The Greatest Story Ever Told – Advent Week 4 – Christmas Eve Day
Have you ever considered the real and raw story of the very first Christmas? There is often a fair amount of "cleaning up" that is done of the story as it is communicated. When we read the accurate accounts of the birth of Jesus in the Gospels, we quickly see that this story has all the makeup of a great fairytale. Yet, it is a true and accurate account of what actually happened. We invite you to download the teaching notes and open your own Bible to the Gospels as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your walk with the Lord this Christmas and New Years season! WatchNotesDownloadDateTitle
- Dec 24, 2017The Greatest Story Ever Told – Advent Week 4 – Christmas Eve Day
The Greatest Story Ever Told – Advent Week 4 – Christmas Eve Day Have you ever considered the real and raw story of the very first Christmas? There is often a fair amount of "cleaning up" that is done of the story as it is communicated. When we read the accurate accounts of the birth of Jesus in the Gospels, we quickly see that this story has all the makeup of a great fairytale. Yet, it is a true and accurate account of what actually happened. We invite you to download the teaching notes and open your own Bible to the Gospels as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your walk with the Lord this Christmas and New Years season!
- Dec 17, 2017The Gift – Advent Week 3 – December 17, 2017
The Gift – Advent Week 3 – December 17, 2017 Have you ever considered the gift that God has given you? Have you "unwrapped" that gift and come to truly appreciate what He has done for you? If so, have you ever considered the gift that you and I can give back to God? How about the gift that we can and are called to give to others? We would like to invite you to grab your Bible and turn to Romans 6. The teaching notes are also available for you to download as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton called "The Gift."We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your faith journey this Christmas season.
- Dec 10, 2017Christ Before Christmas – Advent Week 2 – December 10, 2017
Christ Before Christmas – Advent Week 2 – December 10, 2017 When you think about the person Jesus Christ, do you think of God in flesh coming as a new-born child? Do you think of the miracle that God the Father sent His one and only begotten Son to come and live some 2000 years ago, born of the Virgin Mary? If that is where our minds immediately go when thinking about the origin of Christ Jesus, then we need to allow our understanding of Jesus to mature.We would like to invite you to turn in your Bible to John 1 and download the following teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your faith journey this Christmas season.
- Dec 3, 2017Joy and Faith – Advent Week 1 – 12/03/2017
Joy and Faith – Advent Week 1 – 12/03/2017 Have you ever considered how much faith it must have taken for Mary, the mother of Jesus, the shepherds who were visited by the Angels of heaven, the prophet Simeon and prophetess Anna, and the Wise Men to have Joy when they heard of the Messiah's arrival? Mary was filled with Joy long before she ever held her baby. The Shepherds were filled with joy and began celebrating over the sight of a child laying in the feeding trough. The prophet and prophetess celebrated the arrival of the Messiah while looking at a humble family (Mary and Joseph) presenting Jesus to the Lord in the Temple when He was only eight days old. And the Wise Men rejoiced and worshiped Jesus when he was only a young child found in a humble dwelling. Yet in all four situations, they had joy without any real substantial proof that He would be the Messiah. How could this be?Faith seems to be the only answer. They had faith that even though what they saw and heard had not come to fulfillment, they trusted that He truly was the Messiah. We would like to invite you to turn to the New Testament Gospels and download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message taught by Rev Aaron Sherman, the District Superintendent of the KY-TN District of The Wesleyan Church. We hope and trust that you will have a Christmas season that is filled with Joy.
- Nov 26, 2017The Secret Treasure of Contentment – Philippians 4:10-20
The Secret Treasure of Contentment – Philippians 4:10-20
There is a secret treasure that is worth far more to a person than simply having material wealth and possessions. The wise King Solomon wrote in the book of Ecclesiastes, "those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!" (Ecclesiastes 5:10 NLT) Yet so many of us get distracted by stuff and become disillusioned by thinking that the next thing will be "the THING" that we have always longed for and will make us truly content... In Paul's letter to the church in Philippi, Philippians 4:10-20, he teaches the powerful truth of real contentment. We would like to invite you to turn to Philippians 4 and download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton Folz. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged. - Nov 19, 2017The Grace of Gratitude – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
The Grace of Gratitude – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
It is easy for us to lose perspective on what matters most when we look at what we do not have and what we have not yet accomplished. Yet by reading and studying the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, we gain a deeper sense of understanding when it comes to regaining a proper perspective on life. The key is gratitude. We would like to encourage you to download the teaching notes and turn in your own Bible to 1 Thessalonians 5 as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton Folz. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your walk with the Lord this Thanksgiving season. - Nov 12, 2017Conversations with God – Tent of Meeting – Exodus 33:7-11
Conversations with God – Tent of Meeting – Exodus 33:7-11
What would it be like if you could walk into a tent or small space and meet with God Almighty face to face? Maybe the thought of that thrills you or maybe it scares you half to death. In the Old Testament, we read of a named Moses who made it a part of his regular practice to do exactly that. He would set up a tent outside of the camp of the Israelites and he would meet with God. Friend, have you begun to view meeting with God as something common and something to be approached casually? We would like to invite you to turn in your Bible to the book of Exodus and download the following teaching notes as you listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your walk this week. - Nov 5, 2017Which Chair are you sitting in? Selected scriptures
Which Chair are you sitting in? Selected scriptures
When it comes to your relationship with God what words would you use to describe your closeness or lack of closeness to Him?The reality is that everyone of us has been created to be image bearers of Christ Jesus. And as image bearers we are called to grow closer to the Lord daily. When the Pharisees and other wise teachers of the religious law were trying to trap Jesus in Matthew 22, the question is asked of Jesus, “Which is the greatest of the commandments in the law of Moses.”Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”When it comes to your relationship with God, are you doing that? Are you loving God with complete abandon, and loving others with the love you receive from your heavenly Father? We would like to invite you to download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. Our prayer is that you will be encouraged and challenged to take your next spiritual step in your walk with the Lord. - Oct 29, 2017Conversations with God – Ephesians 1:15-23 “What God Wants You to Know”
Conversations with God – Ephesians 1:15-23 “What God Wants You to Know”
Have you ever received a letter of encouragement at just the right time? The letter/book of the Bible titled "Ephesians" was a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the Christian in the city of Ephesus. It was and truly is a letter of encouragement. In it, there are two prayers that Paul prays for the believers in Ephesus. In his first prayer, found in Ephesians 1:15-23, Paul prays in some specific ways for these early Christians. We would like to invite you to turn in your Bible to Ephesians 1:15-23, and download the teaching notes as you prepare to listen to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be encouraged in your walk with the Lord and that you would continue to develop a deeper prayer life. - Oct 22, 2017Conversations with God – Colossians 1:3-14 – Powerful Prayers for Others
Conversations with God – Colossians 1:3-14 – Powerful Prayers for OthersHave you ever considered what the Lord desires for you to pray about when you are speaking with Him on behalf of another follower of Christ? In the Apostle Paul's letter to the believers in Colossae, found in Colossians 1:3-14, we see a beautiful prayer lifted by Paul on behalf of the believers located there. We would like to invite you to turn in your own Bible to Colossians 1, and download the teaching notes before listening to the following message by Pastor Anton. We hope and trust that you will be challenged and encouraged as you continue to grow closer to Him daily, and as you submit to the authority of His will for your life.
