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Following in the Footsteps of Faith:The Power of the Church
Acts 1:12-2:47 I remember when my wife was nearing the end of her pregnancy with our second child. The closer the time came to deliver the busier and more active she got. She was busy cleaning the floors, dusting the housing, scrubbing the bathroom. She had this urge to clean the house. They call this…
Read MoreFollowing in the Footsteps of Faith: Re-orienting for the Future
Nearly 360 years before Christ was born there was a great Greek King by the name of Philip. 364 BC he became the King of a city-state known as Macedon. His military skills and expansionist vision of Macedonian greatness brought him early success. He conquered many other city-states and consolidated power. By 336 he was…
Read MoreFollowing in the Footsteps of Faith: Learning from the Past
“Learning from the Past: How the Church Changed the World” On May 25, 1977 a man named George Lucas released his first hit movie that would become a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. That movie was called, “Star Wars.” In 1981 they added the strange subtitle of “Episode IV: A New Hope.” It seemed strange…
Read MoreThe Price of True Devotion
Genesis 22:1-19 Today I want to take a few moments to look at the price tag of true devotion. I want us to see what it costs us to be the kind of Christian that inspires others to be a better Christian. Let’s examine the familiar passage of Genesis 22 where we will extract some…
Read MoreThe Missing Illustration
Yesterday we looked at “Are You A Christian, Evaluating Your Claim To Christianity” at Kitwe Church. In Mark 4 Jesus answers the question why so many professing Christians “fall away” and never bear fruit. Here is the “missing illustration” that for sake of time was dropped from that sermon, but is so helpful to our…
Read MoreToday Marks Two Years Of Ministry For Kitwe Church!
Kitwe Church exists to glorify God by making gospel-centered, reproducing disciples of Jesus Christ. Our identification as Christians is not national, ethnic or cultural, our identification is that we are children of the King. The church is the place where the world can see in microcosm what the Kingdom of God looks like. People from…
Read MoreUnderstanding Church Membership
Introduction: We live in a country where it is fashionable and accepted to claim to be a Christian. Yet many who make that claim commit adultery, abandon their wives, get drunk, frequent the clubs, cheat their employers, engage in corrupt business, display out of control temper and engage in slanderous speech. Jesus warned that in…
Read MoreOne Philosophy – To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain
What is your philosophy of life? To what in life would you respond with the words, “Man! This is Living!”? Everyone lives by a set of values – things you believe are important. These beliefs form your philosophy of life. Your philosophy of life determines how you view the world. They shape how you view…
Read MoreWhy Join A Church
In his excellent book, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, Pastor Mark Dever gives the following reasons why every Christian Should join a local church: To assure ourselves. We do not join a local church so that we can be saved. Salvation is by grace through faith alone in Jesus Christ. You may however want to…
Read MoreONE PLEA – Glorify God With Your Life
We have all been guilty of offering habitual prayers, or even casual prayers. You know, the kind of thoughtless prayers like “Lord bless all the missionaries today.” I will never forget the night Carman was born. It was 9:30 in the evening on April 8, 2002 when Lori said that she thought it was time.…
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