The Scarlet Ribbon [Joshua 2:1-24]

May 31, 2015

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/31/2015

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Joshua 2

Description: There is a red road that connects the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation.   Anyone who reads the Bible and is unaware of this pathway cannot grasp the most basic and most important aspect of the Bible narrative.

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The God of Inappropriate Answers [Judges 6:1-10]

May 24, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/24/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 6:1-10

Description:  God prepares the hearts of His people for rescue by sending a prophet with a message of grace.

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At the Hand of a Woman [Judges 4-5]

May 17, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/17/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 4-5

Description:  The story of Deborah and Barak and God’s deliverance through the hand of the woman Jael may be one of the most disturbing accounts of treachery recorded in the Bible and yet God delivers His people through these shocking events. In this account God calls an unfaithful general, Sisera, through the prophetess, Deborah, who ruled the people.  Because of his unfaithfulness, God delivers their enemy to the hands of a foreign (and pagan) woman named Jael who brutally murders the enemy general by smashing a tent spike through his head with a hammer.  The Bible celebrates her deed.

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Shamgar the Ordinary [Judges 3:31]

May 10, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/10/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 3:31

Description:  Shamgar is the judge of obscurity.  By all accounts he is an ordinary farmer whom God uses in an extraordinary way.  No one celebrates the normal and the ordinary but the Bible is full of ordinary folks living an ordinary life.  God calls us to serve in our normal callings and nowhere is this seen more clearly than in the callings of wife and mother.

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Ehud: The Left-Handed Assassin [Judges 3:12-30]

May 3, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/03/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 3:12-30

King Eglon and EhudDescription:  Ehud, from the tribe of Benjamin, is the second Judge God raises up to deliver His people from the hand of Eglon, King of Moab. Ehud assassinates Eglon in His throne room by plunging a self-made sword into his abdomen and killing Eglon before making a great escape. He gathers the Israelites and leads them to a decisive victory by the strength of the Lord and the land is restored to peace, which lasts for two generations.

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Othniel: The First Judge [Judges 3:7-11]

April 26, 2015

Monty Simao 2014OthnielSermon Notes

Date: 04/26/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 3:7-11

Description:  Othniel is mentioned as the first Judge of Israel. His story is not spectacular, it’s simple, straight-forward… even boring. But Othniel is not the hero of the story. God is. God is always the rescuer of His people and receives all the glory.

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Wrath and Love [Judges 2:11-3:6]

April 19, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 04/19/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 2:11-3:6

Description:  In this section of the book of Judges, the author introduces the cycles of unfaithfulness on the part of the people and the deliverance from the hand of God.

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Generational Unfaithfulness [Judges 2:6-11]

April 12, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 04/12/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 2:6-11

Description:  Israel was given two battles:  the first – a battle within the home for the hearts of the next generation; the second – a battle outside the home to possess the land.  Failure in either would ultimately lead to failure in both.  The book of Judges begins with generational unfaithfulness and leads to covenantal unfaithfulness.

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The Value of Your Soul [Mark 8:35-37]

April 5, 2015

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 04/05/2015, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Mark 8:35-37

Description: Easter morning typically is filled with sermons speaking about Christ’s resurrection from the grave.  In this Easter sermon we move our focus onto those who are without a saving relationship to our resurrected Lord Jesus.  The things of the world, and our own security in the world, tend to capture those who are unsaved.  Our text reflects the very words of Jesus on this matter.

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Sunrise Service 2015: It is Finished [John 19:30]

April 5, 2015

Easter Sunrise Service

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Date: 04/05/2015, Easter Sunday

Preacher: Louie Bond, brother in Christ

Key Text: John 19:30

Description: Join us for our Resurrection Sunday Sunrise Service with brother in Christ, Louie Bond.

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Failure to Keep the Covenant [Judges 1:1-2:5]

March 29, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/29/2015, Palm Sunday

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 1:1-2:5

Description:  Israel fails to take the land and this sets off 350 years of rapid decline.  It’s a downward spiral of depravity as things go from bad to worse.  God hears the cries of His people and over and over He sends a judge to rescue them. But when the judge dies, the people fall back into idolatry and rebellion…and so the cycle continues.

The anticipation is for a judge that will rule righteously and not die. And whose righteous rule will bring a time of peace and the possession of the land.  That anticipation has been met in Christ who is the only righteous king and who alone obeyed the covenant for the prospering of His people.

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Judges: A Story of Corruption and Hope [Judges 1:1]

March 22, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/22/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Judges

Key Text: Judges 1:1

Description:  Israel fails to take the land and this sets off 350 years of rapid decline.  It’s a downward spiral of depravity as things go from bad to worse.  God hears the cries of His people and over and over He sends a judge to rescue them, but when the judge dies, the people fall back into idolatry and rebellion…and so the cycle continues.

The anticipation is for a judge that will rule righteously and not die, and whose righteous rule will bring a time of peace and possession of the land.  That anticipation has been met in Christ who is the only righteous King and who alone obeyed the covenant for the prospering of His people.

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Beyond Good Behavior: Parenting and the Gospel of Grace

March 15, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/15/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Key Text: Luke 15

Description:  Our children are much the same way.  We tend to have the Prodigals or the Pharisees.  We tend to think of the Prodigals as hard to parent and we are always telling them the rules and the things that God requires.  While the Pharisees actually seem to get either praised or largely ignored.  After all, since they follow the rules, they require so much less…don’t they?

The truth of the matter is that our children can fall into both categories on any given day.  Sometimes our rebellious children follow the rules for a while and it seems that we are making so much progress.  And sometimes our rule-following children go through seasons of rebellion.  The categories are not hard and fast but rather designed to be descriptive.

What we fail to remember is that the Gospel is not about following the rules to get saved.  The Gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ obeyed the law perfectly for us.  In other words, both our rebels and our rule-followers need the same thing.  They need a Savior who has pleased God in all things and who has purchased their forgiveness by His death on the cross.

The ironic thing is that we fail to give either child the Gospel.  The Prodigal just gets scolding and punishment.  We tell them over and over what is expected…we tell them the rules.  Our Pharisees get praised for doing the right thing.

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God’s Family [Acts 16:1-40]

March 8, 2015

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/08/2015

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Acts 16; Philippians 1

Description: Every true gathering of Christians is a supernatural work of God.  The church at Philippi was a joy to Paul and can be an encouragement to you and me.  It’s a great adventure to follow Paul on his second missionary journey and learn about the Lord’s leading and blessing.

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The Confident Conclusion [Philemon 1:21-25]

March 1, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/01/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Philemon

Key Text: Philemon 1:21-25

Description:  Paul concludes this epistle confident that it will fulfill his desired intent.  His confidence is based on the effects of the Gospel manifested in forgiveness and love.

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Notes:

  1. Paul is Confident Concerning his Request
  2. Paul is Confident Concerning his Release
  3. Paul is Confident Concerning his Witnesses

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The Broad Road and the Narrow Path [Matthew 2:1, 12]

February 22, 2015

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 02/22/2015

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Matthew 2:1, 12

Description: After the wise men from the far East met young Jesus, they went home a different way.   It’s a bit of a play on words, but even today, when someone meets Jesus, they go home a different way.

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Eternal Perspectives [Philemon 1:15-17]

February 8, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 02/08/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Philemon

Key Text: Philemon 1:15-17

Description:  Paul tries to minimize the actions of Onesimus and turn Philemon’s eyes towards the purposes of God.

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Notes:

  1. The Shift in Paradigm
  2. The Change in Relationship
  3. The Gift in Return

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Freedom Not Compulsion [Philemon 1:13-14]

February 1, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 02/01/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Philemon

Key Text: Philemon 1:13-14

Description:  Paul is careful not to force Philemon to do anything, but rather he makes an appeal based on love and allows the Holy Spirit to lead Philemon in Christian freedom to serve God.

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Notes:

  1. Paul’s Initial Purpose
  2. Paul’s Self Denial
  3. Paul’s Sincere Compliment

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Paul Sends His Heart [Philemon 1:10-12]

January 25, 2015

Monty Simao 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 01/25/2015

Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor

Series: Philemon

Key Text: Philemon 1:10-12

Description:  Paul sends Onesimus who he describes as his son and his very heart back to Philemon. In this passage we see the transformation in the life of Onesimus and what God had done in him.

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Notes:

  1. What Onesimus has Been
  2. What Onesimus has Become
  3. What Onesimus has Become to Paul

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