June 10, 2012 |
Ephesians 5:22-33 |
marriage
Pastor Gary Combs continues his sermon series entitled “Family Feud” with this message from Ephesians 5:22-33. In this letter from the apostle Paul, he gave household rules for those who make up the family of God. Among these instructions are his instructions on how God wants husbands and wives to live together in a way that brings glory to Him. Your marriage can become God’s dynamic duo for showing His glory to the world! (Special thanks to Stan and Leeda Bacon for playing contestants).
June 3, 2012 |
1 Samuel 2 |
family
Pastor Gary Combs begins a 6-week sermon series entitled “Family Feud” with this message from 1 Samuel he calls “Facing the Family Crisis.” In the book of 1 Samuel the high priest Eli is a success at work, but a failure at home. There are three warning signs that his family is in crisis, but he ignores them. This message shows us how to recognize and respond to the crises facing our family today. Also, includes a duet by Gary and Robin Combs of the song, “Show Me Thy Ways” (written by Gary Combs). (Special thanks to our game show contestants, Stuart and Paula Haste!)
May 20, 2012 |
1 John 5 |
eternal security, exposition
Pastor Gary Combs concludes the seven week sermon series Authentic Christianity with this message from 1 John 5. In the first epistle of John, he wrote that authentic Christians can know with confidence that they have eternal life and are authentic Christians. We can have this confidence and knowledge, being sure that we are Christians.
May 13, 2012 |
1 John 4:7-21 |
exposition, love
Pastor Gary Combs continues his sermon series “Authentic Christianity” with this 6th message from the book of 1 John. In the first epistle of John, he wrote that authentic Christians are marked by a perfecting kind of love, a love that comes from God, making us complete in Him and showing the world what perfect love looks like and therefore revealing God to the world.
May 6, 2012 |
1 John 4 |
exposition, false teaching
Pastor Gary Combs continues his “Authentic Christianity” series with this message from 1 John chapter 4. In the first epistle of John, he wrote that Authentic Christians shouldn’t just believe everything they hear, but that they should “test the spirits” of any teaching. We can recognize false teaching by applying the four principles that John gives.
April 29, 2012 |
1 John 3:11-24 |
exposition
Pastor Gary Combs continues his exposition of 1 John entitled “Authentic Christianity.” This message from 1 John 3 is entitled “Really Loving One Another.” The apostle John taught that authentic Christians will really love one another because the love of Christ abides in them. We can display this mark of authentic Christianity by really loving one another as Christ has loved us. The text gives three proofs for knowing that the agape love of Christ abides in you.
April 22, 2012 |
1 John 2:28-3:10 |
exposition
Pastor Gary Combs continues the series entitled “Authentic Christianity: An Exposition of 1 John.” This message focuses on John’s emphasis of how true Christians will bear the divine family resemblance. John told believers that Authentic Christians are born again and bear the marks of their Heavenly Father, that they practice righteousness and purity, that they are marked by love and hope as they await the return of Christ.
April 15, 2012 |
1 John 2 |
exposition
Pastor Gary Combs continues the 7-sermon expositional series through the book of 1 John entitled “Authentic Christianity.” In the first epistle of John he told believers that they could be sure of their relationship with God and offered four tests that reveal authentic Christianity and expose those who are counterfeits. We can have this assurance in our relationship with Christ.
April 8, 2012 |
1 John 1 |
easter, exposition
Pastor Gary Combs begins a new series entitled AUTHENTIC CHRISTIANITY– An Exposition of 1 John. This Easter Sunday message examines John’s eye-witness claims of Christ’s resurrection. In the first epistle of John he told the first-century believers that they could have confidence in the historical reality of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and of the message that Christ proclaimed. This is the message that John insisted one must believe in order to be an authentic Christian. We can believe in this message today.
April 1, 2012 |
John 4 |
evangelism
Pastor Gary Combs concludes his sermon series, WITNESS, with this message entitled “Proclaim God’s Story.” In the book of John, Jesus took the time to talk to a Samaritan woman drawing water at Jacob’s well outside the city of Sychar. After he told her that he was the long awaited Messiah she immediately went back to her hometown to tell everyone her story. We can tell people in our hometown the story of how Jesus revealed himself to us.
