Walk as Light [Ephesians 5:8-14]

January 29, 2012

Sermon Notes

Date: 01/29/2012

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 5:8-14

Description: Paul continues his argument that we are to be imitators of God and that we are not only to walk in love (Ephesians 5:2) but also to walk in light.

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Notes:

  • The Contrast
  • The Characteristics
  • The Charge
  • The Commissiion
  • The Call

Off with the Old, On with the New [Ephesians 4:17-24]

August 21, 2011

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Date: 08/21/2011

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 4:17-24

Description: Paul declares the importance of church growth.  Not a growth of numbers but a growth towards spiritual maturity. Paul defines what a mature believer looks like and how true church growth builds the church up.

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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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A Gifted Church [Ephesians 4:11-12]

June 5, 2011

Sermon Notes

Date: 06/05/2011

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 4:11-12

Description: Because this is God’s church, He has given us marching orders on how it should be structured and run. In modern times, we have allowed the idea of pragmatism to enter the church and have started adopting business practices and other unbiblical methods.  Paul tells us not only the leadership structure of a church but also the purpose of the leaders and it looks very different from what we usually see today.

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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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Humility [1 Peter 5:5-7]

March 6, 2011

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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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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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Limitless Love [Ephesians 3:18-21]

December 12, 2010

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Date: 12/12/2010

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 3:18-21

Description: As we study through the book of Ephesians, we learn that the Apostle Paul is a man of great prayer.  Today we look at one of these prayers — a prayer in which he petitions God to allow us to know the “unknowable.”

Notes:

  1. The Scope of God’s Love
  2. The Incomprehensibility of God’s Love
  3. The Fullness of God’s Love

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Strengthened with Power [Ephesians 3:16b-17]

November 21, 2010

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Date: 11/21/2010

Preacher: Monty Simao, elder

Series: Ephesians

Key Text: Ephesians 3:16b-17

Description: Paul prays that the Ephesian believers (and us) would be strengthened with power in the inner man so that Christ may dwell in our hearts and that we would be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ.

Notes:

  1. Strengthened with Power
  2. Inner Man vs. Inner Strength
  3. Our Heart is Christ’s Home
  4. Rooted and Grounded in Love

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

May 23, 2010

Sermon Notes

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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