The Best is yet to come

And if Christ has net been raised, your faith is futile…If only for this life we have hope in Christ; we are to be pitied more than all men. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead. – 1 Corinthians 15:17-20
For the Christian…truly, the very last of life is the very best.  The last [...]

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Ten Essentials of an Evangelistic, Spirit Filled Church

A few years ago the Assemblies of God established a “Decade of Harvest”. Soon we discovered that a “harvest” involves more than: A Proclamation, A Banner and Printed Goals
(Humor) Someone has said, If you want to be successful: You must attend a Church Growth Seminar, and visit the Holy Land
In recent years we have seen [...]

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Five Principles of the “Every Member” New Testament Church

This church in the New Testament was an “Every Member Church”. By this I mean that the church was made up of members that were loyal. Every member should consider himself a vital and important part of his church.
First every member was in attendance – “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they [...]

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Somethings We Never Forget

Things have changed over the years. When I was a young boy living in Tennessee my Dad was one of the first to purchase what then was the state of the art in electronic media a large vacuum tube radio with a battery larger than most car batteries today.
Very few families owned one and they [...]

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The Church pt. 2

2. THE CHURCH IS A BODY. (This speaks of COOPERATION).
(1 Corinthians 12:12-31)
A. The Apostle Paul spoke of the body having different members or parts.
B. When all the parts of the body work together, the body will work well.
C. We become members of His body by the new birth (John 3:1-8).
D. All are born in sin (Romans 3:23).
E. Satan is our [...]

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The Church part 1

TEXT: Psalm 122:1 “I was glad for the suggestion of going to Jerusalem, to the Temple of the Lord.”
INTRODUCTION;
• The Church is not a building.
• The Church is not one organization, faith or denomination.
• The Church is made up with people of all churches.
• The Church is set in the world, by God Himself.
• The Church should be a place [...]

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Add To Your Faith… Perseverance

2 PETER 1:5
Add to your Faith, Perseverance,
Now how is that to be?
Change my circumstances,
And maybe then I’ll see.
Trusting God to change,
Your circumstances is Faith for sure,
Trusting God when they remain,
Is Perseverance and Faith to endure?
Without Perseverance…
We will only serve the Lord in comfort, joy and peace,
And that is a blessing for which we’re glad,
However, it [...]

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Slaves and Saints pt 2

II. THE SAINT’S LIFE:
Just as it can be easily misunderstood as to what the bible means by the word “slave” perhaps the “saint” word is even more difficult to grasp. Maybe you’ve heard the story of the two brothers – both crooked businessmen – who ran a small town. One of the brothers’s died; [...]

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The Christian Identity: Slaves & Saints pt. 1

An ad appeared in a newspaper that read: “Farmer wants to marry woman, 35, with tractor. Send picture of tractor.” The first verse of Philippians gives us a picture of a Christian…
READ PHILIPPIANS 1:1-11
Can you believe how many award shows they have now? It seems like there is a show for [...]

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Precepts- Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water (A Study of Psalm 119)

INTRODUCTION:
• Simon and Garfunkel’s hit “Like a Bridge over Troubled Water” has become a classic for those looking for peace and help in a troubled world. This is what we find in the Word of God. Peace and help and so much more…
• A little boy opened the big, old family Bible with fascination. [...]

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