Mother’s Day

May 8, 2011

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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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The Branch

April 17, 2011

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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

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

March 20, 2011

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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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Unity in Christ [Ephesians 4:5-6]

February 13, 2011

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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

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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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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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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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Sharing the Sufferings of Christ [1 Peter 4:12-14]

November 14, 2010

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Date: 11/14/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 4:12-14

Description: In these verses Peter gives the climax of his urgent warning and strengthening of the church against the terrible persecution, already under way, but soon to issue in the death of countless numbers of the faithful. Although Peter primarily had in mind the prophetic destruction of Jerusalem, it should never be overlooked that the event itself was a type of the ultimate judgment of the Second Coming, giving all of the apostle’s teaching here a spiritual application for all generations to come.

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In Faith [1 Peter 3:15-17]

August 8, 2010

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Date: 08/08/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 3:15-17

Description: No words of Scripture “… hold within themselves a deeper mystery than this simple formula of the Christian life, ‘in Christ‘” (J. Gordon).  This message takes a quick look at the believers’ faith and walk in Christ.  Our challenge remains to reproduce in our lives the righteousness which is already ours in Christ.

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Faith [Ephesians 2:8]

August 2, 2010

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Date: 08/01/2010

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Ephesians 2:8

Description: The difference between having faith in faith and faith in Jesus Christ is the difference between day and night, Heaven and Hell.  The topic is clearly presented in God’s Holy Word and we are attempting to increase both our understanding of faith and increase our faith by way of this message.

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Servants in Submission to Their Sovereign (part 7) [1 Peter 3:8-9]

June 13, 2010

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Date: 06/13/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 3:8-9

Description: The Apostle concludes his teaching on submission with these two verses [3:8-9]. Whether it’s being in submission to every human authority, servants to a master, or even husbands and wives submitting to one another, we follow the example left for us by Jesus — we follow in His steps. Why? To inherit a blessing.

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Servants in Submission to Their Sovereign (part 6): Memorial Day Message — In Memory of a Godly Man [1 Peter 3:8-12]

May 30, 2010

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Date: 05/30/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 3:8-12

Description: Jacob DeShazer of Salem Oregon took part in World War II’s legendary Doolittle Raid, endured more than three years as a Japanese prisoner of war and later teemed up with his wife to serve as a Methodist missionary in Japan for nearly thirty years.

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Victorious Christian Living [John 17:20-23]

May 16, 2010

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Date: 05/16/2010

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: John 17:20-23

Description: Very few Christians understand the extent to which the Bible teaches that we are united to the resurrected Christ.  This inseperable relationship can be illustrated by the field of explosive welding.  It is possible that two dissimilar items can become one; God and man united.

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