Sunday Morning Service

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

July 21, 2024 • Dr.Russ Shinpoch

Sun, July 21, ‘24 - AM Service "What keeps you from giving up?" - http://dr.russ Shinpoch Scripture: Daniel 3:17-18 (NKJV) · Totally committing to God’s will “There is a great gulf between the Christianity that wrestles with whether to worship at the cost of imprisonment and death, and the Christianity that wrestles with whether the kids should play soccer on Sunday morning.”  --John Piper  · Immediately standing for your beliefs · Boldly worshiping over God’s faithfulness “The Bible tells us that the human heart is an idol-factory, taking good things and making them into idols that drive us. An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart…’If I have that, then…my life has meaning, then I'll know I have value, then I'll feel significant & secure.’ There are many ways to describe that kind of relationship to something, but perhaps the best one is worship.”  --Tim Keller in “Counterfeit Gods” “This tour has become my life.”  --Taylor Swift “Self-identity is in sexuality so it becomes god. God doesn’t determine who I am. I choose and you have to bow to my choice because it’s the center of my life.”  --Dr. Ervin Lutzer “It was an opportunity to grow a new network that puts faith and family at the forefront of its content . . . . I’m very proud of the work I did at Hallmark for 15 years and love all my friends there . . . . I am more than an actor. . . . [I want to celebrate] God’s greatness in our lives through the stories.”   --Candace Cameron Bure --

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

July 21, 2024

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

July 14, 2024 • Dr. Doug Melton • 1 John 5:13

Sun, July 14, ‘24 - AM Services “Blessed Assurance” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 5:13   “There is no question whatsoever, that is of greater importance to mankind, and what is more concerns every individual person to be well resolved in, than this: what are the distinguishing qualifications of those that are in favor with God, and entitled to His eternal rewards?” Jonathan Edwards   How can I know if I am truly saved? 1. Compare John 20:31 with 1 John 5:13.   “ … but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.“ Gospel of John 20:31   “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.“ 1 John 5:13   A. Those who are not saved and know they’re not saved - (make no claim of salvation)   B. Those who are saved but have no assurance they are saved - (doubt their salvation)   C. Those who are saved and know they are saved - (assurance of salvation)   D. Those who are not saved but believe they are saved - (false assurance of salvation) 2. Please consider who is saying this. 3. God has made it possible for you to know, NOW, your eternal destiny. 4. To believe is far more than intellectual assent.   "We are saved by faith alone; but the faith that saves is not alone."   An active staking of one’s life on the claims of God.    Inner witness of the Spirit   Outward evidence in your life 5. Assurance is founded on the objective truth of God’s Word.  --

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

July 14, 2024 • Dr. Doug Melton • 1 John 5:13

Sun, July 14, ‘24 - AM Services “Blessed Assurance” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 5:13   “There is no question whatsoever, that is of greater importance to mankind, and what is more concerns every individual person to be well resolved in, than this: what are the distinguishing qualifications of those that are in favor with God, and entitled to His eternal rewards?” Jonathan Edwards   How can I know if I am truly saved? 1. Compare John 20:31 with 1 John 5:13.   “ … but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.“ Gospel of John 20:31   “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life.“ 1 John 5:13   A. Those who are not saved and know they’re not saved - (make no claim of salvation)   B. Those who are saved but have no assurance they are saved - (doubt their salvation)   C. Those who are saved and know they are saved - (assurance of salvation)   D. Those who are not saved but believe they are saved - (false assurance of salvation) 2. Please consider who is saying this. 3. God has made it possible for you to know, NOW, your eternal destiny. 4. To believe is far more than intellectual assent.   An active staking of one’s life on the claims of God.    Inner witness of the Spirit   Outward evidence in your life 5. Assurance is founded on the objective truth of God’s Word.  --

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

July 7, 2024

Sunday, July 7, ‘24 - AM Services “The Testimony of God” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 5:1-12 1. “This is He” — The Son of God is Jesus Christ.   Does your life give evidence that “this is He?”   Does your life give evidence that “this is He who came“ into your heart? 2. “This is He who came” — Historical, human event with spiritual, divine significance   Jesus is eternal, pre-existent - “He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.“ John 1:15   Jesus is supremely worthy - “He who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.“ John 1:27   Jesus alone satisfies spiritual hunger -   “When the people saw the sign that He had done, they said, ‘This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!’ “ John 6:14   Jesus brings the dead to life -   “She said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.’ “ John 11:27   Jesus saves -   “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, crying out, 'Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!' “ John 12:13 3. God has given us three who testify.   A. Water - The baptism of Jesus; the beginning of His ministry   B. Blood - The crucifixion of Jesus; the finishing work of His ministry      C. The Spirit - The empowering of Jesus; the perfect work of His ministry 4. Do you have the testimony in you? --

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

July 7, 2024

Sunday, July 7, ‘24 - AM Services “The Testimony of God” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 5:1-12 1. “This is He” — The Son of God is Jesus Christ.   Does your life give evidence that “this is He?”   Does your life give evidence that “this is He who came“ into your heart? 2. “This is He who came” — Historical, human event with spiritual, divine significance   Jesus is eternal, pre-existent - “He who comes after me ranks before me, because He was before me.“ John 1:15   Jesus is supremely worthy - “He who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.“ John 1:27   Jesus alone satisfies spiritual hunger -   “When the people saw the sign that He had done, they said, ‘This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!’ “ John 6:14   Jesus brings the dead to life -   “She said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.’ “ John 11:27   Jesus saves -   “So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, crying out, 'Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!'“ John 12:13 3. God has given us three who testify.   A. Water - The baptism of Jesus; the beginning of His ministry   B. Blood - The crucifixion of Jesus; the finishing work of His ministry      C. The Spirit - The empowering of Jesus; the perfect work of His ministry 4. Do you have the testimony in you? --

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

June 30, 2024

Sun, June 30, ‘24 - AM Services “Casting Out Fear - Part 2” - Dr. Doug Melton 1 John 4:18 1. In this context, fear refers to the fear of judgment day.   A. When you come to understand God’s love for you, that perfect love drives out fear.   B. No fear of punishment   “If a man is conscious that he intends no harm to anyone, that he wishes good to all mankind, that he loves his God, and loves his fellowman for God’s sake, what has he to fear? He becomes the bravest of the brave, and often finds himself safe and unharmed in places where others dare not go.” Charles Haddon Spurgeon 2. So how do we reconcile having both the fear of God and the love of God?   “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.“ Ecclesiastes 12:13   “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.“ 1 Peter 2:17   “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.“ Isaiah 11:1-3a   “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him.“ Psalm 103:11   Verse 13 - “As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him.”   Verse 17 - “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him.“   fear = phobos (phobia)   What is the fear of the Lord?   A. An understanding that nothing escapes God’s attention.   B. The encouragement to never run away from the goodness of God.   “God is, in your mind and heart, so powerful, and so holy and so awesome that you would not dare to run away from Him, but only run to Him.“   John Piper   “Nothing can cure us of fear till God cures us of unbelief.”   Francis Burkitt --

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

June 30, 2024

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

June 23, 2024

Sun, June 23, ‘24 - AM Services “Casting Out Fear” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 4:15-19   “For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn – – fighting without and fear within.” 2 Corinthians 7:5 1. Begin by confessing that Jesus is the Son of God - vs 15   “It is the normal state of the human heart to try to build its identity around something besides God.“ Søren Kierkegaard   “But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ And he said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, ‘ “ Genesis 3:9–10   “After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield;‘“ Genesis 15:1 2. Know and believe the love that GOD has for you. - vs 16 3. Confidence comes through the completion of that love. - vs 17   “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us.“ 1 John 4:12   "You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;" James 2:22 --

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

June 23, 2024

Sun, June 23, ‘24 - AM Services “Casting Out Fear” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 4:15-19   “For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn – – fighting without and fear within.” 2 Corinthians 7:5 1. Begin by confessing that Jesus is the Son of God - vs 15   “It is the normal state of the human heart to try to build its identity around something besides God.“ Søren Kierkegaard   “But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ And he said, ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, ‘ “ Genesis 3:9–10   “After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am your shield;‘“ Genesis 15:1 2. Know and believe the love that GOD has for you. - vs 16 3. Confidence comes through the completion of that love. - vs 17 --

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

June 16, 2024

Sun, June 16, ‘24 - AM Services “The Last Word” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 5:21 1. It is ok to tell your children no. 2. Idolatry is a constant threat in the life of a believer.   “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, … “ Galatians 5:19–20 3. “Keeping yourselves from idols” may mean keeping yourself from yourself.   “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.“ Colossians 3:5 4. An idol is anything that takes the place in your heart which belongs to God.    eidolon   eidos --

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

June 9, 2024

Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

June 16, 2024

Sun, June 16, ‘24 - AM Services “The Last Word” - Dr. Doug Melton   1 John 5:21 1. It is ok to tell your children no. 2. Idolatry is a constant threat in the life of a believer.   “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, … “ Galatians 5:19–20 3. “Keeping yourselves from idols” may mean keeping yourself from yourself.   “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.“ Colossians 3:5 4. An idol is anything that takes the place in your heart which belongs to God.    eidolon   eidos --

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

June 9, 2024

Sunday Morning 10:00am Service

June 2, 2024