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The Alternative: a family that is Christ, Community, and Commission-centered. Our aim: is to extend the Glory of God through the power of the gospel.
SERMON ARGUMENT: COMMUNITY BINDS US TOGETHER WITH CORDS THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN.
SERMON TEXT: Hebrews 10:19-25
SERMON ARGUMENT: Confidence in the Lord is the believer's posture through challenging circumstances.
SERMON TEXT: Matthew 15:21-28
SERMON ARGUMENT: “The Lord's blessing flows as His people are determined to live together in unity.”
SERMON TEXT: Psalm 133.
SERMON ARGUMENT: “Rejoicing is a way of life for all who are in and following The Lord.”
SERMON TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
SERMON ARGUMENT: Worship, which is the goal of both the Old and New Covenant, is a corporate experience.
The individualism of our time has led us to believe the common saying: “La salvación es individual.” But the reality is this: The goal is to Worship together. What is corporate worship?
SERMON TEXT: EXODUS 6:6-8 / 8:1
HEBREWS 10:11-25
Sermon Title: SHUT IT DOWN
Sermon Text: 1 Kings 19:1-18
Sermon Central Idea: "Disturbing voices are shut down as we engage the Lord in solitude and silence."
Sermon Title: RIGHT THE WRONGS
Sermon Text: James 5:16
Sermon Central Idea: "Confession serves as the antidote for making wrongdoings right.."
Sermon Title: Follow The Leader
Sermon Text: Philippians 2:1-11, Luke 22:39-43; Matthew 4:1-12; Luke 2:41-51; Matthew 3:13-17
Sermon Central Idea: "Every person needs a supportive community and healthy friendships in life."
Sermon Title: Love that Transforms
Sermon Text: Luke 15:11-32
Sermon Central Idea: “Loving when it is not deserved while refraining from condemning when it is deserved.”
Sermon Title: One Thing
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:33.
Sermon Argument: Seeking God's kingdom first brings balance and simplicity to our lives.
Sermon Title: Can I Get Your Attention?
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:16-18
Sermon Argument: To be rewarded with the Lord's attention is the ultimate result of fasting genuinely.
Sermon Title: Pleasing God
Sermon Text: Colossians 3:23-24
Sermon Idea: Serving the Lord is a duty that brings satisfaction to believers.
Sermon Title: Who's Gonna Do The Serving?
Sermon Text: Acts 4:8-22
Sermon Idea: Sharing Christ we must seek the opportunity, know Christ, be with Christ, share with boldness, and believe He's with us.
Sermon Title: A Praying Mother
Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 1
Sermon Idea: A Godly mother is a prayerful mother.
Sermon Title: Meditate On It
Sermon Text: Psalm 1
Sermon Idea: Consistently rehearsing the scriptures will make our lives begin reflecting the truths of the scriptures.
Sermon Title: The Discipline of Study
Scripture Text: 2 Timothy 2:15
Speaker: Ephifanio Pomare
Main Idea: Studying is a fundamental characteristic of a believer's daily practice.
Sermon Title: The Discipline of Prayer.
Sermon Text: Matthew 6:5-13.
Sermon Speaker: Yanet May
Sermon Main Idea: Prayer helps us remain connected and cultivated in the Lord.
Sermon Title: Knowing Jesus Matters
Scripture Text: 1 John 5:13-21
Speaker: Eddie Williams
Main Idea: Knowledge of Jesus protects against false teachings
Sermon Title: THIS I BELIEVE (BELIEVER’S CREED).
Sermon Scripture: 1 John 5:1-12
Speaker: Eddie Williams
Main Idea: Believers' faith in Jesus must be unbreakable.
Sermon Title: GETTING LOVE RIGHT
Sermon Scripture: 1 John 4:7-21
Speaker: Eddie Williams
Main Idea: Continuously loving one another confirms our intimate relationship with God.
Sermon Title: KEEP UP THE ANTENNA
Sermon Scripture: 1 John 4:1-6
Speaker: Eddie Williams
Main Idea: Exaltation or reduction of the Lordship of Christ is the way to detect, dissect, and distinguish false spirits.
Sermon Title: Believer's ID-CARD
Sermon Scripture: 1 John 3:11-18
Speaker: Eddie Williams
Main Idea: Loving one another as Jesus Christ loves us identifies us as children of God.
Pastor Eddie Williams teaches from Luke 2:13-14, from a sermon entitled: AN ANGELIC PARTY. He argued, “God’s good news of great joy is available and accessible to all people.”
Pastor Eddie Williams teaches from Luke 1:67-79, from a sermon entitled: THE LYRICS OF VISITATION. He argued, “God’s visitation deserves to be celebrated.”
Eddie Williams teaches from Genesis 4:3-7; Malachi 3:6-10; and 2 Corinthians 8, from a sermon entitled: CHECK YOUR HEART. He argued, "Giving reveals the condition and priority of our hearts."
Eddie Williams teaches from Matthew 25:14-30, from a sermon entitled: PUT IT TO USE. He argued, "Believers must Faithfully put to use their God-given gifts and talents until the Lord returns."
Eddie Williams teaches from Mark 1:35-39, from a sermon entitled: IT'S TIME TO DISCONNECT. He argued, "Effectiveness in WORKING for the Father flows from KNOWING the Father."
Lena Henry Blatter teaches from Luke 19:1-10, as she emphasizes that Zacchaeus is the "Camel that came through the eye of a needle" reference made by Jesus in Luke 18. Lena argues, "What might be impossible for men is possible with God."
In this series, THIS IS US, our goal is to take a fresh look at our church's distinctive. In this last installment, Eddie Williams teaches from Matthew 9:35-38; from a sermon entitled: LET'S SERVE, where the central argument was, "The Good Shepherd serves by seeing and caring for His sheep."
In this series, THIS IS US, our goal is to take a fresh look at our mission and distinctive as a church. In this third installment, Eddie Williams teaches from Matthew 28:19a; from a sermon entitled: LET'S PRODUCE, where the central argument was, "Followers of Jesus need to make it a priority to make more followers for Jesus."
In this series, THIS IS US, our goal is to take a fresh look at our mission and distinctive as a church. In this second installment, Eddie Williams teaches from Acts 16:31-34; from a sermon titled: LET'S EQUIP, where the central argument was, "Jesus must be Lord of our lives, for Him to be Lord of our homes."
In this series, THIS IS US, our goal is to take a fresh look at our mission and distinctive as a church. So in this first installment, Eddie Williams teaches from Matthew 28:16-20; from a sermon titled LET'S GO ON A MISSION.
In this last installment of the series, 'Hesed'. Sis. Yaneth May teaches from Psalm 42, from a sermon entitled: "THIRSTY TO DEATH". She made the following argument, "Thirsty souls will find the Lord.”
In this third installment of the series, 'Hesed'. Maureen Hooker teaches from Psalm 23, from a sermon entitled: "THE PLACE IS HOT (DI PLACE HAT)". She made the following argument, "The Lord provides for all our needs through the journey.”
In this second installment of the series, 'Hesed'. Fabio Archbold teaches from Psalm 26, from a sermon entitled: "Walk In His Truth". He made the following argument, "The Lord has called us to be people of integrity in our world.”
In this first installment of the series, 'Hesed'. Eddie Williams teaches from Psalm 13, from a sermon entitled: When Days are Dark and Friends are Few. He made the following argument, “God’s faithful love can be trusted in dark days (tough times).”
In this last installment of the series titled, Work In Progress. Eddie Williams teaches from John 15:1-17, from a sermon entitled: Antidote for Unproductivity. Where he made the following argument, “Believers must be cultivated, connected, and committed to Jesus’ command (spoken word) to be productive (bearing fruits).”
In this seventh installment of the series titled, Work In Progress. Eddie Williams teaches from Matthew 6:24-34, from a sermon entitled: Antidote for Worry. Where he made the following argument, “Believers must put the things of God first before the concerns/cares of life.”
In this sixth installment of the series titled, Work In Progress. Eddie Williams teaches from Luke 24, from a sermon entitled: Antidote for Discouragement. Where he made the following argument, “God’s children in their discouragement must Hold firm to God’s promises.”
In this fifth installment of the series titled, Work In Progress. Eddie Williams teaches from Matthew 4:1-11, from a sermon entitled: Antidote for Temptation. Where he made the following argument, “God's children are called to resist temptation, not to submit to it.”
In this fourth installment of the series titled, Work In Progress. Eddie Williams teaches from John 21, from a sermon entitled: Antitode for Failure. Where he made the following argument, “The Lord does not give up on His children just because they have committed a sin.”
From Genesis 4:6-7, Eddie Williams shared a sermon entitled, Antidote for An Unhealthy Heart. Eddie argued, "The Lord God will not accept or reward no great acts coming from an unhealthy heart."
From Genesis 2 and 3, Eddie Williams shared a sermon entitled, Antidote for Shame (Nakedness). Eddie argued, "The Lord can use anyone for His glory despite the sin committed".
Eddie Williams teaches from the book of Genesis 50:15-21, on the subject titled, Antidote for Guilt in the new series; Work In Progress.
In the third installment of our series titled, #ENCOUNTERS, Eddie Williams preached from Mark 5:21-43. Where he focuses on the kind of fathers needed in times of crisis. The sermon argument focuses on, "Father must come/go to Jesus with their issues or crisis."
In this second installment of our series titled, #ENCOUNTERS. In this sermon, Fabio Archbold preached from the text of Luke 19:1-10; where he reminded us that an encounter with Jesus starts with a Face-to-Face moment with Jesus.
In this brand new series entitled #encounterswithjesus, guest speaker Liza Hayes shared preached from the story of the woman with the issue of blood. In this message, Liza challenged us to be people of faith in spite of our issues.
In this final message from the prophetic book of Habakkuk, Eddie Williams argues from Habakkuk 3 that "God's way can be trusted, for His way is always right."
In this fifth installment of our series through the book of Habakkuk, Eddie Williams taught about God's timing which is far different that man's timing.
God's people must live godly lives in a godless world. This was the aim or challenge the Lord gave to the prophet Habakkuk, in Habakkuk 2:4b. In light of the godless people and nation, Babylon, the righteous must live by their faithfulness in this context.
The Lord works through human sinfulness to reveal Himself to all people. This is the aim of the lesson from Habakkuk 1:5-11.
God does not tolerate or overlook wrongdoings. This is the aim or argument in Habakkuk 1:12-2:1.
This week, we begin a brand new series through the prophetic book of Habakkuk entitled, #WHY. This first week, Eddie Williams preached from Habakkuk 1:1-4, from a sermon entitled: Angry, But Trusting. The emphasis of the lesson was, trusting the Lord's sovereign work when it does not align with our expectations.
On resurrection Sunday, Eddie Williams preached from John 20:11-29, from a sermon entitled: Encountering the Risen Lord. Where the emphasis was on, an encounter with the risen Lord makes a difference in an individual's life.
In this first installment of our, #COME lent series... Sis. Irene Steele preached from Matthew 21:1-11, focusing on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem challenging us to get the right view of God.
In this last installment through the epistle of Colossians, from the series #ENOUGH: Christ is enough. Eddie Williams preached from Colossians 4:7-18; from a sermon entitled, "Secret Sauce of A Healthy/Great Church." Where the punch line was, "Healthy practices among members build great and healthy churches".
In this sixth installment of our #ENOUGH series through the epistle of Colossians, Eddie Williams taught from Colossians 3:18-4:1; from a sermon entitled, "#Represent." Where the punch line of the sermon was, "A changed life must properly represent Christ in all areas of life", including the home and workplace in a particular way.
In this fifth installment of our #Enough series through the epistle of Colossians, Eddie Williams teaches from Colossians 3:1a, from a sermon entitled, "New Self." Where the central idea was, to be raised with Christ is to be made New, hence, 'The New Self.'
In this installment of our #ENOUGH series, Robert Nelson preached from Colossians 2:1-5 in a sermon entitled, "Stan Firm". Where he encouraged us to not make ourselves be deluded by plausible arguments that can take us off from the right path.
In this third installment of our #Enough series through the epistle of Colossians, Eddie Williams teaches from a sermon entitled, "Get Him Right: Christ is Above All." Where he challenged us from Colossians 1:15-23, to continue in the faith in spite of the threats and challenges to faith in Christ.
In this second installment of the #Enough series, Eddie Williams preached on the subject, "Gospel Fidelity." Where he focuses on the faithfulness of Epaphras in sowing the seed of the gospel in a hard city/place like Colossae.
In this first installment of our #Enough series, which is a study through the epistle of Colossians; Eddie Williams introduced the book from the sermon entitled, "Let's Continue".
In this last installment from our priorities series, Edna Livingston spoke on the subject of prioritizing community. Her central idea was, community is the backbone of the church.
In this installment of the series entitled, "Priorities", and in this sermon entitled, "Let's Keep Trusting", from Hebrews 11:13-16; Eddie Williams teaches on the faith of the Patriarchs that died believing. Their faith teaches that difficulties is not an excuse to distrust and quit trusting the Lord.
In this installment of the series entitled, "Priorities", and in this sermon entitled, "Let's Follow", from Luke 9:57-62. Eddie Williams teaches on Jesus' encounters with three different people to whom He tells of the cost, call, and condition of being His disciple.
From Hebrews 5:11-6:12, Eddie encourages us to pursue maturity in Christ as a priority in this year. He spoke on the different elements on the growth chart to test and identify an immature vs. a mature believer in Christ Jesus.
In view of the observance of the traditional New Year's Eve service, Eddie Williams challenge was to Rise Above life's unfortunate, uneventful, and unexpected experiences that often paralyzes our lives. Therefore, from Lord's speech in the first 9 verses of Joshua chapter 1, we learn certain principles that will help us Rise Above unfortunate difficulties in life and proceed to possess the Lord's promises.
In our first installment of the #PRIORITIES series, Elena Corpus spoke to us on prioritizing the Kingdom as we begin this new year. The overall objective for the new year is to focus on what really matters. Therefore, the Kingdom of God should be our utmost priority!
In this sermon, Eddie Williams provides a framework from which believers should approach decision making through a moment of crisis from the life of Joseph and Mary in their first relationship crisis as partners!
In our las installment of our Advent series, Eddie Williams reminds us of this timely truth about our God-He created the world and set up natural laws to govern it. However, Jesus’s birth disrupted even the natural course of things all to prove his unfailing love and fulfill His redemption purpose.
Jesus, the King's coming to earth DISRUPTED the discriminatory and exclusivist societal norms among Jews of the time, making the insignificant important, and the forgotten, key players in God’s story of redemption.
From Matthew 2:3, Eddie helps us to understand that the Lord often comes into our lives and spaces when we are the most comfortable. He comes into our lives at a time when we are more comfortable, to disturb our comfort so His glory can be establish in our lives.
In this episode, Eddie Williams launched out the Advent Season series entitled, DISRUPTIVE. In this first installment, Eddie speaks about the purpose of Matthew's gospel account in terms of establishing the sovereignty/Lordship of Jesus as the promised Messiah for all people, and not for some people.
From Acts 1:9-11, pastor Eddie encourages all those who have had to deal with a lost, to learn in spite the reality of said lost, to stay focus on their mission. From the life of Jesus' disciples after the ascension, they had to keep their focus on the mission to be Jesus' witnesses.
In Psalm 100, Keshia Howard, reminds us of the 7 verbs that should become our posture in regards to the Lord's "Hesed".