Sunday, May 22, 2016 a.m. Service

Confidence of the Saved

"The Rest of My Time?"

Rev. Joseph Marshall

I Peter 4:7-11

How do we live the rest of our lives for the will of God?

I.    Armed with Christ's Attitude toward Sin (4:1-3; 7)

                 Pursue Holiness

II.   Armed with Christ's Attitude toward Sinners (4:4-7)

                 Pursue Hope

III.  Armed with Christ's Attitude toward Satan (4:8-11)

                 Pursue Harmony by Loving One Another

          A.  Agape Love is a Fervent Love (8)

          B.  Agape Love is a Forgiving Love (8)

          C.  Agape Love is a Far-Reaching Love (9)

          D.  Agape Love is a Furnishing Love (10-11)

Today's Challenge:

Am I living each day like it is my last?

Am I living for the will of God?

Am I loving people like Jesus loves people?

Sunday, May 15, 2016 a.m. Service

Confidence of the Saved -  A Defining Moment

"From the Pigpen to the Palace"

Rev. Joseph Marshall

I Peter 4:1-6

What are you doing with your time?

"If Satan can't make you bad, he will make you busy." - A. Rogers

Peter's defining moment (John 21:15-25)

The prodigal son's defining moment (Luke 15:11-32)

Salvation is a defining moment (I Peter 2:24; 3:18)

Today is a defining moment:

How do I live for Jesus?

I.   Be armed with His attitude toward sin (4:1-3)

          Pursue holiness!

II.  Be armed with His attitude toward sinners (4:4-6)

          Pursue hope!

Today's Challenge:  A defining moment!

Do you need to get out of the pigpen and get into the palace?

Sunday, May 8, 2016 a.m. Service

"Mother's Day Message:  A Legacy of Faith"

Rev. Joseph Marshall

II Timothy 1:1-7

Happy Mother's Day!

"Children are a blessing, a gift of the Lord...(Psalm 127:3)."

Living and Leaving a Legacy of Faith

How did God's Gift of Faith come to Timothy?

I.    Thank God for Fathers of Faith (5)

          I am mindful...I am sure...

II.   Thank God for Mothers of Faith (5)

          Sincere faith...dwelt...

III.  Thank God for Children of Faith (5-7)

          Kindle afresh the gift of God...

Today's Application

As a child of Faith, "What's my legacy?"

Come home!

Sunday, May 1, 2016 a.m. Service

"Getting Our 'But' Out of the Way & Putting Our 'Yes' on the Table!"

Luke 9:57-62 and Romans 10:1, 13-15

Rev. Joseph Marshall

When God calls us to follow Him we must...

Get our 'but' out of the way & put our 'yes' on the table!

Luke 9:57-62:  No More Excuses

Why is my YES so critical?

Romans 10:1, 13-15:  Answering the Call!

"My heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation"

Four Necessary Conditions:

"Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."

I.    They Must Believe in Jesus (10:14)

II.   They Must Hear the Gospel (10:14)

          What is The Gospel?

III.  They Must have a Preacher to Preach (10:14)

          Who are the preachers?

IV.  Someone Must be Sent (10:15)

          Who is being sent?

Today's Challenge:

No More Excuses!  Put your Yes on the Table!

Sunday, April 24, 2016 a.m. Service

"Finding Confidence to do Right in a Wrong World - Part 2"

I Peter 3:13-22

Rev. Joesph Marshall

Peter tells us to live in confidence...

How can we have the confidence to do right in a wrong world?

If we are going to have the confidence to do right in a wrong world...

I.    We must have a Conquering Christ (15a)
          Practical Lordship and Ready Devotion!

II.   We must have a Conditioned Confession (15b)
          Practical Loyalty and Ready Defense!

III.  We must have a Clear Conscience (16-17)
          Practical Liberty and Ready Deflection!

Practical lessons to learn from Noah

Genesis 6; Hebrews 11:17

Today's Application:

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  (I John 1:9)

Sunday, April 17, 2016 a.m. Service

"Finding Confidence to do Right in a Wrong World"

I Peter 3:13-17

Rev. Joesph Marshall

Instead of being afraid, we must live in confidence...

How can we have confidence to do right in a wrong world?

If we are going to live in confidence and do right in a wrong world...

I.    We must have a Conquering Christ (15a)

II.   We must have a ____________________ (15b)

III.  We must have a ____________________ (16-17)

Today's Application:

"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  (I John 1:9)

Sunday, April 10, 2016 a.m. Service

"Sifted by Satan"

Luke 22:31-34

Dr. Ted O. Padgett

This message is about spiritual warfare!

We have all been tempted by the devil.  Why do we fail God or those we love so much?  Today's message can help us understand our failures.

I.    Origin of Satan:  v. 31

            Key:  "Satan's Sin"

II.   Operation of Satan:  v. 31-32

            Key:  Satan's Sifting"

III.  Overthrow of Satan:  v. 33-34

            Key:  Savior's Salvation"