. All the listed adjectives fit the Son of God. Jesus is forgiving, but He expects forgiveness. Just as we have been forgiven, Jesus expects us to forgive others. Lis...

One of the great blessings we have as Christians is the ability to hear God for ourselves. We don't need a priest or prophet to tell us what God is thinking; He will speak to us. But why do so many say they've never heard from God? Today we will look at how we can hear God and what keeps us from hearing God.

Throughout God's word, He refers to people whose hearts have hardened against the word and way of God. What are the signs of a hardened heart? How does one develop a hardened heart? In this message, we will examine several scripture passages that give insight.

This is the re-recorded sermon from last Sunday, January 5, 2025, because of the audio and video problems. It's very natural to think about making changes as we begin a new year. Our life in Christ is all about new beginnings. God is the Creator of all things new. He created this universe and all it contains. He created man and He created a new life in man who was dead in their spirit. Join us as...

After studying the promises, prophecies, miracles, and testimonies we come to the crucial question. Who do YOU say Jesus is? In this sermon, we look at our choices concerning who Jesus Christ is.

This Sunday before Christmas, we let the birth narratives from Luke chapters 1 and 2 be the message. The members join the pastor in reading the scripture and give brief comments. The pastor (me) forgot to turn on his microphone at the beginning of the message, so the first three minutes had to be dubbed in. We apologize for any annoyance.

This is a legacy sermon from before 2000. It is concerned with the end times or the last days. the scripture reference is John 6:35-40

This is a legacy sermon from several years ago, before 2000. It is from Hebrews 5:11-6:13, 

God is the God of miracles. Today we look at three examples of His miraculous work. First, we look at the miracle birth of Jesus. then we look at the birth of Isaac, and finally, we look at the birth of Samuel. Using Isaiah 7:1-17 we learn how God is the God of Miracles.