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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Grace and Truth [John 1:14-18]

September 4, 2011

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Date: 09/04/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:14-18

Description: The climax of the prologue brings us the news of staggering truth. The “Word”, the agent of creation, has become a creature to dwell in this world as we do.

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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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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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Jesus Christ: The Living Word [John 1:3-5 ]

June 26, 2011

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Date: 06/26/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:3-5

Description: We learn more about the Living Word that brings life and light to a world lost in spiritual darkness.

 

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According to John: Overview and Introduction [John 1:1-2]

May 29, 2011

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Date: 05/29/2011

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series:  John

Key Text: John 1:1-2

Description: The special emphasis of the Gospel of John is the Deity of Jesus. The reason why this Gospel was written is clearly given, “these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” John 20:30-31

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The Bounties of a Victorious King [Ephesians 4:7-11]

May 15, 2011

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Date: 05/15/2011

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 4:7-11

Description: Our passage this morning offers a few problem areas for the exegete, not the least of which seems to be Paul’s apparent misquote of Psalm 68.  But a careful study thru this amazing Psalm reveals how a victorious king shares the spoils of war with an underserving  people.

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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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Good Stewards [1 Peter 4:7-11]

October 24, 2010

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Date: 10/24/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11

Description: Christians live to do the will of God and fulfill the obligation of holiness, love, and service in the power of the Holy Spirit — and thus bring glory to God.

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Steward of God’s Grace [Ephesians 3:2]

June 27, 2010

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Date: 06/27/2010

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 3:2

Description: The idea of man’s stewardship goes back to the Garden of Eden. The believer is not just a recipient of God’s grace but has been called as a steward of that grace. Stewardship to the Christian is not a concept focused on tithing but on all aspects of the Christian’s walk.

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Servants in Submission to Their Sovereign (part 5): Husbands [1 Peter 3:7]

May 23, 2010

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Date: 05/23/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 3:7

Description: “Many today love traditional wedding ceremonies with biblical language who would be repulsed if they comprehended the meaning. A pledge to take a woman for his wife commits a man to sharing life in its entirety. Man and wife are heirs together of God’s gracious gift of one life. It demands of him selfless thoughtfulness of her. The New Testament repeatedly urges men to love their wives and be considerate towards them.” — Walter Chantry, THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS

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Servants in Submission to Their Sovereign (part 2) [1 Peter 2:18-21]

April 11, 2010

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Date: 04/11/2010

Preacher: Frank Acevedo, elder

Series: 1 Peter

Key Text: 1 Peter 2:18-21

Description: It is essential to our Christian testimony that we live, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, Godly lives. This is the heart and soul of the church’s integrity.

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From the Guttermost to the Uttermost [2 Samuel 9:1-13]

April 4, 2010

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Date: 04/04/2010, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Key Text: 2 Samuel 9:1-13

Description: Though you might not think of looking for the Easter Story in the Old Testament, God tells it beautifully through the life of Mephibosheth — a life that was filled with tragedy and shame.  In the end, however, he was lifted out of his lowly position and given a place at the king’s table.

Listen in as Elder Monty Simao shows us how the story of Mephibosheth and King David parallels man and the King of Kings.

1. Parallel of Condition

a.     Disgraced Condition
b.     Doomed Condition
c.     Destitute Condition

2.  Parallel of Covenant

3. Parallel of Calling

a.     Sought
b.     Sent
c.     Spared
d.     Secured

4. Parallel of Crown

 

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