October 9, 2011 AD, “Teach God’s Word To Your Children”, by Pastor Ben Willis
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Psalm 78:1-7 [NLTse] – A psalm of Asaph. 1 O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, 2 for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—3 stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to [...]
Read full post...October 2, 2011 AD, “What We Believe Matters!”, Pastor Ben Willis
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-16 [NLTse] 1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 [...]
Read full post...September 25, 2011AD – “A Priesthood of Believers”, Pastor Ben Willis
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011The Book of Acts 2:38-47 [NLTse] 38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 This promise is to you, and to your [...]
Read full post...September 11, 2011 AD – “Salvation is God’s Gift”, Pastor Ben Willis
Monday, September 12th, 2011Paul’s Letter To the Ephesians 1:22-2:10 [NLTse] 1:22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made Him head over all things for the benefit of the church. 23 And the church is His body; it is made full and complete by Christ, Who fills all things everywhere with Himself. 2:1 [...]
Read full post...September 4, 2011 AD – “As the End draws near”, Pastor Ben Willis
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011The Prophet Joel 3:9-16 [NLTse] 9 Say to the nations far and wide: “Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack. 10 Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Train even your weaklings to be warriors. 11 Come quickly, all you [...]
Read full post...August 21, 2011 – “Jesus Christ, The Living Word”, Pastor Ben Willis
Monday, August 22nd, 2011“Jesus Christ, the living Word, became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He Who is true God became true man united in one Person forever. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. On the third day He arose bodily from the [...]
Read full post...August 14th, 2011 – “Trinity! O Trinity!”, Pastor Ben Willis
Monday, August 15th, 2011As we consider leaving the Presbyterian Church (USA) denomination (called the PCUSA) to join with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church denomination (called the EPC), last week I began preaching through what the EPC calls the “Essentials of Our Faith”. These are statements of faith the EPC believes are non-negotiable. And for the EPC to be a [...]
Read full post...August 7, AD2011 – “Essential: The Scripture”, Pastor Ben Willis
Monday, August 8th, 2011Except for any of you who may be visitors among us this morning, all of you know that the Session of Elders is leading our congregation to be dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) denomination into membership in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church denomination. As a part of this change it is important that we, as [...]
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