Author: Pastor Howie

Revelation 2.1-7 Ephesus – The Church that Lost its Way – The letter to the church in Ephesus asks us to consider where our heart is.  Do we really love Christ as we should, as He desires and deserves?  This church was doctrinally sound and dutifully serving, but Christ told them that wasn’t enough.  They had left their first love.  If they did not remember, repent, and repeat the things from when they first began, Christ would come along and remove their lampstand, remove their influence as a church.  Where are we today?

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Revelation 1.1-20 In this 9 week series we will take a look at the letters written to the seven churches of Asia Minor.  Today’s introductory message encourages us to consider who it is that writes to these churches and why the church should heed the warnings given by Him.  Obeying these warnings leads us to better service and greater worship as we see Christ for who He truly is – the Savior who loves us and who died for us, but also who is our Sovereign King.

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Romans 1.13-17 What does it take to be a contagious church?  It takes resolve to be unashamed of the gospel.  The gospel is the power to save.  We are bound to it.  We are bold with it.  We are blameless by it.

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Romans 5.6-8 Basic to Christianity is the truth that God loves you.  Also basic to Christianity is that God’s love sent His Son, Jesus to die for sin.  We must believe and receive this gift in order to become the children of God.  It cannot be achieved by anything we do.  The cross is the only way to restore the severed relationship with God due to sin.

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II Timothy 1.5 and 3.14-15 – With increasing and improving technology the influence on new generations is exponentially increasing.  Still, the greatest influence on the lives on each generation coming is the influence of a mother.  Today we honor her for all her labor citing the influence of Eunice and Lois on the life of a young man named Timothy.  Their influence began from infancy when they taught him the Scriptures and that influence carried him through life.  Our challenge today with so many competing influences is to influence our children and grandchildren with the Word of God instilling in them a lasting faith that is genuine, a faith that will shape their future and keep them on track.  Do you have a heart like Eunice and Lois?

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John 15.9-17 Last week we looked at the story we have because of the change Christ made in us since salvation.  Today we look at the God’s story.  It’s His redemptive plan which features 4 key characters.  There is God, Us, Christ, and You.  His story requires a response from us.

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Acts 26.1-30 We all have a story to tell about how we became a Jesus follower.  There is a before life, how it happened, and the change that has taken place since then.  The story of Paul gives us some guidance on how we can prepare our story to share with others to help them see that the same change that took place in us is possible for others as well.  People will either be like Festus and think we’re crazy or they will be like Agrippa and ignore the truth or they will be like Paul and respond to the life changing message.  We all have a story to tell and it can have a dramatic impact on others.

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Luke 5.27-32 In today’s message we learn about Matthew’s unique calling from being a tax collector to a disciple of Jesus.  His unique approach to evangelism serves as a model for us to follow.  His party was more than just a farewell to his old friends and an introduction to his new friends.  It served as an evangelistic mixer that brought the two groups together in the hopes that his hold buddies would come to know and love the One who had saved him and changed his life completely.  Only Christ can do that.  We need to consider ways to share the gospel in non-threatening environments.  If one out of four will come to church if invited, that means three out of four won’t.  That means we need to go to the places where they are.  Let’s throw some Matthew mixers.

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Romans 10.1 If Jesus were to live in your house He would have several lessons that would help us develop a contagious heart for the lost.  He would show us what it takes to see through a different lens that we might have a heart that would desire to see them saved.

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II Kings 6.24-7.20 – Today begins a 6 week series on becoming a contagious Christian, using material from the series of the same name.  Why should I desire to become a contagious Christian?  Whay should I share my faith?  This sermon looks at four motivating factors for the reason we should share our faith and become a contagious Christian.  There’s more to it than just a commandment.

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