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Joel Spencer: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
Luke 1:39-56 This week Joel Spencer brings us a special Christmas message, as we take a look at Mary’s song.
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Mary’s Song
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
Luke 2:6-7 Today Pastor Ron finishes his series, “The Birth of Jesus Christ.” This time we look at his humble birth. We learn how God came down to earth in the form of a little baby to save us from the penalty of sin. We also see why the virgin birth is so important. God had a plan and gave us a wonderful gift.
Notes:
C. The Humble Birth of Jesus Christ (V6-7)
1. While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.
2. And she gave birth to her firstborn son;
3. and she wrapped Him in cloths,
4. and laid HIm in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Humble Birth of Jesus Christ
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
Luke 2:4-5 This week Pastor Ron continues his series, “The Birth of Jesus Christ.” He shows us Joseph and Mary on their way to Bethlehem to register for the census.
Notes:
B. A Trip to Bethlehem by Joseph and Mary (V4-5)
1. Who the travelers were…
2. Where the travelers went…
3. Why the travelers went…
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Joseph & Mary go to Bethlehem
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, PA.
This week Pastor Ron begins a Christmas series called “The Birth of Jesus Christ.” He begins by taking us to Luke 2:1-3 where we find Caesar Augustus making a decree that a census be taken of all the people in the Roman Empire. God works out the details so that prophesy might be fulfilled.
Notes:
THE HUGE CHRISTMAS DISCONNECT…
A. A Decree from Caesar Augustus (V1-3)
1. Now in those days
2. a decree went out form Caesar Augustus that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
3. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
4. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city.
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A Decree from Caesar Augustus
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
1 Samuel 2, 3, 4 This Father’s Day, Pastor Ron takes us inside the family of Eli to see what were the characteristics of this ungodly father. Eli should not be our example of fatherhood.
Notes:
A. ELI’S TWO SONS, HOPHNI AND PHINEHAS…
B. ELI’S NEGATIVE EXAMPLE OF FATHERHOOD…
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Eli demonstrated a lack of ________________________.
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Eli neglected his responsibility to ___________________.
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Eli modeled unfaithfulness in his ___________________.
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Eli showed disregard for the ______________________.
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An Ungodly Father-Eli
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
On this Mother’s Day, Pastor Ron explains to us how Hannah was a godly mother. She had very serious trials in her marriage to Elkanah, but her faith brought her through it. We can learn a lot from her example.
Notes:
A. Hannah was right in her relationship to her husband.(V1-8)
B. Hannah was right in her relationship to her God. (V9-20)
C. Hannah was right in her relationship to her home. (V21-28)
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A Godly Mother: Hannah
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
1 Timothy 3:14-16 In this week’s Easter message Pastor Ron helps us understand how the resurrected Christ can Transform our lives.
Notes:
A. A Planned Visit (V14)
B. The Purpose of this Letter (V15)
C. Some Powerful Words of Encouragement (V16)
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A Common Confession…
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A Hymn of Explanation…
a. He who was revealed in the flesh,
b. Was vindicated in the Spirit,
c. Seen by angels,
d. Proclaimed among the nations,
e. Believed on in the world,
f. Taken up in glory.
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Christ Transforms Lives!
Joel Spencer – Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
Matthew 1:18-25 This week Joel Spencer brings our Christmas message. Do you know what it really means to believe in Jesus? There are some false views about this in today’s society. Listen to find out what is the evidence of true faith.
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Evidence of True Faith – Joel Spencer
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
Acts 2:37-42 Pastor Ron Lewis concludes, “The Sermon that Launched the Church,”series in this section of scripture.
When the Jews heard Peter preach they were convicted that they had really done something horrible by killing the Messiah. They wondered what that should do now, and Peter told them to repent and be baptized. The Church was launched with 3000 new believers.
Notes:
C. Peter’s Conclusion (V37-42)
- The People’s Conviction V37
- Peter’s Appeal V38-40
- The People’s Response V41
- The Church’s Practice V42
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The Ingathering
Pastor Ron Lewis: Faith Bible Church, Warren, Pa.
Acts 22:24-36 This week we study part 3 from Pastor Ron’s series, “The Sermon that Launched the Church.” Peter declares Jesus Christ was the Messiah, and that He died and rose again and is now sitting at the right hand of God. He proves that Jesus Christ whom they crucified was both Lord and Christ.
Notes:
B. Peter Theme: Proclaiming the Resurrected Christ (V22-36)
- The Life Of Christ V22
- The Death of Christ V23
- The Resurrection of Christ V24-32
a. Peter declares the resurrection truth V24
b. Peter supports that truth from the Old Testament V25-28
c. Peter explains the prophecy and applies it to Christ V29-32
- The Exaltation of Christ V33-36
a. The exaltation of Christ declared V33a
b. The exaltation explains Pentecost V33b
c. The exaltation of Christ was also spoken of by David V34-35
d. Peter’s thesis statement reiterated v36
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Resurrection & Exaltation of Christ
THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE MAN by Bonnie Lord Just before Christmas, Mom baked a cookie man She left him to cool on the new cookie pan. Then, she went out to buy Billy a toy, Because he had been a very good boy. Jake, the dog, woke from his nap. Then his nose twitched with a […]
Matthew 1:22-23 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.” Isn’t it awesome to think about what this means? God with us? How can that be? […]
It’s that time of year again. I’ve noticed lately that some people say, “happy turkey day!” instead of “happy thanksgiving!” Have you noticed that? At first I didn’t think too much about it and kind of thought it was cool, but then I gave it another thought. Is thanksgiving just a time of getting together with […]
I guess it wasn’t until I was about 30 years old that I experienced my first real Christmas. It was after I became a child of God. That made all the difference in the world in how I perceived Christmas. Growing up Christmas was all about the local fire department’s annual Christmas party. It was a swell […]
Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you a poor soul who has been graciously saved by grace. Lord, I don’t know why you chose me, but I am forever grateful that you did. I certainly didn’t deserve anything at all. You are a holy God and you are full of mercy and grace. Lord, I […]
Thanks for What we Have in Christ This Sunday Joel Spencer was our speaker for our special Thanksgiving message. He brought us to Colossians 1:1-23 to highlight some things that we have to be thankful for as Christians. Have you ever thought about how many times in a week you say, “thank you?” We say it all […]
It’s Christmas time again and we focus on the babe in the manger. Yes, that baby, Jesus, came to die on the old rugged cross. He sacrificed His life so that spiritually dead sinners could have new life. Jesus was truly God’s gift to us. Sometimes that is about as deep as our thoughts […]
Greetings! The most important thing I can leave you with this season is that you get right with God. If you don’t you will spend eternity in Hell. It’s that serious. So, how do you get right with God? First admit you are a sinner. We all are. The Bible even says so in, […]
In the early part of the Civil War, one dark Saturday morning in the dead of winter, a young woman, twenty-two years old, died at the Commercial Hospital, Cincinnati. She had once been beautiful and the pride of respectable parents. Highly educated and accomplished, she might have shone in the best society. But she […]
Recently we welcomed into our family a new grandson. It is always an extremely exciting time when a new baby is born. We think about what that little one might be when he grows up and pray he has a long and happy life. But, when God sent baby Jesus into this world He had […]