Repentance means to turn from sin. An authentic Christian conversion involves turning to God and turning from Sin at the same time. People turn to God without turning from sin, and people turn from sin without turning to God. One without the other is empty of salvation, and a real Christian has done both at once.
Transformation
The Christian is being transformed into a new creation that looks more and more like Jesus over time. This comes from outside us, but we must cooperate with it.
Out of this world
Jesus prays for the sanctification of his disciples so that they will grow as they become transformed into the image of Christ. He prays for His disciples as He sends us into this world to represent His kingdom.
In this world you will have trouble
Jesus will teach his disciples that they are going to stand out from this world, because the values of a Christian disciple are inverted compared to the value systems of this world. The result is that the Christian is going to experience trouble in this world, and paradise in God’s Kingdom, while the people of earth will fit in with this world and experience hell in the next life. By the power of God, we too will overcome this world!
Values Summary
This is a summary of an 11 week sermon series that describes our values and our strategy to connect people to living out those values.
Discernment & The Trinity
As we wrap up our sermon series, we will look at the final manifestation of the Holy Spirit in Discernment to understand what it means and why we need it. Then we will look at the doctrine of the Trinity to try to understand it as best as we humanly can.
Gift of Giving
We are going to look at the spiritual gift of giving as well as the doctrines of giving. We have discovered that many in our church have never heard about the doctrines of giving and have been surprised as they learned about what the Word says. Since there is not much to be said about the gift of giving, we are going to use this as an opportunity to deal with giving in the body of christ in general as well.
I know a Ghost Pt 2
Bible Text: John 16:14, Philippians 2:10-11, John 11:4, John 13:31-31, Psalm 115:1, Philippians 3:3, John 14:6, Acts 4:33, Acts 4:20, 2 Corinthians 3:17 – 4:7, Colossians 1:27, Galatians 4:6, Acts 7:48, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: I Know A Ghost | Continuing on in our mini series, getting to know who the Holy Spirit is and why He works on earth. This message will lay the foundation of the messages to come, so it is a must see!
I Know A Ghost
Bible Text: John 15:26 – 16:15, John 14:6, Romans 8:9-11, Philippians 1:19, Galatians 4:6, 2 Timothy 1:14, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Galatians 5:16-17, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John, I Know A Ghost | We begin a sermon mini series to dive deep into the theology of the Holy Spirit. As we do, we learn that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus Christ and everything He does is for the glory of Christ. There is a lot said in this message, so you will not want to skip it!
They will hate Him through us
Bible Text: John 15:18- 16:4, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2 Timothy 3:12, 2 Thessalonians 3:1-6 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John | Just as Jesus taught us that He will love the world through His disciples, so the opposite is true. The world will hate Jesus through His disciples. Jesus tells us this, not to discourage us, but to help us affirm that we are on the right path that God has set out for us. We may share in the suffering of Jesus Christ, but we also get to inherit His glory, which surpasses any momentary afflictions that this world may offer!
The Fathers Role In Bearing Fruit Pt. 2
Bible Text: John 15:1-8, Psalm 31:19-20, Romans 2:4, Romans 6: 1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Romans 8:28-29, Romans 5:9, Hebrews 12:5-11, Philippians 4:13 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John, The Vineyard | Today, we will learn more about what Jesus meant when he said that Christians should “bear fruit”. The fruit in a Christians life are the markers of a healthy relationship with God. This week, we will discuss what is God’s role in us bearing fruit in an expansion from what we learned about last week.
The Fathers Role In Bearing Fruit
Bible Text: John 15:1-8, Philippians 1:6, Psalm 40:1-3, John 10:28-29, John 6:37, 39-40, 2 Corinthians 5:17 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John, The Vineyard | Today, we will learn more about what Jesus meant when he said that Christians should “bear fruit”. The fruit in a Christians life are the markers of a healthy relationship with God. This week, we will discuss what is God’s role in us bearing fruit.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Bible Text: John 11: 45-57, Luke 24:26, John 3:12, Acts 5:41, 2 Corinthians 12:10, John 15:18-19 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John | Have you ever done something nice, and almost regretted it afterwards because your reward was ingratitude or even worse! Well, let’s imagine how Jesus felt after raising Lazarus from the dead, just to end up with a warrant for His arrest!
Diversity in Theology
Bible Text: John 9: 1-12, Matthew 5:45, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 4:17 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John | How is it possible that there can be such a diversity in Christian beliefs when these same churches are being lead by Godly people who are honestly seeking Gods direction? We will cover this and more in our sermon today as we continue in the Gospel of John
Light Of The World
Bible Text: John 8: 12-20, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Matthew 5:15, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Philippians 1:6 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John | Jesus announced that he is the messiah that has come to save the world. All who follow him will walk in the light of God, and those who do not know God will remain in the darkness that is our sinful life.
The People Vs. Jesus Christ
Bible Text: John 5:41-47, 2 Corinthians 5:10, James 5:19 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John
Who is a Pastor?
Bible Text: Acts 15:22, 1 Timothy 5:17, James 5:14, Titus 1:5, 1 Peter 5:1-4, Ephesians 4:11-13, 1 Corinthians 9:16, James 3:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 4:15, Acts 20:24, 2 Timothy 2:25, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:9, 2 Timothy 4:13 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Topical
Giving First Fruits
Bible Text: Matthew 10:8, Mark 12: 41-44, 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, Malachi 3: 8-10, 1 Chronicles 29:14, Luke 12:48, Luke 12:15, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Finance
Coming to Christ Vs Living for Christ
Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 13:5, 1John 1: 5-7, 1John 2: 3-4, 1John 2:15, 1John 2:28, 1John 5:3 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Topical
