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Main idea: Embrace your privileges and responsibilities as a person gifted and placed into the Body of Christ. Embrace Your Privileges (12:27a)Embrace your responsibility (12:27b-28) ...

Main idea: Come ready to rejoice in the diversity of gifts God has given the church. Consider the unity and diversity in the church (12:12-13)Avoid undervaluing your gift (12:14-20)Resist overvaluing your gift (12:21...

Main idea: Come ready to share the gifts God has given you whenever you gather with believers. Check for Truth (1 Corinthians 12:1-3)Consider the Trinity (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)Care for the Totality (1 Corinthian...

In these three chapters Paul is focused on how truly spiritual people will love each other because their lives are submitted to Christ as Lord and they are using the gifts given to each Christian by the Holy Spirit. Paul is answering the questio...

Have you ever wondered why the truths of God’s Word are so compelling to some people, while to others they couldn’t be more crazy? You could say the exact same thing to identical twins who have had the same upbringing, and one of them will joy...

King Jesus has given spiritual gifts to his people so that they build each other up. Are you using yours? We are working our way through the resurrection account of Luke 24 as a church. None of the disciples were expecting Jesus to be rais...

Big Idea: Be ready for the second coming of Jesus Christ by being certain and being watchful. Be certain about the second coming of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 4:10 Romans 8...

There are things I have been praying about for well over 20 years. Praying faithfully, fervently, and regularly. So far, I have seen nothing to indicate God has heard or is acting response to these requests. I see no hint of any activity that woul...

Luke addresses three kinds of thinking Big Idea: Luke tells us the account of an unlikely convert that beckons us to receive Christ and find others who are unlikely to receive him. An U...

Big Idea: Jesus calls us to be confident and faithful in prayer until He returns Don’t be discouraged in prayer Ephesians 6:18-20 Be confident in the Judge of Heaven and Earth Genesis 18:25...

I hope that you have gotten a chance to join the in-person gatherings at FBC over these last few weeks! For Ashley and I, they have been so refreshing even with the extra restrictions and precautions due to the virus. But, that prompts a question....

If you deny the incarnation you lose everything.  Keywords: heresy, false teaching, docetism, gnosticism...

Two ways the Spirit of God is making ready a people prepared for Christ’s coming Sermon Notes Introduction Resources ...

Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through faith alone, where does this faith come from? All the gifts we receive from Christ we receive through the Holy Spirit, including faith itself....

The Holy Spirit Ministers to us During Christ’s absence by helping us keep Christ's commands, helping us proclaim the gospel of Christ, comforting us by dwelling in us and teaching us about Christ....

As a part of our study of the New City Catechism we will be exploring different questions on Wednesday evenings. This week we take a look at the trinity with Question 3: How many persons are there in God? Answer: There are three persons in th...

Jesus Christ is the best gift ever. Don't waste God's gift to you, let it fill you with joy through the Spirit, and share it with those around you!...

Give thanks for faith in Christ and for the love of other believers and depend on the Spirit's ministry to cause you to understand your salvation and what it means for every aspect your life. Know the hope of God's calling, the riches of His inher...

Know Christ and Show Christ by seeking to love others in Word and Deed using the grace of God, spiritual gifts. We all have different spiritual gifts to make him known. Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12:3-10, 1 Peter 4:10-11...

As a christian we are called to persevere in following Jesus Christ until the day we die....

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,  who was conceived by the Holy Spirit  ...

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,  who was conceived by the Holy Spirit  ...

By submitting to and honoring our parents, we emulate our relationship with the Holy Spirit....

By staying in step with the Holy Spirit, we receive guidance in our relationships....

The Trinity is composed of the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit...

By keeping in step with the Holy Spirit, we can have healthy friendships....

By keeping in step with the Holy Spirit, we can deny the desires of the flesh....