Scripture and Sermon Notes

Mark 10:45 - 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Ephesians 4:11-13 - 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the sta

Acts 2:42-47 - 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. 46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, t

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 - 9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. John 5:1-3 - 5 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 No

1 Kings 19:4 - 4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” Psalm 61:2 - 2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Lamentations 1:22 - 22 “Let all their wickedness come before You, And do to them as You have done to me For all

James 1:2-4 - 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:12 - 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Galatians 5:22-23 - 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, pe

John 14:18 - 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. Matthew 10:16 - 16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. John 14:16-17 - 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. Ephesi

1 John 4:16 - 16  And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Ecclesiastes 7:20 - 20 For there is not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin. Psalm 14:2-3 - 2 The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one. Rom

1 Samuel 30:4 - 4  Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 1 Samuel 30:6 - 6  Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. 1 Chronicles 17:8-16 - 8  And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from

Colossians 2:17 - 17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Hebrews 8:5 - 5 who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” Revelation 11:19 - 19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, no

Romans 8:1 - There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 1 Peter 2:24 - 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose [a]stripes you were healed. 1 John 1:7 - 7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us

Galatians 4:4-5 - 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. Genesis 1:28 - 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Genesis 1:1 - In the b

Isaiah 55: 8-9 | 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. Romans 11:33 | 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! Luke 2:8-9 | 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their

Pastor Rex: We seek to be a Christian Resource Center. We do a lot of different things over time, activities that fill a need or a calling. Many ministries arise out of compassion or crisis and a need for our community. The world has such a need for peace in our turbulent times. Having peace in the storms is vital. Storms in life can turn us sideways and erode or banish our peace. Mark 4:35-41: That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the

Pastor Rex: When we seek and receive our salvation, there is a fundamental change in our spiritual natures. Although we are all spiritual creatures, we need to recognize that His spirit is truly the one that we should desire. We are born with a sinful nature, that which seeks the worldly path; His is the way of eternal life. Our journey to Heaven and to His eternal life begins with our request for forgiveness and acceptance of His gift of that salvation. It continues thr

Pastor Rex: Communing with God is a thoughtful and deliberate process. Our time with Him is not just us presenting our petitions, but also calls for our realization that there will be times, when in order to know Him and recognize His will, we will need to be quiet. We need to lend our ears, rebuke the voices of strife and confusion and simply listen. The Holy Spirit, sometimes called the ‘action arm’ of the Holy Trinity’ is always with us. It is the third plank of the tr

Pastor Rex: We all feel that pressure not to speak out against particular issues. The need to ‘fit in’ is part of human nature that we all experience. But there are times when we must recognize and stand for Christ’s point of view and recognize as well that it may be in direct opposition to the world’s view. There is no division in the body of believers, but persecution of Christ and His followers has its’ origin in His life on earth. We all want to support people, diversit