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Intimacy That Leads To Obedience
Bible Text: John 15: 6-10, Luke 22:39, Luke 22:41, Matthew 14:23, Luke 6:12, John 14:10, 14:15, John 14:21, John 14:23, John 15:14, John 14:31, Revelation 2:2-5 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John, The Vineyard | We have spoken at great length about our life in Christ, and how we can do nothing without Him. We learned that anything that we do that can bring glory to God must be done out of the overflow of our life in Christ. With these lessons in mind, we move forward in our sermon series to discover the truth that life in Christ leads us to obedience to Him.
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!
Resurrection and the Life
Bible Text: John 11: 1-44, Daniel 12:2, Revelation 20:4-6, Revelation 20:14, Luke 14:14, John 5:29, 1 Corinthians 15:20, Matthew 27:52-53, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, Revelation 20:12-13, Acts 26:23, John 17:3, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John | Jesus is the author of physical life. Jesus is the owner of spiritual life. There is no life apart from Jesus Christ!
Chosen One
Bible Text: Matthew 28: 18-20, Luke 6: 12-13, Mark 13:13 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Who’s Your One? | In todays message, you will be trained on how to share the gospel and how to share your testimony.
Friend Of Sinners
Bible Text: Luke 5:20, Luke 5:27-28, Luke 5: 30-32, Romans 3:23, Galatians 6:1 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Who’s Your One? | Jesus loves sinners so much that he would go as far as to die for us. Sadly, for some reason, there are some saved sinners who feel like they are too good to keep company with people who sin differently then they do. In todays message, we will contrast the attitude of Jesus toward sinners with the attitude of the religious elite in the gospels.
Jesus is the reason
Bible Text: Luke 2: 6-7 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Christmas Traditions | Many will say the trendy phrase “Jesus is the reason for the season”, and yet for so many still, there is a major disconnect between our life on Sunday mornings and Friday night. If we really believe that Jesus is the reason for the season, we must realize that Jesus is so much more then a Christmas tradition.
Christmas Tradition of going to church
Bible Text: Luke 4:16, John 15:12, Hebrews 10: 24-25, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Christmas Traditions | There are many Americans who will include going to church as part of their annual Christmas tradition. For that we are grateful. But if Jesus is the reason for the season, and we really believe that, shouldn’t Jesus be worthy of so much more then a once per year worship gathering?
Family Traditions
Bible Text: Luke 8:21 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Christmas Traditions | We are taking a look at the biblical precedent for many of our American Christmas traditions. As we do, we notice how many of them have become perverted from their original intentions, and we will seek ways as a church to redeem these fallen traditions in the strong name of Jesus Christ!
Gather Time
Bible Text: Luke 4:16, Acts 20:7, Psalm 95: 1-3, Psalm 95: 6-7, Hebrews 10: 24-25, 1 Timothy 4:13 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | The church is not an event we attend. The church is not a religious organization. The church is a family we belong to. When we gather together to worship, we come expecting God to manifest His presence.
God Time
Bible Text: Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | We have spoken a lot lately about how important it is to grow deeper in our relationship with God, and by now you may be convinced. But how do you do this you may still ask? By spending time with Him. We will talk about what spending time with the Lord looks like, and give you some great tips for spending some great time alone with God.
Heart Like Gods
Bible Text: Luke 4:42-44, Matthew 24:14, Mark 1:35 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: What We Are All About | As we grow more mature in our relationship with Christ, our heart will long for the things God’s heart longs for more and more. The more God lives in us, the less attracted we become to the things that do not attract God, and the more passionate we become about the things that God is passionate about.
Witness to the Life
Bible Text: John 5: 31-40, Deuteronomy 19:15, Luke 8:21, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 Peter 1: 14-16, Matthew 5:16, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John
Deep End Of The Pool
Bible Text: Chapter 2: 14-24, Romans 3:28, Ephesians 2: 8-9, Romans 10:9, Romans 4: 1-5, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Leadership Convention
Mary
Bible Text: Luke 1: 46-48, Luke 1:38, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Characters of Christmas
Joseph
Bible Text: Matthew 1: 18-19, Matthew 1: 24-25, Luke 2: 6-7, Luke 2: 13-23, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Characters of Christmas
Magi & The Shepherds
Bible Text: Matthew 2: 1-12, Luke 2: 8-18 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Characters of Christmas
Angles of Christmas
Bible Text: Hebrews 13:2, Luke 1: 11-20, Luke 1: 26-38, Matthew 1:20-25, Luke 2: 8-15, | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Characters of Christmas
Leaders eat last
Bible Text: John 3: 22-30, Luke 14:11 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Gospel of John
Raise the dead to life
Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Easter
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
Parable of the Sower
Bible Text: Luke 8: 5-8, Luke 8: 11-15, Luke 8: 16-18 | Preacher: Pastor CJ Counts | Series: Topical