Mother’s Day

May 8, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 05/08/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 2 Timothy 3:14-15

Description: To be a Christian Mother is a high, holy and crucial calling. It is the highest calling any Christian woman can enter. We must never underestimate the power of God working through a mother to achieve His purposes.

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Party at the Palace [Esther 4:14]

May 1, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 05/01/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Esther 4:14

Description: The Book of Esther teaches the providence of God.   God saw beforehand what the people would do and even though they were out of the will of God by not going back to their homeland, they were not beyond His care. Providence involves God providing, directing, and leading people who sometimes do not want to be led. The infinite wisdom, continuing providence, and overwhelming power of God in the preservation of His people in fulfilling His covenant with them is displayed beautiful in this book. Even the most insignificant events and ordinary happenings of the world with its rulers and subjects are appointed and directed by God to affect His purposes.

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“Today You Shall Be With Me in Paradise” [Luke 23:39-43]

April 24, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/24/2011, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Key Text: Luke 23:39-43

Description:  Have you ever wondered if a person who had lived wickedly his whole life and was now on death row could be saved if he received Jesus? Well you don’t need to wonder because the Bible not only answers that question but gives us an account of that very thing. The Penitent thief on the cross who was crucified next to Jesus, gives us one of the clearest examples of Justification by grace thru faith.  This man did no good works. He was demonstrably evil, he was a criminal. He knew he was dying and he knew he deserved it.  Find out how this evil man saw his sin, saw his Savior, and then was assured of salvation!

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Sunrise Service 2011: “Rejoice in the Lord Always…” [Philippians 4:4]

April 24, 2011

Easter Sunrise Service

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/24/2011, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Lou Bond, brother in Christ

Key Text: Philippians 4:4

Description: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!” These are the words that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians — words that, Lou Bond reminds us on this Easter Sunrise Service, were paramount and superceded all else for our brothers and sisters in Christ during the trying times of yesterday, and continue to do the same for us today… and tomorrow.

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The Branch

April 17, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/17/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: Isaiah 11:1 and Matthew 2:23

Description: Understanding the Old Testament books comes from understanding the cultural history, the metaphors and concepts the Old Testament writers were using.

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The True Grace of God [1 Peter 5:12-14]

April 3, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 04/03/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 5:12-14

Description: We come to the end of our study of 1 Peter. The Apostle leaves us with exhortations, greetings from fellow believers and a blessing of peace.

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God the Master Craftsman [Jeremiah 18:1-6]

March 27, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/27/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Jeremiah 18:1-6

 

Description: God is a desinger, builder, and artist.  We read about the potter who has the option or remaking a vessel that doesn’t please him or is not suited for the intended use.  God too can take mankind and begin again, to redesign, and reform man into a second edition.

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Stand Firm in Your Faith [1 Peter 5:8-11]

March 20, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/20/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 5:8-11

Description: Peter informs his Christian readers to be on the alert for the “adversary, the roaring lion.” The roaring of the lion’s jaws is the power of suffering to destroy our faith. Therefore Peter has to remind his Christian readers, “resist him, firm in your faith.”

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The High Calling of Our Daily Work [Genesis 2:2]

March 13, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/13/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Genesis 2:2

Description: We are commissioned and designed by God to work.  These daily assingments are needed to maintain both our health and often our financial needs.  Those that are unable to work are to be looked after by believers who seek to follow Christ’s teaching to look after the widows, orphans, and the needy.

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Humility [1 Peter 5:5-7]

March 6, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 03/06/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 5:5-7

Description: Humility is an essential characteristic of true piety, or of the person who is right with God. God humbles men in order to bring them to Himself, and it is when men humble themselves before Him that they are accepted. To “walk humbly with your God” completes the Divine requirements.

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How God is Moving in Moldova [John 4:34]

February 27, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 02/27/2011

Preacher: Vasiliy Kaletnik

Key Text: John 4:34

 

Description: Join us as we welcome to the pulpit, visiting evangelistic missionary and brother in Christ, from the country of Moldova, Pastor Vasiliy Kaletnik.  Hear first hand how God is using him and his ministry to proclaim the Gospel in the landlocked country of Moldova — the poorest of countries in Eastern Europe.

 

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What Part of “NO” Don’t You Understand? [Leviticus 11:44]

February 20, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 02/20/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Leviticus 11:44

 

Description: The absolute holiness of God is contrasted in today’s message with the depravity of man.  We see that God has no patience with sin or sinners.  His judgement is always consistent with a holy God whose purity demands justice.

 

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Unity in Christ [Ephesians 4:5-6]

February 13, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 02/13/2011

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 4:5-6

Description: The problem of division and disunity in the body of Christ is nothing new. It is a problem which Paul addresses in his letter to the church in Ephesus and which we will examine this morning. Paul clearly lays out the theological basis for the unity of the church by describing the work of the triune God in the lives of His people. Our last message (Ep. 4:4) describes this unity relating to the Holy Spirit. Today we will focus on unity as it relates to the Lord Jesus and God the Father.

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Feed My Sheep [1 Peter 5:1-4]

February 6, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 02/06/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Description: Hard-working elders may not have a showcase full of trophies and awards to show for a lifetime of toil in the vineyard of God, but one day the Chief Shepherd will return and fully reward His faithful under-shepherds.

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The Despair of Darkness [Genesis 15:12]

January 30, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 01/30/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Genesis 15:12

 

Description: The contrast of darkness with light is easily described but in our life it can make days that are hard to live through.  Difficult and challenging situations develop in and around each of us.  Today we shall look at how some Bible characters dealt with darkness.

 

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Unity in the Spirit [Ephesians 4:4]

January 23, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 01/23/2011

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 4:4

Description: The problem of division and disunity in the body of Christ is nothing new. It is a problem which Paul addresses in his letter to the church in Ephesus and which we will examine in this message. Paul clearly lays out the theological basis for the unity of the church by describing the work of the triune God in the lives of His people. Difficulty arises because those whom God has called to be His are made up of people from so many backgrounds that division seems likely. For this reason, Paul instructs his readers to better understand the unity they have in Christ and how that unity is to be lived out in our daily experience.

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Trusting God [1 Peter 4:19]

January 16, 2011

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Date: 01/16/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 4:19

Description: Peter gives to those who believe a command to entrust their souls to their faithful Creator as they continue in doing good works even in the face of persecution.

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God’s Apprenticeship Program [John 15:16]

January 9, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 01/09/2011

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: John 15:16

 

Description: There are very clear examples in Scripture that show God’s wonderful sovereign hand leading, teaching, and preparing His children for the task He is going to bring before them.  In today’s message we will look at several of these examples and then reference our own lives and perhaps discern what He is preparing us to do.

 

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Walking Worthy of Our Calling [Ephesians 4:1-3]

January 2, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 01/02/2011

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 4:1-3

Description: As we continue our study in the book of Ephesians, we reach a turning point in which Paul is a calling us to duty in light of the doctrine that he has set forth in the previous three chapters:  From his imprisoned cell, he implores us  to get up  and walk in a manner worthy of the calling in which God has called us.

Notes:

  1. Calling (Ephesians 4:1)
  2. Character (Ephesians 4:2)
  3. Concern (Ephesians 4:3)

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The Connection [Micah 5:2 and Matthew 2:5]

December 26, 2010

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Date: 12/26/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Key Text: Micah 5:2 and Matthew 2:5

Description: We make the connection between the Old Testament prophecy of Micah with the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem as recorded in the gospel of Matthew.

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