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Caring for the Church

Acts 6:1-7 | Sun, Oct 28, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

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Scripture lays out a clear model for church leadership. God’s purpose for leaders is to demonstrate His love for the church and for the church to build itself up in love (Ep 4:11-16), which will then serve as an evangelistic witness to the world of the love of God. In this message, Pastor John describes the Biblical process and purpose for the office of Deacon in the local church, who serve as models of servant leadership in caring ministries.

Jesus Leads His Church

John 10:11-0 | Sun, Nov 18, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

Jesus called His followers His little flock, and it may have been His favorite term of endearment for His Church. The Chief Shepherd of the church is Jesus. But the church also is led and served by under-shepherds that include pastors and deacons. In this message, Pastor John examines Jesus' parable of the Good Shepherd, and encouarges us to hear His voice.

Jesus Loves His Church

Ephesians 5:25-32 | Mon, Nov 05, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

Nearly 100 images for the Church have been identified in the pages of the New Testament. The great number and variety of those images point to a great affection that Jesus has for His Church. In this sermon, Pastor John introduces us to the Bride of Christ as we begin our series: Jesus Loves His Church

Jesus Testifies Through His Church - pt. ii

Acts 2:1-1:41 | Sun, Dec 16, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

The most important message in the history of the world is the message of message of God's sovereign work of salvation through Jesus. In this sermon, we look at the inaugural sermon of the church to explore the content of the message the churhc is given to share.

Jesus Testifies Through His Church

Acts 1:1-8 | Sun, Dec 09, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

The gospel is a story of God's love to be told. In this message, Pastor John shares how the Holy Spirit empowers believers to change and share the good news.

Jesus Gives Through His Church

2 Corinthians 8-9 | Sun, Dec 02, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

Jesus is the most generous giver EVER. He has given us so many things, and out of that our hearts, minds, and hands should be converted to become givers like God ourselves. In this sermon, Pastor John describes some of God's many gifts and how we can become givers like God.

Jesus Works Through His Church

Ephesians 4:7-13 | Sun, Nov 25, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

Body is the most common analogy of the church in the Apostle Paul's letters. While sometimes the body of Christ doesn't function the way Jesus designed it, it is still the means through which He operates in the world today. In this message, Pastor John outlines some basic principles of who should serve, where they shoudl serve, and why they should serve.

Jesus Unifies His Church

Ephesians 3:14-4:6 | Mon, Nov 12, 2012 | Pastor John Stillman

In this sermon, Pastor John describes three areas where unity in the church is vitally important, because when the church is unified around the purposes of God, things happen.

Real Caring

Matthew 12:1-21 | Mon, Jan 24, 2011 | Pastor John Stillman

God is a loving Father who cares about your work as well as your rest. Some people are so protective of their rest and doing what’s right for themselves, that they end up with no joy and show no care or concern for others. Is this message, Pastor John explores Jesus’ practical example to show us how to be caring servants.

Playing Church

Acts 4:32-5:11 | Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | Pastor John Stillman

Some people are very skilled at “playing church,” putting on a certain face and speaking through a mask of hypocrisy. Corruption and corrupt ideas can easily worm their way into the church. Passages like this teach us that God is a holy God whose purpose in grace is to eliminate our corruption. The church is not to be a breeding ground for corruption, deceit, and hypocrisy.

What Child is This? - pt. i

Matthew 21:1-11 | Sun, Nov 27, 2011 | Pastor John Stillman

Who is this? was a question asked about Jesus all through His life. He spoke with authority, forgave sins, and did mighty miracles – What manner of man is this? A genuine Church exists for the admiration of Jesus Christ! When the world sees a Church worshiping like that, they will begin to wonder and ask, “Who is this?