Message from 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4 “God is Faithful”- In this passage, Paul explains to the Corinthians Church why he changed plans and did not visit them as he previously indicated. Was this fickleness on his part? Was he being selfish? No, his change in plans was directed by God and was for the benefit of…
Sermon on the Incarnation from Philippians 2:5-11 by Martin McCorkle
Father’s Day Message from Ephesians 5 and 6
Message by elder Jeff McSwain
Sermon from Revelation 3:14-22, the letter to the Laodiceans Photo of Laodicea on the Lycus, Phrygia, Turkey. By Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia Commons
Sermon from Matthew 16:24-28 Matthew 16:24–28 (ESV) Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus [24] Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. [25] For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my…
God instructs Christian to obey governing authorities, which are placed over us to keep order and restrain evil. Even when government corrupt, we are commanded to live exemplary lives which point people to Christ-our true hope, and which point people to heaven-our true home. We must not put our ultimate hope in human government.
In this parable- Jesus teaches people the importance of humility, and not self-importance. He addresses those who went looking for the places of honor, in order to appear favored in front of others. His teaching points to his very incarnation- the fact that he made himself nothing, instead taking the form of a servant.(Philippians 2:8-9) Our very salvation is dependent on our Savior’s humbler nature.