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6/25/2023 Pastor Wally Steele continues his series with the Sermon on the Mount Pt 4.
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6/18/2023 Pastor Wally Steele and Rick Main present a dramatization of The Lord's Prayer |
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6/11/2023 Pastor Wally Steele presents Part 3 of Jesus' Sermon on the MountMore Scriptures to study:
Divorce Deuteronomy 24:1-4 — OT on divorce. Vows Deuteronomy 23:21 (see also verse 23) — If you make a vow, do not delay in fulfilling it. Leviticus 19:12 —You shall not swear by my name falsely. Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 — When you make a vow, do not delay in paying it. Psalm 76:11 Make your vows to the Lord and perform them. Eye for an eye Exodus 21:12-36 — Laws about personal injury (23-25). Romans 12:17-21 — Do not take revenge. 1 Peter 3:9 — Do not repay evil for evil. Leviticus 19:18 — You shall not take vengeance. Love your neighbor. |
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6/4/2023 Pastor Wally Steele presents Part 2 of Jesus' Sermon on the MountThe 10 Commandments
Exodus 20:1-18
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5/28/2023 Pastor Wally Steele presents Jesus' Sermon on the MountFive Things You Didn't Know About the Sermon on the Mount
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5/21/2023 Pastor Wally Steele is sharing the Beatitudes from Matthew chapter 5 verses 1-12. |
5/21/2023 Pastor Steele paraphrases the Beatitudes:
- Matthew 5:3 Blessed are those who recognize their desperate need for God, for God will bring them into His Kingdom or if you don't need Him, He doesn't need you.
- Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn their sin, for God will forgive them and restore them to the life He intended them to have.
- Matthew 5:5: Blessed are those who have their strength under control, for they will inherit the earth.
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who are desperate to do the will of God, for they will long for nothing.
- Matthew 5:7 Blessed are those who show mercy and forgive, for they understand the mercy that's been shown to them.
- Matthew 5:8 Blessed are those focus on the motive of their actions, for they shall see God.
- Matthew 5:9 Blessed are those who have received peace and bring peace to others, for they are the sons and daughters of God.
- Matthew 5:10 Blessed are you when you are persecuted when what you say and do, are consistent with what Jesus says and does.
- Matthew 5:12 Blessed are you who can rejoice in worst moments in life, for you have found the true treasure.
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5/14/2023 Associate Pastor Bob Umbanhowar presents the Mother's Day message.Over 200 women are named in the Bible. Here are a few of them. Look up the references to see their stories.
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5/7/2023 Pastor Wally Steele discusses the significance of Jesus forgiving the sinful woman.Questions to Consider:
1. What three cultural expectations of hospitality did Simon ignore? 2. How did Simon react to the interruption of the sinful woman? How did Jesus react? 3. What was the point of the story Jesus told? 4. What did the woman's act of extravagant love reveal about her heart? 5. What was shocking about Jesus forgiving her sin? 6. Why does Jesus associate with sinners? Should we? |
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4/30/2023 Pastor Wally Steele presents How to be Spiritually Minded.
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4/23/2023 Pastor Wally Steele presents one of the most important stories in the life of Jesus, that it's so important, that it's one of a handful of stories that all four Gospel writers share in telling - JESUS CLEARS THE TEMPLE. |
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4/16/2023 Our service begins with two baptisms and a celebration of two new church members. Pastor Wally Steele presents Jesus' discussion with Nicodemus about how we need to be born again. |
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4/9/2023 RESURRECTION SUNDAY! Today's service begins with a video featuring Dr. S.M. Lockridge then Pastor Wally Steele takes us back to the time of Christ's glorious resurrection.Four stones that unbelievers roll in front of Jesus' tomb in order to keep him at arm's length.
Stone #1 is the stone of atheism. This view says that the dead have ceased to exist. Stone #2 is the stone of humanism. This view argues that no power exists to raise the dead. Stone #3 is the stone of rationalism. This view suggests that God would not interfere with the laws of nature. Stone #4 is the stone of liberalism. This view declares that God nowhere promises a resurrection and that the resurrection of Jesus is a myth created by the early church to explain away the death of Christ. |
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4/2/2023 Pastor Wally Steele discusses how worshipers around the world on this Palm Sunday celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. |
What Pastor Steele wants you to take away about Palm Sunday that reminds us Christ is King.
1. God's Word tells us the people cut palm branches, waved them in the air, and laid them out on the ground before Jesus as He rode into the city. The palm branch represented goodness and victory and was symbolic of the final victory He would soon fulfill over death.
"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" 1 Cor. 15:55
For us who have accepted Christ as savior, we understand the victory of Christ to come.
2. Jesus chose to ride in on a donkey, which directly fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy of Zech. 9:9. In Biblical times, it was common for kings or important people to arrive by a procession riding on a donkey. The donkey symbolized peace, so those who chose to ride them showed that they came with peaceful intentions. Jesus even then reminded us that He is the Prince of Peace.
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zech. 9:9
Jesus is the way of peace.
3. When the people shouted "Hosanna!" they were hailing Christ as King. That word means "save now," and though in their own minds, they waited for an earthly king, God had a different way of bringing true salvation to all who would trust in Him.
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!" Ps. 118:26
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Rom. 10:9
Salvation comes to those who follow through, it starts with hearing, and soon hearing becomes belief, belief turns into an action, of repentance, and repentance into a new life through confession that Jesus is the savior following his example in immersion and then living this new life.
4. The Bible says that Jesus wept for Jerusalem. Amid the praise of the moment, He knew in His heart that it wouldn't be long until these same people would turn their backs on Him, betray Him, and crucify Him. His heart broke with the realty of how much they needed a savior.
"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it, and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes." Luke 19:41-42
I think Jesus is weeping today over our nation.
5. Palm Sunday reminds us that the reign of Christ is far greater than any of our minds could ever conceive or plan. Man looked for someone to fight their battles in the present-day world. Yet God had the ultimate plan of sending His Son to fight the final battle over death. This is the greatness of why we celebrate this week. Because of Christ's ultimate sacrifice, we can be set free of death.
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies," John 11:25
We have so much to be grateful for this week. The enemy knows that, and you can bet, he will do everything he can to distract us from this Holy Week's true meaning. Don't let him win.
In this Holy Week, may God direct our thoughts and attention towards what matters most, Jesus Christ our King...
1. God's Word tells us the people cut palm branches, waved them in the air, and laid them out on the ground before Jesus as He rode into the city. The palm branch represented goodness and victory and was symbolic of the final victory He would soon fulfill over death.
"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" 1 Cor. 15:55
For us who have accepted Christ as savior, we understand the victory of Christ to come.
2. Jesus chose to ride in on a donkey, which directly fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy of Zech. 9:9. In Biblical times, it was common for kings or important people to arrive by a procession riding on a donkey. The donkey symbolized peace, so those who chose to ride them showed that they came with peaceful intentions. Jesus even then reminded us that He is the Prince of Peace.
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zech. 9:9
Jesus is the way of peace.
3. When the people shouted "Hosanna!" they were hailing Christ as King. That word means "save now," and though in their own minds, they waited for an earthly king, God had a different way of bringing true salvation to all who would trust in Him.
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!" Ps. 118:26
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Rom. 10:9
Salvation comes to those who follow through, it starts with hearing, and soon hearing becomes belief, belief turns into an action, of repentance, and repentance into a new life through confession that Jesus is the savior following his example in immersion and then living this new life.
4. The Bible says that Jesus wept for Jerusalem. Amid the praise of the moment, He knew in His heart that it wouldn't be long until these same people would turn their backs on Him, betray Him, and crucify Him. His heart broke with the realty of how much they needed a savior.
"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it, and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes." Luke 19:41-42
I think Jesus is weeping today over our nation.
5. Palm Sunday reminds us that the reign of Christ is far greater than any of our minds could ever conceive or plan. Man looked for someone to fight their battles in the present-day world. Yet God had the ultimate plan of sending His Son to fight the final battle over death. This is the greatness of why we celebrate this week. Because of Christ's ultimate sacrifice, we can be set free of death.
"Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies," John 11:25
We have so much to be grateful for this week. The enemy knows that, and you can bet, he will do everything he can to distract us from this Holy Week's true meaning. Don't let him win.
In this Holy Week, may God direct our thoughts and attention towards what matters most, Jesus Christ our King...
