 | 8/29/10 "A Cure for Spiritual Malaise - Mark
9:20-24
 | If we find ourselves unfocused and without joy,
we must first acknowledge that something is wrong! Psalm 32:1-5 |
| Next, we should seek God for forgiveness,
cleansing and a new spirit. Psalm 51:1-4, 10 |
| We also need to REJOICE when God chastises us to
get us on track. Philippians 4:4 |
| And we need to make a conscious decision to put
our cares on Him. 1Peter 5:7 and Luke 8:24 |
| Finally, we need to look for restoration in our
life! The world needs dynamic witnesses! |
| To hear this message,
click here.
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|
| 8/1/10 pm "The Rapture of the Church: Fact or
Fiction"
| In this Sunday evening message, Pastor Homer
presents a compelling alternate to the view many of us have held about
the "end times" that we, His followers, will be taken up to be with
Christ prior to the tribulation. A careful look at the scriptures
indicates that His followers will be protected during the tribulation
and then will inherit the earth after the removal of the unbelievers. |
| To hear this message,
click here. |
| His primary scriptures were from Revelations
4:102 and Matthew 24:36-44
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|
| 8/1/10 "Wake Up! Sleepy Head -
Ephesians 5:8-20
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| 7/25/10 "Living a Spirit Filled Life"
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| 7/4/10 "America: Christian or Not" - Psalm
33:12
| On this Independence Day, Pastor Homer delivered
a powerful sermon with quotations from our country's founders and many
state constitutions that most specifically pointed to the fact that this
WAS a Christian country. We have, however, strayed far from what
our founders planned. You've got to hear this!
- click here
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| 6/13/10 "The Path to Spiritual Renewal" -
Nehemiah 8:1-18
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| 5/30/10 "A Call to Arms" - John 1:12-17
| On this memorial day, Pastor Homer delivered a
powerful sermon on the call to arms of Christ's church and how much this
world needs our action NOW! |
| Homer noted that, in Matthew 16:17-19 was
Christ's first call to arms when he spoke of giving the keys to the
kingdom to Simon (who represented His church then and now). See
also Acts 13:1-12. |
| The preparation steps we must take are:
 | Prayer and Fasting |
| Meditating on the word of God. (Romans
10:17) |
| Bold proclamation |
| and True Praise & Worship (Psalms 8:1-9) |
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| To hear this bold sermon,
click here.
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| 2/14/10 "The Five 'Musts' of the Christian Life
- Ephesians 3:13-14
| Have a new birth in Christ |
| Sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel |
| Decrease self |
| You must serve |
| Have true worship |
| To hear this sermon by pastor Homer
click here.
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| 8/16/09-"A Call to Arms" - John 1:12-17
| We are so blessed, yet we take so much for
granted! We tend to just set back and "let things happen" |
| We are here - in this place - to build the
Kingdom of God! Be on the offense, not the defense. The
enemy of our soul is Lucifer and he hates us. |
| Other related scriptures are: Matthew 16:17-20, 1
Samuel 17:45-51, 1 Samuel 19:8, 1 Samuel 21:4-5, Acts 13:22, Joshua
6:1-5 & 21, Joshua 10:6-11 & 11:5-9, Acts 13, & Isaiah 58. |
| To hear this sermon by pastor Homer,
click here
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| 8/09/09 - "A Good Name" - Proverbs 22:1, 3:3-4
| To hear this sermon by Rev. Woodrow Crouse,
click here |
|
| 8/02/09 - "Needed: Jesus Awakening" -Acts
4:1-21
| Pastor Homer originally titled this sermon
"Needed: Spiritual Awakening" but decided some might misunderstand this
title in ways he did not intend so he changed the title. |
| Pastor noted that we too, some day, may only
speak of Jesus with the expectation of government persecution. We,
as a nation, need to recognize that this country was founded on
Christian principles with thanks to God, our creator. |
| When Jesus "shows up" - Things Change! When
people see that our lives have been changed because of Jesus, they too
will be drawn to Him. |
| Key scriptures included in this sermon include
the following additional ones: Acts 6:7, Philippians 1:21, Acts 4:32,
Acts 7:55, Acts 11:24, Acts 13:9, Acts 4:31 and 2 Corinthians 3:17. |
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| 7/26/09
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| 7/19/09
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| 7/12/09- Becoming a Victorious Christian -
Romans 8:1-17; 31-39
| What saves us is not our doctrine, but letting
Christ's sprit rule within us. |
| To hear this sermon by pastor Homer,
click here |
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| 7/05/09 -
| Rev. Woody made some strong points about Sunday
being the Lord's day which should include worshipping Him, even when a
specific Sunday falls in association with Holiday celebrations. |
| To hear this sermon by Rev. Woodrow Crouse,
click here |
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| 6/28/09 -"Living Life in the Power of Christ" -
Ephesians 1:13-23
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| 6/21/09 - "Godly Fathers"- Genesis 18:17-19
| Pastor Homer brought a powerful message to
father's about how the way they lived (not talked) provides the
greatest influence on their children |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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| 6/14/09 - "Biblical Principles of Stewardship"
- Matthew 21:33-44 & Matthew 25:24-30
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| 6/7/09 - "Seeking, Knowing and Doing the Will
of God" - Mark 8:31-38
| Note the emphasis on ANYONE in the above
scripture |
| How do we discover his purpose for us?
| Go to the Word of God - 2 Peter 1:19-21,
Matthew 28:19 |
| Depend on Spiritual Revelation - Acts 8:26 |
| If it is God's will, it will be redemptive in
nature - John 10:10 |
|
| And then, we must obey the will of God - Matthew
21:28-32, Acts 8:36-40
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|
| 5/31/09 - "The Stronghold of Cold Love" -
Matthew 24:1-12
| Will our love for the Lord and others stand the
test of time?? |
| Do not reject the sinner while you
correctly reject the sin! |
| Be on the guard against unforgiveness. |
| See Mark 3:20-21 and Matthew 28:29-31 |
| WE ARE THE CHURCH (Christ's body on earth)!
The building we worship in is NOT the Church. |
| To hear this sermon,
click here.
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| 5/24/09 "The Appearings of Jesus" - Hebrews
9:11-15
| The way of the cross cleanses us not only
outwardly, but inwardly. |
| Isaiah 53:5 speaks of His first appearing |
| 2 Timothy 1:9-10 notes that we have been made
complete in Him. See also Acts 13:39 and 16:31 |
| The second "appearing" of Christ is when he
appears before God on our behalf. See Hebrews 9:26 and 1 John
2:1-2. |
| And He can save EVERYONE (not just a few) that
come to Him through God. See Hebrews 7:25 |
| See also Romans 7:21-25 |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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| 5/17/09 "The Faith That Saves " - 1 Corinthians
15:1-8
| Other scriptures include: 1 Peter 2:21-24 and
1:18-20; Revelation 21:1-8; Galatians 6:14; Isaiah 53:6-11. |
| Note in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 that the
distinguishing feature of Christianity is the gospel of the cross and
that the Bible is the Holy Word of God. |
| Rev. 21:1-8 reminds us that Christ is the only
means of salvation. |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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| 5/3/09 "A Prosperous Church" - Psalm 118:24-25
| Many people work for financial prosperity, but
there is much more that we need to be prosperous in. Let's look at
what makes a church prosperous.
| Attaining that which is good |
| Further advancing toward that goal |
| Incarnating spiritual truth in what we do as
well as what we say |
| How do we achieve that? Only from the
Lord, through prayer seeking the truth of God. |
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| How does GBC become prosperous?
| Become an earnest fellowship |
| Commit to continued education: personally and
corporately. To do this we need to find out what God is doing
throughout the world |
| Be a missionary membership |
| Be a consistent membership wherever we are:
home, work, world. see 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Live what
you say you believe |
| Be a working membership, actively involved in
seeking to reach the lost. |
|
| What can we do individually?
| Love your church and brag about it's strength
and pray for it's weaknesses. |
| Speak positively about your church |
| Reach out to individuals that we come in
contact with. |
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| To hear this sermon, click here.
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|
| 4/26/09 "Building the Church through Power
Evangelism-Colossians 3:1-17
| Pastor Homer stressed that people need to know
the Lord TODAY! To do this, the church needs to be more effective
in their outreach. Jesus promised that His followers would be
endued with power. Where is our power today? We need to
demonstrate the anointing of the heavenly spirit. Because of the
spirit's power, the early church reached the then known world in the
first 100 yrs. after Christ. |
| The above subject and scripture was pastor
Homer's intention for the day, but, if you'll listen to the message
(click here to do so) you'll find that
he mostly shared about his experience with a team that went to Korea to
share God's love. He noted that they were just the vessels.
God's spirit was the power that brought about the many changes they saw
and experienced. He noted that the important battle today wasn't
between the Democrats
and the Republicans, or good vs. evil, but rather between the Kingdom of
God and the Kingdom of darkness. The Holy Spirit will NOT dwell in
our filth. It will dwell in and use the spiritually open hearts to
do His work.
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| 4/5/09 - "Building the Church through Worship
| This is the message that Pastor Homer had planned
for 3/22. |
| Hebrews 11:10 Reports Abraham looking forward to
God and His building business. We God using a variety of "things"
to build His church. |
| Ephesians 4:11-12 We see that worship of God must
be at the center of our life for all action to be effective.
Worship is our expression of love of Jesus. |
| Acts 13-17 God is in the restoring
business! He restored David's tabernacle, not Moses' which was
formal and cold. David's tabernacle on Mt. Zion was there for all
to see and praise God. |
| Galatians 4:21-31 Two covenants: one- Fear
religion; two-Love our God |
| 2 Samuel 6:12-23 Ponder this: Are we
not giving birth to new children of God because of the coldness of our
worship? |
| To listen to this message,
click here. |
3/29/09 - Teen Challenge
Bob Carey and his team from Seaford's Teen Challenge
brought us the message this morning. The men of the group brought some
uplifting songs, and Bob introduced and had brief interviews with several of
the men after which he brought us what was on his heart this morning.
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| 3/22/09 - The state of Religion in America
| Pastor Homer had planned a different message, but
after reading a newspaper article to us about the "State of Religion in
America", he was moved to comment on the article and expound on how the
church has contributed to this erosion and what it needed to do to be
able to better reach people with the message of Jesus Christ. |
| To hear this message,
click here.
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| 2/22/09 - "God's Plan for Building His Church"
- Matthew 16:13-20
| Pastor Homer began a series of sermons on this
subject today. The above scripture is basically background for all
that follows today and beyond. |
| 2 Chronicles 9:1-15 - The glory of God now dwells
in His people rather than a temple made by man> God comes into
this building when His people enter it. We are to keep our bodies
holy. The world is seeing too much of us and not enough of the
Lord and His power. |
| Ephesians 5:25-27 - We are to put out the unclean
things in us that keep us from fellowship with our Lord and Savior. |
| John 13:34-35 - and our love for one another will
show that we are followers of Christ. |
| Rev. 3:20 - So many look at this as a salvation
message, but here, Christ is knocking at the door of His church
(Laodicea to be specific) seeking entry. He wants to keep
fellowship with His church. That's what is missing, to a great
extent, in His church today. |
| Psalm 24:3-4 - Step one for His church to get
"right" is to clean out our lives and step two is to then open to door
of our lives to Him. |
| To listen to this message,
click here.
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| 2/15/09 - "The Need of the Hour - Zechariah
1:1-3
| In this sermon, Pastor Homer points out that the
only way to cure our world's problems is with a heaven sent revival.
The cause of this situation is because the church of God is in such a
mess. This compares exactly with the situation in Israel at the
time of this writing. |
| Verses 4 on to the end of this chapter covers the
solution to Israel's problem showing the mercy of God in this first
vision of Zechariah's. |
| We also see this mercy of God in Zechariah 8:6-8
and in the passage recorded in 2 Chronicles 7:14. |
| Are we following a "form of worship" or are we
truly worshipping Him for the depths of our being? Our problems
today may just bring us to our knees in prayer and honest praise. |
| Zechariah's second vision in chap. 2:10-11 is
about the Presence of God returning to His people after their
repentance. With this presence and power, we must then proclaim
the word of God, even if it is not "politically correct" according to
others. We must proclaim the word of God IN LOVE! And claim
the power He has promised to those who follow Him. |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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| 2/8/09 - "Heeding the Call" - Acts 10:34-48
| Former member of Grace and now pastor of a church
in N.C., Rev. Richard Sheriff brought us this message.
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| To hear this message,
click here.
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| 2/1/09 - "Passover and the Lord's Supper"
| With this being the Sunday for our monthly
celebration of our Lord's special supper, Pastor Homer chose his message
to remind us of the connection between the two meals. |
| Passover scripture: Exodus 12:1-20, 43-50.
Jesus celebrates the passover meal in Mark 14:12-16 which becomes the
"last supper". |
| There are 4 cups in the celebration of the
passover: 1- The cup of deliverance, 2- The cup of freedom, 3- The cup
of redemption: which is what the Lord's Supper is all about. 4-The cup
of consummation. |
| The removal of leaven from the house in the old
testament symbolizes the removal of sin - the cleansing of our lives. |
| Then they washed their hands - symbolizing
cleansing |
| Then they lit the candle which symbolizes that
God IS light. |
| At the passover, the father would then relate the
story of deliverance and they would have the first cup. |
| Next they would have the second cup and the
breaking of bread and the father would say a prayer. |
| Then would come the third cup and Jesus in Luke
22:20-22 explains the cup of redemption is only complete in His death -
part of God's plan. |
| The fourth cup will not be drunk until we gather
in heaven and celebrate God's glorious consummation. |
| To listen to this message,
click here.
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|
| 1/25/09 - "Knowing God's Will" - Romans 12:1-3
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| 1/18/09 - "Passing the Test of Faith" - 1 Peter
1:1-3
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| 1/11/09 - "God of Wonders" - Joshua 3:1-17
|
| 1/04/09 - "Power for Christian Living" part 2 -
John 10:10
| The following picks up from 12/28, which Pastor
Homer reviewed today |
| Many Christians fail to enter into the Abundant
Life that Jesus brings
| We tend to substitute religion for following
Jesus |
| Scriptures include Ephesians 1:15-23,
Romans 7:15 & 24, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 4:19, & Colossians 2:6 |
|
| God Revealed this Abundant/Victorious life to
Paul as shown in: Colossians 1:25-27, Galatians 2:20, 1 Corinthians
4:16, and Colossians 2:9-10. The point being made here is that we
need to rely on Jesus, not our own strength or relying on religion! |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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| 12/28/08 - "Power for Christian Living" part 1
- John 10:10
| As we look around us at the moral decay in our
nation, we need to remind ourselves that, no matter how bad it gets,
Jesus is STILL on HIS THRONE. |
| We need to know how to live victoriously now so
that the world can see what He is all about! |
| The abundant life is easily obtained.
| Proverbs 21:31 tells us that there is no
victory without the Lord. |
| Romans 8:17 tells us to walk in that fullness
now. |
| When you have Him, you have it all. |
|
| Everybody needs the abundant life
| Romans 7:15 & 25 |
| The world needs to see Jesus in the church |
| Galatians 2:20, Galatians 4:19,
Colossians 2:6 |
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| To hear this message,
click here.
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|
| 12/21/08 - "A Time of Reconciliation - Luke
2:14
| There will never be peace in the world until
there is peace in nations, and there will never be peace in nations
until there is peace in communities, and there will never be peace in
communities until there is peace in families, and there will never be
peace in families until there is peace in individuals, and there will
never be peace in individuals until there is peace in their hearts.
And this peace only comes by knowing the peace of God. |
| Other scriptures pastor Homer used include:
Isaiah 9:6, Romans 5:1, Ephesians 2:8, Philippians 4:6-7, 2 Corinthians
5:18-20, Matthew 5:9, Acts 10:34-35 (particularly recommend "The
Message" version of the Bible for this one) |
| To listen to this message,
click here.
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| 12/14/08 - "A Time of Salvation" - Luke 2:11
| Homer opened his sermon with a surprising
statistic that 90% of Americans say that they pray regularly. This
is surprising when you consider the condition that this country is in,
but not surprising when you realize that man was/is made with an inner
recognition that there is a supreme being. And he noted that Jesus
was/is "the second Adam". The first led the human race into sin.
Jesus came to lead us out of sin. |
| We are saved from Sin which is an attitude; a
pride problem, not a list of things we do that make us sinners.
See Romans 3:23 and Isaiah 59:2. We are saved from the penalty of
sin which is death. |
| We are saved for a purpose. See 2 Timothy
1:9 and Ephesians 1:11-12. In Jesus we find out who we really are.
It's a wonderful life because Jesus is in it. We live life at 3
distinct levels:
| The survival life |
| The successful life |
| The significant life |
|
| We are saved by grace through faith. See
Ephesians 2:8-9 |
| God has a plan or a purpose for our life.
What we need to do is to ask him "what is it that you want me to do? |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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|
| 12/7/08 - "A Time for Celebration" - Luke
2:8-10
| Homer revealed that this and the next 2 week's
sermons were going to be based on a recent book by Rick Warren titled
"The Purpose of Christmas". |
| The additional scriptures for this message are
from: John 3:16, Romans 8:35-39, Psalm 139:7-17, Hebrews 13:5, Genesis
2:18, Psalm 68:6, John 3:17 and Romans 8:31. |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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|
| 11/2/08 - "Faith That Endures" - 1 Peter
1:1-2:3
| For the communion service, Pastor Homer used
sections of John 6. |
| Faith is not the absence of things: as noted in
Matthew 3:7-19, Hebrews 4:8-9, Exodus 13: 17-18, and Hebrews 12:2 |
| But what there is a presence of as noted in
Colossians 2:9-10 and Hebrews 11:1 (that wonderful faith chapter) |
| To hear the sermon, click here.
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| 9/28/08 - "Jesus is Still the Answer - Isaiah
10:27
| Homer pointed out that without Jesus, we are
nothing |
| Following are the scriptures referenced in his
sermon: Ephesians 1:15-23, Proverbs 4:23, Hebrews 7:25, 1 Corinthians
13:1-3, Luke 12:31-32, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Proverbs
4:23, John 1:18, Matthew 12:35, Luke 5:16 |
| To hear the sermon, click here.
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|
| 9/21/08 - "The Blessedness of Forgiveness" -
Psalm 32
| Even though the title of Pastor Homer's sermon
today is about forgiveness, he also stressed the need for confession of
our sins BEFORE we can expect forgiveness. Other scriptures he
uses are: 2 Samuel 12:7, Mark 2:7, Psalm 51:2-12, 1 Thessalonians 5:18. |
| To listen to this sermon by Pastor Homer,
click here
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| 8/17/08 - "A Divine Revelation - John 14:20
In this sermon, picking up from last Sunday, Pastor Homer wanted to
"Brag on Jesus", and he started out with the point that the Bible was the
revealed truth of God. In his sermon, he used the following scriptures
that you might wish to review prior to listening to his sermon. They
are: Genesis 3:8-9; Exodus 3:4 and following; Exodus 4:27; 2 Chronicles
7:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:19; John 3:15-16; John 3:36. To listen to
Pastor Homer's sermon, click here.
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| 8/10/08 - "Living Victoriously" - Ephesians
3:13-21
| Pastor Homer's initial remarks were mainly about
the condition of the church in America.
| So few of evangelical church members still
believe that there is more than one way to God. |
| The church today emphasizes things rather
than the spirit and message of God. |
| Jesus is still at work in this world,
performing miracles. |
|
| The scripture passage charges us to be
victorious, not discouraged.
| People need to see the love of Christ, not
cold, hard religion or hypocrisy |
| Christian means "a little Christ", and we
need to be what we say we are! |
| Christ in us will change the way we "do
church". We need to quit picking at the faults in ourselves
and others and start looking to Jesus as our guide. |
| Jesus in us will change the person that we
are. See vs. 16-17 in the scripture passage. |
| People never have been more in need of Jesus
than they are today. (cont'd next week) |
|
| To hear the sermon by Pastor Homer,
click here.
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| 7/6/08 - "What's going on" - Jeremiah 17:9
| What is the real problem? A heart problem
that can't be cured by programs, activities, politics... only Jesus!
What is the problem? SIN - a heart that has turned itself against
God and to ourselves. We all have a void in our lives that can
only be filled properly with fellowship with our creator. The
problem all started, as said in Genesis 2:17, when man/woman refused to
obey God. Gen. 3:22 "man became like God, knowing the difference
between good and evil". It's an example our free will. But
the good news is that Jesus has come to free us from the damages of our
bad choices; to reunite us with our loving father. |
| Luke 15:11-32 in the story of the prodigal son
shows us a parable of our actions and God's love. So many of the
religious people talk only of the punishment due to our sins rather than
the love that God has for his created beings. |
| We have been founded as a Christian nation, we
have turned away from God, but if we repent and return to God, he will
restore us. |
| Is there any hope? Yes, with Jesus.
Even in the old testament see Ezekial 36;26-27 |
| Receive a new hope through Jesus, not a political
system! |
| Mercy vs. Grace. Mercy is not getting what
we deserve. Grace is getting what we don't deserve. |
| To hear Pastor Homer's message,
click here.
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|
| 6/29/08 -
Our Youth Minister, James Hollis brought the message this Sunday, to
hear it, click here.
|
| 6/22/08 - "A Transforming Event" - 2
Corinthians 5:17- The key words
| Regeneration, John 3:1- ;Ephesians 2:1-
|
| Conversion - Acts 3:26 |
| Justification & forgiveness - 2 sides of the same
coin - Acts 13:38--
| Forgiveness - Leviticus 13:6-- |
| Justification - 2 Corinthians 5:21 |
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| Reconciliation (a new relationship)
| Colossians 1: |
| Genesis 33 |
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| Assurance - Romans 5:8-- |
| To hear pastor Homer's message,
click here.
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| 6/15/08 - "Salvation: God's Redeeming Work"
- Isaiah 53:1-6
| The meaning of salvation. Listen to pastor
Homer's message - click here.
|
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| 6/8/08 "The Blood of the Cross" - Colossians
1:19-20
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| 5/18/08 - "What is our Ministry as Followers of
Christ? - Philippians 2:14-16
| This first scripture in Pastor Homer's sermon
points out that we should be lights in this dark world of sin. |
| In Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus is quoted also as saying
we should be lights that shine for the world to see our good deeds
because of our salvation. |
| Psalms 34:5-10 points out that God will save us
who look to Him whenever we face oppression. Vs.19-22 assures us
that we will face problems but that those who turn to Him for protection
will be spared. Vs. 11-14 Stresses the need for us to "fear"
(revere) the Lord and turn away from evil and towards good if we desire
a long life and happiness. |
| James 3:1-12 is the famous passage that deals
with the control we need to have over our tongue. We must also
recognize that people learn more from what they see than what they hear. |
| To listen to Pastor Homer's sermon,
click here.
|
|
| 5/11/08 - "God's Purpose for the Church" -
Philippians 1:1-6
| Pastor Homer's sermon addressed the individual
church members and Grace Baptist as a group as well as the church
universal. We all have tasks that we are responsible to God for.
To listen to his sermon, click here.
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|
| 4/27/08 - What is your Destiny? - (Jeremiah
29:11)
| Destiny begins with a God encounter (Exodus
3:1-6) |
| God called Moses to be a deliverer (Exodus
3;7-10) |
| Making excuses (Exodus 3:11-12a & 20) (and don't
we all do that!!) |
| What's in your hand? (Exodus 4:1-3) - God has
given each of us some talents and gifts, we just need to use them. |
| and he closed with the following acrostic about
what shapes our destiny
S - spiritual gifts
H - heart
A - abilities
P - personality
E - experiences |
| to listen to the recorded sermon,
click here.
|
|
| 4/20/08 - Being Relevant in a Changing World - 1
Corinthians 9:19-23
Pastor also used the following scriptures during his sermon: Hebrews
13:8, Isaiah 40:8, Titus 1:9, Acts 17:26-27, Romans 2:7, Hebrews 11;6,
Galatians 3:28, Revelation 14:6, Mark 2:21-22, Psalm 149:1, Revelation 5:9
| Some things never change! God, and His word,
the Holy Bible, and His love for His creation |
| Some things always change! Homer noted many
things that have changed over the last 100 yrs., including our so called
"political correctness" and our morality |
| Some ways to meet the challenge: I can't
summarize here. You need to hear the sermon |
| To hear the sermon, click here.
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| 4/13/08 - Marks of a True Follower of Christ -
Philippians 3:1-11
Pastor Homer also referenced Acts 16:25-28 and Psalm 22:3
as he brought this message. He reminded us that our salvation is only
possible by the blood of Christ, and not the works of any man. The three
key marks of a Christian follow:
| They rejoice! And celebrate with joy the
salvation they have received by Christ's blood |
| They renounce the works of the flesh. (evil men) |
| They have a growing knowledge and faith in Christ |
| To listen to this sermon,
click here.
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| 3/30/08 - God Has Spoken - Hebrews 1:1-4
| Pastor Homer reminded us that, yes, God spoke to His
people in the past, but, He also continues to speak to us today through
Christ, the Holy Spirit, and His written word. To listen to the
message, click here.
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| 3/23/08 - Resurrection: God's Response to Our
Greatest Need - 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
| Pastor Homer that vs. 12-19 in the above scripture
points out the the fallacies of our faith if Christ had NOT be raised from
the grave. However, vs. 20 has that wonderful BUT... Christ WAS
raised, and forgiven, washed in the blood of Jesus and no longer in our
sins. |
| Galatians 2:20 points out that there is NO truth
outside of Christ. |
| 2 Corinthians 4:17 points out that though we will
suffer some problems during our temporary stay on earth, that these troubles
will bring us blessings much greater than that trouble. |
| John 10;10 compares the devil to a thief who comes to
steal in contrast to Jesus who brings us life in its fullness. |
| We, who are followers of Jesus, sing the praise that
HE IS ALIVE!
To hear pastor Homer's message, click here.
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| 3/16/09 - The Why of Palm Sunday - Luke 19:28-44
| The Triumphal Entry was a bold proclamation of
Kingship |
| The Triumphal Entry was a declaration that Jesus was
subject to God's timing, not man's. |
| The Triumphal Entry underscored the savior's
voluntary sacrifices |
| The Triumphal Entry was a demonstration of the
savior's love.
To listen to Pastor Homer's sermon,
click here.
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| 3/9/08 - Manifesting HIS Life
| Pastor Homer opened with Jesus' words from Mathew
5:48(GNB) "You must be perfect - just as your Father in heaven is perfect".
This perfection cannot be achieved on our own, but only through our openness
to Christ in our lives. Romans 8:9 goes on to tell us that "..you do
not live as your human nature tells you to; instead, you live as the Spirit
tells you to - if, in fact, God's Spirit lives in you." (GNB) Paul's
letter to the Ephesians 5:1 tells us that "Since you are God's dear
children, you must try to be like him." (GNB) Paul was obviously
impressed by Moses writings in Leviticus 11:45 "I am the Lord who brought
you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. You must be holy,
because I am holy." Pastor noted the parallel to us today that God
wishes to take us out of the evil influence of worldly things so we can be
holy. He noted that to conduct effective ministry, we must meet
people's needs. And he asked us if we were willing to yield ourselves
to the will of God & do His will. Jesus set the example by following
God's will. To hear the complete sermon, click here.
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| 3/2/08 - The Illustration of the Lord's Supper -
Luke 22:19-20
Pastor Homer was in New Orleans this week helping with some
of the rebuilding and our youth pastor James Hollis brought us this special
emphasis on the significance of the elements of the Lord's Supper. He
references Jeremiah 25:15-16, Luke 22:42, Exodus 24:4-8, Hebrews 9:1-15 and 1
Corinthians 11:23-30 during his sermon which you can
hear here.
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| 2/24/08 - "Salvation: God's Eternal Purpose" -
Ephesians 1:3-8
| Pastor Homer spoke of God's will for creation using
Psalms 8:1-4; Colossians 1:16-17; Romans 1:18-20; Romans 8:19-21 |
| Next he spoke of God's will for Israel: to deliver &
serve. Galatians 3:6-9 |
| And then, there are the ways God reveals himself:
Colossians 1:15-17; 2Corinthians 4:4 (we need to pray for our God to remove
the darkness of the evil god of this world that keeps us from seeing and
understanding His word); Hebrews 1:3 (here we see the likeness of God as
revealed to us by his son, Jesus); and John 1:1 |
| to hear the recording of this message,
click here;
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| 2/17/08 - "Who Am I? - Ephesians 2:10-15
| Pastor Homer also used the following scripture
passages during his message. John 1:12-13, Galatians 3:28, Romans
8:15, 2Peter 1:4, 1Corinthians 12:27, John 14:12, Galatians 4:7, James 2:5,
2Corinthians 5:21, Romans 8:37, John 14:14, 1Corinthians 15:57, Hebrews
4:15, Hebrews 7:25. |
| To hear this message.
click here
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| 2/10/08 "Receiving the Blessings of God" - Psalm
1
In his sermon below, Pastor Homer also used the following scriptures:
Genesis 22:1-5, 1 Chronicles 21:22-24, Psalm 90:16-17, Mark 16:20, Hebrews
2:4, Ephesians 2:10 and Ephesians 1:9-10 to stress the following points:
| We must first count the cost required to receive this
blessing |
| Then we must see the blessing as it comes to our life |
| Also, we must fully understand God's eternal plan |
| And then, we must answer the question: Does Jesus
have first place in our heart?
To hear this message,
click here.
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| 2/3/08 "The Blood of Atonement" - Leviticus
16:1-34
Pastor Homer used the above scripture as his starting point about the
necessity of blood for the atonement of human sins. In the sermon body,
click here to hear it, he goes on to talk
about how Jesus fulfilled the need for blood atonement once and for all, using
a variety of scriptures from the new testament.
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| 1/27/08 "The Necessity of Discipline" - Luke
9:23-27
Other scripture Pastor Homer used in this message included:
Isaiah 53:6; Romans 3:23; Galatians 3:22; 2Samuel 12:13; Luke 5:8; Titus 3:5;
Matthew 10:37; Luke 14:26; Philippians 3:8; Luke 14:28-33; Matthew 6:11; 1
Thessalonians 4:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-13.
click here to hear the recording.
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| 1/20/08-"The Indwelling Christ" - Ephesians
3:13-21
click here to hear the recording.
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| 1/13/08 "Seeking, Knowing & Doing the Will of
God" = Mark 7:21
click here to hear the recording.
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| 12/30/07- Pastor Homer was on vacation
this Sunday and our Youth Pastor, James Hollis brought the following message.
click here to hear the recording.
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| 12/09/07 - "A Time of Wonder"
Pastor Homer brought out the prediction of the birth of
Christ 600 yrs. before his birth, by the prophet Isaiah in 7:14. This
birth is documented in the familiar verses of Luke 2:1-7. Paul, in
Ephesians 3:20 speaks of the power within us from the Lord himself.
Pastor Homer likened the seed which God placed in the virgin mother Mary, to
the seed (power) that God places within His people, the church. It is
our task to nurture this seed He implanted within us so that the world can see
Jesus through us. Too often, what the world sees within God's people is
hatred, evil and an uncaring attitude about the world around us. A
recent book "In His Steps" and the WWJD (what would Jesus do) bracelets of a
few years back are reminders of how God's people should manifest Jesus in
their lives. Paul writes in 2Corinthians 3:18(NIV) that "And all of us
have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the
glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we
become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more."
click here to hear the recorded sermon
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| 12/02/07 - A Lord's Supper reflection
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| 11/25/07 - Dream Big
| Mark 8:34-38 |
| Philippians 3:7-18 Pastor Homer noted that our
purpose is to reflect the life & character & nature of Jesus to a lost &
hurting world. We must begin by completely submitting ourselves to the
will & purpose of God. |
| Matthew 5:3; Revelations 3:16 leads us to our theme
for the coming year "Jesus revealed in his fullness in and through his
people"
Click here to hear the recorded message.
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| 11/4/07 - The Meal of Remembrance
This being the first Sunday of November, we celebrated communion
again. Pastor Homer made the following points
| It is a time of fellowship - Matthew 26:26 |
| It is a response in obedience - 1 Corinthians 11:25 |
| It is a time of remembering Christ's redemptive work |
| It is a time of union with Christ - John 6:35 |
| It is a time of proclamation - 1 Corinthians 11:24 |
| And, finally, it is a time of expectation as we look
forward to the day we will sit at supper with Christ.
Click here to hear the recorded message.
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| 10/28/07 - Hallelujah What a Savior
| Pastor Homer spoke without an outline this morning.
His basic scriptures were from the early chapters of the epistle to the
Hebrews, specifically chapter 1, vs. 1-3.
Click here to hear the recorded sermon
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| 10/14/07 - Spiritual Renewal - (Acts 4:1-21)
| The true Meaning of Renewal (v. 13) |
| The signs of Renewal
| Miraculous Events (v. 16) |
| Conspicuous Effects (v. 21) |
| Victorious Exploits ( vs. 19-20) |
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| The Purpose of Renewal
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| 10/07/07 - Communion Reflections
We have decided to have communion on the first Sunday of every month,
with the exception of those months that have other communion celebrations
within the month. Pastor Homer also desired that this communion should
not just be an afterthought, tacked on to the end of the service, but be the
center of the service. To this end he did not deliver a sermon in his
usual fashion, but delivered a simple Communion Reflection. The story of
the first communion is listed in Matthew 26:17-30. For pastor Homer's
reflections, click here.
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| 9/30/07 - God's Purpose in Salvation - (Luke
1:67-69)
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| 9/23/07 - Saved and Sure
1. The Word of God (Romans 10:13)
2. The Work of Christ (Colossians 1:27)
3. The Witness of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Click here to hear the recorded sermon
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| 9/16/07 - The Kingdom of God: Present or Future?
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| 9/9/07 - Knowing God's Will
1. God has a plan for our lives (Psalms 8:5-6)
2. Freedom of choice (Philippians 2:12-13)
3. Requirements for knowing His will (Romans 12:1-2)
4. God's Promised Guidance
Click here to hear the recorded sermon
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| 9/2/07 - Knowing Who We are in Christ
(Ephesians 2:10-13)
1. We are Redeemed
2. we are a New Creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)
3. We are the Righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21)
4 We are Overcomers (Romans 8:37)
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| 8/26/07 - The Need for God's Presence
(1 Samuel 4:1-11) click here to hear the sermon |
| The Discerning of Spirits (Ephesians 5:1-18)
| Conviction or Condemnation?
God will convict us of our sins in order to encourage us to mend our ways.
The evil one will condemn us in order to weaken and destroy our testimony.
We need to be able to discern the source. |
| Discerning Good & Evil (Hebrews 5:14)
The writer here notes that it takes a mature Christian to discern the
difference. We obtain that maturity by Bible study, prayer and
commitment. |
| Selfishness or Self-denial? (Mathew 16:24-26)
To become a true follower of Christ and obtain the power that He offers us,
we must put aside our selfish ambitions and follow Him. |
| The Requirements of Discernment
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| 2/11/2007 The Release of the Spirit (Genesis
2:4-7)
The above scripture speaks of God breathing life into His creation.
In Romans 12:1-2 Paul urges the Christians to give their body to God,
considering all that He has done for them, and to not copy the ways of the
world but to let God transform them into a new person. What a contrast
this is to so many so-called Christians that we see today. Peter points
out in 2Peter 1:3 that God has given us everything we need to live a Godly
life. We can have victory simply by drawing on this deposit He has made
for us. We only need to release what is already within us as Paul wrote
to Timothy in 2Timothy 1:6.
| 1. He breathed upon them (John 20:20-22)
Here we find Jesus breathing on his disciples and giving them power as He
sends them out to continue His work. |
| 2. The Power of the Spoken Word (Mark 11:22-23)
Here, Jesus, instructs the disciples that with faith, they can move
mountains with the spoken word. |
| The Necessity of Sanctification (Joshua 3:5)
Here, Joshua tells the people to purify (sanctify) themselves for the next
day God will do great things through them. We too must insure that
what we pursue is blessed of God and not the Devil or our own desires.
Recall how at Pentecost, the followers gathered together to pray and God
blessed them with powerful tongues.
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| 11/12/06 A Life of Fruitfulness (Galatians
5:16-20)
| 1. The conflict between the old and the new
| The flesh |
| The spirit |
| The warfare |
| The way of victory |
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| 2. Gifts and fruits (1 Corinthians 12:8-19; Galatians
5:22-23)
| The gifts |
| The fruit |
| The life of fruitfulness: the life of Christ
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