There is an identity crisis going on in our world; from people that are stealing people’s identities, to people that struggle with self-identity. And that battle doesn't end when you enter the Church, so many people that go to church don't know what they believe, why they believe, or even who to believe. For this reason we have started a new series titled, "We Are" in which we will break down basic foundational truths that make us who we are as believers. This morning we looked at, "We Are Christians" from Acts 11:19-26. Using this text we answered two questions; I. What Makes a Christian. (Vs. 19-21) and II. What Should a Christian Be. (Vs. 22-26). 

6/10/18 Sunday Morning Worship part 2 by Shane & Jamie Bingham and Tyler Keith. They did an outstanding job, if you hear some idiot doing background vocals and messing them up, that would be me lol.

6/10/18 Sunday Morning Worship by Shane & Jamie Bingham and Tyler Keith. They did an outstanding job, if you head some idiot doing background vocals and messing them up, that would be me lol.

This morning we had a special singing, so I shortened my sermon and preached what God laid on my heart from 1 Chronicles 21:18-23. As David has counted the nation of Israel going against the will of God he is given three possibilities for punishment. To stay the punishment he goes to buy the threshing floor of Ornan and make a sacrifice. When he arrives he finds a man that is prepared to give it all to God. When God come to us does He find us willing to give all to Him?

Memory is a weakness that many of us have, especially when it comes to remembering what God has done for us. The Jewish people seen God do miracle after miracle, but yet they still found themselves in a place of doubt. When we come to the Book of Joshua we see change is about to take place. They are about to cross the Jordan River into the land that God had promised to them. When the river is parted God tells them to take up stones and to build and altar as a memorial these stones teach us something about them, but they are also a reminder for us. In Joshua 4:4-5 and 20-24 we see, I. The Stones Remind us of Where they Came From. (Vs. 4-5), II. The Stones Remind us Not to Go Back. (Vs. 20-22) III. The Stones Remind Us of Who Brought us Through. (Vs. 23-24).

History will tell the story of so many successful and unsucessful prison escape attempts but none have been as famous as the 1962 escape from Alcatraz. Something that dumbfounded people of the time, but when measured up to the story in the Book of Acts chapter 16:23-33 it pales in comparisson. Today in our contination of the, "Born Again," series and the conversion stories in the book of Acts we see the story Paul and Silas and the Philippian Jailer. We see that while Paul and Silus were stuck in a I. Physical Prison (Vs. 23-27), that is was the jailer that was stuck in a II. Spiritual Prison. (Vs. 28-33).

When you think about role-models you have had throughout live who is the first person that comes to mind? As Christians we should choose godly people to emulate, the greatest example being Jesus. Staying in our "Born Again" series looking at the conversion stories in the Book of Acts we cover the conversion of Lydia for Mother's Day. In Acts 16:14-15 we see three things about her that honored God. I. Her Profession Honored God (Vs. 14-15, II. Her Life Honored God. (Vs. 14-15a) III. Her Family Honored God. (Vs. 15).

No matter who we are, every person has some type of bias. It may be a bias that is sinful or it may be one that’s more of a personal opinion. When the Apostles began to share the gospel with people they had a great bias toward their audience. They believed that only Jews and chose who had converted to Judaism could become a Christian. What happens in Acts 10 is the turning point for what we know today as the Church. Without Cornelius’ conversion, and Simon Peter’s devotion to the will of God, Gentiles couldn’t be part of the family of God. The three main points covered in chapter 10 are; I. The Man. (Vs. 1-2), II. The Miracles. (Vs. 3-5, 11-15), and The Message. (Vs. 34-43).

The second in our series of "Born Again" a look at conversion stories through the Book of Acts. When some look at the conversion story of the Ethiopian eunuch they see it as common, because he was searching for God, and then he found Him. But what about those that God finds, those that think they are "good enough" yet grace finds them? Saul was such a man, in his own eyes he was good enough, yet he lacked the grace of God. In Acts 9:10-22 we will see that I. Perception is Based upon Purpose. (Vs. 10-14), II. Perception is Born through Power. (Vs. 15-18), and III. Perception is Brought by Proof. (Vs. 19-22).

When people think about the question of Heaven and how to get there, so many answers are thrown their way, but what if the true answer was as simple as to just believe. In our new series, "Born Again" we are taking a look at several salvation experiences and how the occured. In Acts 8:26-38 we meet the Ethiopian eunuch and Philip. The eunuch found salvation in the end even though he had; I. Physical Limitations (Vs. 26-27), Financial Limitations (Vs. 28-30), and III. Spiritual Limitiations (Vs. 31-38). Belief is an action, it compelled him to do something about his condition, what does your belief compel you to do?