The First Sign [John 2:1-11]

January 22, 2012

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Date: 01/22/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 2:1-11

Description: John, in chapter 2 tells us by the works of Christ Jesus, His deeds, that He indeed is God. To confirm this, John gives eight different sign miracles. All of these eight miracles are different, no two are alike. The first miracle that John presents is the miracle that takes place at a wedding in Cana.

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Keep the Fire Burning [Leviticus 6:13]

January 15, 2012

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Date: 01/15/2012

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Leviticus 6:13

Description: The Bible is today’s fuel supply to keep a fire burning within.  The Apostle Paul, the Prophet Jeremiah, and the disciples on the road to Emmaus, all expierienced the “fire within” as a result of being confronted by God.

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New Year New Life [Romans 6:4]

January 1, 2012

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Date: 01/01/2012

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: Romans 6:4

Description: On this first day of the first month of the New Year we examine if we have indeed put on the new self who is being renewed daily by the One who created him.

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The New Born King [Matthew 2:11]

December 25, 2011

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Date: 12/25/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Matthew 2:11

Description: This passage in Matthew is that old old story that we have know since childhood.  The baby, the shepherds, the Magi, the special star, and the gifts.   It was special to us as children, but now as adults we too often tend to gloss over it.   Today let’s take time to explore it — to soak in it a bit –to see the marvel and wonder of God becoming a man so that He could live out a sinless life and then give that life on the cross for us.

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To Save Sinners [1 Timothy 1:15]

December 18, 2011

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Date: 12/18/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 1 Timothy 1:15

Description: For the true meaning of Christmas we look to the Apostle Paul’s first epistle to Timothy and find a trustworthy statement deserving our full acceptance.

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Send Someone Else [Exodus 4:13]

December 4, 2011

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Date: 12/04/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Exodus 4:13

Description: Hundreds of people each hour enter a Christless eternity.  Christians are called, just as Moses was, to go and set people free.  Slavery to Egypt or modern day slavery to sin, each require someone to ‘go and tell’ the capatives that there is a Redeemer.

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Come and See: The Call of Discipleship (part 2) [John 1:43-51]

November 27, 2011

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Date: 11/27/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:43-51

Description: Jesus is calling His first followers; those with whom He would spend three years, teaching them all they needed so to know God. They would be the authority to be the foundation that Christ used to form the Church to worship Him and proclaim the new age of the Kingdom of God.

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The Golden Calf [Exodus 32:1-35]

November 13, 2011

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Date: 11/13/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Exodus 32

Description: The holyness of God is an absolute.  The punishment of a trespass can result in death yet we see that Aaron the high priest seems to be immune to punishment.

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Come and See: The Call of Discipleship (part 1) [John 1:35-42]

November 6, 2011

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Date: 11/06/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:35-42

Description: Jesus is calling His first followers; those with whom He would spend three years, teaching them all they needed so to know God. They would be the authority to be the foundation that Christ used to form the Church to worship Him and proclaim the new age of the Kingdom of God. Jesus transformed their lives from fisher-men to fishers-of-men, from the rough and dirty to the pure of heart with a bold purpose and mission. They would be transformed by grace and be the bearers of grace and the prime instruments by whom others would be transformed too.

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The Relief of the Rapture [1 Thessalonians 4:16]

October 23, 2011

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Date: 10/23/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:16

Description: The Apostle Paul gives us one of the most THRILLING DESCRIPTIONS in all the Bible concerning the expected return of Jesus Christ for His children, His Bride, and His Church.

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The Lamb of God [John 1:29-34]

October 16, 2011

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Date: 10/16/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:29-34

Description: In John 1:29-34 we have A Grand Declaration of who Jesus is and the revelation of how God is going to do it, followed by the continuing testimony of the Baptist.

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The Rejected Jewel [Psalm 118:22]

October 2, 2011

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Date: 10/02/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Psalm 118:22

Description: There are many counterfiets in the world and that holds especially true of false religions.

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Who ARE You? [John 1:19-28]

September 25, 2011

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Date: 09/25/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:19-28

Description: A man goes out to baptize and preach the coming of the Lord. He was asked, “Who are you?” John the Baptist proved to be that voice whose obedience in faith, and persecution for the Lord was indeed in the spirit and power of Elijah. He was the road builder laying the path for the Lord.

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Don’t Leave Port Too Soon [1 Peter 2:2]

September 11, 2011

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Date: 09/11/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 2:2

Description: Some folks have been saved for many years but have never grown in their faith. A very important key to growth is being in the Bible and the best time to do that is early in the morning.

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The Reluctant Warrior [Revelation 19:11-21]

August 28, 2011

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Date: 08/28/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Revelation 19:11-21

Description: The battle plan was reveiled in Genesis, but the conclusion doesn’t happen until the end of the Book of Revelation. It’s the longest battle in history and the only one on record where the General does all the fighting.

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The Four Worries [Matthew 6:25-34]

August 14, 2011

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Date: 08/14/2011

Preacher: Jim Thurston, reverend

Key Text: Matthew 6:25-34

Description: Join us as we welcome back to our small country church, longtime missionary and “Pioneer of Christian Television in Chile,” Reverend Jim Thurston of Integrity Ministries.  In this sermon Reverend Thurston discusses the “Four Worries” that we all face and shows us that when we put the Lord first, there’s no need to worry, because He’ll supply our every need.

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The Word Became Flesh [John 1:14a]

August 7, 2011

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Date: 08/07/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:14a

Description: Matthew begins with a genealogy, Mark with an OT prophecy and Luke, a personal note. But John begins with God speaking Himself into the world in the person of His own Son. The Son, identified here as the Word, is God (1:1). The Word became man (1:14) when Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. The facts of His birth are described in the other Gospels. John states simply that the Word became flesh; that is, He became man in bodily form and in nature.

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Am I Really Saved? [John 6:37]

July 31, 2011

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Date: 07/31/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: John 6:37

Description: There are many thousands of ‘Born Again’ Christians who lack confidence in their salvation.  The expression, ‘eternal security’ is beyond their reach.  This position of doubt can only rob them of peace and joy, and detract from their witness to the unsaved.

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The True Light [John 1:6-13]

July 17, 2011

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Date: 07/17/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:6-13

Description: We first look at the man sent by God in the spirit and power of Elijah to testify of the coming Light. Then we gaze at the True Light and ponder the issues of rejection and acceptance.

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Mutiny Against God [Isaiah 14:13-14]

July 10, 2011

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Date: 07/10/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Isaiah 14:13-14

Description:  Captain Bligh’s experience on the Bounty has been refered to as the “greatest mutiny of all times.” However, we need to remember that there was a far greater mutiny that happened before time even began. In today’s sermon we will look at the Scriptural account of Satan being cast from Heaven.

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