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Christ Central Church seeks to be a racially diverse church community. We strive to be a church that is Biblically authentic and true in its worship of God. We desire to communicate and grow spiritually from the message of the Gospel as it is read, preached, shared and taught faithfully, clearly and relevantly. We long to be a community filled with loving and encouraging relationships. We seek to spread the good news in word, thought and deed as a community of individuals and families that are faithful to serve, trust, share, grow and spread the redeeming love of Jesus everywhere, in everything and with all people.
Christ Central Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)- Central Carolina Presbytery.
In John 7, everyone has an opinion about Jesus — some admire Him, some question Him, some oppose Him. But all of them are looking in the wrong places for the Messiah. Jesus stands in the middle of their confusion and reveals Himself as God’s true provision. Main Point: Because Jesus is God’s true provision for His people, we must receive Him as God has revealed Him.We’ll explore how:The Celebrity Messiah blinds us to the suffering SaviorThe Measurable Messiah keeps us from trusting God’s revelationThe Traditional Messiah prevents us from embracing Jesus’ transforming workIf you’ve ever wrestled with your expectations of God, this message will help you see Jesus clearly.📖 Scripture: John 7:1-24 (ESV)
In 1 Samuel 21, David faces fear, uncertainty, and danger — and his choices reveal how easily any of us can lose our footing. Today our guest preacher Rev. Brian Wood invites us to see ourselves in David’s story and discover the hope God offers when fear clouds our judgment.Main Idea: Whenever fear rises, the faithful response is to return to the Lord and rely entirely on Him.Today’s Focus:Remember the Lord (vv. 1–9) — God provides bread, strength, and direction when we seek Him.Rejoice in the Lord (vv. 10–15) — Even in danger, God gives joy that steadies our hearts.Let this message encourage you to turn your fear into faith, your worry into worship, and your uncertainty into trust.📖 Scripture: 1 Samuel 21 (ESV)
The early church faced threats, intimidation, and real danger—yet they refused to be silent. Why? Because God Himself was fueling their courage. In Acts 5:12–42, the apostles step forward with confidence not rooted in personality, but in God’s power.Today’s Rev. Charles McKnight unpacks four anchors for courageous gospel witness:God saves — Their story begins with rescue.God is present — They were never alone in the mission.God gives the message — The gospel is God’s authoritative word.God gives joy — Even persecution becomes a platform for rejoicing.This sermon invites you to step into the same courage God has always given His people.📖 Scripture: Acts 5:12-42 (ESV)
Moses stood on the hill with his hands raised—but he didn’t stand alone. Aaron and Hur held him up when he grew weary, and God brought victory to His people. Exodus 17:8–16 shows us a picture of what faithfulness looks like when life gets hard and community steps in.Today’s sermon, Juan Rodriguez the RUF Campus Minister at UNC-Charlotte teaches us and invites us to:-See the Gift of Faithfulness even when the battle is fierce.-Face the Hardness of Faithfulness with honesty and hope.-Celebrate the Victory of Faithfulness that God promises to those who endure.If you’ve ever felt tired in your walk with Jesus, this message is for you. Lift your hands. Lift your heart. Victory is coming.📖 Scripture: Exodus 17:8-16 (ESV)
Today’s message, The Good Room, takes us into Colossians 1:9–14 where we discover what life looks like when God brings us into His Kingdom. Our guest preacher, Corron Boston from West Charlotte Church at Freedom, unpacks three essentials of Kingdom living: bearing fruit, being strengthened, and giving thanks. If you’re longing for a deeper walk with Jesus—one marked by growth, endurance, and gratitude—this sermon will encourage and equip you. Step into the Good Room and walk worthy of Him!Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14 (ESV)
Many disciples turned away when Jesus’ words challenged their expectations. But Peter responded with a confession that still captures the heart of true faith: “You have the words of eternal life.”In To Whom Shall We Go, we explore what it means to keep believing when the road gets steep—because Jesus alone gives life in its fullest measure.This message will walk through how:Jesus confronts our assumptions and reshapes our understanding of who He isJesus confronts our self‑sufficiency and calls us to trust Him completelyJesus confronts our desire for comfort and invites us into deeper discipleshipWhether you’re joining live or watching later, we pray this message strengthens your faith and anchors your hope in Christ alone.Scripture: John 6:41-51, 66-69(ESV)
Life can feel stormy, empty, or uncertain — but Jesus meets us right where we are. In this week’s message, The Fullness of Life, we look at how Jesus reveals Himself as the One who gives life that truly satisfies.Main Point: Because Jesus alone gives the fullness of life, we must believe in Him for that life.In this message, we’ll see how:Jesus meets us in life’s stormsJesus meets us in life’s hungerJesus meets us in our search for lasting lifeIf you’re longing for peace, purpose, or renewal, this message points you to the One who provides it.📖 Scripture: John 6:16-29 (ESV)
Jesus feeding the five thousand wasn’t just a miracle — it was a sign pointing to who He truly is. In this message, The Greater Moses, we explore how Jesus fulfills what Moses could only foreshadow and why we can trust Him to meet our deepest needs.Main Point: Because Jesus is the greater Moses promised by God, we must trust Him to satisfy our deepest needs.We’ll see that:Don’t limit Jesus by your circumstances — He already knows what He intends to doDon’t redefine Jesus by your expectations — He is more than a provider of breadWhether you’re joining live or watching later, we pray this message strengthens your trust in the One who is greater than Moses and sufficient for every need.📖 Scripture: John 6:1-15 (ESV)
When God takes the stand, there is no higher authority. In John 5:30–47, Jesus reveals that the Father Himself has testified about Him—through miracles, through Scripture, and through His divine mission. Because God has borne faithful witness to Jesus, we look to Christ as our unshakable hope for eternal life.This message challenges us to examine what shapes our vision of Jesus:• Are we chasing human glory, or seeking God’s?• Are we letting God’s love transform us, or resisting His voice?• Are we trusting God’s testimony, or rejecting the truth He has spoken?Come ready to be confronted, comforted, and called deeper into the life Jesus offers.Scripture: John 5:30-47 (ESV)
Today is Youth Sunday and we are excited for this time of family worship! They are leading us but also reminding us they too are part of the body of Christ, and we must continue to shape and pour into their lives. We are breaking from our sermon series in the book of John and exploring the book of 2 Chronicles. Josiah’s story shows us what happens when God’s people rediscover His Word and respond with obedience.Main Theme: God renews His people and reforms the world under His reign, calling us to shape every part of life by His Word.Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:1-7
Jesus pulls back the curtain on the mystery of His relationship with the Father. He shows us that His works, His authority, and His power to give life are not independent acts but the very works of God on display.Main Point: Because God manifests His works through the Son, we must honor Jesus through faith.In this message, we’ll consider how:Jesus shares perfect unity with the FatherJesus alone gives resurrection lifeJesus will judge all with divine authorityIf you long to see God clearly, look to the Son. His works reveal the Father’s heart.📖 Scripture: John 5:19-29 (ESV)
Today Elder Dave Grigg is bringing us our message! In Romans 12:9–21, Paul calls us into a love that is sincere, sacrificial, and deeply connected to the lives of others. Today’s message—Rejoice With, Weep With—invites us to slow down long enough to truly see one another and love one another well.We’ll explore the challenge of saying “I see you, I love you,” the internal obstacles that whisper “What about me?”, and how comparison and lack of empathy can quietly harden our hearts. But the good news is this: in Christ, you are seen and you are loved—and that truth frees you to enter both the joys and sorrows of others with compassion.This is the kind of love that transforms a community from the inside out.📖 Scripture: Romans 12:9-21 (ESV)
Today in John 5, Jesus steps into the brokenness of a man who has waited thirty‑eight years for healing. At the Pool of Bethesda—literally the House of Mercy—Jesus reveals that true mercy isn’t found in superstition, striving, or ceremony. It’s found in Him.This message invites us to see how Jesus brings rest to those who are exhausted, overlooked, and spiritually stuck. Main Point: Jesus offers weary sinners the gracious rest they cannot find anywhere else.We’ll explore how:-Jesus meets us where our strength ends and His mercy begins.-No ritual can do what the living Christ freely gives.-Jesus stands above every system, rule, and power that tries to limit His work.If you feel spiritually tired, stuck in patterns you can’t break, or weighed down by expectations you can’t meet, this passage shows that Jesus doesn’t wait for you to get it together. He comes to you with grace that restores, heals, and frees.📖 Scripture: John 5:1–18 (NIV)
This week we continue through the Gospel of John and explore what it means to trust Jesus when the evidence isn’t visible yet. In our passage, Jesus meets a desperate father whose need pushes him toward a deeper kind of faith—one that believes before seeing. This week’s message invites us to consider how Jesus leads us from shallow belief to a settled trust in Him as Lord.Main Point: Because Jesus is the object of true faith, our faith must grow beyond sight to a settled trust in Him—trusting not only His works, but His character.We’ll explore how:True faith isn’t dependent on signsTrue faith responds with obedient trustTrue faith draws others into confidence in ChristWhether you’re joining live or watching later, we’re glad you’re here. Come ready to grow in a faith that sees Jesus clearly—even when circumstances don’t.Scripture: John 4:43-54 (ESV)
Well last Sunday we lost power but we are praying and believing that will not be the case this week! Join us this Sunday as we continue our journey through the Gospel of John. In Hungry for the Wrong Things, we look at Jesus’ conversation with His disciples and the Samaritan villagers to discover what truly satisfies the human soul.Main Point: Because true satisfaction is found in Jesus, our souls are nourished as we join Him in God’s mission of gathering a harvest from every people and place.We’ll see how:Jesus satisfies us by fully knowing usJesus nourishes us as we join His reconciling workJesus deepens our joy as we come to know Him personallyIf you’re longing for purpose, hope, or renewal, this message is for you.Scripture: John 4:27-42 (ESV)
Today we received a powerful word from our guest preacher, Rev. Brian Wood. We dived into the familiar yet ever-relevant story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. In a world filled with loud opposition and defiant enemies, this sermon reminds us where true victory is found—not in our strength, but in the name of the Lord.Sermon Breakdown:Our enemy is defiant (vs. 1–11) — The challenge before us is real, loud, and intimidating.Our King is reliant (vs. 12–40) — God works through those who trust Him fully, not those who rely on themselves.Our victory is not silent (vs. 41–58) — When God delivers, His glory is made known for all to see.Be encouraged to stand firm in faith, trust in God’s power, and boldly proclaim His name in every victory and every battle. Scripture: 1 Samuel 17 (ESV)
Because Jesus got up, everything about us will be raised up. His resurrection isn’t just a moment in history—it’s the foundation of our hope, our future, and our new life today.🙌 This Easter message will remind us:• A hope that death can't touch – Our future is secure because Christ lives.• A King that death can't hold – Jesus reigns victorious over the grave.• A life that death can't stop – Resurrection power is at work in us now.No matter where you’ve been or what you’re facing, the empty tomb declares that death does not have the final word—Jesus does.Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12–34 (ESV)
If you missed our Good Friday service-whew what a time! Here's the homily that Corron Boston, Pastoral Assistant with West Charlotte Church at Freedom delivered. We pray it blesses you and reminds that He too knows your pain!Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18
It's Youth Sunday! Today listen in as Elder David Zimmerman teaches about the Passover to our Spring 2026 Communicants class. Listen as he shares how: The Lamb and the Bread Define usThe Lamb and the Bread Fuel usThe Lamb and the Bread Unite usThe Lamb and the Bread Divides usThe Lamb and the Bread Invite usScripture: Exodus 12:1-27
on the book of John. Join us for our livestream sermon as we dive into John 3:22–36 (ESV) and explore what it truly means to place our faith in Jesus.In this powerful passage, we are reminded that faith in Jesus recognizes and rejoices in His supremacy over all—and gladly yields to Him. Just as John the Baptist joyfully declared, “He must increase, but I must decrease,” we are called to center our lives on Christ above everything else.Whether you’re exploring faith or seeking to grow deeper in your walk with Christ, this message will encourage you to joyfully embrace His rule and rest in His greatness.📖 Scripture: John 3:22–36 (ESV)
What does it really mean to believe in Jesus? In John 2:23–3:20, we encounter one of the most important conversations in the Bible—Jesus’ late-night discussion with Nicodemus. Nicodemus had religion, knowledge, and status, yet Jesus told him something shocking: “You must be born again.”In this message, we discover that seeing and entering God’s kingdom requires more than good morals, religious effort, or sincere belief. It requires a supernatural work of God—a new birth.If you’re going to see God’s kingdom, you need more than good religion—you need a new birth. Join us as we walk through this powerful passage and see why spiritual rebirth is essential for every person who wants to truly know God.Scripture: John 2:23–3:20
T State University take us into 1 Samuel 1 and explore the power, posture, and purpose of prayer through the story of Hannah.In a season of deep pain and longing, Hannah teaches us what it truly means to seek God with sincerity, humility, and commitment. Her prayer wasn’t polished—it was real. And God responded.Scripture: 1 Samuel 1 (CSB)No matter what you're carrying today, prayer opens the door for God to move in powerful ways.
What happens when Jesus walks into the room — and takes over?In John 2, Jesus enters the Temple and turns everything upside down. But this wasn't destruction for its own sake. This was restoration. This was reclamation. Jesus was reclaiming His Father's house and returning it to its original, holy purpose.Join us LIVE as we explore what it truly means when Jesus Takes Over the House — and what that means for us today.In this message, we'll discover:✦ How Jesus transforms God's house into a house of inclusion — where all are welcomed to the Father✦ How Jesus transforms God's house into a house of life — where the dead find resurrection and the broken find healing✦ How Jesus transforms God's house into a house of faith — where trust in God is restored and renewed📖 Scripture: John 2:13-22 (ESV)
- John 2:11In this transformative message, we'll explore three key truths from Jesus' first miracle:⏰ God's Glory on God's TimeUnderstanding divine timing vs. human urgencyLearning to wait with faith and expectationTrusting God's perfect schedule for breakthrough🏺 God's Glory Through Ordinary MeansHow God uses everyday people and situationsFinding the sacred in the commonYour role in God's miraculous work💪 God's Glory for Our FaithBuilding unshakeable trust in God's characterMoving from doubt to confident expectationLiving with supernatural hopeThis message is for all of us but especially for those who are waiting for God's breakthrough in their life or those struggling with timing and trust issues. We hope this sermon will help to deepen your faith about Jesus' miraculous power.📖 Scripture: John 2:1-12 (ESV)
What are you seeking?In this message from John 1:35–51, we walk alongside the first disciples as they encounter Jesus and respond to His invitation to “come and see.” When John the Baptist declares that Jesus is the Lamb of God, everything changes. Because Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, we cannot remain where we are. If we truly see Him for who He is, we must follow.This message challenges us personally and as a church: Are we standing still, or are we actively following the Lamb of God?Scripture: John 1:35-51(ESV)
We are back!! Join us for this week’s worship and message, “The Heart of Christian Witness.” Our passage from John 1:19–34 reminds us that our Christian witness must always point to Jesus—because He is God’s plan for saving the world. If we are to truly bear witness, Christ must remain at the very center of our lives and message.In today’s message, we’ll explore:✨ The Context of Christian Witness – Understanding where and how our witness takes shape.✨ The Contour of Christian Witness – What genuine, Christ-centered witness looks like in our world.✨ The Confirmation of Christian Witness – How God Himself affirms and empowers our testimony.🙏 We invite you to open your heart and reflect on how your life can point others to Jesus.📖 Scripture: John 1:19-34 (ESV)
What does it truly mean to know God—not at a distance, but up close and personal? In the opening verses of John’s Gospel, we are introduced to Jesus as the Word made flesh—God’s self-revelation who has stepped into our world. This passage invites us to see reality differently, beginning with Christ Himself. Main Point: Because Jesus is God’s Word made flesh, He is the starting point for how we see the world, ourselves, and our God. In this message, we will explore how Jesus is revealed as: The Word of Creation — through whom all things were made The Word of Life — the true light who overcomes darkness The Word of Grace — God drawing near to us in mercy and truth.Join us live as we begin our new sermon series, That You May Know, and discover how knowing Jesus reshapes everything. 🙏 Come ready to listen, reflect, and worship. 📖 Scripture: John 1:1–14 (ESV)
Life in Christ is not meant to be lived in isolation. In Colossians 3:12–17, the Apostle Paul paints a beautiful picture of what it means to share life together as God’s chosen people — clothed in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.Join us for this week’s message, “Not Alone: The Shared Life of Faith,” as we explore:The Character of a Shared Life – Who we are becoming together in ChristThe Tone of a Shared Life – How grace and gratitude shape our relationshipsThe Practices of a Shared Life – What we do together to reflect Christ’s love to the worldWhether you’re new to faith or have been following Jesus for years, this message will remind you that you’re not alone — we were made to grow together in Him.📖 Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17 (ESV)
In Luke 1:67–80, Zechariah erupts in praise as he reflects on God’s faithfulness to His long-standing promises. After centuries of waiting, God is on the move—showing once again that He never forgets what He has promised to His people.Today we will explore how God’s promises anchor our hope, especially in seasons of uncertainty and fear. The birth of John the Baptist points us to a God whose commitment has not changed and whose promises find their fulfillment in Jesus. Whether you’re weary from waiting or longing for assurance, this passage reminds us that our hope is secure because it rests in a faithful God.📖 Scripture: Luke 1:67-80
In this week’s message, we turn to Micah 5:1–6 to behold the joy that breaks into the darkness through the coming of God’s true King. In a world under siege—spiritually, emotionally, and morally—Micah announces a ruler who is unlike any other. Jesus is the King who delivers us from the siege of sin and death, and because he has come, we can trust in his kingship instead of our own strength.Come ready to encounter the hope, joy, and confidence that flow from the reign of Jesus our King!📖 Scripture: Micah 5:1-6
Text: Luke 1:46–55 (The Magnificat)As Christmas approaches, it can feel harder than ever to get into the “holiday spirit.” The world is heavy, injustices are loud, and sometimes “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” just doesn’t land. So where do we turn when the season of joy feels out of reach?In this episode, we look to an unlikely voice: a young, marginalized girl living under an oppressive empire—Mary. Her song, the Magnificat, isn’t sentimental fluff. It’s a revolutionary proclamation. A cry for justice. A promise of mercy. A declaration that God is turning the world upside down.
This sermon reminds us that real hope is not found in circumstances changing — it is found in God remaining faithful.
This week’s message we explore Psalm 145 and discover the beautiful truth that in Jesus, God reveals the true character of His kingship. When we see who He is, we cannot help but praise Him.
Welcome to Part3 of our One New Man series from book of Ephesians. Chapter 3 verses 14-21 remind us that God Himself shapes the identity of His multicultural family. To reflect His glory, we must depend fully on Him.
Ephesians 3:1-13 Through the gospel the members of God’s multiethnic church are heirs together of all of God’s promises in Christ. Therefore we must embrace our unity as Christians.
Ephesians 2:11-22 Since Jesus' sacrifice on the cross has healed our divisions we must work live as a reconciled community.
Luke 7:36-50 The gospel posture that brings true repentance, forgiveness and redemption is consistently being at the feet of Jesus.
Ephesians 1:1-14God has poured out his blessings on us in Jesus to draw us to praise his glorious character.
Acts 5:17-42 ESVWhen living for Christ brings suffering, God grants us the resources to endure it.1. Sovereign Help2. Gospel Progress3. Uncommon Joy
Acts 4:32-5:16 ESVThe effectiveness of Christian community is in God’s grace resting upon us.1. Grace and Generosity2. Grace and Sin3. Grace and Transformation
The Upper Room - Equipped for Mission (Rev. Tony Myles) 9/15/2024 by Christ Central Church
Sermon Points:1) God’s Selflessness in the Face of our Selfishness2) God’s Patience in the Face of our Impatience3) God’s Global Love in the Face of our Tribal LoveScripture Reading Jonah 4:1 – 11 ESVBut it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. 2 And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. 3 Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord said, “Do you do well to be angry?” 5 Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. 6 Now the Lord God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. 7 But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. 8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.” 9 But God said to Jonah, “Do you do well to be angry for the plant?” And he said, “Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die.” 10 And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?”
Running The Wrong Way - The God of Repentance (Rev. Tony Myles) 8/18/2024 by Christ Central Church
Jonah 2:1-10 ESVThen Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice. 3 For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me. 4 Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.’ 5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head 6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the pit, O Lord my God. 7 When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. 8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. 9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the Lord!”10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
onah 1:1 – 17 ESVNow the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. 6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.17 And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Acts 1:1 – 8 ESVIn the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Philippians 1:12 – 30 ESV12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.15 Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will. 16 The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in that I rejoice.Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20 as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. 29 For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
Zechariah 9:1 – 17 ESVThe oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach and Damascus is its resting place. For the Lord has an eye on mankind and on all the tribes of Israel, 2 and on Hamath also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. 3 Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. 4 But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire.5 Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid; Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish; Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded. The king shall perish from Gaza; Ashkelon shall be uninhabited; 6 a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of Philistia. 7 I will take away its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth; it too shall be a remnant for our God; it shall be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites. 8 Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes.9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. 13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior's sword.14 Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; the Lord God will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south. 15 The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.16 On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land. 17 For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.
1 Corinthians 12:1 – 11 ESVNow concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
Matthew 25:31 – 46 ESV31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sister, you did it to me.’41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Exodus 2:23 - 25 ESV23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.
Malachi 4:1 – 6 NLTThe Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “The day of judgment is coming, burning like a furnace. On that day the arrogant and the wicked will be burned up like straw. They will be consumed—roots, branches, and all.2 “But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture. 3 On the day when I act, you will tread upon the wicked as if they were dust under your feet,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.4 “Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel.5 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives. 6 His preaching will turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
Zechariah 12:1-5, 14:1-5, 20-21 NLTThis message concerning the fate of Israel came from the Lord: “This message is from the Lord, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundations of the earth, and formed the human spirit. 2 I will make Jerusalem like an intoxicating drink that makes the nearby nations stagger when they send their armies to besiege Jerusalem and Judah. 3 On that day I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock. All the nations will gather against it to try to move it, but they will only hurt themselves.4 “On that day,” says the Lord, “I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of their enemies. 5 And the clans of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The people of Jerusalem have found strength in the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, their God.’Chapter 14Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! 2 I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city.3 Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south. 5 You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal. Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.20 On that day even the harness bells of the horses will be inscribed with these words: Holy to the lord. And the cooking pots in the Temple of the Lord will be as sacred as the basins used beside the altar. 21 In fact, every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. All who come to worship will be free to use any of these pots to boil their sacrifices. And on that day there will no longer be traders in the Temple of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Haggai 1:1-11, 2:20-23 NLTOn August 29 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.2 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’”3 Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai: 4 “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? 5 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! 6 You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! 8 Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the Lord. 9 You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses. 10 It’s because of you that the heavens withhold the dew and the earth produces no crops. 11 I have called for a drought on your fields and hills—a drought to wither the grain and grapes and olive trees and all your other crops, a drought to starve you and your livestock and to ruin everything you have worked so hard to get.”Chapter 220 On that same day, December 18,[a] the Lord sent this second message to Haggai: 21 “Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth. 22 I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other.23 “But when this happens, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a signet ring on my finger, says the Lord, for I have chosen you. I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
Acts 14:8 – 23 NLT8 While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting 9 and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. 10 So Paul called to him in a loud voice, “Stand up!” And the man jumped to his feet and started walking.11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, “These men are gods in human form!” 12 They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker. 13 Now the temple of Zeus was located just outside the town. So the priest of the temple and the crowd brought bulls and wreaths of flowers to the town gates, and they prepared to offer sacrifices to the apostles.14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting, 15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. 16 In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, 17 but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.” 18 But even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could scarcely restrain the people from sacrificing to them.19 Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. 20 But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.21 After preaching the Good News in Derbe and making many disciples, Paul and Barnabas returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia, 22 where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God. 23 Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
Romans 8:31 – 39 ESV31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,“For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Joshua 5:13 – 15 NIV13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?”15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Psalm 131:1 – 3 CSBLord, my heart is not proud;my eyes are not haughty.I do not get involved with thingstoo great or too wondrous for me.2 Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soullike a weaned child with its mother;my soul is like a weaned child.3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,both now and forever.
Nahum 1:1 – 15 NLTThis message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.2 The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against his enemies! 3 The Lord is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. 4 At his command the oceans dry up, and the rivers disappear. The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wither. 5 In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed. 6 Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.7 The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him. 8 But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night.9 Why are you scheming against the Lord? He will destroy you with one blow; he won’t need to strike twice! 10 His enemies, tangled like thornbushes and staggering like drunks, will be burned up like dry stubble in a field. 11 Who is this wicked counselor of yours who plots evil against the Lord?12 This is what the Lord says: “Though the Assyrians have many allies, they will be destroyed and disappear. O my people, I have punished you before, but I will not punish you again. 13 Now I will break the yoke of bondage from your neck and tear off the chains of Assyrian oppression.”14 And this is what the Lord says concerning the Assyrians in Nineveh: “You will have no more children to carry on your name. I will destroy all the idols in the temples of your gods. I am preparing a grave for you because you are despicable!”15 Look! A messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is bringing a message of peace. Celebrate your festivals, O people of Judah, and fulfill all your vows, for your wicked enemies will never invade your land again. They will be completely destroyed!
Micah 6:1 – 8; 7:18 – 20 NLT6 Listen to what the Lord is saying:“Stand up and state your case against me. Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints. 2 And now, O mountains, listen to the Lord’s complaint! He has a case against his people. He will bring charges against Israel.3 “O my people, what have I done to you? What have I done to make you tired of me? Answer me! 4 For I brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help you. 5 Don’t you remember, my people, how King Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? And remember your journey from Acacia Grove to Gilgal, when I, the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about my faithfulness.”6 What can we bring to the Lord? Should we bring him burnt offerings? Should we bow before God Most High with offerings of yearling calves? 7 Should we offer him thousands of rams and ten thousand rivers of olive oil? Should we sacrifice our firstborn children to pay for our sins?8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.Chapter 718 Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love. 19 Once again you will have compassion on us. You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean! 20 You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.
Micah 3:1 – 12 (NLT)I said, “Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong, 2 but you are the very ones who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh from their bones. 3 Yes, you eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking pot. 4 Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble! Do you really expect him to answer? After all the evil you have done, he won’t even look at you!”5 This is what the Lord says: “You false prophets are leading my people astray! You promise peace for those who give you food, but you declare war on those who refuse to feed you. 6 Now the night will close around you, cutting off all your visions. Darkness will cover you, putting an end to your predictions. The sun will set for you prophets, and your day will come to an end. 7 Then you seers will be put to shame, and you fortune-tellers will be disgraced. And you will cover your faces because there is no answer from God.”8 But as for me, I am filled with power— with the Spirit of the Lord. I am filled with justice and strength to boldly declare Israel’s sin and rebellion. 9 Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right. 10 You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption. 11 You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord. “No harm can come to us,” you say, “for the Lord is here among us.” 12 Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field; Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins! A thicket will grow on the heights where the Temple now stands.
Philippians 2:1 – 11 ESVSo if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Luke 2:8 – 20 ESV8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Matthew 1:1 – 17 First Nations Version1 Here is the record of the ancestry of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, a descendant of Much Loved One (David) and of Father of Many Nations (Abraham). From Father of Many Nations (Abraham) to Much Loved One (David), his ancestors were: 2 Father of Many Nations (Abraham), He Made Us Laugh (Isaac), Heel Grabber (Jacob), Give Him Praise (Judah) and his brothers, 3 He Breaks Through (Perez) and his brother First Light (Zerah), whose mother was Fruit of Palm Tree (Tamar), Circle of Tipis (Hezron), Lifted Up (Ram), 4 Noble Relative (Amminadab), Talks with Snakes (Nahshon), He Makes Peace (Salmon), 5 Moves with Strength (Boaz), whose mother was Boastful Woman (Rahab), He Works Hard (Obed), whose mother was Beautiful Friend (Ruth), Original Man (Jesse), 6 who was the father of the great chief Much Loved One (David). From Much Loved One (David) to the removal to Village of Confusion (Babylon), the ancestors of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) were: Much Loved One (David), Stands in Peace (Solomon), whose mother, Daughter of Seven (Bathsheba), was the wife of Fire from Creator (Uriah), 7 Big People Maker (Rehoboam), He Is My Father (Abijah), Gathers the People (Asa), 8 He Makes Wrongs Right Again (Jehoshaphat), Creator Is Above (Jehoram), My Great Power (Uzziah), 9 Creator Has No Equal (Jotham), Held by Creator (Ahaz), He Will Be Strong (Hezekiah), 10 He Made Them Forget (Manasseh), Burden Bearer (Amon), Good Medicine (Josiah), 11 and Chosen by Creator (Jeconiah) and his brothers at the time of the removal to Village of Confusion (Babylon). 12 From the removal to Village of Confusion (Babylon) to the birth of Creator Sets Free (Jesus), his ancestors were: Chosen by Creator (Jeconiah), Ask Creator (Shealtiel), Born in Village of Confusion (Zerubbabel), 13 Father Boasts in Him (Abihud), He Builds Up (Eliakim), He Helps (Azor), 14 Stands with a Good Heart (Zadok), Stands Firm (Achim), Power of Creator (Eliud), 15 Creator Helps Him (Eleazar), Gifted by Creator (Matthan), Heel Grabber (Jacob), 16 and He Gives Sons (Joseph), who was the husband of Bitter Tears (Mary), who gave birth to Creator Sets Free (Jesus), who is the Chosen One. 17 And so there were fourteen generations from Father of Many Nations (Abraham) to Much Loved One (David), fourteen more generations from Much Loved One (David) until the removal to Village of Confusion (Babylon), and then fourteen more from the removal to Creator Sets Free (Jesus), the Chosen One.
Mark 3:7-19 CSB7 Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee, and a large crowd followed from Judea, 8 Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to him because they heard about everything he was doing. 9 Then he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd wouldn’t crush him. 10 Since he had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward him to touch him. 11 Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” 12 And he would strongly warn them not to make him known. 13 Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him. 14 He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles,, to be with him, to send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. 16 He appointed the Twelve:, To Simon, he gave the name Peter; 17 and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, he gave the name “Boanerges” (that is, “Sons of Thunder”); 18 Andrew; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Jonah 3:1 – 4:11 NLTThen the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”3 This time Jonah obeyed the Lord’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all. 4 On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” 5 The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.6 When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. 7 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city:“No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. 8 People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. 9 Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.Chapter 4 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. 2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. 3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”4 The Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?”5 Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.7 But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. 8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”10 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. 11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”
Jonah 1:17 – 2:10 NLT17 Now the Lord had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish. 2 He said,“I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and Lord, you heard me! 3 You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves. 4 Then I said, ‘O Lord, you have driven me from your presence. Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’5 “I sank beneath the waves, and the waters closed over me. Seaweed wrapped itself around my head. 6 I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth, whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O Lord my God, snatched me from the jaws of death! 7 As my life was slipping away, I remembered the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. 8 Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies. 9 But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”10 Then the Lord ordered the fish to spit Jonah out onto the beach.
Revelation 5:9 – 12; 7:9 – 12 NLTChapter 59 And they sang a new song with these words:“You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. 10 And you have caused them to become a Kingdom of priests for our God. And they will reign on the earth.”11 Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. 12 And they sang in a mighty chorus:“Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.” Chapter 79 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10 And they were shouting with a great roar,“Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!”11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God. 12 They sang,“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
Jonah 1:1 – 16 NLTThe Lord gave this message to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”3 But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.4 But the Lord hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. 5 Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold. 6 So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.”7 Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit. 8 “Why has this awful storm come down on us?” they demanded. “Who are you? What is your line of work? What country are you from? What is your nationality?”9 Jonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”10 The sailors were terrified when they heard this, for he had already told them he was running away from the Lord. “Oh, why did you do it?” they groaned. 11 And since the storm was getting worse all the time, they asked him, “What should we do to you to stop this storm?”12 “Throw me into the sea,” Jonah said, “and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault.”13 Instead, the sailors rowed even harder to get the ship to the land. But the stormy sea was too violent for them, and they couldn’t make it. 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, Jonah’s God. “O Lord,” they pleaded, “don’t make us die for this man’s sin. And don’t hold us responsible for his death. O Lord, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.”15 Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! 16 The sailors were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.
Amos 7:1-9, 8:1-3, 9:1, 11-15 NLTThe Sovereign Lord showed me a vision. I saw him preparing to send a vast swarm of locusts over the land. This was after the king’s share had been harvested from the fields and as the main crop was coming up. 2 In my vision the locusts ate every green plant in sight. Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”3 So the Lord relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.4 Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land. 5 Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.”6 Then the Lord relented from this plan, too. “I will not do that either,” said the Sovereign Lord.7 Then he showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was using a plumb line to see if it was still straight. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?”I answered, “A plumb line.”And the Lord replied, “I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins. 9 The pagan shrines of your ancestors will be ruined, and the temples of Israel will be destroyed; I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end.”Chapter 8 Then the Sovereign Lord showed me another vision. In it I saw a basket filled with ripe fruit. 2 “What do you see, Amos?” he asked.I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.”Then the Lord said, “Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again. 3 In that day the singing in the temple will turn to wailing. Dead bodies will be scattered everywhere. They will be carried out of the city in silence. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”Chapter 9 Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,“Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will escape!11 “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory. 12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and he will do these things.13 “The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grain and grapes will grow faster than they can be harvested. Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel will drip with sweet wine! 14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel back from distant lands, and they will rebuild their ruined cities and live in them again. They will plant vineyards and gardens; they will eat their crops and drink their wine. 15 I will firmly plant them there in their own land. They will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.
Amos 1:1 – 2; 2:4 – 16 NLT This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel. 2 This is what he saw and heard: “The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem! The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up; the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.” Chapter 2:4 – 16 4 This is what the Lord says: “The people of Judah have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They have rejected the instruction of the Lord, refusing to obey his decrees. They have been led astray by the same lies that deceived their ancestors. 5 So I will send down fire on Judah, and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.” 6 This is what the Lord says: “The people of Israel have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They sell honorable people for silver and poor people for a pair of sandals. 7 They trample helpless people in the dust and shove the oppressed out of the way. Both father and son sleep with the same woman, corrupting my holy name. 8 At their religious festivals, they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security. In the house of their gods, they drink wine bought with unjust fines. 9 “But as my people watched, I destroyed the Amorites, though they were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks. I destroyed the fruit on their branches and dug out their roots. 10 It was I who rescued you from Egypt and led you through the desert for forty years, so you could possess the land of the Amorites. 11 I chose some of your sons to be prophets and others to be Nazirites. Can you deny this, my people of Israel?” asks the Lord. 12 “But you caused the Nazirites to sin by making them drink wine, and you commanded the prophets, ‘Shut up!’ 13 “So I will make you groan like a wagon loaded down with sheaves of grain. 14 Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves. 15 The archers will not stand their ground. The swiftest runners won’t be fast enough to escape. Even those riding horses won’t be able to save themselves. 16 On that day the most courageous of your fighting men will drop their weapons and run for their lives,” says the Lord.
Joel 2:12 – 17 NLT12 That is why the Lord says, “Turn to me now, while there is time. Give me your hearts. Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. 14 Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this curse. Perhaps you will be able to offer grain and wine to the Lord your God as before.15 Blow the ram’s horn in Jerusalem! Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting. 16 Gather all the people— the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters and the bride from her private room. 17 Let the priests, who minister in the Lord’s presence, stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. Let them pray, “Spare your people, Lord! Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery. Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say, ‘Has the God of Israel left them?’”
Hosea 14:1 – 7 NLT Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sins have brought you down. 2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises. 3 Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.” 4 The Lord says, “Then I will heal you of your faithlessness; my love will know no bounds, for my anger will be gone forever. 5 I will be to Israel like a refreshing dew from heaven. Israel will blossom like the lily; it will send roots deep into the soil like the cedars in Lebanon. 6 Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees, as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon. 7 My people will again live under my shade. They will flourish like grain and blossom like grapevines. They will be as fragrant as the wines of Lebanon.
Hosea 1:1-111 The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.2 When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution. This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by turning against the Lord and worshiping other gods.”3 So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son. 4 And the Lord said, “Name the child Jezreel, for I am about to punish King Jehu’s dynasty to avenge the murders he committed at Jezreel. In fact, I will bring an end to Israel’s independence. 5 I will break its military power in the Jezreel Valley.”6 Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah—‘Not loved’—for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them. 7 But I will show love to the people of Judah. I will free them from their enemies—not with weapons and armies or horses and charioteers, but by my power as the Lord their God.”8 After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son. 9 And the Lord said, “Name him Lo-ammi—‘Not my people’—for Israel is not my people, and I am not their God.10 “Yet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God.’ 11 Then the people of Judah and Israel will unite together. They will choose one leader for themselves, and they will return from exile together. What a day that will be—the day of Jezreel—when God will again plant his people in his land.
Galatians 2:11-16 ESV
11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Matthew 25:1 – 13 NLT
“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps, 4 but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. 5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight they were roused by the shout, ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!’
7 “All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. 8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’
9 “But the others replied, ‘We don’t have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. 11 Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, ‘Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!’
12 “But he called back, ‘Believe me, I don’t know you!’
13 “So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
Matthew 22:1 – 14 NLT
Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!
4 “So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the banquet!’ 5 But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business. 6 Others seized his messengers and insulted them and killed them.
7 “The king was furious, and he sent out his army to destroy the murderers and burn their town. 8 And he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren’t worthy of the honor. 9 Now go out to the street corners and invite everyone you see.’ 10 So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who wasn’t wearing the proper clothes for a wedding. 12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how is it that you are here without wedding clothes?’ But the man had no reply. 13 Then the king said to his aides, ‘Bind his hands and feet and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 13:44 – 50 NLT
44 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. 46 When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!
47 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. 48 When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. 49 That is the way it will be at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the wicked people from the righteous, 50 throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:24 – 30, 36 – 43 NLT
24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. 25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. 26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.
27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’
28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed.
“‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.
29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”
36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”
37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one. 39 The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.
40 “Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world. 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will remove from his Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 And the angels will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!
Matthew 13:1 – 23 NLT
Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. 3 He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. 5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. 6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. 8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! 9 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
10 His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I use these parables,
For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,
‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. 15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. 17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.
18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds: 19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. 20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. 21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word. 22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced. 23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
Acts 9:26 – 35 NLT
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.
28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him. 30 When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.
31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
32 Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. 33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was healed instantly. 35 Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.
Philippians 4:2-9 NLT
2 Now I appeal to Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement. 3 And I ask you, my true partner, to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
Judges 8:22 – 35, 9:1 – 6 NLT22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian.”23 But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The Lord will rule over you! 24 However, I do have one request—that each of you give me an earring from the plunder you collected from your fallen enemies.” (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings.)25 “Gladly!” they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathered from the plunder. 26 The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds, not including the royal ornaments and pendants, the purple clothing worn by the kings of Midian, or the chains around the necks of their camels.27 Gideon made a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family.28 That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the land.29 Then Gideon son of Joash returned home. 30 He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives. 31 He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech. 32 Gideon died when he was very old, and he was buried in the grave of his father, Joash, at Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer.33 As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal-berith their god. 34 They forgot the Lord their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them. 35 Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he had done for Israel.Judges 9One day Gideon’s son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles—his mother’s brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother’s family, 2 “Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!”3 So Abimelech’s uncles gave his message to all the citizens of Shechem on his behalf. And after listening to this proposal, the people of Shechem decided in favor of Abimelech because he was their relative. 4 They gave him seventy silver coins from the temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakers who agreed to follow him. 5 He went to his father’s home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. But the youngest brother, Jotham, escaped and hid.6 Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar at Shechem and made Abimelech their king
Judges 6:1 – 24 NLTThe Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. 2 The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. 3 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders from Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east would attack Israel, 4 camping in the land and destroying crops as far away as Gaza. They left the Israelites with nothing to eat, taking all the sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. 5 These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until the land was stripped bare. 6 So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.7 When they cried out to the Lord because of Midian, 8 the Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of slavery in Egypt. 9 I rescued you from the Egyptians and from all who oppressed you. I drove out your enemies and gave you their land. 10 I told you, ‘I am the Lord your God. You must not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you now live.’ But you have not listened to me.”11 Then the angel of the Lord came and sat beneath the great tree at Ophrah, which belonged to Joash of the clan of Abiezer. Gideon son of Joash was threshing wheat at the bottom of a winepress to hide the grain from the Midianites. 12 The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Mighty hero, the Lord is with you!”13 “Sir,” Gideon replied, “if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all the miracles our ancestors told us about? Didn’t they say, ‘The Lord brought us up out of Egypt’? But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to the Midianites.”14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”15 “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!”16 The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.”17 Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me. 18 Don’t go away until I come back and bring my offering to you.”He answered, “I will stay here until you return.”19 Gideon hurried home. He cooked a young goat, and with a basket of flour he baked some bread without yeast. Then, carrying the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot, he brought them out and presented them to the angel, who was under the great tree.20 The angel of God said to him, “Place the meat and the unleavened bread on this rock, and pour the broth over it.” And Gideon did as he was told. 21 Then the angel of the Lord touched the meat and bread with the tip of the staff in his hand, and fire flamed up from the rock and consumed all he had brought. And the angel of the Lord disappeared.22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he cried out, “Oh, Sovereign Lord, I’m doomed! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”23 “It is all right,” the Lord replied. “Do not be afraid. You will not die.” 24 And Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the Lord is peace”). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day.
Judges 3:12 – 30 NLT12 Once again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil. 13 Eglon enlisted the Ammonites and Amalekites as allies, and then he went out and defeated Israel, taking possession of Jericho, the city of palms. 14 And the Israelites served Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.15 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab. 16 So Ehud made a double-edged dagger that was about a foot long, and he strapped it to his right thigh, keeping it hidden under his clothing. 17 He brought the tribute money to Eglon, who was very fat.18 After delivering the payment, Ehud started home with those who had helped carry the tribute. 19 But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, “I have a secret message for you.”So the king commanded his servants, “Be quiet!” and he sent them all out of the room.20 Ehud walked over to Eglon, who was sitting alone in a cool upstairs room. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you!” As King Eglon rose from his seat, 21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled out the dagger strapped to his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly. 22 The dagger went so deep that the handle disappeared beneath the king’s fat. So Ehud did not pull out the dagger, and the king’s bowels emptied. 23 Then Ehud closed and locked the doors of the room and escaped down the latrine.24 After Ehud was gone, the king’s servants returned and found the doors to the upstairs room locked. They thought he might be using the latrine in the room, 25 so they waited. But when the king didn’t come out after a long delay, they became concerned and got a key. And when they opened the doors, they found their master dead on the floor.26 While the servants were waiting, Ehud escaped, passing the stone idols on his way to Seirah. 27 When he arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Ehud sounded a call to arms. Then he led a band of Israelites down from the hills.28 “Follow me,” he said, “for the Lord has given you victory over Moab your enemy.” So they followed him. And the Israelites took control of the shallow crossings of the Jordan River across from Moab, preventing anyone from crossing.29 They attacked the Moabites and killed about 10,000 of their strongest and most able-bodied warriors. Not one of them escaped. 30 So Moab was conquered by Israel that day, and there was peace in the land for eighty years.
Acts 1:6 – 11 NLT6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. 10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
Luke 18:9 – 14 NLT9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: 10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer[a]: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! 12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ 14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Matthew 13:24 – 30, 36 – 43 CSB24 He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while people were sleeping, his enemy came, sowed weeds among the wheat, and left. 26 When the plants sprouted and produced grain, then the weeds also appeared. 27 The landowner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?’28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he told them.“‘So, do you want us to go and pull them up?’ the servants asked him.29 “‘No,’ he said. ‘When you pull up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At harvest time I’ll tell the reapers: Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles to burn them, but collect the wheat in my barn.’”36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”37 He replied, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38 the field is the world; and the good seed—these are the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. 40 Therefore, just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all who cause sin and those guilty of lawlessness. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Let anyone who has ears listen.
2 Timothy 3:10 – 4:5 NLT10 But you, Timothy, certainly know what I teach, and how I live, and what my purpose in life is. You know my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance. 11 You know how much persecution and suffering I have endured. You know all about how I was persecuted in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—but the Lord rescued me from all of it. 12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.Chapter 4I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom: 2 Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths.5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you.
Sermon Points:1. Fake Orthodoxy (Belief)2. Fake Orthopraxy (Practice)Scripture:2 Timothy 2:14 – 3:9 NLT
2 Timothy 2:1 – 13 NLTTimothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them. 5 And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules. 6 And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor. 7 Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.8 Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I preach. 9 And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained. 10 So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.11 This is a trustworthy saying:If we die with him, we will also live with him. 12 If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us. 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.
2 Timothy 1:1 – 18 NLTPaul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the sake of the promise of life in Christ Jesus:2 To Timothy, my dearly loved son.Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. 4 Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also.6 Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.8 So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God. 9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. 10 This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher, 12 and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. 15 You know that all those in the province of Asia have deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he diligently searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.
Genesis 12:1-4 CSBThe Lord said to Abram: 1 Go from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you. 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
https://soundcloud.com/christcentralchurch/sets/the-women-of-christmasJoshua 2:1 – 15; 6:22 – 25 NLT
Ephesians 2:1 – 10 ESV
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Acts 1:6 – 11 NLT
6 So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?”
7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. 10 As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
Numbers 11:1 – 35 NLT
Soon the people began to complain about their hardship, and the Lord heard everything they said. Then the Lord’s anger blazed against them, and he sent a fire to rage among them, and he destroyed some of the people in the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the Lord, the fire stopped. 3 After that, the area was known as Taberah (which means “the place of burning”), because fire from the Lord had burned among them there.
4 Then the foreign rabble who were traveling with the Israelites began to crave the good things of Egypt. And the people of Israel also began to complain. “Oh, for some meat!” they exclaimed. 5 “We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. 6 But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!”
7 The manna looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin. 8 The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil. 9 The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night.
10 Moses heard all the families standing in the doorways of their tents whining, and the Lord became extremely angry. Moses was also very aggravated. 11 And Moses said to the Lord, “Why are you treating me, your servant, so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people? 12 Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors? 13 Where am I supposed to get meat for all these people? They keep whining to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I can’t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy! 15 If this is how you intend to treat me, just go ahead and kill me. Do me a favor and spare me this misery!”
31 Now the Lord sent a wind that brought quail from the sea and let them fall all around the camp. For miles in every direction there were quail flying about three feet above the ground. 32 So the people went out and caught quail all that day and throughout the night and all the next day, too. No one gathered less than fifty bushels! They spread the quail all around the camp to dry. 33 But while they were gorging themselves on the meat—while it was still in their mouths—the anger of the Lord blazed against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague. 34 So that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah (which means “graves of gluttony”) because there they buried the people who had craved meat from Egypt. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the Israelites traveled to Hazeroth, where they stayed for some time.
1 Timothy 3:1 – 7 NLT
This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.” 2 So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach. 3 He must not be a heavy drinker or be violent. He must be gentle, not quarrelsome, and not love money. 4 He must manage his own family well, having children who respect and obey him. 5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
6 A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall. 7 Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.
1 Timothy 6:1 – 21 NLT
All slaves should show full respect for their masters so they will not bring shame on the name of God and his teaching. 2 If the masters are believers, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. Those slaves should work all the harder because their efforts are helping other believers who are well loved.
Teach these things, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them. 3 Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life. 4 Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions. 5 These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy.
6 Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 7 After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. 8 So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
11 But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have declared so well before many witnesses. 13 And I charge you before God, who gives life to all, and before Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, 14 that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. 15 For, at just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords. 16 He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No human eye has ever seen him, nor ever will. All honor and power to him forever! Amen.
17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. 19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.
20 Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge. 21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness.
May God’s grace be with you all.
1 Timothy 5:1 – 25 NLT
Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. 2 Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.
3 Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her. 4 But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.
5 Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help. 6 But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives. 7 Give these instructions to the church so that no one will be open to criticism.
8 But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.
9 A widow who is put on the list for support must be a woman who is at least sixty years old and was faithful to her husband. 10 She must be well respected by everyone because of the good she has done. Has she brought up her children well? Has she been kind to strangers and served other believers humbly? Has she helped those who are in trouble? Has she always been ready to do good?
11 The younger widows should not be on the list, because their physical desires will overpower their devotion to Christ and they will want to remarry. 12 Then they would be guilty of breaking their previous pledge. 13 And if they are on the list, they will learn to be lazy and will spend their time gossiping from house to house, meddling in other people’s business and talking about things they shouldn’t. 14 So I advise these younger widows to marry again, have children, and take care of their own homes. Then the enemy will not be able to say anything against them. 15 For I am afraid that some of them have already gone astray and now follow Satan.
16 If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone.
17 Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work hard at both preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”
19 Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by two or three witnesses. 20 Those who sin should be reprimanded in front of the whole church; this will serve as a strong warning to others.
21 I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone.
22 Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader. Do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
23 Don’t drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.
24 Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later. 25 In the same way, the good deeds of some people are obvious. And the good deeds done in secret will someday come to light.
1 Timothy 4:1 – 16 NLT
Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. 2 These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead.
3 They will say it is wrong to be married and wrong to eat certain foods. But God created those foods to be eaten with thanks by faithful people who know the truth. 4 Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. 5 For we know it is made acceptable by the word of God and prayer.
6 If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters, Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed. 7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. 8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 9 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it. 10 This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers.
11 Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. 12 Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. 13 Until I get there, focus on reading the Scriptures to the church, encouraging the believers, and teaching them.
14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you received through the prophecy spoken over you when the elders of the church laid their hands on you. 15 Give your complete attention to these matters. Throw yourself into your tasks so that everyone will see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.
Ecclesiastes 1:1 – 11 NLT
1 These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem. 2 “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” 3 What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes. 5 The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again. 6 The wind blows south, and then turns north. Around and around it goes, blowing in circles. 7 Rivers run into the sea, but the sea is never full. Then the water returns again to the rivers and flows out again to the sea. 8 Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content. 9 History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. 10 Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. 11 We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now. 13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. 14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
John 3:1 – 21 NLT
There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. 2 After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.” 3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” 4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?” 5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.” 9 “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked. 10 Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? 11 I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony. 12 But if you don’t believe me when I tell you about earthly things, how can you possibly believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man has come down from heaven. 14 And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. 16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. 18 “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.19 And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.”
Genesis 3:1 – 11, 21 – 24
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” 4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” 6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves. 8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. 9 Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.” 11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the LORD God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?” 21 And the LORD God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. 22 Then the LORD God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the LORD God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
Acts 17:16, 22 – 31 (New Living Translation)
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.
22 So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, 23 for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
24 “He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, 25 and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. 26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. 28 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ 29 And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
30 “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. 31 For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”
Luke 18:9–14 (New American Standard Bible)
9 Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Psalm 73 A psalm of Asaph. 1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. 5 They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. 6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. 7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits. 8 They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. 9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth. 10 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. 11 They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
12 This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. 14 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. 16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply 17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. 19 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! 20 They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
21 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, 22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. 24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. 28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Luke 2:8–20 (New Living Translation)
The Shepherds and Angels
8 That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. 9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10 but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. 11 The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12 And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. 17 After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. 18 All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. 20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
Matthew 2:1-18 (New Living Translation)
2:1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. 8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”
9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12 When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod.
13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
14 That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, 15 and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”
16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance. 17 Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah:
18 “A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead.”
Luke 1:13 – 15 13 But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John. 14 You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. Luke 1:16 – 17 16 And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. 17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.” Matthew 11:2 – 3 2 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, 3 “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?” Matthew 11:4 – 6 4 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen— 5 the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” 6 And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me. Matthew 11:11 11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is! Matthew 14:1 – 3 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus, 2 he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.” 3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip). Matthew 14:4 – 6 4 John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.” 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet. 6 But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him, Matthew 14:7 – 10 7 so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted. 8 At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!” 9 Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders. 10 So John was beheaded in the prison, Matthew 14:11 – 13 11 and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother. 12 Later, John’s disciples came for his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus what had happened.
Power (Rev. Howard A. Brown) Acts 2:42–47, 4:23–35 (11/28/2021) by Christ Central Church
ECCLESIASTES 4:7 – 12 I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing. Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
MATTHEW 18:19 & 20 “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
ACTS 1:4 & 5 Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
ACTS 1:12 – 14 Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James). 14 They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus.
ROMANS 15:30 & 31 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation I am taking to Jerusalem.
ROMANS 15:32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.
COLOSSIANS 1:9 & 11 So, we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,
The Artist Forever Known as God (Howard Brown) Psalm 19; I Kings 6; Matthew 6; Romans 1 (11/7/2021) by Christ Central Church
The Third Eye (Howard Brown) Joshua 1:1–9 John 1:1–5,14,17–18 (10/31/2021) by Christ Central Church
Clear as Mud (Howard Brown) Psalm 40:1–3,11–13,16–17 (10/17/2021) by Christ Central Church
Engage the World with Renewed Dignity that Comes From Christ (Rev. Brown) 1Peter 2:9–17 (10/3/2021) by Christ Central Church
Grow In Diverse Community (Derrick Crawford) Ephesians 2:1–22 (9/26/2021) by Christ Central Church
Hear His Truth (Rev. Josh Kim) 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 & 2:1–16 (9/19/2021) by Christ Central Church
Freeing People To Enjoy God (Rev. Josh Kim) Galatians 4:1–7 (9/12/2021) by Christ Central Church
Building Blocks (Rev. Josh Kim) 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 (9/5/2021) by Christ Central Church
A Savior For People Who Hurt (Rev. John Baber) Mark 15:33–41 (8/22/2021) by Christ Central Church
The Hope of Resurrection? (Rev. Josh Kim) Mark 16:1–8 (8/29/2021) by Christ Central Church
The Most Spectacular Story of Them All (Josh Kim) Mark 14:3–9 (8/15/2021) by Christ Central Church
Enduring To The End (Rev. David Yoran) Mark 13:3–13 (8/8/2021) by Christ Central Church
Walking the Path of Love (Rev. Omari Hill) Mark 12:28 – 34 (8/1/2021) by Christ Central Church
You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide (Derrick Crawford) John 21:1 – 19 (7/4/2021) by Christ Central Church
Too Burdened Not To Pray (Rev. Omari Hill) Mark 9:14 – 29 (6/27/2021) by Christ Central Church
Stop! Look! Listen! (Rev. Tom Henry) Mark 9:2 – 13 (6/20/2021) by Christ Central Church
The Road to Recovery (Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince) Hosea 14:1–9 (5/30/2021) by Christ Central Church
A Match Made In Heaven (Dr. Rev. Irwyn Ince) Hosea 2:10 – 23 (5/23/2021) by Christ Central Church
The Window To Your Heart (Rev. Josh Kim) Mark 7:1–23 (5/16/2021) by Christ Central Church
When God Leads You Into A Storm (Rev. Mark Upton) Mark 6:45–52 (5/9/2021) by Christ Central Church
Sermon Points: 1. The King Who Passes. 2. The King Who Dribbles. 3. The King Who Shoots
Sermon Points: 1. God sows the Word and calls us to HEAR. 2. God shows Himself and calls us to BELIEVE. 3. God grows His people and calls us to BEAR FRUIT
Sermon Points: 1. Stories of Meeting with The King 2. Stories of Suffering with The King 3. Stories of Living with The King
Enter God’s Relationships (Howard Brown) Hebrews 10:19-25 (2/21/2021) by Christ Central Church
Enter God’s Renewal (Howard Brown) Isaiah 40:28-31 (2/14/2021) by Christ Central Church
ENTER GOD’S REST (Howard Brown) Genesis 1-3 Leviticus 23-25 (2/7/2021) by Christ Central Church
The Crown: Daddy Issues (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 13-18 (1/24/2021) by Christ Central Church
I Should, But Can’t Say No, Part 2 (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 12 (1/17/2021) by Christ Central Church
I Should, But Can’t Say No, Part 1 (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 11 (1/10/2021) by Christ Central Church
How To Know Things Will Get Better (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 7:18-29 (1/3/2021) by Christ Central Church
Now What? Life After Christmas (Rev. Josh Kim) Luke 2:41-52 (12/27/2020) by Christ Central Church
Coming Home For Christmas (Omari Hill) 1 Corinthians 5:1-10,14-15 (12/20/2020) by Christ Central Church
Polar Express: A Spiritual Trip To Belief (Howard Brown) 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 (12/13/2020) by Christ Central Church
Elf: Why Are You So Merry? (Howard Brown) Romans 8:14-25,28–39 (12/6/2020) by Christ Central Church
The Crown: A Survey Of 1st and 2nd Samuel Can’t Beat God’s Giving Rev. Howard A. Brown
Sermon Points: 1. He Give Us Something More Than We Can Build 2. He Gives Us Someone More Than We Can Be
Sermon Points: 1. Stay With God 2. Do What God Commands 3. Don’t Let Your Heart Turn Away
The King and We, Part 3 (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 5:1-5 (11/1/2020) by Christ Central Church
The King and Us - Part 2 (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 5:1-5 (10/25/2020) by Christ Central Church
The King and Us - Part 1 (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 5:1-3 (10/18/2020) by Christ Central Church
Kingdom for All Who are Weary & Burdened (Josh Kim) 2 Samuel 4:1–12 (10/11/2020) by Christ Central Church
A Not So Peaceful Transfer Of Power (Howard Brown) 2 Samuel 2 & 3 (10/4/2020) by Christ Central Church
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If It Wasn’t For His Grace (Rev. Howard A. Brown) 1 Samuel 29 (9/13/2020) by Christ Central Church
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Life As An Outcast, Hope For The Downcast (Howard Brown) 1 Samuel Chapter 27 (8/30/2020) by Christ Central Church
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Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel".
Pastor Josh Kim continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "The Journey" from 1 Samuel 21:1–15,22:1–5.
Pastor Omari Hill continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "Friends for the Frontlines" from 1 Samuel 20:1 – 4, 24 – 42
Pastor Omari Hill continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "Bring Me a Higher Love" from 1 Samuel 17:55-18:5.
Pastor Josh Kim continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "Dangerous Friendship" from 1 Samuel 19.
Pastor continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "Broken Friendship" from 1 Samuel 18.
Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "In Between You And Me, Part 2" from 1 Samuel 17.
Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "In Between You And Me, Part 1" from 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 24-27.
Pastor Omari Hill continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "Where Do We Go From Here" from 1 Samuel 16:1-13.
Pastor Josh Kim continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "Christianity 101" from 1 Samuel 15:1-23.
Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "A Faith That Flows Uphill" from 1 Samuel 13:22 – 14:23 .
Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "A Matter of the Heart" from 1 Samuel 13:1-15.
Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "A 401k For God's Servant" from 1 Samuel 12.
Pastor Howard Brown continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "How Our Story Becomes History" from 1 Samuel 10:26 - 11:15.
Pastor, Rev. Josh Kim continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week's sermon is titled "How Can this Man Save Us" from 1 Samuel 9 & 10.
Pastor, Rev. Omari Hill continues his sermon series "The Crown: A Survey of 1st and 2nd Samuel". This week sermon is titled "Secure in the King's Mercy" from 1 Samuel 8:1-22.
The Crown: A Survey of I & II Samuel An Endemic Return, An Epidemic Redemption, A Pandemic Hope I Samuel 6--7:2 Senior Pastor, Rev. Howard Brown
The Crown: A Survey of I & II Samuel Philistine Pandemic I Samuel 5:1–12 Pastor, Rev. Josh Kim
The Crown: A Survey of I & II Samuel A Heavy Time I Samuel 4 Senior Pastor, Rev. Howard Brown
The Crown: A Survey of I & II Samuel Somebody’s Calling My Name I Samuel 3 & 4:1 Senior Pastor, Rev. Howard Brown
The Crown: A Survey of I & II Samuel Oh Give Thanks Unto The Lord I Samuel 2:12-17 & 22-36 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
The Crown: A Survey of I & II Samuel Begun In A Woman’s Suffrage I Samuel 1-2:11 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-fill -Grace Made Me Do It 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, 3:4-6 Ephesians 2:1-10 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Lent: Feasting In The Desert Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 5-10 Luke 4:1-4 Rev. Omari Hill Assistant Pastor
Grace-fill - Repentance: The Way Home Psalm 51 Rev. Wy Plummer African American Ministry Coordinator
Grace-fill - Bow Down, Be Humble James 3:13-18, 4:1-12 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-fill - Cruciform Life Psalm 25, Galatians 5:17-24 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-filled - The Power Of A Salt and Pepper Faith John 14:15-21, Galatians 5 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-fill - Faith That Works, Faith That Loves Galatians 5 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-fill - Leaving It Behind, Living Ahead Luke 7:36-50 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Apostle Peter's Resolution (Rev Josh Kim) John 6:60-69 (1/5/2020) by Christ Central Church
For They Shall Be Comforted (Rev. Omari Hill) Psalm 6 (12/29/2019) by Christ Central Church
Grace-fill - Because He’s More Than A Father Romans 8:14-16,26,27 , Zephaniah 3:17, Matthew 6:7-9 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-filled - The Law Matches The Gospel Matthew 22:34-40, I Timothy 1:5-17 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Christmas Hope According To Hosea (Rev. Josh Kim) Hosea 1:1-11 (12/1/2019) by Christ Central Church
Grace-filled - Thirsty Matthew 5:6, Galatians 4:3-11 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
Grace-filled - The Drag and Slip Of Grace-less Living Psalm 73 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
The Art Of Neighboring - The Fear Factor Luke 5:27-32 Rev. Howard A. Brown Senior Pastor
The Time Barrier (Rev. Howard Brown) Luke 10:38-42 (10/13/2019) by Christ Central Church
Taking The Great Commandment Literally (Rev. Howard Brown) Acts 17:26-27 (10/6/2019) by Christ Central Church
Fuberdashing In A Fallen World (Rev. Howard Brown) Matthew 9:35-38 (9/22/2019) by Christ Central Church
Floating In A Fallen World (Rev. Howard Brown) Song Of Songs 2:8-3:5 (9/15/2019) by Christ Central Church
Foodies In A Fallen World (Rev. Howard Brown) John 6:1-5, 11,14-15, 25-69 (9/8/2019) by Christ Central Church
The Lord Will Provide (Rev. Josh Kim)Genesis 22:1-14 (9/1/2019) by Christ Central Church
Fire-Grilling in a Fallen World (Howard Brown) Leviticus 9:18-10:5 (8/25/2019) by Christ Central Church
Fishing In A Fallen World (Rev. Howard Brown) Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 (8/18/2019) by Christ Central Church
Forgiveness (Omari Hill) Matthew 18:21-35; Luke 17:3-4 (7/14/2019) by Christ Central Church
Community, A Mess Worth Making (Rev. Josh Kim)1 Peter 1:1-9 (6/30/2019) by Christ Central Church
Vulnerability (Rev. Josh Kim)John 4:1-26, 28, 39-42 (7/7/2019) by Christ Central Church
Public Spiritual Health Care (Rev. Howard Brown) Titus 3:1-11 (06/23/2019) by Christ Central Church
The Spiritually Healthy Employee (Rev. Howard Brown)Titus 1:11,2:1,9-15 (6/16/2019) by Christ Central Church
Spiritual Malpractice (Rev. Howard Brown) Titus 1:10-2:1 (6/2/2019) by Christ Central Church
The Gift of Spiritual Caregivers (Howard Brown) Titus 1:5-11 (5/19/2019) by Christ Central Church
Titus: Primary Care for Our Spiritual Dysfunction (Howard Brown) Titus 1:1-4 (5/12/2019) by Christ Central Church
Living off the Wall (Omari Hill) Daniel 5:1-6 ; 13-30 (3/17/2019) by Christ Central Church
The Most Powerful Protest (Howard Brown) Daniel 3:4-30 (3/3/2019) by Christ Central Church
Daniel: Living Life as an Exile (Howard Brown) Daniel 1 (2/17/2019) by Christ Central Church
Jonah: Out of Your Feelings, Into His Freedom (Howard Brown) Jonah 4:1-11 (2/3/2019) by Christ Central Church
Jonah : The Beauty of God's Process (Rev. Howard Brown) Jonah 2 : 1-10 (1/20/19) by Christ Central Church
Jonah: Pirates of Grace (Rev. Howard Brown) Jonah 1:1-17 (1/13/2019) by Christ Central Church
Your New Neighbor (Pastor Omari Hill) Luke 2:1-20 (11/25/2018) by Christ Central Church
Why Is The Church So Focused On Money? (Howard Brown)1 Samuel 2:12 (11/18/2018) by Christ Central Church
How should the church address sexuality? (Rev. Howard Brown) Luke 7:36-50 (11/4/18) by Christ Central Church
How should The Church Address Sexuality? (Howard Brown)Psalm 139 (10/28/2018) by Christ Central Church
Must Chirstians Care Less About The World? ( Omari Hill) Psalm 51:1-8 (ESV) 10/21/2018 by Christ Central Church
Does The Bible Promote Misogyny? Pt 3 (Howard Brown) Judges 19:1-17:20-30;21:25 (10/14/18) by Christ Central Church
Does The Bible Promote Misogyny? Pt 2 (Howard Brown) Judges 19:1-17:20-30;21:25 (9/30/18) by Christ Central Church
Why is the Christian faith so exclusive? (Rev. Omari Hill) John 6:25-34:48-69 (9/23/2018) by Christ Central Church
Does The Bible Promote Misogyny? Pt 1 (Howard Brown) Judges 19:1-17;20-30;21:25 (9/9/18) by Christ Central Church
I'm Asking For A Friend: Why Are Christians So Focused on Families? 1 Corinthians 12:14-27 Luke 18:28-30 John 15:8-13
Why Are Christians So Politically Divisive? pt3 (Howard Brown) John 18, Luke 23 (08-19-2018) by Christ Central Church
Why Are Christians So Polititally Divisive? pt1 (Howard Brown) Psalms 72 (8/5/18) by Christ Central Church
If God is AllPowerful and Good,Then Why Bad(Howard Brown)Genesis3:1519;Isaiah53:11;Romans8:1825 by Christ Central Church
I've Tried Christinanity, But Why Cant't I Feel It (Pastor Omari Hill) Luke 24:13-35 (7/22/2018) by Christ Central Church
What Does The Church Say About Mental Illness? (Rev. Tom Henry) by Christ Central Church
If God is All Powerful and Good, Then Why Bad? No. 2 (Pastor Howard Brown) 1 Peter 2:9-10 (7/1/18) by Christ Central Church
Stranger Lovers (Pastor Omari Hill) 1 Peter 1:13-21 (6/3/2018) by Christ Central Church
The World Needs a Big Brother (Lk 15:11-32) - Pastor Howard Brown (05/20/18) by Christ Central Church
Strange Lovers (Pastor Omari Hill)Genesis 3:1-10 John 1:1-3, 14 by Christ Central Church
Privilege (Pastor Howard Brown) Revelations 5:8-14;7:15-17 (5/6/2017) by Christ Central Church
A Demotion to Elder Is Promotion For You (Pastor Howard Brown) Ephisians 4:1-16 (4/29/2018) by Christ Central Church
Hope for Exiles: The Desire of Angels (Pastor Omari Hill) 1 Peter 1:8-12 (04-22-2018) by Christ Central Church
Keeping Christ Central (Pastor Tom Henry) Isaiah 30:1-15 (4/15/2018) by Christ Central Church
The Lion's Share (Senoir Pastor Howard Brown) Revelations 5;7:15-17 (4/8/2018) by Christ Central Church
Birth of a Nation (Pastor Howard Brown) Revilations 5; 7:15-17 (ESV) by Christ Central Church
Everbody Comes Together (Pastor Howard Brown) 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (ESV) 3/18/2018 by Christ Central Church
Intentional Institution (Pastor Howard Brown) Espesians 3:14-4:19 (ESV) 3/11/2017 by Christ Central Church
Friends for Life (Pastor Omari Hill) Acts 4:23-31 (ESV) 3/4/2017 by Christ Central Church
Scripture (Pastor Howard Brown) Timothy 3, Hebrews 4, John 5 (2/18/2018) by Christ Central Church
Hope for Exiles: Yet Unseen (Pastor Omari Hill) 1 Peter 1:1-9 (2/4/18) by Christ Central Church
Courage For The New Year (Pastor Omari Hill) Luke 2:15-21(12/31/17) by Christ Central Church
Freed to Commune with God (Pastor Howard Brown)Eph 2:1-10 (1-28-2018) by Christ Central Church
Freed to be Sons & Daughters of God (Pastor Howard Brown)Gal 4:1-7 (1/14/17) by Christ Central Church
God's New Year Resolution (Pastor Howard Brown) Isaiah 61:1-3 (1/7/18) by Christ Central Church
The Disciples' Christmas-Part 2 (Pastor Tom Henry) John 1: 1-28 12/24/17 by Christ Central Church
The Disciple's Christmas-Part 1(Pastor Tom Henry) John 1:1-18 (12/10/2017) by Christ Central Church
A City that Sings (Pastor Omari Hill) Luke 1:26-38 (12/03/2017) by Christ Central Church
When Love Is Not Enough (Pastor Omari Hill) Acts 14:8-23 (11/26/2017) by Christ Central Church
God' Reason Why: A Paralayzed Man and His Carriers (Pastor Howard Brown) Mark 2:1-12 11/19/2017 by Christ Central Church
God's Reason Why: An Outcast Woman (Pastor Howard Brown) Mark 5:21-34 (ESV) 11/12/2017 by Christ Central Church
God's Reason Why: A Demon Possessed Man (Pastor Howard Brown) Mark 5:1-20 (EVS) 11/5/2017 by Christ Central Church
God's Reason Why: A Woman at a Well (Pastor Howard Brown) John 4:5-29, 39-42 (ESV) 10/29/2017 by Christ Central Church
God's Reasons Why: Children (Luke 18:15-17) - Pastor Howard Brown (10/22/2017) by Christ Central Church
God's Reasons Why: A Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19:16-29)- Pastor Howard Brown (10/15/2017) by Christ Central Church
Gods Reason Why: Zacchaeus (Pastor Howard Brown) Luke 19: 1-10 (ESV) 10/1/17 by Christ Central Church
Gods Reasons Why: Nicodemus (Pastor Howard Brown) John 3:1-16 (ESV) 9/24/2017 by Christ Central Church
Gods Reason Why: Mary, The Woman (Pastor Howard Brown) John 2: 1-11 (ESV) 9/17/2017 by Christ Central Church
God's Reasons Why: Adam and Eve and Them (Pastor Howard Brown) Luke 4: 1-15 (9/10/2017) by Christ Central Church
Were is Your Hope (1 Peter 1:1-9) - Reverend Wy Plummer (8/20/17) by Christ Central Church
A New South Revolution: Soul Food (Pastor Howard Brown) Luke 22:14-38 (8/13/2017) by Christ Central Church
A New South Revolution: One From Many, Many From One (Acts 17:22-28; Eph 2:11-3:6) - Pastor Brown by Christ Central Church
A New South Revolution: Called to Crash (Pastor Howard Brown) Acts 10 (7/2/2017) by Christ Central Church
A New South Revolution: A New Civil War (Pastor Howard Brown) Matthew 10:5-27 (ESV) 6/11/2017 by Christ Central Church
A New South Revolution: Restoration (Pastor Howard Brown)Ezekiel 36: 22-37: 6 (ESV) by Christ Central Church
Tell Me Whats The Word (Pastor Howard Brown) 1 Kings 22 (5/28/17) by Christ Central Church
From Sour Grapes To God's Grace (Pastor Howard Brown) 5/21/2017 (1 Kings 21) by Christ Central Church
The Unlimited Power (Pastor Howard Brown) 5/14/17 (1 Kings 20:13-30 by Christ Central Church
When The Real God Shows Up (Pastor Howard Brown) 4/23/2017 (1 Kings 18: 17-40 by Christ Central Church
All We Do Is Win (Pastor Howard Brown) 1 Corinthians (4/16/2017) by Christ Central Church
Into The Broken To Pass The Grace (Pastor Howard Brown) 1 Kings 17 ( 3/26/2017 ) by Christ Central Church
Same Stuff, Different King (Pastor Howard Brown) 3-19-2017 (1 Kings 16) by Christ Central Church
Made Different To Make A Different (Pastor Howard brown) March 12th, 2017 (1st Kings) by Christ Central Church
Hide and Seek (Pastor Howard Brown) 3/5/2017 (1 Kings 13:33-14:20) by Christ Central Church
His Prophet For Our Profit (Pastor Howard Brown) 2/27/2017 (1 Kings 13) by Christ Central Church
The Mystery of The Gospel (Pastor Drew Martin) 2/12/2017 (Ephesians 3:1-13 ESV) by Christ Central Church
Why Cant We All Just Get Along (Pastor Howard Brown) 2/5/2017 (1 Kings 12) by Christ Central Church
Torn Apart, But Not Lost (Pastor Howard Brown) 1/29/2017 (1 Kings 11) by Christ Central Church
The Call, Curse, and Cure of Knowing (1 Kings 10: 1-13, 23-25)- Pastor Howard Brown (1/22/2017) by Christ Central Church
Words of the Season : His Name is Jesus (12/25/16) - Howard Brown by Christ Central Church
The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (11-20-2016) - Howard Brown by Christ Central Church
Contractors of Gods Great and Glorious Grace (11-13-16) - Howard Brown by Christ Central Church
For The Glory and Gap of Middle Management (10/02/16) - Howard Brown by Christ Central Church
CCC Sermons - October 2015 10/25/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Hebrews 4:1-13 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A1-13&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2015 10/18/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Hebrews 3:7-19 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+3%3A7-19&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2015 10/11/2015 Paul Major
Jeremiah 1:1-19 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+1%3A1-19&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2015 10/4/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Hebrews 3:1-6 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+3%3A1-6&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2015 9/20/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Hebrews 1:4-14 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1%3A4-14&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2015 9/13/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Hebrews 1:1-4 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1%3A1-4&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2015 9/6/2015 RUF Campus Minister Heath McLaughen
Genesis 3:1-20 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A1-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2015 8/30/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
John 14:6 (ESV) Acts 4:12 Romans 3:21-26 1 Timothy 1:15-17
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A6%3BActs+4%3A12%3BRomans+3%3A21-26%3B1+Timothy+1%3A15-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2015 8/16/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
I Corinthians 6:12-20 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I+Corinthians+6%3A12-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2015 8/9/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
John 5:37-39 (ESV) 2 Timothy 3:14-4:4 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+5%3A37-39&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+3%3A14-4%3A4&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2015 8/2/2015 Pastor Paul Major
Isaiah 62:1-5 (ESV) Ephesians 5:25-32 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+62%3A1-5&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A25-32&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2015 7/26/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Acts 2:36-47 (ESV) 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A36-47&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+11%3A23-32&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2015 7/19/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Ephesians 6:10-19 (ESV) Genesis 1: 26-27; 2:7 (ESV) Isaiah 59:16-21 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A10-19&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A+26-27%3B+2%3A7&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A16-21&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2015 7/12/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
1 Peter 1:13-2:3 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A13-2%3A3&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2015 7/5/2015 Pastor Charles McKnight
Genesis 1:1, 1:31-2:3 (ESV) Exodus 20:8-11 (ESV) Deuteronomy 5:12, 15 (ESV) Hebrews 4:1-10 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A1%2C+1%3A31-2%3A3&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A8-11&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+5%3A12%2C+15&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A1-10&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2015 6/28/2015 Pastor Cornor Mooney
John 11:17-45 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+11%3A17-45&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2015 6/21/2015 Pastor Paul Majors
1 Kings 17:1-9 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+17%3A1-9+&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2015 6/14/2015 Pastor Charles McKnight
Matthew 25:31-46 (ESV) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 (ESV) Revelation 20:11-15 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+4%3A13-5%3A11&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A11-15&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2015 6/7/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Matthew 6:9-13, Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A9-13%2C+Matthew+28%3A18-20+&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2015 5/31/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Romans 3:10-24 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3%3A10-24&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2015 5/24/2015 Pastor Charles McKnight
Psalm 88 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+88&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2015 5/3/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Exodus 20:1-6 (ESV) Deuteronomy 4:39 (ESV) Deuteronomy 6:4-5 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A1-6&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+4%3A39&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+6%3A4-5&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2015 5/10/2015 Pastor Paul Major
John 1:1-5 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1%3A1-5&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2015 5/3/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
Deuteronomy 12:1-15 (ESV) 1 Corinthians 16:1-3 (ESV) 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A1-15&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+16%3A1-3&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9%3A6-15&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2015 2/22/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
James 2:14-26 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+2%3A14-26&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2015 2/15/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
James 1:26-2:13 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A26-2%3A13&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2015 2/1/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
James 1:12-25 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A12-25&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2015 2/8/2015 Pastor Howard Brown
James 1:2-4, 19-27 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A2-4%2C+19-27&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2015 3/1/2014 Pastor Paul Major
Leviticus 5:1-13 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+5%3A1-13&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2015 3/8/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 3:1-12 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+3%3A1-12&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2015 3/22/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 4:1-10 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A1-10&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2015 3/29/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 4:11-5:6 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A11-5%3A6&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2015 4/5/2014 Easter Pastor Howard Brown
Psalm 24 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+24&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2015 4/12/2014 Conor Mooney
Matthew 6:25-34 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A25-34&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2015 4/26/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 5:12-20 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A12-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2015 4/19/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 5:7-11 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A7-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2015 1/25/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 1:24, 12-18
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A24%2C+12-18&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2015 1/18/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 1:1-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A1-12&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2015 1/11/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
James 1:1-8
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A1-8&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2014 12/28/2014 Michael Whitham, Johnson & Wales University RUF Campus Pastor
Romans 4:1-13
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+4%3A1-13&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2014 12/21/2014 Charles McKnight, Pastoral Assistant
Revelation 21:1-8 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A1-8&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2014 12/7/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
1 Corinthians 1:18-31, 6:9-11 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+1%3A18-31%2C+6%3A9-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2014 11/30/2014 Elder Dee Lanier
Exodus 2 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+2&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2014 11/23/2014 Rev. Ernesto Fernandez
Ephesians 5:25-6:3 (ESV)
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A25-6%3A3&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2014 11/16/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 2:4; 3:16-19
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+2%3A4%3B+3%3A16-19&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2014 11/9/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 3:8-15
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A8-15&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2014 11/2/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 3:3-8
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A3-8&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2014 10/26/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 2:20-3:3
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+2%3A20-3%3A3&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2014 10/19/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 2:18-20
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+2%3A18-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2014 10/12/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 2:12-17
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+2%3A12-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2014 10/5/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 2:6-11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+2%3A6-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2014 9/28/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 1:12-2:4
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+1%3A12-2%3A4&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2014 9/21/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Habakkuk 1:1-11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+1%3A1-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2014 9/14/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Festival
1 Kings 8:1-21
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+8%3A1-21&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2014 9/7/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: Always and Forever
Genesis 45-46:4; 50:15-21
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+45-46%3A4%3B+50%3A15-21&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2014 8/31/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: The Impossible Test Of God's Grace
Genesis 43-44:17
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+43-44%3A17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2014 8/24/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: In the Hands And Hearts of An Angry God
Genesis 42:1-11, 17-29, 34-38
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+42%3A1-11%2C+17-29%2C+34-38&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2014 8/17/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: You Will Survive It
Genesis 41:12-16, 25-56
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+41%3A12-16%2C25-56&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2014 8/10/2014 Paul Major
Sex, Lies, and the Gospel of Grace
Genesis 38
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+38&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2014 8/3/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: Gospel Déjà vu
Genesis 38:20-23 Genesis 39:1-8, 23 Genesis 40:1,8-16, 25, 32, 38-46 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+38%3A20-23&version=ESV
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+39%3A1-8%2C+23%3B40%3A1%2C8-16%2C+25%2C+32%2C+38-46&vers
CCC Sermons - July 2014 7/27/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: God Is With You
Genesis 39
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+39&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2014 7/20/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: Desperate Measures
Genesis 37:12-36
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37%3A12-36&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2014 7/13/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
The Joseph Chronicles: How Could We Hate Good News?
Genesis 37:1 -11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37%3A1+-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2014 7/6/2014 Rev. Ernesto Fernandez
Glory Among the Nations
Psalm 96; Ephesians 2:10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+96%3B+Ephesians+2%3A10&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2014 6/29/2014 Rev. Matt Moynihan
Loud-Mouth Your Hard-Heart
Psalm 95
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+95&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2014 6/22/2014 Rev. Michael Whitham
Why Do You Want A Good Shepherd?
Psalm 23
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+23&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2014 6/15/2014 Paul Major
Who Ya Gonna Call?
Psalm 102
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+102&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2014 6/8/2014 Charles McKnight
The Blessed Man
Psalm 1
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+1&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2014 6/1/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Loving Your Enemies
Matthew 5:38-48, 1 Peter 3:8-9, 1 Peter 3:13-17
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A38-48%2C+1+Peter+3%3A8-9%2C+1+Peter+3%3A13-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2014 4/27/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Loving As A Friend
I Samuel 18:1-5;19:4-5;20:3-23,33-34,37-42
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I+Samuel+18%3A1-5%3B19%3A4-5%3B20%3A3-23%2C33-34%2C37-42&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2014 4/20/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Paranormal Activity
Luke 24:1-49
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A1-49&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2014 4/13/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Your Family, Your Neighbor
Ephesians 5:22-6:4, Micah 7:5-7, Matthew 10:34-39
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+5%3A22-6%3A4%2C+Micah+7%3A5-7%2C+Matthew+10%3A34-39&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2014 4/6/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: You, Your Neighbor
Psalm 139
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+139&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2014 3/30/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: God Your Neighbor
Psalm 139
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+139&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2014 3/23/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Merchant Of Grace
Deuteronomy 12:1-14,Malachi 3:8-10, Deuteronomy 14:22, Leviticus 27:32
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+12%3A1-14%2CMalachi+3%3A8-10%2C+Deuteronomy+14%3A22%2C+Leviticus+27%3A32&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2014 5/25/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Loving Those Worlds Apart, Part 2
John 3:16, John 8:12, Romans 5:6-8, Matthew 5:13-16, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 3:14-16
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A16%2C+John+8%3A12%2C+Romans+5%3A6-8%2C+Matthew+5%3A13-16%2C+1+Peter+2%3A9%2C+1+Peter+3%3A14-16&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2014 3/9/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Hillbilly Economics
Psalm 50:7-18, 23, Psalm 121
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+50%3A7-18%2C+23%2C+Psalm+121&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2014 5/18/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Loving Those Worlds Apart
Matthew 5:13-16 | 1 Peter 2:9-12
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A13-16%2C+1+Peter+2%3A9-12&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2014 5/11/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Civic Love
Matthew 5:13-16 | 1 Peter 2:13-16
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5%3A13-16%2C+1+Peter+2%3A13-16&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2014 3/2/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Blood Money
Ecclesiastes 5:1-20
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+5%3A1-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2014 5/4/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Loving Your Neighbor: Loving The Ecumenical Community
I Cor. 1:2,1 0-1 8; 3:1-1 5; 4:1-7; 1 0:1 4-22, 31-33
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=I+Cor.+1%3A2%2C1+0-1+8%3B+3%3A1-1+5%3B+4%3A1-7%3B+1+0%3A1+4-22%2C+31-33&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2014 2/23/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
In The Grove of Grace
Jeremiah 17:1-8;1:9-10
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+17%3A1-8%3B1%3A9-10&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2014 2/9/2014 Matt Moynihan, CCC Intern
Christ Central Olympians
Philippians 2:9-18
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2%3A9-18&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2014 2/9/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Cover Song Selflessness
Philippians 2:1-11
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+2%3A1-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2014 2/2/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
God's Maddening Mercy and Gripping Grace
Nehemiah 13
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+13&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2014 1/26/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Throw Down!
Nehemiah 10:28-39
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+10%3A28-39&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2014 1/19/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
We Promise To Be Promised
Nehemiah 10:28-39
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+10%3A28-39&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2014 1/12/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
A Committed God
Nehemiah 9
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+9&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2014 1/5/2014 Pastor Howard Brown
Re-Joyed
Nehemiah 8:1-12
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+8%3A1+-12&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2013 12/29/2013 Charles McKnight
Keep Calm and Carry On
Matthew 1
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+1&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2013 12/22/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
God's Mistletoe
Psalm 2
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+2&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2013 12/15/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Steady On The Grind
Nehemiah 6
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+6&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2013 12/8/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
One Pot, One Mess, One Window
Nehemiah 5
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+5&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2013 12/1/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
A Ride Or Die Faith
Nehemiah 4
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+4&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2013 11/3/2013 Paul Major, CCC Intern
Made An Example Of
Mark 2:1-12
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%202:1%20-12&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2013 10/20/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Reforming Holiness
Ezra 9-10:17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%209-10:17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2013 11/24/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
A Good Wall
Nehemiah 3
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah%203&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2013 11/17/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Into the Darkness. Towards the Light.
Nehemiah 2
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah%202&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2013 11/10/2013 Matt Moynihan
Singing the Lord's Song
Psalm 137
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20137&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2013 10/13/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Living As A Blessing From God
Ezra 8:15-36
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%208:15-36&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2013 10/6/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Recognizing God's Help
Ezra 7
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%207&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2013 9/29/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Making Your Faith In God Work
Ezra 5:1-5; 6:6-22
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%205:1-5;%206:6-22&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2013 9/22/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Recognizing Resistance To Your Life
Ezra 4:1 -16, 21 -24
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%204:1%20-16,%2021%20-24&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2013 9/15/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
A Sure Foundation
Ezra 3
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%203&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2013 9/8/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Stirred and Shaken
Ezra 1, 2:1-2, 2:59-70
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra%201,%202:1-2,%202:59-70&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2013 9/1/2013 Rev. Heath McLaughen
Mundane Deliverance
2 Sam. 18:31-19:8
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Sam.%2018:31-19:8&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2013 8/25/2013 Rev. Michael Kruger
What Will You Do With Jesus?
Mark 14:1-11
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2014:1-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2013 8/18/2013 Charles McKnight
Off with the Old, On with the New
Col 3:1-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Col%203:1-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2013 8/11/2013 Matt Moynihan
The Chief of Sinners
1 Tim 1:12-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Tim%201:12-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2013 8/4/2013 Charles McKnight
The Place for Disgrace
2 Sam 13:1-22
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Sam%2013:1-22&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2013 7/28/2013 Mark Gregory
God Meant It for Good
Gen 50:15-21
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen%2050:15-21&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2013 7/21/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
One Love
John 13:31-35
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2013:31-35&version=ESV
John 17:20-26
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2017:20-26&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2013 7/14/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Priest of Priest
John 17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2017&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2013 7/7/2013 Charles McKnight
Permission to Keep It Real
Psalm 88
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2088&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2013 6/30/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
The Inheritance of Hate
John 15:18-27
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:18-27&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2013 7/21/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Feeding The Sheep, Following To Slaughter
John 21 :15-25
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2021%20:15-25&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2013 6/16/2013 Paul Major
What's the Point?
Ecclesiastes 1 :1 -11
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes%201:1-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2013 6/9/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Da-Vine Intervention
John 15:1-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:1-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2013 6/2/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Help is Here, Help is Him
John 14:15-31
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:15-31&version=ESV
John 15:26-16:14
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:26-16:14&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2013 5/26/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Here We Go
John 14:1-14
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:1-14&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2013 5/19/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Passion & Podiatry
John 13:1 -20, 31 -38
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2013:1%20-20,%2031%20-38&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2013 5/12/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Come out, Come on, Come up
John 11:1-45
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2011:1-45&version=ESV
John 12:9-11
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:9-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2013 5/5/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
The Possessive Savior
John 10:1-30
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010:1-30&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2013 4/28/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Blind Faith
John 9
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%209&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2013 4/21/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Who's Your Daddy?
John 8:39-59
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:39-59&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2013 4/14/2013 Mark Gregory
Welcome to the Family
Acts 9:1 -19a
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%209:1%20-19a&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2013 4/7/2013 Charles McKnight
Watch & Obey
Ezekiel 3:16-18
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%203:16-18&version=ESV
Hebrews 13:17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2013:17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2013 3/31/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Alive Again
John 20
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2020&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2013 3/10/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Words That Break the Sticks and Stones
John 8:1 -11
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%208:1%20-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2013 3/3/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Just a Carpenter Gone Bad?
John 7
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%207&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2013 2/24/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Long Eyed
John 6:22-71
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206:22-71&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2013 2/17/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
My Father's Day
John 5:10-47
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%205:10-47&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2013 2/10/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Tap or Bottled Water
John 4:1 -45
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204:1%20-45&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2013 2/3/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Night Schooled
John 3:1 -21
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:1%20-21&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2013 1/27/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
Divine Vintner, Sommelier Of Salvation
John 2:1 -12, 23-25
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%20John%202:1%20-12,%2023-25&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2013 1/20/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
The Opening Act
John 1 :35-51
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%20:35-51&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2013 1/13/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
The Opening Act
John 1 :19-34, 3:22-36
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%20:19-34,%203:22-36&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - January 2013 1/6/2013 Pastor Howard Brown
God Was Here and There
John 1 :1 -18
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%20:1%20-18&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2012 12/30/2012 Charles McKnight
Hope in Death
1 Thess 4:13-18
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thess%204:13-18&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2012 12/23/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Born to Be Wild
Matthew 2
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%202&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2012 12/16/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Everlasting Father
Isaiah 9:1 -7
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%209:1%20-7&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2012 12/9/2012 Tyler Dirks
Jesus Loves Beggars
Mark 5:1-20
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205:1-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - December 2012 12/2/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Rudolph, Frosty, Santa... Jesus: Too Good To Be True
Luke 1 : 5-38
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201%20:%205-38&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2012 11/25/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Thanksgiving- Soul Food
Luke 22:7-38
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022:7-38&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2012 11/18/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Redemption of Creation- A New South Civil War
Matthew 10: 1-39
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:1%20-39%20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2012 11/11/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Redemption of Creation-Restoration
Ezekiel 36:22-37:14
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%2036:22-37:14&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - November 2012 11/4/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Christ Centered Worship
Matthew 21 :12-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2021%20:12-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2012 10/28/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
An Order to Our Worship
1 Corinthians 14: 26-40
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2014:%2026-40&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2012 10/21/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
God's Halfway House
Ephesians 3:14 - 4:24
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%203:14%20-%204:24&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2012 10/14/2012 Paul Major
The Genocide of Hope
Genesis 4: 1-8
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204:1-8&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - October 2012 10/7/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Divinely Devestastating Diversity
Genesis 11:1-9, 12:1-3
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2011:1-9,%2012:1-3&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2012 9/30/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Eclectic Community: A Christ Produced Harmony
Revelation 7:9-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%207:9-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2012 9/23/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Clear Message of Grace: A Decapitating Grace
1 Samuel 17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2012 9/16/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Clear Message of Grace: An Expensive Grace
Matthew 19:16-30
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2019:16-30&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2012 9/9/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Foolish Father, God of Grace
Luke 15:11 -32
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015:11-32&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - September 2012 9/2/2012 Matt Moynihan
Once Upon a Time in a Graveyard
John 11:33-43; 20:11-18
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2011:33-43;%2020:11-18&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2012 8/26/2012 Paul Major
We Have Met the Enemy…
Obadiah
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Obadiah+1&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2012 8/12/2012 Pastor Matt Howell
The Synecdoche Gospel
Mark 5:1-20
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205:1-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2012 8/19/2012 Pastor Mark Upton
The Story of Redemption: God’s Art Collection
Revelation 21:1-2, 22-27
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2021:1-2,%2022-27&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - August 2012 8/5/2012 Pastor Matt Ham
The City of God
Revelation 22:1-5
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2022:1-5&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2012 7/29/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Reparation
Joel 3
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel%203&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2012 7/22/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Hold On and Come Close
Hebrews 4:14-16
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204:14-16&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2012 7/15/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
God Repents
Joel 2:12-32
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel%202:12-32&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2012 7/8/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Watch the Throne
Joel 2:1-11
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel%202:1-11&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - July 2012 7/1/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
Between Heaven and This Earth
Joel 1:13-20
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel%201:13-20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2012 6/24/2012 Pastor Howard Brown
A Pre-Requiem of the Inevitable
Joel 1:1-12
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel%201:1-12&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2012 6/17/2012 Rev. Omari Hill
The Last Good Fight You'll Ever Know
Hebrews 12:1-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2012:1-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2012 6/10/2012 Pastor Giorgio Hiatt
Goodbye
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%203:6-13&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - June 2012 6/3/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
Christianity: The World’s Most Amazing Tragedy
Acts 27:9-26, 41-44;28:16, 17, 22-31
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2027:9-26,%2041-44;28:16,%2017,%2022-31&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2012 5/27/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
Rebel Religion
Acts 24:24-27;26:1-8;26:19-29
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2024:24-27;26:1-8;26:19-29&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2012 5/20/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
How To Start A Riot
Acts 19: 11-20, 23-41
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2019:%2011-20,%2023-41&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2012 5/13/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
A Word to the Wise
Acts 17:16-34
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2017:16-34&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - May 2012 5/6/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
The Church in the Wild
Acts 16:9-10; 16-40
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2016:9-10;%2016-40%20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2012 4/29/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
The Tolerant Church
Acts 14:24-28 ;15:1-32
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2014:24-28%20;15:1-32&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2012 4/22/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
Them too? Me too? We too?
Acts 10-11:4, 17, 18
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2010-11:4,%2017,%2018&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2012 4/15/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
Life For Life and Light For Light
Acts 8:1-3;9:1-31
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%208:1-3;9:1-31&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2012 4/8/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
The Living Death of Jesus Christ
Acts 4:1-12, 5:12-42, 6:8-15, 7:51-8:4
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%204:1-12,%205:12-42,%206:8-15,%207:51-8:4&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - April 2012 4/1/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
Come On In
Acts 3; 4:1-22
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%203;%204:1-22&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2012 3/25/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
Church Is A Noun
Acts 2:14, 22-47; 4:32-35
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202:14,%2022-47;%204:32-35&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2012 3/18/2012 Howard Brown, Senior Pastor
The End of Navel Gazing
Acts 1:1-11, 2:1-21
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%201:1-11,%202:1-21&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2012 3/11/2012 Dr. Rod Culbertson
From Doubt to Faith (The Hard Way)
Habakkuk 1:1-17; 2:1-5, 18-20; 3:1-2, 16-19
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%20Habakkuk%201:1-17,%20Habakkuk%202:1-5,%20Habakkuk%202:18-20,%20Habakkuk%203:1-2,%20Habakkuk%203:16-19%20&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - March 2012 3/4/2012 Assistant Pastor, Giorgio Hiatt
Keep Your Head Up
1 Peter 1:3-9, 1 Peter 4:12-17
http://mobile.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Peter%201:3-9,%201%20Peter%204:12-17&version=ESV
CCC Sermons - February 2012 2/26/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Politics
Proverbs 31:4-9 http://bible.us/Prov31.4.NIV84
Matthew 22:15-22 http://bible.us/Matt22.15.NIV84
CCC Sermons - February 2012 2/19/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Capitalism
2 Thessalonians 3:6-12 http://bible.us/2Thess3.6.NIV84
Ecclesiastes 5:1-12,16-20 http://bible.us/Eccl5.1.NIV84 http://bible.us/Eccl5.16.NIV84
Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 http://bible.us/Eccl11.1.NIV84
Psalm 72 http://bible.us/Ps72.1.NIV84
CCC Sermons - February 2012 2/12/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Nationalism
Daniel 2:20-21 http://bible.us/Dan2.20.NIV84
Acts 17:26-27 http://bible.us/Acts17.26.NIV84
Romans 13: 1-7 http://bible.us/Rom13.1.NIV84
1 Timothy 2:1-6 http://bible.us/1Tim2.1.NIV84
CCC Sermons - February 2012 2/5/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Civil Rights, Part Three: Age
Psalm 139 http://bible.us/Ps139.1.NIV84
CCC Sermons - January 2012 1/29/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Civil Rights, Part Two: Women’s Rights
Proverbs 31:1, 10 -31 http://bible.us/Prov31.1.NIV84 http://bible.us/Prov31.10.NIV84
CCC Sermons - January 2012 1/22/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Civil Rights, Part One: Race & Ethnicity Acts 17:22-31 http://bible.us/Acts17.22.NIV84
Romans 1:18-23, 28-32 http://bible.us/Rom1.18.NIV84
Leviticus 26:40-42 http://bible.us/Lev26.40.NIV84
Revelation 7:9,10,13,14 http://bible.us/Rev7.9.NIV84
CCC Sermons - January 2012 1/15/2012 Howard Brown
God _____ America : Freedom of Speech James 3 - 5 http://bible.us/Jas3.1.NIV84
CCC Sermons - January 2012 1/8/2012 Giorgio Hiatt
Average Joe Matthew 1:18-25 http://bible.us/Matt1.18.NIV84
CCC Sermons - January 2012 1/1/2012 Giorgio Hiatt
Homily Psalm 119:105-112 http://bible.us/Ps119.105.NIV84
CCC Sermons - December 2011 12/25/2011 Howard Brown
A Christmas Carol Luke 2:8-20 http://bible.us/Luke2.8.NIV84
CCC Sermons - December 2011 12/18/2011 Howard Brown
A Holiday Party Nehemiah 8:1-12 http://bible.us/Neh8.1.NIV84
CCC Sermons - December 2011 12/11/2011 Howard Brown
A Bohemian Christmas Matthew 2:1-18 http://bible.us/Matt2.1.NIV84
CCC Sermons - December 2011 12/4/2011 Howard Brown
From Whispers of Shame to Shouts of Joy Matthew 1:1-17 http://bible.us/Matt1.1.NIV84